BIOL4993 Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Project (2023-2024)
Registration Form | Declaration Form
Assessment Methods & Weighting
Attend TWO "BIOL8021 Presentation Skills and Research Seminars in Cell and Molecular Biology" (usually held on Friday mornings in Room 6N-11 of the Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building) or "Rpg Public Seminar" or "Rpg Qualifying Seminar" of their choices (please check the School’s Upcoming Events website regularly https://www.biosch.hku.hk/events/). Submit a critique of 200 to 500 words for each seminar to Moodle. Students are expected to become familiar with scientific presentation from these research seminars. The deadline for submitting the two critiques (10% weighting of total grade) is Monday 29 April 2024, 1700.
Students are required to conduct research for at least two semesters and complete a formal write-up of the project in the style of a leading journal in their particular research field which their supervisor will select. A dissertation of 9,000-12,000 words (60% weighting of total grade) with a completed Project Declaration Form in pdf format must be submitted to Moodle by Monday 29 April 2024, 1700.
At the end of the project there will be a mini-conference, where students will give a seminar on their research findings. Your oral presentation will be assessed (30% weighting). The seminars are tentatively scheduled on Thursday 2 May 2024.
Please find link below for course information:
https://webapp.science.hku.hk/sr4/servlet/enquiry?Type=Course&course_code=BIOL4993