DEPT OF ZOOLOGY
| Researcher : Chan SM |
| Project Title: | From hepatopancreas to ovary: The study of vitellogenin processing and vitellogenin receptor in the shrimp |
| Investigator(s): | Chan SM |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2006 |
| Researcher : Chow BKC |
| Project Title: | Discovery of novel growth hormone-releasing hormone: from functions to evolution |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2008 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | A unified on-line learning portal for Majors and Minors offered by the newly formed School of Biological Sciences |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC, Pointing SB, Wong AST, Wan JMF, Lo CSC, Hau CH, Gu J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Run Run Shaw Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
| Start Date: | 09/2008 |
| Project Title: | THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF SECRETIN, A POSTPRANDIALLY RELEASED GUT HORMONE, IN APPETITE CONTROL |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC, Chan YS, Ng SM |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | Modulation of secretin and secretin receptor gene expressions by angiotensin II in mouse hypothalamic cells. |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2010 |
| Project Title: | The 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology (ICN2010) An indispensable role of secretin in mediating the osmoregulatory functions of angiotensin II |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 07/2010 |
| Project Title: | Research Output Prize (Faculty of Science) |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Output Prize (in Faculty) |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | Effects of Purkinje cell-specific secretin knockout on mouse behaviour. |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | An Indispensable Role of Secretin in Mediating Effects of Angiotensin-II in the Brain |
| Investigator(s): | Chow BKC, Ng SM |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Researcher : Ko RCC |
| Project Title: | Modulation of cell-mediated immune and inflammatory responses by Trichinella pseudospiralis during the acute muscle phase of infection- the roles of adhesion molecules and chemokines |
| Investigator(s): | Ko RCC, Mak C |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2002 |
| Project Title: | Study on the structure of TCTP gene of Trichinella pseudospiralis (Nematoda) |
| Investigator(s): | Ko RCC, Mak CH |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 07/2005 |
| Researcher : Lee TO |
| Project Title: | Transcriptional regulation of a nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor suppressor: RASSF1A |
| Investigator(s): | Lee TO, Chow BKC |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2004 |
| Project Title: | A role of secretin in the subfornical organ in sensing osmotic changes |
| Investigator(s): | Lee TO, Chow BKC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2009 |
| Project Title: | Interactions of secretin and orexin in controlling food intake |
| Investigator(s): | Lee TO, Chow BKC, Sun H |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2011 |
| Project Title: | Implications of PACAP/VIP receptor gene duplications in early vertebrates |
| Investigator(s): | Lee TO, Chow BKC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | The role of glucagon receptor family in the unique hyperglycermic activity of teleosts glucagon-like peptide 1. |
| Investigator(s): | Lee TO |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | Functional and evolutionary insights into secretin receptor superfamily from studies of cephalochordate |
| Investigator(s): | Lee TO |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2011 |
| Researcher : Lee WWM |
| Project Title: | Extracellular matrix proteins and cell junction dynamics in the testis. |
| Investigator(s): | Lee WWM |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | Cell junction dynamics at stage VIII of the seminiferous epithelial cycle -- coordination between spermiation and blood-testis barrier restructuring |
| Investigator(s): | Lee WWM |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2011 |
| Project Title: | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and other crucial regulators of blood-testis barrier dynamics |
| Investigator(s): | Lee WWM |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 02/2011 |
| Researcher : Leung FCC |
| Project Title: | Cloning of the viral genes from the newly identified SARS coronavirus |
| Investigator(s): | Leung FCC |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | VCO SARS Research Fund |
| Start Date: | 07/2003 |
| Project Title: | Development of a rapid high throughput RT-PCR assay to detect SARS-CoV |
| Investigator(s): | Leung FCC |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | VCO SARS Research Fund |
| Start Date: | 07/2003 |
| Project Title: | Isolation and characterization of a PCV2 virus causing postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in pigs |
| Investigator(s): | Leung FCC |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2003 |
| Project Title: | International Conference on Farm Animal Endocrinology Characterization of the 5'-Flanking Transcriptional Regulatory Region of the Chicken Growth Hormone Gene |
| Investigator(s): | Leung FCC |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 07/2004 |
| Project Title: | 2009 Conference for Research Workers in Animal Diseases A Web-based Database and Phylogenetic Tools to Study Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) |
| Investigator(s): | Leung FCC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Project Title: | IBDV, heat shock protein 90, cell culture adaptation, VP2, endocytic pathway |
| Investigator(s): | Leung FCC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2010 |
| Researcher : Li ETS |
| Project Title: | Nutritional benefits of dietary fiber supplementation in hospitalized geriatrics |
| Investigator(s): | Li ETS |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/1997 |
| Project Title: | An evaluation on the antioxidant effects of Lycium barbarum L. and its supplementation on cataract formation in rats |
| Investigator(s): | Li ETS |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2003 |
| Project Title: | Anti-cataract effects of Lycium barbarum L and Momordica charantia |
| Investigator(s): | Li ETS |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2004 |
| Project Title: | The CSCN 5th Annual Scientific Meeting Bitter Melon Supplementation Changes Expression of Genes Controlling Lipid Metabolism in Diet-induced Obese Rats |
| Investigator(s): | Li ETS |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 05/2006 |
| Project Title: | Offsetting the Adverse Effects of Maternal Overnutrition by Bitter Melon Supplementation |
| Investigator(s): | Li ETS |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2009 |
| Project Title: | Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Meeting 2011 Maternal bitter melon (Momordica Charantia) supplementation to female rats of high fructose feeding improves lipid profiles and antioxidant status of their offspring |
| Investigator(s): | Li ETS |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Researcher : Lui WY |
| Project Title: | Unraveling the mechanisms on cytokine-mediated regulation of Junctional Adhesion Molecules (JAM) in the testis |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY, Lee WWM |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2008 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | Role of nectin-like molecules (necls) and its regulation in the testis |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2008-2009 |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Project Title: | Coxsackie and adenovirus receptor-like membrane protein (CLMP) is a new tight junction protein in the testis: its role and regulations |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY, Lee WWM |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | Unraveling the role of Ets related molecule (ERM) in the testis |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | Unraveling the function and regulation of nectin-like molecules in the testis |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | Role of nerve growth factor (NGF) in spermatogenesis |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | 36th FEBS Congress Transcriptional and post-translational regulation of nectin-like molecule-2 in spermatogenic cells under the control of transforming growth factor-beta1 |
| Investigator(s): | Lui WY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Researcher : Wan JMF |
| Project Title: | Effects of tumor necrosis factor-[alpha]TNF-[alpha] on cyclins and related cell cycle proteins expressions in human tumor cell lines as determined |
| Investigator(s): | Wan JMF |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 07/1995 |
| Project Title: | The role of free radicals and antioxidants in motor neuron degenerative disease |
| Investigator(s): | Wan JMF, Vacca-Galloway LL |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 07/1995 |
| Project Title: | The effects of antioxidants on small cell lung cancer cell line, NCI-H446 |
| Investigator(s): | Wan JMF |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/1995 |
| Project Title: | The effects of different dietary fatty acids on the development of mammary tumors in female fischer 344 rats |
| Investigator(s): | Wan JMF |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/1995 |
| Project Title: | Molecular Structural Determination of Protein-bound Polysaccharide peptide (PSP) isolated from the Chinese Medicinal Mushroom Coriolus versicolor (Cov-1) |
| Investigator(s): | Wan JMF, Sze KH, Che CM |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 05/2006 |
| Researcher : Wong AOL |
| Project Title: | CREB co-ordinates the differential actions of c-Fos and Jun-B in PACAP-induced growth hormone gene expression in grass carp. |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AOL |
| Department: | Zoology |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | Pituitary D1/D1A Receptor in Dopamine-Stimulated Growth Hormone Gene Expression in Grass Carp. |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AOL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2009 |
| Project Title: | Negative Modulation of Intrapituitary Feedback Loop in Grass Carp by Insulin-like Growth Factors through down-regulation of pituitary growth hormone receptor expression. |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AOL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | Novel Aspects of Glucagon Modulation of Growth Hormone (GH) Actions in Carp Hepatocytes: Signal Enhancement via GH Receptor Up-regulation and Signal Termination through SOCS3 Expression. |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AOL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | Molecular Cloning and Functional Studies of Pituitary Activin and Follistatin in Grass Carp |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AOL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2011 |
| Project Title: | The 93rd Annual Meeting & Expo of the Endocrine Society (ENDO2011) Kisspeptin-induced Somatolactin α Secretion in Goldfish Pituitary cells: - Functional Role of cAMP/PKA-, PLC/PKC- and Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Cascades. |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AOL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |