JGHF-IDDF Research MasterClass

IDDF delegates who are early to mid-career researchers aged 45 years or younger and applied for IDDF Travel Grant are eligible to apply for the workshop.

The JGHF-IDDF Research Masterclass aims to develop early- to mid-career researchers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals in Gastroenterology and Hepatology to become future research leaders. It features Focused Lectures to boost research skills, a Networking Lunch for collaboration, and Hands-on Breakout Sessions for practical learning. By blending theory, practice, and networking, the program prepares participants to drive impactful research in these fields.

What you’ll get
  • 500 USD travel grant cash prize
Eligibility
  • Under the age of 45 on 5 July 2025
  • Applied for IDDF Travel Grant
    (As we have a limited quota, only shortlisted presenters may participate)

See the Programme details:

Date: A full-day programme from 9:00 to 17:10 on 4 July 2025, packed with IDDF on 5-6 July 2025

Venue: 3/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong

Target participants: IDDF delegates who are early to mid-career researchers aged 45 years or younger and applied for IDDF Travel Grant

Masterclass programme (9:00 - 17:10)
  1. Focused lectures (9:00 - 12:30)
    Time (duration) Topic Speakers
    9:00 - 9:05 (5 mins) Welcome speech Dr. Terry Yip
    9:05 - 9:15 (10 mins) Hot Topics in Gastroenterology Dr. Joyce Mak
    9:15 - 9:25 (10 mins) Hot Topics in Hepatology Prof. Grace Wong
    9:25 - 10:10 (45 mins) Study Design and Sample Size Calculation Dr. Terry Yip
    10:10 - 10:55 (45 mins) Introduction to Data Analytics with R
    (with hands-on experience)*
    Dr. Terry Yip
    10:55 - 11:10 (15 mins) Break
    11:10 - 11:30 (20 mins) How Clinicians Acquire Skills for Basic Science Research Dr. Dennis Wong
    11:30 - 11:50 (20 mins) Presentation Skills: Getting Attention and Interaction with the Audience Prof. Vincent Wong
    11:50 - 12:10 (20 mins) Manuscript Preparation and Response to Reviewers’ Comments Dr. Raymond Tang
    12:10 - 12:30 (20 mins) Research Grant Application Dr. Louis Lau
    *Please bring along your laptop with R (https://cran.r-project.org/) and R studio (https://posit.co/downloads/) installed.
  2. Networking lunch for connecting with speakers and other participants (12:30 - 14:00)
  3. Breakout sessions with abstract presentation (14:00 - 17:00)
    (10+8 mins for each abstract presenter)
    1. Group 1: Moderator: Dr. Terry Yip
    2. Group 2: Moderator: Dr. Jacky Ho
    3. Group 3: Moderator: Dr. Dennis Wong
    4. Group 4: Moderator: Dr. Louis Lau
  4. Debrief (17:00 - 17:10)
Organising Committee: Institute of Digestive Disease (IDD), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
  • Masterclass Director: Dr. Terry CF Yip, Associate Professor, IDD, CUHK
  • Co-Director (Advanced Endoscopy): Dr. Raymond SY Tang, Assistant Professor, IDD, CUHK
  • Co-Director (Gastroenterology): Dr. Dennis CC Wong, Associate Professor, IDD, CUHK
  • Co-Director (Gastroenterology): Dr. Louis HS Lau, Assistant Professor, IDD, CUHK
  • Co-Director (Hepatology): Dr. Jimmy CT Lai, Assistant Professor, IDD, CUHK