SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
| Researcher : Arrigoni JR JE |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Arrigoni JR J.E. and Dudgeon D., Effects Of Increased Salinity And An Introduced Predator On Lowland amphibians In Southern China: Species Identity Matters, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 2010. |
| Karraker N.E., Arrigoni JR J.E. and Dudgeon D., Effects of increased salinity and an introduced predator on lowland amphibians in Southern China: Species identity matters, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 2010. |
| Researcher : Bao J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Jin L., Lu Y., Xiao P., Sun M., Corke H. and Bao J., Genetic Diversity And Population Structure Of A Diverse Set Of Rice Germplasm For Association Mapping, In: Bao JS (Bao, Jinsong), THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS . 2010, 121: 475-487. |
| Researcher : Bao WW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Bao W.W., Leung K.M.Y., Qiu J.W. and Lam M.H.W., Acute toxicities of five commonly used antifouling booster biocides to selected subtropical and cosmopolitan marine species, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 62: 1147-1151. |
| Researcher : Brar MS |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Brar M.S., Shi M., Carman S., Murtaugh M...P... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in Ontario, Canada, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago Illinois, 2010, 86. |
| Brar M.S., Li G., Murtaugh M...P..., Carman S... and Leung F.C.C., Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Ontario, Canada 1999 to 2010: genetic diversity and restriction fragment length polymorphisms., Journal of general virology. 2011, 92: 1391-1397. |
| Shi M., Brar M.S., Tun H.M., Lam T.Y., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, The XIIth International Nidovirus Symposium. Michigan, USA, 2011, 31. |
| Researcher : Bugler-Lacap DC |
| Project Title: | 8th International Congress on Extremophiles Characterization of ‘green’ and ‘red’ hypoliths from quartz rocks in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert |
| Investigator(s): | Lacap-Bugler DC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Bugler-Lacap D.C. and Pointing S.B., Wellcome Trust Genome Research Scholarship, Wellcome Trust, Cambridge, UK. 2010. |
| Researcher : Cai Y |
| Project Title: | An investigation on inhibitory effect and primary mechanism of natural phenolic antioxidants against acrylamide formation in fried and baked carbohydrate-rich foods |
| Investigator(s): | Cai Y, Corke H |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2008 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | 14th World Congress of Food Science and Technology Effects of phytochemicals on reduction of acrylamide in an asparagine/glucose model system |
| Investigator(s): | Cai Y |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 10/2008 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhu F., Cai Y., Yang X.S., Ke J.X. and Corke H., Anthocyanins, hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, and antioxidant activity in roots of different Chinese purple-fleshed sweetpotato genotypes, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2010, 58(13): 7588-7596. |
| Researcher : Cao H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cao H., Li M., Dang H. and Gu J., Responses of aerobic and anaerobic ammonia/ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms to anthropogenic pollution in coastal marine environments, Methods in Enzymology. New York, NY, Academic Press, 2011, 496: 35-62. |
| Li M., Cao H., Hong Y. and Gu J., Seasonal dynamics of anammox bacteria in estuarial sediments of Mai Po Nature Reserve revealed by analyzing 16S rRNA and hydrazine oxidoreductase (hzo) genes, Microbes and Environments . Kyoto, Japan, Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology, 2011, 26: 15-22. |
| Li M., Cao H., Hong Y. and Gu J., Spatial distribution and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in mangrove sediments, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 89: 1243-1254. |
| Researcher : Cartwright SR |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Williams G.A., de Pirro M., Cartwright S.R., Khangura H.K., Ng W.C., Leung T.Y. and Morritt D., Come rain or shine: the combined effects of physical stresses on physiological and protein-level responses of an intertidal limpet in the monsoonal tropics, Functional Ecology. 2011, 25: 101-110. |
| Researcher : Chak STC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ng W.C., Chak S.T.C., Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010-31 May 2010 , Molecular Ecology Resources. 2010, 10: 1908-1105. |
| Researcher : Chan BS |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chan B.S., Shih K., Zhang T. and Vengatesen T., Biomineralization of marine invertebrates in CO2 enriched seawater: Emphasis on post-settlement , 9th Larval Biology Symposium, New Zealand, August 23-27 . 2010. |
| Researcher : Chan KK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan K.K. and Williams G.A., Misinterpreting species distribution patterns: the impact of cryptic species on ecological studies and climate change predictions., In: Tow TT, Yusup Y, Fizri, FFA, International Conference On Environmental Research And Technology. 2010, 99-104. |
| Researcher : Chan LL |
| Project Title: | Algal Toxins: Development of Analytical Bioassay Detection Methods and Assessment of Environmental Transfer in Marine Food Webs |
| Investigator(s): | Chan LL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project |
| Start Date: | 06/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chan W.H., Mak Y.L., Wu J.J., Jin L., Sit W.H., Lam C.W., Sadovy Y.J., Chan L.L., Lam K.W. and Murphy M.B., Spatial Distribution of Ciguateric Fish in the Republic of Kiribati. , Chemosphere. 2011, 84: 117-123. |
| Researcher : Chan WL |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lau E., Lam P.Y., Siu S.O., Kong P.W., Chan W.L., Zhou Z., Huang J., Lo C.S.C. and Chu I.K., Combinatorial Use of Offline SCX and Online RP–RP Liquid Chromatography for iTRAQ-based Quantitative Proteomics Applicationsw, Molecular BioSystems. 2011, 7: 1399-1408. |
| Researcher : Chao J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ho Y.S., Chao J., So K.F. and Chang R.C.C., The holistic approach of anti-aging lycium barbarum (wolfberry) in the protection against pathological factors related to Alzheimer's disease, The Consortium for Globalization of Chinese Medicine, August 23-25, 2010, Hong Kong. 2010, 102 No. 120. |
| Researcher : Chau WK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chau W.K. and Wong A.S.T., c-Kit regulates stem-like phenotype and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer cells, 102th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Orlando, FL (Abstract No. 1102). 2011. |
| Researcher : Chen Q |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Chen Q., Methods in using acyl-CoA-binding proteins to enhance low-temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants, US Patent Application No. 12/767,177 filed April 26, 2010 [US20100333239-A1 published December 30, 2010] . 2010. |
| Researcher : Chen SF |
| Project Title: | Directed evolution of carotenoid ketolase and hydroxylase for investigating the molecular basis of enzyme function and astaxanthin biosynthesis |
| Investigator(s): | Chen SF, Huang J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2008 |
| Project Title: | Chloroplast genome engineering of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for metabolic pathway study |
| Investigator(s): | Chen SF, Huang J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 05/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2010 |
| Project Title: | Assess the potential of the green microalgae Chlorella species as biodiesel feedstocks |
| Investigator(s): | Chen SF, Huang J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2011 |
| Project Title: | 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting Production of Functional Foods by Microalgae, a Rich but Highly Untapped Resource |
| Investigator(s): | Chen SF |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 11/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Peng X., Ma J., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Naturally occurring inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation endproducts, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 289-301. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Astaxanthin is responsible for antiglycoxidative properties of microalga Chlorella zofingiensis, Food Chemistry. 2011, 126: 1629-1635. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Protective actions of microalgae against endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) in human retinal pigment epithelial cells, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 251-258. |
| Researcher : Cheng CY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Li W.M.M., Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lam Y.L., Lee W.W.M., Lui W.Y., Bonanomi M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin-binding protein drebrin E is involved in junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 123-136. |
| Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Connexin 43 is critical to maintain the homeostasis of blood-testis barrier via its effects on tight junction reassembly. , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A . 2010, 107: 17998-18003. |
| Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lie P.Y.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Adjudin, a potential male contraceptive, exerts its effects locally in the seminiferous epithelium of mammalian testes, Reproduction. 2011, 141: 571-580. |
| Siu K.Y., Wong C.H., Xia W., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., The beta-1-integrin-p-fak-p130cas-dock180-rhoavinculin is a novel regulatory protein complex at the apical ectoplasmic specialization in adult rat testes. , Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 73-86. |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Differential effects of testosterone and TGF-beta3 on endocytic vesicle-mediated protein trafficking events at the blood-testis barrier. , Exp Cell Res. . 2010, 316: 2945-2960. |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Drug transporters and blood-testis barrier function., Journal of Endocrinology . 2011, 209: 337-351. |
| Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., c-Yes regulates cell adhesion at the blood–testis barrier and the apical ectoplasmic specialization in the seminiferous epithelium of rat testes. , International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology . 2011, 43: 651-665. |
| Researcher : Cheng KW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wu J., Cheng K.W., Zuo X.F., Wang M., Li P., Zhang L.Y., Wang H. and Ye W.C., Steroidal saponins and ecdysterone from Asparagus filicinus and their cytotoxic activites, Steroids. 2010, 75: 734-739. |
| Zheng Z., Ma J., Cheng K.W., Chao J., Zhu Q., Zhao M., Lin Z.X. and Wang M., Sulfur-containing constituents and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative from pineapple [Ananas xomosus (L.) Merr.] fruit, Phytochemistry. 2010, 71: 2046-2051. |
| Researcher : Cheng YY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng Y.Y., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Central and peripheral administration of secretin inhibits food intake in mice through the activation of the melanocortin system, Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011, 36(2): 459-471. |
| Chu J.Y.S., Cheng Y.Y., Lee H.Y.V., Chan Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin and body fluid homeostasis, Kidney International. 2011, 79(3): 280-287. |
| Researcher : Cheung WT |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheung W.T., Leung K.W., Wong C.K., Wong R.N. and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 induces angiogenesis via non-genomic cross-talk of glucocorticoid receptor and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, Cardiovascular Research. 2011, 89: 419-425. |
| Researcher : Chiu MY |
| Project Title: | Nano-coatings for biofouling control : effects on biofilm community composition and larval settlement of common foulers |
| Investigator(s): | Chiu MY, Djurisic A, Wu SS, Chan WK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chiu M.Y., Shin P.K.S., Yang F.Y. and Cheung S.G., Can a scavenging gastropod with a mussel conspecific diet induce anti-predator defence in the mussel Perna viridis?, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2011, 401(1-2): 85-88. |
| Chiu M.Y., Responses of Marine Invertebrates to Environmental Stress: A global change in community?, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (Xiamen University). 2010. |
| Liu C.C., Chiu M.Y., Li L., Shin P.K.S. and Cheung S.G., Physiological responses of two sublittoral nassariid gastropods to hypoxia, Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2011, 429: 75-85. |
| Liu C.C., Chiu M.Y., Li L., Shin P.K.S. and Cheung S.G., Respiration rate and swimming activity of larvae of two sub-tidal nassariid gastropods under reduced oxygen levels: Implications for their distributions in Hong Kong waters, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63(5-12): 230-236. |
| Tong E.S.P., van de Merwe J.P., Chiu M.Y. and Wu S.S., Effects of 1,2-dichlorobenzene on the growth, bioenergetics and reproduction of the amphipod, Melita longidactyla. , Chemosphere . Elsvier, 2010, 80: 20-27. |
| 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 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng Y.Y., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Central and peripheral administration of secretin inhibits food intake in mice through the activation of the melanocortin system, Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011, 36(2): 459-471. |
| Chow B.K.C., Analysis of VPAC and secretin receptors in vertebrates: its implications on molecular and functional evolution of the secretin receptor family, 2) Invited symposium speaker: The 8th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ICCPB2011), Nagoya, Japan. 2011. |
| Chow B.K.C., Research Output Prize in 2011, HKU, 2011. |
| Chow B.K.C., Secretin: a potential pituitary hormone, Invited symposium speaker: BIT’s 1st Annual Congress of Endobolism, Xiamen, China. 2011. |
| Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Reduced sodium appetite in water-deprived SCT-deficient mice., The 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology. 2010. |
| Chu J.Y.S., Cheng Y.Y., Lee H.Y.V., Chan Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin and body fluid homeostasis, Kidney International. 2011, 79(3): 280-287. |
| Hoo R.L.C., Chu J.Y.S., Yuan Y., Yeung C.M., Chan K.Y.Y. and Chow B.K.C., Functional identification of an intronic promoter of the human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide gene , Gene. 2010, 463: 29-40. |
| Lee H.Y.V., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., A putative neural and neurohypophysial factor regulating water homeostatasis, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France.. 2010. |
| Lee T.O., Lau K.W., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Functional and structural interrelation of orexin and secretin in vertebrates, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France. 2010. |
| Lee V.H.Y., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Lam P.Y., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., An indispensable role of secretin in mediating the osmoregulatory functions of angiotensin II. , FASEB J. 2010, 24(12): 5024-5032. |
| Ng S.Y.L., Lee T.O. and Chow B.K.C., Insights into evolution of proglucagon-derived peptides and receptors in fish and amphibians., Ann N Y Acad Sci. . 2010, 1200: 15-32. |
| Tam K.V., Lau K.W., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Ng K.M., Fournier A. and Chow B.K.C., Origin of Secretin Receptor Precedes the Advent of Tetrapoda: Evidence on the Separated Origins of Secretin and Orexin, PLoS One. 2011, E19384. |
| Wong K.Y.K., Ng Y.L.S., Lee T.O., Ng K.H.H. and Chow B.K.C., Orexins and their receptors from fish to mammals: A comparative approach, Gen Comp Endocrinol.. 2011, 171: 124-130. |
| Yao H., Ng S.M., Huo L.F., Chow B.K.C., Shen Z., Ko K.H., Li M., Lu L., Bian X.W., Kung H.F. and Lin M.C., Effective melanoma immunotherapy with interleukin-2 delivered by a novel polymeric nanoparticle, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2011, 10: 1082-1092. |
| Yu F., Ng S.M., Chow B.K.C., Sze J., Lu G., Poon W.S., Kung H.F. and Lin M.C., Knockdown of interferon-induced ransmembrane protein 1 (IFITM1) inhibits proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells, Journal of Neuro-oncology. 2010. |
| Yuan Y., Lee T.O., Ng S.M. and Chow B.K.C., Extragastrointestinal functions and transcriptional regulation of secretin and secretin receptors., Ann N Y Acad Sci.. 2011, 1220: 23-33. |
| Researcher : Chu H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Du Y., Chu H., Chu I.K. and Lo C.S.C., CYP93G2 is a flavanone 2-hydroxylase required for C-glycosyl-flavone biosynthesis, Plant Physiology. 2010, 154: 324-333. |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Researcher : Chu JYS |
| Project Title: | Central osmoregulatory pathways mediating secretin's effect in body fluid homeostasis |
| Investigator(s): | Chu JYS, Chow BKC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 08/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng Y.Y., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Central and peripheral administration of secretin inhibits food intake in mice through the activation of the melanocortin system, Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011, 36(2): 459-471. |
| Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Reduced sodium appetite in water-deprived SCT-deficient mice., The 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology. 2010. |
| Chu J.Y.S., Cheng Y.Y., Lee H.Y.V., Chan Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin and body fluid homeostasis, Kidney International. 2011, 79(3): 280-287. |
| Hoo R.L.C., Chu J.Y.S., Yuan Y., Yeung C.M., Chan K.Y.Y. and Chow B.K.C., Functional identification of an intronic promoter of the human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide gene , Gene. 2010, 463: 29-40. |
| Lee H.Y.V., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., A putative neural and neurohypophysial factor regulating water homeostatasis, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France.. 2010. |
| Lee T.O., Lau K.W., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Functional and structural interrelation of orexin and secretin in vertebrates, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France. 2010. |
| Lee V.H.Y., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Lam P.Y., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., An indispensable role of secretin in mediating the osmoregulatory functions of angiotensin II. , FASEB J. 2010, 24(12): 5024-5032. |
| Tam K.V., Lau K.W., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Ng K.M., Fournier A. and Chow B.K.C., Origin of Secretin Receptor Precedes the Advent of Tetrapoda: Evidence on the Separated Origins of Secretin and Orexin, PLoS One. 2011, E19384. |
| Researcher : Chu KH |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan K.K. and Williams G.A., Misinterpreting species distribution patterns: the impact of cryptic species on ecological studies and climate change predictions., In: Tow TT, Yusup Y, Fizri, FFA, International Conference On Environmental Research And Technology. 2010, 99-104. |
| Williams G.A., Ng W.C., Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan B.K.K., Nakano T. and Dong Y., Cryptic species confound climate change predictions, Discovering marine biodiversity in the Asia Pacific, Pacific Science Congress, . 2011. |
| Researcher : Chye ML |
| Project Title: | Investigations on stress-inducible Arabidopsis acyl-CoA binding proteins |
| Investigator(s): | Chye ML |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | Outstanding Researcher Award 2006-2007 |
| Investigator(s): | Chye ML |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Outstanding Researcher Award |
| Start Date: | 11/2007 |
| Project Title: | Analysis of transgenic model plants |
| Investigator(s): | Chye ML |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 03/2011 |
| Project Title: | Generation of transgenic tomato with improved traits |
| Investigator(s): | Chye ML |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | The Gordon Research Conference on Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism & Function Acyl-CoA Binding Proteins Associated with the Endomembrane and Plasma Membrane |
| Investigator(s): | Chye ML |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chye M.L., Acyl-Coenzyme-A Binding Proteins from Arabidopsis and Rice, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, June 28, 2011, Invited talk. 2011. |
| Chye M.L., Arabidopsis acyl-Coenzyme A-binding proteins. American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Lipid Library, Plant Lipid Biochemistry, http://lipidlibrary.aocs.org/plantbio/acylcoabind/index.htm. 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Arabidopsis and rice acyl-CoA-binding proteins of the endomembrane and plasma membrane, Gordon Research Conference: Plant Lipids: structure, metabolism & function. Galveston Texas, USA, Jan 30-9 Feb, 2011, Invited talk. |
| Chye M.L., Botanical Studies ( Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei ). 2010-2011. 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Chair, Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids. 2009-2011. 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Li H., Ramalingam S., Poon L.L.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Genetically modified plants comprising SARS-CoV viral nucleotide sequences and methods of use thereof for immunization against SARS., Chinese Patent No. z1200480039355.6 issued on Aug 4 . 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Xu Z.F. and Sin S.F., Genetically modified plants expressing proteinase inhibitors SaPIN2a or SaPIN2b, and methods of use thereof for the inhibition of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like activities, Canadian Patent No. 2,413,316 issued June 21, 2011. 2011. |
| Chye M.L., Member (Editor), Editorial Board, Planta (Springer). 2010-2011. 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Botany (Hindawi Press). 2010-2011. 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Open Plant Science Journal (Bentham Science Publishers). 2010-2011. 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Chen Q., Methods in using acyl-CoA-binding proteins to enhance low-temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants, US Patent Application No. 12/767,177 filed April 26, 2010 [US20100333239-A1 published December 30, 2010] . 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Gao W., Methods in using transformed plants expressing plant-derived acyl-CoA-binding proteins in phytoremediation, US Patent No. 7,880,053 issued Feb 1, 2011 . 2011. |
| Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Physiology. 2010-2011. 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Wilson and Amelia Wong Professorship in Plant Biotechnology, 2011. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and its protein interactors are stress-responsive proteins, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB). Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Nov 17-19, 2010, Session K1: p. 77. Invited talk. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and Lysophospholipase 2 confer protection during oxidative stress., 19th International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Cairns, Australia, July 11-16, 2010, P-87, p. 53. Australia, 2010. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Protein interactors of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP2 mediate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis, Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2010, 8: 1025-1027. |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein families in the Plant Kingdom, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting, Glasgow, 1-4 July. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, 2011, P4.34, p. 233. |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., The rice acyl-CoA-binding protein gene family: phylogeny, expression and functional analysis, New Phytologist. 2011, 189: 1170-1184. |
| Wang H., Nagegowda D.A., Rawat R., Bouvier-Nave P., Guo D., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., Enhanced sterol production and stress-tolerance in Arabidopsis overexpressing wild-type and mutant Brassica juncea HMGSI, Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference. From Plant Biology to Crop Biotechnology. Suzhou, China, Oct 25-29, 2010, p. 106. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., New roles for acyl-CoA-binding proteins in plant development, stress responses and lipid metabolism, Prog. Lipid Res. 2011, 50: 141-151. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., The Arabidopsis thaliana ACBP3 regulates leaf senescence by modulating phospholipid metabolism and ATG8 stability, Autophagy. 2010, 6: 802-804. |
| Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Identification of cis-elements that regulate dark- and pathogen-induced expression of the gene encoding Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) in Arabidopsis, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting 2011. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, P3.21, p. 212. |
| Researcher : Corke H |
| Project Title: | 2nd International Wheat Quality Conference Effect of Wheat Quality on Noodle Production |
| Investigator(s): | Corke H |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 05/2001 |
| Project Title: | 28th International Rice Research Conference (IRC 2010) Measuring the eating quality of rice |
| Investigator(s): | Corke H |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 11/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2010 |
| Project Title: | Novel resistant starch: functional ingredient with antihyperglycemic, bifidogenic properties and colorectal preventive potential |
| Investigator(s): | Corke H |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Huang W.Y., Cai Y.Z., Corke H. and Sun M., Survey Of Antioxidant Capacity And Nutritional Quality Of Selected Edible And Medicinal Fruit Plants In Hong Kong , JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS . Elsevier Inc, 2010, 23: 510-517. |
| Jin L., Lu Y., Xiao P., Sun M., Corke H. and Bao J., Genetic Diversity And Population Structure Of A Diverse Set Of Rice Germplasm For Association Mapping, In: Bao JS (Bao, Jinsong), THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS . 2010, 121: 475-487. |
| Zhu F., Cai Y., Yang X.S., Ke J.X. and Corke H., Anthocyanins, hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, and antioxidant activity in roots of different Chinese purple-fleshed sweetpotato genotypes, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2010, 58(13): 7588-7596. |
| Researcher : Du Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Du Y., Chu H., Chu I.K. and Lo C.S.C., CYP93G2 is a flavanone 2-hydroxylase required for C-glycosyl-flavone biosynthesis, Plant Physiology. 2010, 154: 324-333. |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Researcher : Du Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Du Y., Chu H., Chu I.K. and Lo C.S.C., CYP93G2 is a flavanone 2-hydroxylase required for C-glycosyl-flavone biosynthesis, Plant Physiology. 2010, 154: 324-333. |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Researcher : Dudgeon D |
| Project Title: | The conservation of freshwaters in tropical Asia |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 01/2002 |
| Project Title: | The ecology and biodiversity of Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D, Corlett RT |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 07/2002 |
| Project Title: | Tropical stream ecology |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 01/2003 |
| Project Title: | Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in Asia |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 06/2003 |
| Project Title: | Scale-specific inter-population variation in the proteomics of Caridina shrimps in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D, Chan LL |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2004 |
| Project Title: | Life-history, ecology, and conservation of a tropical stream-dwelling salamander: the Hong Kong newt |
| Investigator(s): | Dudgeon D, Karraker NE |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Arrigoni JR J.E. and Dudgeon D., Effects Of Increased Salinity And An Introduced Predator On Lowland amphibians In Southern China: Species Identity Matters, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 2010. |
| Boyero L., Pearson R., Gessner M., Barmuta L., Ferreira V., Graca M., Dudgeon D., Boulton A., Callisto M., Chauvet E., Helson J., Bruder A. and Rameriz A., Global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but may reduce carbon sequestration. , Ecology Letters. 2011, 14: 289-294. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a species-poor guild: a test using tropical stream detritivores, Hydrobiologia. 2010, 652: 326-336. |
| Dudgeon D., Prospects for sustaining freshwater biodiversity in the 21st century: linking ecosystem structure and function, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2010, 2: 422-430. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., The influence of macroinvertebrate shredders, leaf type and composition on litter breakdown in a Hong Kong stream, Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 2011, 178: 147-157. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., Weak effects of plant diversity on leaf-litter breakdown in a tropical stream, Marine and Freshwater Research. 2010, 61: 1218-1225. |
| Karraker N.E., Arrigoni JR J.E. and Dudgeon D., Effects of increased salinity and an introduced predator on lowland amphibians in Southern China: Species identity matters, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 2010. |
| Leung A.S.L. and Dudgeon D., Scales of spatiotemporal variability in macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity in monsoonal streams: detecting environmental change, Freshwater Biology. 2011, 56: 1193-1208. |
| Li O.Y. and Dudgeon D., Leaf litter retention in tropical streams in Hong Kong, Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 2011, 178: 159-170. |
| Niu Q. and Dudgeon D., An empirical study of environmental flow allocations in monsoonal Hong Kong. , Freshwater Biology. 2011, 56: 1209-1230. |
| Niu Q. and Dudgeon D., The influence of flow and season upon leaf-litter breakdown in monsoonal Hong Kong streams, Hydrobiologia. 2011, 663: 205-215. |
| Vorosmarty C., McIntyre P.B., Gessner M.O., Dudgeon D., Prusevich A., Green P., Glidden S., Bunn S.E., Sullivan C.A., Reidy-Liermann C. and Davies P.M., Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity. , Nature. 2010, 467: 555-561. |
| Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y., Sin S.Y.T., Cornish A., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Spatial, seasonal, and ontogenetic variation in the significance of detrital pathways and terrestrial carbon for a benthic shark, Chilscyllium plagiosum (Hemiscyllidae), in a tropical estuary, Limnology and Oceanography. American Societ of Limnology and Oceanography, 2011, 56: 1035-1053. |
| Zhang Y., Dudgeon D., Cheng D., Thoe W., Fok L., Wang Z. and Lee J.H.W., Impacts of land use and water quality on macroinvertebrate communities in the Pearl River drainage basin, China. , Hydrobiologia. 2010, 652: 71-88. |
| Zhang Y., He C., Dudgeon D., Zhang Z. and Wang G., Mountain ridge and sea: Geographic barrier effects on genetic diversity and differentiation of the endemic Hong Kong Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis) revealed by AFLP., Annales Zoologici Fennici. 2011, 48: 119-127. |
| Researcher : Dumont C |
| Project Title: | Functional importance of sea urchins and coral-feeding invertebrates on bioerosion of corals |
| Investigator(s): | Dumont C |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 05/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Mechanisms maintaining the coexistence of sea urchins in a seasonal subtropical rocky habitat |
| Investigator(s): | Dumont C, Wai TC, Williams GA |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2009 |
| Project Title: | The 2010 International meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation CORALS AT RISK: EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REMOVAL OF A KEYSTONE CORAL-PREDATOR ACANTHASTER PLANCI, IN A MARINE PARK OF MALAYSIA |
| Investigator(s): | Dumont C |
| 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: | Assessment survey of non-native marine species in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Dumont C, Leung KMY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Environment and Conservation Fund |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cifuentes M., Krueger I., Dumont C., Lenz M., Whal M. and Thiel M., Does primary colonization or community structure determine the succession of fouling communities?, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology . 2010, 395: 10-20. |
| Dumont C., Harris L.G. and Gaymer C.F., Anthropogenic structures as a spatial refuge from predation for the invasive bryozoan Bugula neritina. , Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2011, 247: 95-103. |
| Dumont C., Thiel M. and Gaymer C.F., Predation contributes to invasion resistance of benthic communities against the non-indigenous tunicate Ciona intestinalis, Biological Invasions. 2011, 13: 2023-2034. |
| Lau D.C., Dumont C., Lui G.C.S. and Qiu J.W., Effectiveness of a small marine reserve in south China in protecting the harvested sea urchin Anthocidaris crassispina: a mark-and-recapture study, Biological Conservation . 2011, doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2011.07.027. |
| Researcher : Dvornyk V |
| Project Title: | Microevolution of circadian genes in cyanobacteria under long-term natural stress |
| Investigator(s): | Dvornyk V |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2008 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Evolution of cryptochromes in fish |
| Investigator(s): | Dvornyk V, Sadovy YJ |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2010 |
| Project Title: | Microevolution of the core circadian genes in globally distributed cyanobacteria from extreme habitats |
| Investigator(s): | Dvornyk V, Pointing SB |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, International Journal on Algae. New York, Begell House, Inc., 2011. |
| Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, World Journal of Experimental Medicine. Beijing, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited, 2011. |
| Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, World Journal of Medical Genetics. Beijing, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited, 2011. |
| Dvornyk V., Genetics of Menarche and Menopause, Belgorod State University, Russia. 2010. |
| Dvornyk V., Genetics of Menopause and Menarche: Prospects and Problems, Donetsk National Medical University, Ukraine. 2010. |
| Lu Y., Liu P.Y., Recker R.R., Deng H.W. and Dvornyk V., TNFRSF11A and TNFSF11 are associated with age at menarche and natural menopause in white women, Menopause. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010, 17: 1048-1054. |
| Researcher : El-Nezamy HS |
| Project Title: | The melamine milk - kidney and developmental toxicity: impact on the foetus and the disease development later in life |
| Investigator(s): | El-Nezamy HS, Chen Y, Tam PKH, Lau ASY, Chen SF, Leung FCC, Lan LCL, Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Studies Related to Melamine Incident |
| Start Date: | 04/2009 |
| Project Title: | Fusarium toxins compromised enterocyte-mediated defence responses a risk assessment and potential target for probiotic intervention |
| Investigator(s): | El-Nezamy HS |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Modulation of Atherosclerosis Development and Progression by Probiotics Bacteria |
| Investigator(s): | El-Nezamy HS |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 02/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| El-Nezamy H.S. and Gratz S., Control of mycotoxin contamination in foods using lactic acid bacteria, In: Christopher Lacroix, Protective cultures, antimicrobial metabolites and bacteriphages for food and beverage biopreservation. Cambridge, UK, Woodhead publishing, 2011, 449-459. |
| Gratz S., John Wallace R. and El-Nezamy H.S., Recent Perspectives On The Relations Between Fecal Mutagenicity, Genotoxicity, And Diet, Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2011, 2: 1-9. |
| Mykkanen H., Gratz S. and El-Nezamy H.S., Applied Studies With Probiotics: Fundamentals For Meeting the Health Claims, In: Wolfgang Kniefel and Seppo Salminen, Probiotics And Health Claims. NJ, USA, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, 171-177. |
| Storvik M., Huuskonen P., Kyllonen T., Lehtonen S., El-Nezamy H.S., Auriola S. and Pasanen M., Aflatoxin B1 – A Potential Endocrine Disruptor – Up-regulates Cyp19a1 In Jeg-3 Cells, Toxicology Letters. 2011, 202: 161-167. |
| Wan L.Y., El-Nezamy H.S., Sit W.H. and Wan J.M.F., In: Wan M.L.Y., El-Nezami S., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F., Modulation Of Mucin Mrna (muc2, Muc 5ac And Muc5b) Expressions In Ht29-mtx Cells Following Exposure To Deoxynivalenol And Nivalenol, Mycotoxins & Phycotoxins Gordon Reserach Seminar, 2011. |
| Wang Q.L., Wu Q., Tao Y.Y., Liu C.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Salvianolic Acid-b Modulates The Expression Of drug-metabolizing Enzymes In Hepg2 Cells, Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2011, 10. |
| Researcher : Gao W |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Gao W., Methods in using transformed plants expressing plant-derived acyl-CoA-binding proteins in phytoremediation, US Patent No. 7,880,053 issued Feb 1, 2011 . 2011. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a species-poor guild: a test using tropical stream detritivores, Hydrobiologia. 2010, 652: 326-336. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., The influence of macroinvertebrate shredders, leaf type and composition on litter breakdown in a Hong Kong stream, Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 2011, 178: 147-157. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., Weak effects of plant diversity on leaf-litter breakdown in a tropical stream, Marine and Freshwater Research. 2010, 61: 1218-1225. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and its protein interactors are stress-responsive proteins, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB). Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Nov 17-19, 2010, Session K1: p. 77. Invited talk. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and Lysophospholipase 2 confer protection during oxidative stress., 19th International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Cairns, Australia, July 11-16, 2010, P-87, p. 53. Australia, 2010. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Protein interactors of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP2 mediate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis, Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2010, 8: 1025-1027. |
| Researcher : Gao W |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Gao W., Methods in using transformed plants expressing plant-derived acyl-CoA-binding proteins in phytoremediation, US Patent No. 7,880,053 issued Feb 1, 2011 . 2011. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a species-poor guild: a test using tropical stream detritivores, Hydrobiologia. 2010, 652: 326-336. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., The influence of macroinvertebrate shredders, leaf type and composition on litter breakdown in a Hong Kong stream, Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 2011, 178: 147-157. |
| Dudgeon D. and Gao W., Weak effects of plant diversity on leaf-litter breakdown in a tropical stream, Marine and Freshwater Research. 2010, 61: 1218-1225. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and its protein interactors are stress-responsive proteins, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB). Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Nov 17-19, 2010, Session K1: p. 77. Invited talk. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and Lysophospholipase 2 confer protection during oxidative stress., 19th International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Cairns, Australia, July 11-16, 2010, P-87, p. 53. Australia, 2010. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Protein interactors of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP2 mediate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis, Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2010, 8: 1025-1027. |
| Researcher : Gao Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Gao Y. and Lui W.Y., TGF-b1-mediated regulation of nectin-like molecule-2 (necl-2) in testicular cells, The 50th American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting. Philadephia, U.S.A. 2010. |
| Gao Y. and Lui W.Y., Transcriptional and post-translational regulations of nectin-like molecule-2 in spermatogenic cells under the control of transforming growth factor-b1, The 36th FEBS Congress. Torino, Italy. 2011. |
| Researcher : Gu J |
| Project Title: | Super genetic engineered bacterium and detoxification enzymes for bioremidiation |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Matching Fund for Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Projects) |
| Start Date: | 02/2004 |
| Project Title: | Uncovering proteins associated with toxin biosynthesis in dinoflagellates by proteomic approaches |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J, Chan LL |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Biological Methanogenesis of Alkanes: Thermodynamics and Microbial Ecology |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems Novel Anaerobic Ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) Bacteria Detected in High Temperature Petroleum Reservoirs of China |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cao H., Li M., Dang H. and Gu J., Responses of aerobic and anaerobic ammonia/ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms to anthropogenic pollution in coastal marine environments, Methods in Enzymology. New York, NY, Academic Press, 2011, 496: 35-62. |
| Fang L., Zhou C., Cai P., Chen W., Rong X., Dai K., Liang W., Gu J. and Huang Q., Binding characteristics of copper and cadmium by cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis., Journal of Hazardous Materials. New York, NY, ScienceDirect, 2011, 190: 810-815. |
| Hazen T.H., Pan L., Gu J. and Sobecky P.A., The contribution of mobile genetic elements to the evolution and ecology of Vibrios, FEMS Microbiology Ecology. New York, NY, ScienceDirect, 2010, 74: 485-499. |
| Hong Y.G. and Gu J., Physiology and biochemistry of reduction of azo compounds by Shewanella strains relevant to electron transport chain., Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2010, 88: 637-643. |
| Hu H., van den Brink J., Gruben B.S., Wösten H.A.B., Gu J. and de Vries R.P., Improved enzyme production by co-cultivation of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus oryzae and with other fungi, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2011, 65: 248-252. |
| Lan W., Li H., Wang W., Katayama Y. and Gu J., Microbial community analysis of fresh and old microbial biofilms on Bayon Temple sandstone of Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Microbial Ecology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2010, 60: 105-115. |
| Li H., Chen S., Mu B.Z. and Gu J., Molecular detection of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria in high temperature petroleum reservoirs. , Microbial Ecology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2010, 60: 771-783. |
| Li M. and Gu J., Advances in methods for detection of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 90: 1241-1252. |
| Li M., Ford T.E., Li X.Y. and Gu J., Cytochrome cd1-containing nitrite reductase encoding gene nirS as a new functional biomarker for detection of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (Anammox) bacteria, Environmental Science and Technology. Washington DC, American Chemical Society, 2011, 45: 3547-3553. |
| Li M., Cao H., Hong Y. and Gu J., Seasonal dynamics of anammox bacteria in estuarial sediments of Mai Po Nature Reserve revealed by analyzing 16S rRNA and hydrazine oxidoreductase (hzo) genes, Microbes and Environments . Kyoto, Japan, Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology, 2011, 26: 15-22. |
| Li M., Cao H., Hong Y. and Gu J., Spatial distribution and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in mangrove sediments, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 89: 1243-1254. |
| Mbadinga S.M., Wang L.Y., Zhou L., Liu J.F., Gu J. and Mu B.Z., Microbial communities involved in anaerobic degradation of alkanes, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2011, 65:: 1-13. |
| Pan L., Leung P.C. and Gu J., A new ColE1-like plasmid group revealed by comparative analysis of the replication proficient fragments of Vibrionaceae plasmids, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Seoul, Korea, Korean Society for Microbiology, 2010, 20: 1163-1178. |
| Researcher : Gu JD |
| Project Title: | Super genetic engineered bacterium and detoxification enzymes for bioremidiation |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Matching Fund for Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Projects) |
| Start Date: | 02/2004 |
| Project Title: | Uncovering proteins associated with toxin biosynthesis in dinoflagellates by proteomic approaches |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J, Chan LL |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Biological Methanogenesis of Alkanes: Thermodynamics and Microbial Ecology |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Travel Grants for NSFC/RGC JRS |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | 3rd International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems Novel Anaerobic Ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) Bacteria Detected in High Temperature Petroleum Reservoirs of China |
| Investigator(s): | Gu J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Gu J.D., Microbial Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation. Switzerland, Frontiers Research Foundation, 2010. |
| Shen P., Zhou H. and Gu J.D., Patterns of polychaete communities in relation to environmental perturbations in a subtropical wetland of Hong Kong, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010, 90: 923-932. |
| Wu B., Ford T., Gu J.D., Zhang X.X., Li A.M. and Cheng S.P., Computational studies of interactions between endocrine disrupting chemicals and androgen receptor of different vertebrate species, Chemosphere. New York, Elsiver, 2010, 80: 535-541. |
| Researcher : Ho CWJ |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ho C.W.J., Kwok H.Y.A., Zhao D., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Characterization of the chicken galanin type I receptor (GalR1) and a novel GalR1-like receptor (GalR1-L)., General and comparative endocrinology. 2011, 170: 391-400. |
| Wong C. .F., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J. and Leung F.C.C., Cloning and Characterization of Chicken 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) Receptors 1A and 1B, The 2010 ADSA-PSA-AMPA-CSAS-WSASAS-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting. 2010, 2010: W291. |
| Researcher : Hon CC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Hui R.K.H., Faaberg K...S..., Wennblom T., Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of PRRSV: a phylogenetic perspective., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 7-17. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Hon CC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Hui R.K.H., Faaberg K...S..., Wennblom T., Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of PRRSV: a phylogenetic perspective., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 7-17. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Hu H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Hu H., van den Brink J., Gruben B.S., Wösten H.A.B., Gu J. and de Vries R.P., Improved enzyme production by co-cultivation of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus oryzae and with other fungi, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2011, 65: 248-252. |
| Researcher : Huangfu J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Astaxanthin is responsible for antiglycoxidative properties of microalga Chlorella zofingiensis, Food Chemistry. 2011, 126: 1629-1635. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Protective actions of microalgae against endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) in human retinal pigment epithelial cells, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 251-258. |
| Researcher : Hui RKH |
| Project Title: | Effect of nsp2 gene polymorphism of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (RRRSV) on stability of viral genome and on host cell expression profile |
| Investigator(s): | Hui RKH, Leung FCC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 03/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Study on the relationship between PRRSV phylogenies and pathogenic mechanisms, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago, Illinois, 2010, 41. |
| Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Transcritpome sequencing analysis of an infected bursa of fabricius, Proceedings of the sixtieth western poultry disease conference. Sacramento, CA, 2011, 88. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Hui R.K.H., Faaberg K...S..., Wennblom T., Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of PRRSV: a phylogenetic perspective., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 7-17. |
| Shi M., Brar M.S., Tun H.M., Lam T.Y., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, The XIIth International Nidovirus Symposium. Michigan, USA, 2011, 31. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Ip KM |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ip K.M., Yung P.M., Chan D.T.M. and Wong A.S.T., Hepatocyte growth factor modulates adhesion of ovarian cancer cells to the peritoneum mesothelium through p70 S6 kinase, 102th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Orlando, FL (Abstract No. 1527). 2011. |
| Ip K.M., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S. and Wong A.S.T., p70 S6 kinase in the control of actin cytoskeleton dynamics and directed migration of ovarian cancer cells, Oncogene. 2011, 30: 2420-2432. |
| Researcher : Jiang J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Jiang P |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Jiang P., Wan J.M.F., Sit W.H., Lee C.L., Schmidt M. and Sangild P.T., Enteral feeding in utero induces marked intestinal structural and functional proteome changes in pig fetuses., Pediatr Res.. 2011, 69(2): 123-8. |
| Jiang P., Sangild P.T., Siggers J.L., Sit W.H., Lee C.L. and Wan J.M.F., Bacterial Colonization Affects the Intestinal Proteome of Preterm Pigs Susceptible to Necrotizing Enterocolitis. , Neonatology. 2010, 99(4): 280-288. |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Researcher : Jiang Q |
| Project Title: | The 93rd Annual Meeting & Expo ( ENDO 2011) Autocrine/Paracrine Regulation of Somatolactin α Production in Carp Pituitary Cells by Local Release of Somatolactin α and β: Functional Role of Jak2/Stat5, PI3K/Akt and MAPK Signaling Cascades |
| Investigator(s): | Jiang Q |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Jiang Q., Autocrine/Paracrine Regulation of Somatolactin α Production in Carp Pituitary Cells by Local Release of Somatolactin α and β: Functional Role of Jak2/Stat5, PI3K/Akt and MAPK Signaling Cascades, The 93rd Annual Meeting & Expo ( ENDO 2011). 2011. |
| Researcher : Jor WY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Researcher : Karczmarski L |
| Project Title: | Population ecology of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins. Phase 1: Establishing baseline models and comparative approach |
| Investigator(s): | Karczmarski L |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | Population structure and socio-behavioural dynamics of Chinese white dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the Pearl River Estuary: A model system of a coastal delphinid |
| Investigator(s): | Karczmarski L |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Karczmarski L., Field techniques for population surveys: Principles and concepts. , 1st South-East Asian Training Workshop in Marine Mammal Research Techniques . 2010. |
| Karczmarski L., Introduction to Discovery: A new computer-assisted photo-ID mark-recapture data management system, 1st South-East Asian Training Workshop in Marine Mammal Research Techniques. 2010. |
| Karczmarski L., Organizer and Chair. , 1st South-East Asian training workshop in marine mammal research techniques: Estimation of population parameters.. 2010. |
| Mendez M., Subramaniam A., Collins T., Minton G., Baldwin R., Berggren P., Särnblad A., Amir O.A., Peddemors V.M., Karczmarski L., Guissamulo A. and Rosenbaum H., Molecular ecology meets remote sensing: Environmental drivers to population structure of humpback dolphins in the Western Indian Ocean., Heredity. www.nature.com/hdy, 2011. |
| Morisaka T., Karczmarski L., Akamatsu T., Sakai M., Dawson S. and Thornton M., Echolocation signals of Heaviside’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), Journal of the Acoustical Society of America . Acoustical Society of America, 2011, 129: 449 - 457. |
| Sakai M., Karczmarski L., Morisaka T. and Thornton M., Reactions of Heaviside’s dolphins to tagging attempts using remotely-deployed suction-cup tags, South African Journal of Wildlife Research . 2011, 41: 134 - 138. |
| Researcher : Karraker NE |
| Project Title: | Population Dynamics of Amphibians in Land-water Ecotones |
| Investigator(s): | Karraker NE, Dudgeon D |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | Evaluating Amphibian Population Declines and Environmental Change in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Karraker NE, Dudgeon D |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Project Title: | The 2010 International Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Effects of Increased Salinity and an Introduced Predator on Lowland Amphibians in Southern China: Species Identity Matters |
| Investigator(s): | Karraker NE |
| 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: | Population Demography and Impacts of Environmental Change on Eastern Box Turtles on Long Island, New York |
| Investigator(s): | Karraker NE |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 05/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Karraker N.E. and Gibbs J.P., Contrasting road effect signals in reproduction of long- versus short-lived amphibians, Hydrobiologia. 2011, 664: 213-218. |
| Karraker N.E., Arrigoni JR J.E. and Dudgeon D., Effects of increased salinity and an introduced predator on lowland amphibians in Southern China: Species identity matters, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 2010. |
| Karraker N.E. and Gibbs J.P., Road deicing salt irreversibly disrupts osmoregulation of salamander egg clutches, Environmental Pollution. 2011, 159: 833-835. |
| Researcher : Khangura HK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Williams G.A., de Pirro M., Cartwright S.R., Khangura H.K., Ng W.C., Leung T.Y. and Morritt D., Come rain or shine: the combined effects of physical stresses on physiological and protein-level responses of an intertidal limpet in the monsoonal tropics, Functional Ecology. 2011, 25: 101-110. |
| Researcher : Kwok HYA |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ho C.W.J., Kwok H.Y.A., Zhao D., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Characterization of the chicken galanin type I receptor (GalR1) and a novel GalR1-like receptor (GalR1-L)., General and comparative endocrinology. 2011, 170: 391-400. |
| Wong C. .F., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J. and Leung F.C.C., Cloning and Characterization of Chicken 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) Receptors 1A and 1B, The 2010 ADSA-PSA-AMPA-CSAS-WSASAS-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting. 2010, 2010: W291. |
| Researcher : Kwok WHKP |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Kwok W.H.K.P., Leung K.M.Y., Flahaut E., Cheng J.P. and Cheng S.H., Chronic toxicity of double-walled carbon nanotubes to three marine organisms: Influence of dispersion methods, In: Kwok, K.W.H.*, Leung, K.M.Y., ., Cheng, J.P., Cheng S.H. (2010). , Nanomedicine. 2010, 5: 951-961. |
| Researcher : Lam CW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong W.Y., Lam C.W., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Can carbon nanotubes act as a carrier vehicle to enhance uptake and toxicity of other xenobiotics in fish?, a poster presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Researcher : Lam TY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T., Abrahante J...E..., Lam T.Y. and Leung F.C.C., The ever-expanding diversity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 18-30. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Hui R.K.H., Faaberg K...S..., Wennblom T., Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of PRRSV: a phylogenetic perspective., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 7-17. |
| Shi M., Brar M.S., Tun H.M., Lam T.Y., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, The XIIth International Nidovirus Symposium. Michigan, USA, 2011, 31. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Lam YYV |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lam Y.Y.V. and Sadovy Y.J., The sharks of South East Asia – unknown, unmonitored and unmanaged. , Fish and Fisheries. 2011, 12: 51-74. |
| Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Feeding ecology of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China: stable isotope analysis and fatty acid profiling , 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Wai T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Diet composition and feeding habit of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China, 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Researcher : Lane AC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lane A.C., Wong K.W.K., Kurihara H. and Vengatesen T., Effect of ocean acidification on larvae of the intertidal barnacle Balanus amphitrite , 9th Larval Biology Symposium, NewZealand, August 23-27 . 2010. |
| Researcher : Lau CY |
| Project Title: | 8th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON EXTREMOPHILES Ancient origins determine global biogeography of hot and cold desert cyanobacteria |
| Investigator(s): | Lau CY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lau C.Y. and Pointing S.B., Outstanding Poster Presentation, Extremophiles 2010, Azores. 2010. |
| Researcher : Lau KW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee T.O., Lau K.W., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Functional and structural interrelation of orexin and secretin in vertebrates, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France. 2010. |
| Tam K.V., Lau K.W., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Ng K.M., Fournier A. and Chow B.K.C., Origin of Secretin Receptor Precedes the Advent of Tetrapoda: Evidence on the Separated Origins of Secretin and Orexin, PLoS One. 2011, E19384. |
| Researcher : Lau KW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee T.O., Lau K.W., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Functional and structural interrelation of orexin and secretin in vertebrates, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France. 2010. |
| Tam K.V., Lau K.W., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Ng K.M., Fournier A. and Chow B.K.C., Origin of Secretin Receptor Precedes the Advent of Tetrapoda: Evidence on the Separated Origins of Secretin and Orexin, PLoS One. 2011, E19384. |
| Researcher : Lee HYV |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chu J.Y.S., Cheng Y.Y., Lee H.Y.V., Chan Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin and body fluid homeostasis, Kidney International. 2011, 79(3): 280-287. |
| Lee H.Y.V., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., A putative neural and neurohypophysial factor regulating water homeostatasis, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France.. 2010. |
| Researcher : Lee JCY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Seet R.C.S., Lee J.C.Y., Loke W.M., Huang S.H., Huang H.L., Looi W.F., Chew E.S., Lim E.C.H. and Halliwell B., Biomarkers of oxidative damage in cigarette smokers: which biomarkers might reflect acute versus chronic oxidative stress?, Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 2011, 50: 1787-1793. |
| Seet R.C.S., Lee J.C.Y., Chan B.P.L., Sharma V.K., Teoh H.L., Venketasubramanian N., Lim E.C.H., Chong W.L., Looi W.F., Huang S.H., Ong B.K.C. and Halliwell B., Oxidative damage in ischemic stroke revealed using multiple biomarkers, Stroke. 2011, 42: 2326-2329. |
| 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 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee H.Y.V., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., A putative neural and neurohypophysial factor regulating water homeostatasis, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France.. 2010. |
| Lee T.O., Academic Editor, PLoS One. 2010. |
| Lee T.O., Lau K.W., Chu J.Y.S. and Chow B.K.C., Functional and structural interrelation of orexin and secretin in vertebrates, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France. 2010. |
| Lee T.O., The functions of secretin in osmoregulation and its role in the angiotensin II pathway, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2011. |
| Lee V.H.Y., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Lam P.Y., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., An indispensable role of secretin in mediating the osmoregulatory functions of angiotensin II. , FASEB J. 2010, 24(12): 5024-5032. |
| Ng S.Y.L., Lee T.O. and Chow B.K.C., Insights into evolution of proglucagon-derived peptides and receptors in fish and amphibians., Ann N Y Acad Sci. . 2010, 1200: 15-32. |
| Tam K.V., Lau K.W., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Ng K.M., Fournier A. and Chow B.K.C., Origin of Secretin Receptor Precedes the Advent of Tetrapoda: Evidence on the Separated Origins of Secretin and Orexin, PLoS One. 2011, E19384. |
| Wong K.Y.K., Ng Y.L.S., Lee T.O., Ng K.H.H. and Chow B.K.C., Orexins and their receptors from fish to mammals: A comparative approach, Gen Comp Endocrinol.. 2011, 171: 124-130. |
| Yuan Y., Lee T.O., Ng S.M. and Chow B.K.C., Extragastrointestinal functions and transcriptional regulation of secretin and secretin receptors., Ann N Y Acad Sci.. 2011, 1220: 23-33. |
| Researcher : Lee VHY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee V.H.Y., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Lam P.Y., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., An indispensable role of secretin in mediating the osmoregulatory functions of angiotensin II. , FASEB J. 2010, 24(12): 5024-5032. |
| 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 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Lee W.W.M., Cell Junction Dynamics in the Rat Testis., Plenary lecture, The Sixth International Huaxia Congress of Endocrinology, December 10-12 2010, Shanghai, China. 2010. |
| Li W.M.M., Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lam Y.L., Lee W.W.M., Lui W.Y., Bonanomi M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin-binding protein drebrin E is involved in junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 123-136. |
| Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Connexin 43 is critical to maintain the homeostasis of blood-testis barrier via its effects on tight junction reassembly. , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A . 2010, 107: 17998-18003. |
| Li W.M.M., Lee W.W.M. and Lui W.Y., Expression of Itch in Sertoli cells is controlled via the interaction of E2F1/DP1 complex with E2F and GATA motifs, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 152-158. |
| Siu K.Y., Wong C.H., Xia W., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., The beta-1-integrin-p-fak-p130cas-dock180-rhoavinculin is a novel regulatory protein complex at the apical ectoplasmic specialization in adult rat testes. , Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 73-86. |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Differential effects of testosterone and TGF-beta3 on endocytic vesicle-mediated protein trafficking events at the blood-testis barrier. , Exp Cell Res. . 2010, 316: 2945-2960. |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Drug transporters and blood-testis barrier function., Journal of Endocrinology . 2011, 209: 337-351. |
| Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., c-Yes regulates cell adhesion at the blood–testis barrier and the apical ectoplasmic specialization in the seminiferous epithelium of rat testes. , International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology . 2011, 43: 651-665. |
| Researcher : Lee YK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| 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 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Brar M.S., Shi M., Carman S., Murtaugh M...P... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in Ontario, Canada, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago Illinois, 2010, 86. |
| Brar M.S., Li G., Murtaugh M...P..., Carman S... and Leung F.C.C., Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Ontario, Canada 1999 to 2010: genetic diversity and restriction fragment length polymorphisms., Journal of general virology. 2011, 92: 1391-1397. |
| Ho C.W.J., Kwok H.Y.A., Zhao D., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Characterization of the chicken galanin type I receptor (GalR1) and a novel GalR1-like receptor (GalR1-L)., General and comparative endocrinology. 2011, 170: 391-400. |
| Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Study on the relationship between PRRSV phylogenies and pathogenic mechanisms, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago, Illinois, 2010, 41. |
| Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Transcritpome sequencing analysis of an infected bursa of fabricius, Proceedings of the sixtieth western poultry disease conference. Sacramento, CA, 2011, 88. |
| Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T., Abrahante J...E..., Lam T.Y. and Leung F.C.C., The ever-expanding diversity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 18-30. |
| Ng W.C., Chak S.T.C., Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010-31 May 2010 , Molecular Ecology Resources. 2010, 10: 1908-1105. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Hui R.K.H., Faaberg K...S..., Wennblom T., Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of PRRSV: a phylogenetic perspective., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 7-17. |
| Shi M., Brar M.S., Tun H.M., Lam T.Y., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, The XIIth International Nidovirus Symposium. Michigan, USA, 2011, 31. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Tun H.M., Shi M., Wong L.Y., Ayudhya S...N..., Amonsin A., Thanawonguwech R. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic diversity and multiple introductions of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in Thailand., Virology journal. 2011, 8: 164. |
| Tun H.M., Wong L.Y., Shi M., Amonsin A. and Leung F.C.C., Multiple introductions of north American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses into Thailand, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago, Illinois, 2010, 84. |
| Wong C. .F., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J. and Leung F.C.C., Cloning and Characterization of Chicken 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) Receptors 1A and 1B, The 2010 ADSA-PSA-AMPA-CSAS-WSASAS-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting. 2010, 2010: W291. |
| Researcher : Leung K.M.Y. |
| Project Title: | Ecology, physiology and toxicology of Stomatopoda in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/2002 |
| Project Title: | Aquatic ecological risk assessment: comparison of tropical and temperate species sensitivity to chemicals |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/2002 |
| Project Title: | Ecotoxicity of binary mixtures of antifouling biocides and copper to selected tropical marine organisms: Implications for derivation of environmentally realistic water quality criteria |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 11/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2010 |
| Project Title: | Time-series and spatial statistical studies on marine water quality monitoring data in Hong Kong: Implications of the effectiveness of environmental policy and management, and definition of water pollution control zones |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Li WK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | The 2011 EnviroTox Conference 1. The challenges in search of the “Holy Grail” for protecting aquatic ecosystems from chemical pollutants [Oral Presentation] 2. Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano-zinc oxides on three marine organisms [Oral Presentation] 3. Can carbon nanotubes act as a carrier vehicle to enhance uptake and toxicity of other xenobiotics in fish? [Oral Presentation] 4. Temperature-dependent physiological responses of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: Implication on pollutant responses at thermal extremes [Poster Presentation] |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Leung K...M...Y..., The challenges in search of the "Holy Grail" for protecting aquatic ecosystems from chemical pollutants in China, an invited lecture delivered at the International Workshop on Environmental Assessment of Down-the-Drian Chemicals in China, co-organised by Lancaster University, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Unilever, and held at Jin Jiang Tower, Shanghai, China during 14-15 December. 2010. |
| Researcher : Leung KMY |
| Project Title: | Ecology, physiology and toxicology of Stomatopoda in Hong Kong |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/2002 |
| Project Title: | Aquatic ecological risk assessment: comparison of tropical and temperate species sensitivity to chemicals |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Other Funding Scheme |
| Start Date: | 09/2002 |
| Project Title: | Ecotoxicity of binary mixtures of antifouling biocides and copper to selected tropical marine organisms: Implications for derivation of environmentally realistic water quality criteria |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 11/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2010 |
| Project Title: | Time-series and spatial statistical studies on marine water quality monitoring data in Hong Kong: Implications of the effectiveness of environmental policy and management, and definition of water pollution control zones |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY, Li WK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | The 2011 EnviroTox Conference 1. The challenges in search of the “Holy Grail” for protecting aquatic ecosystems from chemical pollutants [Oral Presentation] 2. Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano-zinc oxides on three marine organisms [Oral Presentation] 3. Can carbon nanotubes act as a carrier vehicle to enhance uptake and toxicity of other xenobiotics in fish? [Oral Presentation] 4. Temperature-dependent physiological responses of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: Implication on pollutant responses at thermal extremes [Poster Presentation] |
| Investigator(s): | Leung KMY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Bao W.W., Leung K.M.Y., Qiu J.W. and Lam M.H.W., Acute toxicities of five commonly used antifouling booster biocides to selected subtropical and cosmopolitan marine species, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 62: 1147-1151. |
| Berthet B., Leung K.M.Y. and Amiard-Triquet C., Inter- and intraspecific variability of tolerance: Implications for bioassays and biomonitoring, In: Amiard-Triquet, C., Rainbow, P.S., Romeo, M. (eds), Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011, 265-297. |
| Kwok W.H.K.P., Leung K.M.Y., Flahaut E., Cheng J.P. and Cheng S.H., Chronic toxicity of double-walled carbon nanotubes to three marine organisms: Influence of dispersion methods, In: Kwok, K.W.H.*, Leung, K.M.Y., ., Cheng, J.P., Cheng S.H. (2010). , Nanomedicine. 2010, 5: 951-961. |
| Leung K.M.Y., 1) Environmental risk assessment: a major shift in environmental management, 2) The essence of risk communication and 3) How to assess environmental risks of persistent organic pollutants to wildlife?, three invited lectures delivered at the Summer Course on Risk Assessment of Environmental and Food Contaminants, organised by and held during 16-18 August 2010, at Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland . 2010. |
| Leung K.M.Y., An integrated risk assessment and management framework for resolving complex seafood safety issues, an invited lecture at the 5th International Functional Foods Symposium: Promoting Good Health and Developing a Sustainable Environment which was held during 10-11 March 2011 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. 2011. |
| Leung K.M.Y. and Kong S.S.Y., Are Facebook and Youtube good e-tools for teaching and learning?, an oral presentation given at the International Conference on Enhancing Learning Experiences in Higher Education, held during 2-3 December 2010 at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2010. |
| Leung K.M.Y., Selected as one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons 2010" for Hong Kong. , Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. 2010. |
| Leung K.M.Y., The challenges in search of the "Holy Grail" for protecting aquatic ecosystems from chemical pollutants, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Leung K.M.Y., The essence of environmental risk communication, an invited lecture at the 3rd Summer Course on Environmental and Human Health Impact Assessment which was organised by Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong and State Key laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, and held during 4-17, July 2010 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2010. |
| Li J., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent physiological responses of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: Implication on pollutant responses at thermal extremes, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Lu X., Zhang T., Fang H.H.P., Leung K.M.Y. and Zhang G., Denitrifying biodegradation of naphthalene by enriched marine culture, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 2011, 65: 204-211. |
| Mouneyrac C., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Cost of tolerance, In: Amiard-Triquet, C., Rainbow, P.S., Romeo, M. (eds), Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011, 265-297. |
| Ng W.C., Chak S.T.C., Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010-31 May 2010 , Molecular Ecology Resources. 2010, 10: 1908-1105. |
| Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Feeding ecology of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China: stable isotope analysis and fatty acid profiling , 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y., Sin S.Y.T., Cornish A., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Spatial, seasonal, and ontogenetic variation in the significance of detrital pathways and terrestrial carbon for a benthic shark, Chilscyllium plagiosum (Hemiscyllidae), in a tropical estuary, Limnology and Oceanography. American Societ of Limnology and Oceanography, 2011, 56: 1035-1053. |
| Wai T.C., Ng W.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Williams G.A., Stock and Ecological Status of Echinoderms in Hong Kong: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas using Sea Urchins as Model Organism, 海膽的種群及生態狀況 – 以海膽作為評估海洋保護區功能的物種, Final Report submitted to Environment and Conservation Fund. 2011. |
| Wenning R.J., Apitz S.E., Backhaus T., Barnthouse L., Batley G., Brooks B., Chapman P.M., Griffin M., Kapustlka L., Landis W., Leung K.M.Y., Linkov I., Seager T.P., Sulter G. and Tannenbaum L., The challenges posed by radiation and radionuclide releases to the environment, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management . 2011, 7: 360–361. |
| Wong K.J.H., Leung K.M.Y. and Chan B.K.K., On the identities of three common shallow-water swimming crabs Portunus hastatoides Fabricius, 1798, P. dayawanensis Chen, 1986 and P. pseudohastatoides Yang & Tang, 2006 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae): Essentials for benthic ecological monitoring and biodiversity studies, Zoological Studies. 2010, 49: 669-680. |
| Wong W.Y., Lam C.W., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Can carbon nanotubes act as a carrier vehicle to enhance uptake and toxicity of other xenobiotics in fish?, a poster presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Wong W.Y., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano-zinc oxides on three marine organisms, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Wai T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Diet composition and feeding habit of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China, 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Researcher : Leung KW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheung W.T., Leung K.W., Wong C.K., Wong R.N. and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 induces angiogenesis via non-genomic cross-talk of glucocorticoid receptor and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, Cardiovascular Research. 2011, 89: 419-425. |
| Researcher : Leung PC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Pan L., Leung P.C. and Gu J., A new ColE1-like plasmid group revealed by comparative analysis of the replication proficient fragments of Vibrionaceae plasmids, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Seoul, Korea, Korean Society for Microbiology, 2010, 20: 1163-1178. |
| Researcher : Leung TY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Li J., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent physiological responses of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: Implication on pollutant responses at thermal extremes, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Mouneyrac C., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Cost of tolerance, In: Amiard-Triquet, C., Rainbow, P.S., Romeo, M. (eds), Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011, 265-297. |
| Williams G.A., de Pirro M., Cartwright S.R., Khangura H.K., Ng W.C., Leung T.Y. and Morritt D., Come rain or shine: the combined effects of physical stresses on physiological and protein-level responses of an intertidal limpet in the monsoonal tropics, Functional Ecology. 2011, 25: 101-110. |
| Wong W.Y., Lam C.W., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Can carbon nanotubes act as a carrier vehicle to enhance uptake and toxicity of other xenobiotics in fish?, a poster presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Wong W.Y., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano-zinc oxides on three marine organisms, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| 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 : Li H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and its protein interactors are stress-responsive proteins, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB). Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Nov 17-19, 2010, Session K1: p. 77. Invited talk. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Protein interactors of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP2 mediate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis, Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2010, 8: 1025-1027. |
| Researcher : Li J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Li J., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent physiological responses of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: Implication on pollutant responses at thermal extremes, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Li J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Li J., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent physiological responses of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: Implication on pollutant responses at thermal extremes, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Li M |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cao H., Li M., Dang H. and Gu J., Responses of aerobic and anaerobic ammonia/ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms to anthropogenic pollution in coastal marine environments, Methods in Enzymology. New York, NY, Academic Press, 2011, 496: 35-62. |
| Li M. and Gu J., Advances in methods for detection of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 90: 1241-1252. |
| Li M., Ford T.E., Li X.Y. and Gu J., Cytochrome cd1-containing nitrite reductase encoding gene nirS as a new functional biomarker for detection of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (Anammox) bacteria, Environmental Science and Technology. Washington DC, American Chemical Society, 2011, 45: 3547-3553. |
| Li M., Cao H., Hong Y. and Gu J., Seasonal dynamics of anammox bacteria in estuarial sediments of Mai Po Nature Reserve revealed by analyzing 16S rRNA and hydrazine oxidoreductase (hzo) genes, Microbes and Environments . Kyoto, Japan, Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology, 2011, 26: 15-22. |
| Li M., Cao H., Hong Y. and Gu J., Spatial distribution and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in mangrove sediments, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 89: 1243-1254. |
| Researcher : Li OY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Li O.Y. and Dudgeon D., Leaf litter retention in tropical streams in Hong Kong, Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 2011, 178: 159-170. |
| Researcher : Li WMM |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Li W.M.M., Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lam Y.L., Lee W.W.M., Lui W.Y., Bonanomi M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin-binding protein drebrin E is involved in junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 123-136. |
| Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Connexin 43 is critical to maintain the homeostasis of blood-testis barrier via its effects on tight junction reassembly. , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A . 2010, 107: 17998-18003. |
| Li W.M.M., Lee W.W.M. and Lui W.Y., Expression of Itch in Sertoli cells is controlled via the interaction of E2F1/DP1 complex with E2F and GATA motifs, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 152-158. |
| Researcher : Li X |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Tian L., Wang M., Li X., Lam P.K.S., Wang M., Wang D., Hong N.C., Li Y. and Chan L.L., Proteomic modification in gills and brains of medaka fish (Oryzias melastigma) after exposure to a sodium channel activator neurotoxin, brevetoxin-1, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 103: 211-217. |
| Researcher : Lie PYP |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lie P.Y.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Adjudin, a potential male contraceptive, exerts its effects locally in the seminiferous epithelium of mammalian testes, Reproduction. 2011, 141: 571-580. |
| Researcher : Lim BL |
| Project Title: | Platform Technology for Yield Improvement in Agriculture, Forestry and Biofuels |
| Investigator(s): | Lim BL, Phang TH |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Tier 3) |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Project Title: | Platform Technology for Yield Improvement in Agriculture, Forestry and Biofuels |
| Investigator(s): | Lim BL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | Platform Technology for Yield Improvement in Agriculture, Forestry and Biofuels |
| Investigator(s): | Lim BL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | Platform Technology for Yield Improvement in Agriculture, Forestry and Biofuels |
| Investigator(s): | Lim BL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme |
| Start Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | Platform Technology for Yield Improvement in Agriculture, Forestry and Biofuels |
| Investigator(s): | Lim BL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme |
| Start Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | How does a purple acid phosphatase promote plant growth? |
| Investigator(s): | Lim BL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Global analysis of small RNAs in rapid-growing Arabidopsis |
| Investigator(s): | Lim BL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lim B.L., Improve The Overall Carbon (energy) Status Of Plants, Crop Yield Idea Jam organized by Ideaconnection Ltd.. 2011. |
| Lim B.L., Method For Speeding Up Plant Growth And Improving Yield By Altering Expression Levels Of Kinases And Phosphatases, US provisional patent applicaiton no. 61/482467. 2011. |
| Zhang Y. and Lim B.L., Over-expression of a novel Arabidopsis phosphatase causes accelerated flowering and higher photosynthesis rate in Camelina Stavia , Plant Biology 2010. |
| Researcher : Ling WL |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Researcher : Liu H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Liu H., Lau E., Lam P.Y., Chu H., Li S.J., Huang G., Guo P., Wang J.Q., Jiang L.W., Chu I.K., Lo C.S.C. and Tao Y.Z., OsNOA1/RIF1 is a Functionalhomolog of AtNOA1/RIF1: Implication For A Highly Conserved Plant cGTPase Essential For Chloroplast Functions, New Phytologist. 2010, 187: 83-105. |
| Researcher : Liu J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Astaxanthin is responsible for antiglycoxidative properties of microalga Chlorella zofingiensis, Food Chemistry. 2011, 126: 1629-1635. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Protective actions of microalgae against endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) in human retinal pigment epithelial cells, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 251-258. |
| Researcher : Liu M |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liu M. and Sadovy Y.J., The influence of social factors on juvenile sexual differentiation in a diandric, protogynous grouper Epinephelus coioides. , Ichthyological Research. 2011, 58: 84-89. |
| Researcher : Lo CSC |
| Project Title: | Non-targeted metabolite profiling of infected sorghum seedlings using an enhanced UPLC-TOF-MS technology platform |
| Investigator(s): | Lo CSC, Chu IK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 05/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2010 |
| Project Title: | Further dissections of the pathogen-inducible 3-deoxyanthocyanidin biosynthesis pathway in sorghum |
| Investigator(s): | Lo CSC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2011 |
| Project Title: | Functional characterization of an anther-specific dihydroflavonol 4-reductase-like gene highly conserved in flowering plants |
| Investigator(s): | Lo CSC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 11/2010 |
| Project Title: | Molecular Dissection of Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Selaginella |
| Investigator(s): | Lo CSC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Du Y., Chu H., Chu I.K. and Lo C.S.C., CYP93G2 is a flavanone 2-hydroxylase required for C-glycosyl-flavone biosynthesis, Plant Physiology. 2010, 154: 324-333. |
| Kong P.W., Siu S.O., Lee S.M.Y., Lo C.S.C. and Chu I.K., Development of online high-/low-pH reversed-phase–reversed-phase two-dimensional liquid chromatography for shotgun proteomics: A reversed-phase-strong cation exchange-reversed-phase approach, Journal of Chromatography A. 2011, 1218: 3681–3688. |
| Lau E., Lam P.Y., Siu S.O., Kong P.W., Chan W.L., Zhou Z., Huang J., Lo C.S.C. and Chu I.K., Combinatorial Use of Offline SCX and Online RP–RP Liquid Chromatography for iTRAQ-based Quantitative Proteomics Applicationsw, Molecular BioSystems. 2011, 7: 1399-1408. |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Liu H., Lau E., Lam P.Y., Chu H., Li S.J., Huang G., Guo P., Wang J.Q., Jiang L.W., Chu I.K., Lo C.S.C. and Tao Y.Z., OsNOA1/RIF1 is a Functionalhomolog of AtNOA1/RIF1: Implication For A Highly Conserved Plant cGTPase Essential For Chloroplast Functions, New Phytologist. 2010, 187: 83-105. |
| Wang Y. and Lo C.S.C., Functional characterization of Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase-like1 (DRL1) homologs in plant male gametophyte development , Plant Biology 2010, Montreal, Canada, 2010. |
| 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 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Gao Y. and Lui W.Y., TGF-b1-mediated regulation of nectin-like molecule-2 (necl-2) in testicular cells, The 50th American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting. Philadephia, U.S.A. 2010. |
| Gao Y. and Lui W.Y., Transcriptional and post-translational regulations of nectin-like molecule-2 in spermatogenic cells under the control of transforming growth factor-b1, The 36th FEBS Congress. Torino, Italy. 2011. |
| Li W.M.M., Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lam Y.L., Lee W.W.M., Lui W.Y., Bonanomi M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin-binding protein drebrin E is involved in junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 123-136. |
| Li W.M.M., Lee W.W.M. and Lui W.Y., Expression of Itch in Sertoli cells is controlled via the interaction of E2F1/DP1 complex with E2F and GATA motifs, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 152-158. |
| Lui W.Y., Editorial Board Member, Spermatogenesis. 2011. |
| Lui W.Y., Editorial Board, World Journal of Methology. 2011. |
| Lui W.Y. and Wang Y., Transcriptional and post-translational regulations of nectin-like molecule-2 in spermatogenic cells under the control of transforming growth factor-1, The 36th Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) congress. June 25-30, 2011. Torino, Italy. . 2011. |
| Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lie P.Y.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Adjudin, a potential male contraceptive, exerts its effects locally in the seminiferous epithelium of mammalian testes, Reproduction. 2011, 141: 571-580. |
| Wang Y. and Lui W.Y., Transforming growth factor-b mediates cell invasiness via regulating the expression of junction adhesion molecule-A, The 50th American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting. Philadephia, U.S.A. 2010. |
| Researcher : Ma CW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cham W.C., Ma C.W., Zhang Y., Xie H., Yung W.H., Chan Y.S. and Shum D.K.Y., The roles of perineuronal nets and heparanase in synaptic plasticity at the hippocampus, Society Neuroscience Abstract (USA), 550.19/H30. 2010. |
| Lam Y.L., Cham W.C., Ma C.W., Chan Y.S. and Shum D.K.Y., Proheparanase and AMPA receptor trafficking in synaptic plasticity, Abstracts of 6th Int’l Symp. on Healthy Aging: 68. 2011. |
| Ma C.W., Cham W.C., Lai C.H., Chan Y.S. and Shum D.K.Y., Proheparanase regulates synaptic plasticity of the hippocampus, Abstracts of 6th Int’l Symp. on Healthy Aging: 57. 2011. |
| Ma C.W., World Congress Travel Grant, The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). 2011. |
| Researcher : Ma CY |
| Project Title: | Analysis of chemically modified non-starch polysaccharides by Raman spectroscopy |
| Investigator(s): | Ma CY |
| Department: | Botany |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2003 |
| Project Title: | Institute of Food Technologists Annual Conference 2009 Conformational study of SPI treated with ultrasound |
| Investigator(s): | Ma CY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2009 |
| Researcher : Ma J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Peng X., Ma J., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Naturally occurring inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation endproducts, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 289-301. |
| Zheng Z., Ma J., Cheng K.W., Chao J., Zhu Q., Zhao M., Lin Z.X. and Wang M., Sulfur-containing constituents and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative from pineapple [Ananas xomosus (L.) Merr.] fruit, Phytochemistry. 2010, 71: 2046-2051. |
| Researcher : Meng W |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein families in the Plant Kingdom, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting, Glasgow, 1-4 July. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, 2011, P4.34, p. 233. |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., The rice acyl-CoA-binding protein gene family: phylogeny, expression and functional analysis, New Phytologist. 2011, 189: 1170-1184. |
| Researcher : Mok KW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lie P.Y.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Adjudin, a potential male contraceptive, exerts its effects locally in the seminiferous epithelium of mammalian testes, Reproduction. 2011, 141: 571-580. |
| Researcher : Mruk DD |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Li W.M.M., Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lam Y.L., Lee W.W.M., Lui W.Y., Bonanomi M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin-binding protein drebrin E is involved in junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 123-136. |
| Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Connexin 43 is critical to maintain the homeostasis of blood-testis barrier via its effects on tight junction reassembly. , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A . 2010, 107: 17998-18003. |
| Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lie P.Y.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Adjudin, a potential male contraceptive, exerts its effects locally in the seminiferous epithelium of mammalian testes, Reproduction. 2011, 141: 571-580. |
| Siu K.Y., Wong C.H., Xia W., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., The beta-1-integrin-p-fak-p130cas-dock180-rhoavinculin is a novel regulatory protein complex at the apical ectoplasmic specialization in adult rat testes. , Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 73-86. |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Differential effects of testosterone and TGF-beta3 on endocytic vesicle-mediated protein trafficking events at the blood-testis barrier. , Exp Cell Res. . 2010, 316: 2945-2960. |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Drug transporters and blood-testis barrier function., Journal of Endocrinology . 2011, 209: 337-351. |
| Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., c-Yes regulates cell adhesion at the blood–testis barrier and the apical ectoplasmic specialization in the seminiferous epithelium of rat testes. , International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology . 2011, 43: 651-665. |
| Researcher : Ng KW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Li B., Ng K.W. and Saunders R.M.K., Desmos, In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011, 19: 681-682. |
| Researcher : Ng SM |
| Project Title: | Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the human cell cycle related kinase-interacting proteins |
| Investigator(s): | Ng SM, Lin MC |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 12/2005 |
| Project Title: | The role of chemokine CC-motif receptor-like 2 (CCRL2) in colon cancer carcinogenesis |
| Investigator(s): | Ng SM, Lin MC |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2008 |
| Project Title: | Identification and characterization of chemotherapeutic drugs targeting cancer stem cells |
| Investigator(s): | Ng SM, Lin MC |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2009 |
| Project Title: | Development of novel nanopolymers for cancer gene therapy |
| Investigator(s): | Ng SM, Lin MC |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2009 |
| Project Title: | The role of CCRK as a novel CDK-activating kinase in human glioblastoma |
| Investigator(s): | Ng SM, Lin MC |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 07/2009 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lan F.F., Wang H., Chen Y.C., Chan C.Y., Ng S.M., Li K., Xie D., He M.L., Lin M.C. and Kung H.F., Hsa-let-7g inhibits proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma Cells by down-regulation of c-Myc and Up-regulation of p16(INK4A), International Journal of Cancer. 2011, 128: 319-331. |
| Yao H., Ng S.M., Huo L.F., Chow B.K.C., Shen Z., Ko K.H., Li M., Lu L., Bian X.W., Kung H.F. and Lin M.C., Effective melanoma immunotherapy with interleukin-2 delivered by a novel polymeric nanoparticle, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2011, 10: 1082-1092. |
| Yu F., Ng S.M., Chow B.K.C., Sze J., Lu G., Poon W.S., Kung H.F. and Lin M.C., Knockdown of interferon-induced ransmembrane protein 1 (IFITM1) inhibits proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells, Journal of Neuro-oncology. 2010. |
| Yuan Y., Lee T.O., Ng S.M. and Chow B.K.C., Extragastrointestinal functions and transcriptional regulation of secretin and secretin receptors., Ann N Y Acad Sci.. 2011, 1220: 23-33. |
| Zhu X., Wang F., Lin M.C., Tian L., Fan W., Ng S.M., Liu M., Huang J., Xu Z., Li D. and Kung H., The 3' UTR variants in the GRP78 are not associated with overall survival in resectable hepatocellular carcinoma, PLoS One. 2011, 6: e17783. |
| Researcher : Ng SYL |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ng S.Y.L., Lee T.O. and Chow B.K.C., Insights into evolution of proglucagon-derived peptides and receptors in fish and amphibians., Ann N Y Acad Sci. . 2010, 1200: 15-32. |
| Researcher : Ng WC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ng W.C., Chak S.T.C., Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010-31 May 2010 , Molecular Ecology Resources. 2010, 10: 1908-1105. |
| Wai T.C., Ng W.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Williams G.A., Stock and Ecological Status of Echinoderms in Hong Kong: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas using Sea Urchins as Model Organism, 海膽的種群及生態狀況 – 以海膽作為評估海洋保護區功能的物種, Final Report submitted to Environment and Conservation Fund. 2011. |
| Williams G.A., de Pirro M., Cartwright S.R., Khangura H.K., Ng W.C., Leung T.Y. and Morritt D., Come rain or shine: the combined effects of physical stresses on physiological and protein-level responses of an intertidal limpet in the monsoonal tropics, Functional Ecology. 2011, 25: 101-110. |
| Williams G.A., Ng W.C., Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan B.K.K., Nakano T. and Dong Y., Cryptic species confound climate change predictions, Discovering marine biodiversity in the Asia Pacific, Pacific Science Congress, . 2011. |
| Williams G.A., Dong Y., Morritt D., Ng W.C. and De Pirro M., Responses Of Limpets To Thermal Stress In A Changing World: What We Know And What We Need To Know, World Congress of Malacology 2010: The Biology and Evolution of Limpets. 2010. |
| Researcher : Ng YLS |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong K.Y.K., Ng Y.L.S., Lee T.O., Ng K.H.H. and Chow B.K.C., Orexins and their receptors from fish to mammals: A comparative approach, Gen Comp Endocrinol.. 2011, 171: 124-130. |
| Researcher : Niu Q |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Niu Q. and Dudgeon D., An empirical study of environmental flow allocations in monsoonal Hong Kong. , Freshwater Biology. 2011, 56: 1209-1230. |
| Niu Q. and Dudgeon D., The influence of flow and season upon leaf-litter breakdown in monsoonal Hong Kong streams, Hydrobiologia. 2011, 663: 205-215. |
| Researcher : Pan L |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Hazen T.H., Pan L., Gu J. and Sobecky P.A., The contribution of mobile genetic elements to the evolution and ecology of Vibrios, FEMS Microbiology Ecology. New York, NY, ScienceDirect, 2010, 74: 485-499. |
| Pan L., Leung P.C. and Gu J., A new ColE1-like plasmid group revealed by comparative analysis of the replication proficient fragments of Vibrionaceae plasmids, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Seoul, Korea, Korean Society for Microbiology, 2010, 20: 1163-1178. |
| Researcher : Pan Q |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Pan Q. and Yan A., Molecular engineering of the global transcription regulator FNR to generate E. coli variants with altered capability in sensing and responding to environmental O2, International Symposium on Synthetic Biology (ISSB), October 18-19, Singapore. Singapore, 2010. |
| Researcher : Pang CC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Pang C.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Floral phenology and breeding system of Desmos chinensis and Dasymaschalon trichophorum (Annonaceae): protogyny and intra-individual floral synchrony to promote out-crossing in early-divergent angiosperms, 2010 International Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Bali, 19-23 July. 2010. |
| Researcher : Peng X |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Peng X., Ma J., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Naturally occurring inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation endproducts, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 289-301. |
| Researcher : Pointing SB |
| Project Title: | Development of an on-line platform for problem-based learning in the interdisciplinary science subject ‘Origins of Life and Astrobiology’ |
| Investigator(s): | Pointing SB, Kwok S |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Run Run Shaw Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
| Start Date: | 06/2007 |
| Project Title: | Metagenomic and proteomic analysis of microbial colonization, productivity and adaptation to moisture stress in Chinas deserts' |
| Investigator(s): | Pointing SB |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2008 |
| Project Title: | Microbial ecology of lithic communities in Antarctica's Dry Valleys |
| Investigator(s): | Pointing SB |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 03/2011 |
| Project Title: | Metabolically active microbial community in semi-arid, arid and hyper-arid soils in China's Taklimakan Desert |
| Investigator(s): | Pointing SB |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 02/2010 |
| Project Title: | Microbial diversity, activity and phylogeography at the cold-arid limit for life in Antarcticas Dry Valleys |
| Investigator(s): | Pointing SB |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | 8th International Congress on Extremophiles (Extremophiles 2010) Comparative ecology of lithic microbial communities from the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica and other deserts |
| Investigator(s): | Pointing SB |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 09/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Global patterns in climate-driven microbial community assembly |
| Investigator(s): | Pointing SB |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Bugler-Lacap D.C. and Pointing S.B., Wellcome Trust Genome Research Scholarship, Wellcome Trust, Cambridge, UK. 2010. |
| Lau C.Y. and Pointing S.B., Outstanding Poster Presentation, Extremophiles 2010, Azores. 2010. |
| Pointing S.B., Comparative ecology of lithic microbial communities from the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica and other deserts, Extremophiles 2010, Azores. 2010. |
| Researcher : Sadovy YJ |
| Project Title: | 6th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference The Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregation (SCFRA) Perplexing Problems of Sexual Patterns in the Genus Paralabrax |
| Investigator(s): | Sadovy YJ |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 05/2001 |
| Project Title: | Molecular population structure of three commercially important groupers in the Indo-Pacific |
| Investigator(s): | Sadovy YJ |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2009 |
| Project Title: | Population genetic structure of an exploited marine aquarium fish, the mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus revealed using microsatellite markers |
| Investigator(s): | Sadovy YJ, Ng WC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chan W.H., Mak Y.L., Wu J.J., Jin L., Sit W.H., Lam C.W., Sadovy Y.J., Chan L.L., Lam K.W. and Murphy M.B., Spatial Distribution of Ciguateric Fish in the Republic of Kiribati. , Chemosphere. 2011, 84: 117-123. |
| Erisman B. .E., Mascarenas I., Paredes G., Sadovy Y.J., Aburto-Oropeza O. and Hastings P., Seasonal, annual, and long-term trends in commercial fisheries for aggregating reef fishes in the Gulf of California, Mexico, Fisheries Research. 2010, 10(3). |
| Graig M.T., Sadovy Y.J. and Heemstra P.C., Groupers of the World: A Field and Market Guide. . Grahamstown, NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2011, 424. |
| Hoffmann M., Hilton-Taylor C., Angulo A., Böhm M., Brooks T.M., Butchart S.H.M., Carpenter K.E., Chanson J., Collen B., Cox N.A., Darwall W.R.T., Dulvy N.K., Harrison L.R., Katariya V., Pollock C.M., Quader S., Richman N.I., Rodrigues A.S.L., Tognelli M.F., Agular J.M., Vié J.C., Allen D.J., Allen G.R., Amori G., Ananjeva N.B., Andreone F., Andrew P., Ortiz A.L.A., Baillie J.E.M., Baldi R., Bell B.D., Biju S.D., Bird J.P., Black-Decima P., Blanc J.J., Bolaños F., Bolivar-G W., Burfield I.J., Capper D.R., Castro F., Catullo G., Cavanagh F., Channing A., Chao N.L., Chenery A.M., Chiozza F., Clausnitzer V., Collar N.J., Collett L.C., Collette B.B., Fernandez C.F.C., Craig M.T., Crosby M.J., Cumberlidge N., Cuttelod A., Derocher A.E., Diesmos A.C., Donaldson J.S., Duckworth J.W., Dutson G., Dutta S.K., Emslie R.H., Farjon A., Fowler S., Freyhof J., Garshelis D.L., Gerlach J., Gower D.J., Grant T.D., Hammerson G.A., Harris R.B., Heaney L.R., Hedges S.B., Hero G.A., Hughes B., Hussain S.A., Icochea M J., Inger R.F., Ishii N., Iskandar D.T., Jenkins R.K.B., Kaneko Y., Kottelat M., Kovacs K.M., Kuzmin S.L., La Marca E., Lamoreux J.F., Lau M.W.N., Lavilla E.O., Leus K., Lewison R.L., Lichtenstein G., Livingstone S.R., Lukoschek V., Mallon D.P., McGowan P.J.K., Mclvor A., Moehlman P.D., Molur S., Molur S., Alonso A.M., Musick J.A., Nowell K., Nussbaum R.A., Olech W., Orlov N.L., Papenfuss T.J., Parra-Olea G., Perrin W.F., Polidoro B.A., Pourkazemi M., Racey P.A., Ragle J.S., Ram M., Rathbun G., Reynolds R.P., Rhodin A.G.J., Richards S.J., Rodriguez L.O., Ron S.R., Rondinini C., Rylands A.B., Sadovy Y.J., Sanciangco S.R., Sanders K.L., Santos-Barrera G., Schipper J., Self-Sullivan C., Shi Y.C., Shoemaker A., Short F.T., Sillero-Zubiri C., Silvano D.L., Smith K.G., Smith A.T., Snoeks J., Stattersfield A.J., Symes A.J., Taber A.B., Talukdar B.K., Temple H.J., Timmins R., Tobias J.A., Tsytsulina K., Tweddle D., Ubeda C., Valenti S.V., van Dijk P.P., Veiga L.M., Veloso A., Wege D.C., Wilkinson M., Williamson E.A., Feng X., Young B.E., Akcakaya H.R., Bennun L., Blackburn T.M., Boitani L., Dublin H.T., da Fonseca G.A.B., Gascon C., Lacher T.E. .J.R., Mace G.M., Mainka S.A., McNeely J.A., Mittermeier R.A., McGregor Reid G., Rodriguez J.P., Rosenberg A.A., Samways M.J., Smart J., Stein B.A. and Stuart S.N., The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates. , Science. 2010, 330: 1503-1509. |
| Lam Y.Y.V. and Sadovy Y.J., The sharks of South East Asia – unknown, unmonitored and unmanaged. , Fish and Fisheries. 2011, 12: 51-74. |
| Liu M. and Sadovy Y.J., The influence of social factors on juvenile sexual differentiation in a diandric, protogynous grouper Epinephelus coioides. , Ichthyological Research. 2011, 58: 84-89. |
| Researcher : Saunders RMK |
| Project Title: | Homeotic mutation and floral evolution in the Dasymaschalon-Desmos-Friesodielsia clade (Annonaceae) of basal angiosperms |
| Investigator(s): | Saunders RMK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 03/2011 |
| Project Title: | Molecular phylogenetics of Polyathia (Annonaceae): identifying clades and morphological synapomorphies in a large polyphyletic genus |
| Investigator(s): | Saunders RMK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Project Title: | Molecular phylogenetics of the Fitzalania-Meiogyne clade (Annonaceae): taxonomic and biogeographical implications |
| Investigator(s): | Saunders RMK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2010 |
| Project Title: | Out of Africa: using relaxed molecular clocks and phyloclimatic models to test alternative hypotheses for the migration of basal angiosperms into Asia during the Tertiary |
| Investigator(s): | Saunders RMK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | Testing hypotheses of rapid, recent evolutionary radiation in Goniothalamus (Annonaceae), a species-rich palaeotropical genus |
| Investigator(s): | Saunders RMK, Thomas DC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chalermglin P., Wang J. and Saunders R.M.K., New species of Annonaceae in Thailand, 8th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, 23-27 August. 2010. |
| Couvreur T.L.P., Pirie M.D., Chatrou L.W., Saunders R.M.K., Su Y.C.F., Richardson J.E. and Erkens R.H.J., Steady tropical diversification and boreotropical geodispersal during the early history of the flowering plant family Annonaceae., Journal of Biogeography. 2011, 38: 664-680. |
| Li B., Wang J. and Saunders R.M.K., Dasymaschalon, In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011, 19: 682-684. |
| Li B., Ng K.W. and Saunders R.M.K., Desmos, In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011, 19: 681-682. |
| Li B., Weerasooriya A.D. and Saunders R.M.K., Mitrephora, In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011, 19: 687-688. |
| Li B., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., Pseuduvaria, In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011, 19: 689. |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein families in the Plant Kingdom, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting, Glasgow, 1-4 July. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, 2011, P4.34, p. 233. |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., The rice acyl-CoA-binding protein gene family: phylogeny, expression and functional analysis, New Phytologist. 2011, 189: 1170-1184. |
| Pang C.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Floral phenology and breeding system of Desmos chinensis and Dasymaschalon trichophorum (Annonaceae): protogyny and intra-individual floral synchrony to promote out-crossing in early-divergent angiosperms, 2010 International Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Bali, 19-23 July. 2010. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Associate Editor, , Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2011. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Associate Editor, , Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2011. |
| Saunders R.M.K., BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2010. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Wang J. and Su Y.C.F., Evolutionary loss of inner petals in Dasymaschalon (Annonaceae): morphological character evolution and implications for generic delimitation, 8th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, 23-27 August. 2010. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Floral evolution in the Annonaceae: hypotheses of homeotic mutations and functional convergence, Biological Reviews. 2010, 85: 571-591. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2011. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Member of editorial board, Thai Forest Bulletin. 2010. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Member of editorial board, Thai Forest Bulletin. 2011. |
| Saunders R.M.K. and Xue B., Proposal to conserve the name Enicosanthum against Monoon (Annonaceae), Taxon. 2011, 60: 236-237. |
| Saunders R.M.K., Specialist Adviser, Registrar of Plant Variety Rights, Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong Government, 2011. |
| Surveswaran S., Wang R.J., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., Generic delimitation and historical biogeography in the early-divergent 'ambavioid' lineage of Annonaceae: Cananga, Cyathocalyx and Drepananthus., Taxon. 2010, 59: 1721-1734. |
| Veldkamp J.F. and Saunders R.M.K., Goniothalamus tripetalus (Lam.) Veldk. & R.M.K. Saunders (Annonaceae), comb. nov., Reinwardtia. 2010, 13: 167-169. |
| Wu D.L., Zhang D.X. and Saunders R.M.K., Burmanniaceae, In: Z.-Y. Wu, P.H. Raven & D.Y. Hong, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2010, 23: 121-124. |
| Xue B., Su Y.C.F., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Further fragmentation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae): molecular phylogenetic support for a broader delimitation of Marsypopetalum., Systematics and Biodiversity. 2011, 9: 17-26. |
| Xue B., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., Further fragmentation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae): molecular phylogenetic support for a broader delimitation of Marsypopetalum, 8th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, 23-27 August. 2010. |
| Zhang D.X. and Saunders R.M.K., Corsiaceae, In: Z.-Y. Wu, P.H. Raven & D.Y. Hong, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2010, 23: 131. |
| Researcher : Sha S |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhang W., Tian Z., Sha S., Cheng L.Y.L., Philipsen S. and Tan-Un K.C., Biochim Biophys Acta. , In: Zhang W, Tian Z, Sha S, Cheng LY, Philipsen S, Tan-Un KC., Functional and sequence analysis of human neuroglobin gene promoter region.. 2011, 1809(4-6): 236-244. |
| Researcher : Shen P |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Shen P., Zhou H. and Gu J.D., Patterns of polychaete communities in relation to environmental perturbations in a subtropical wetland of Hong Kong, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010, 90: 923-932. |
| Researcher : Shi M |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Brar M.S., Shi M., Carman S., Murtaugh M...P... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in Ontario, Canada, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago Illinois, 2010, 86. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Hui R.K.H., Faaberg K...S..., Wennblom T., Murtaugh M...P..., Stadejek T... and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of PRRSV: a phylogenetic perspective., Virus research. 2010, 154 (1-2): 7-17. |
| Shi M., Brar M.S., Tun H.M., Lam T.Y., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, The XIIth International Nidovirus Symposium. Michigan, USA, 2011, 31. |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Tun H.M., Shi M., Wong L.Y., Ayudhya S...N..., Amonsin A., Thanawonguwech R. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic diversity and multiple introductions of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in Thailand., Virology journal. 2011, 8: 164. |
| Tun H.M., Wong L.Y., Shi M., Amonsin A. and Leung F.C.C., Multiple introductions of north American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses into Thailand, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago, Illinois, 2010, 84. |
| Researcher : Shih CH |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Researcher : Sit WH |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chan W.H., Mak Y.L., Wu J.J., Jin L., Sit W.H., Lam C.W., Sadovy Y.J., Chan L.L., Lam K.W. and Murphy M.B., Spatial Distribution of Ciguateric Fish in the Republic of Kiribati. , Chemosphere. 2011, 84: 117-123. |
| Chen X., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F., Zhong W. and Yu A.C.H., Suppression of HeLa cancer cell proliferation in-vitro through sonoporation, International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2011. |
| Jiang P., Wan J.M.F., Sit W.H., Lee C.L., Schmidt M. and Sangild P.T., Enteral feeding in utero induces marked intestinal structural and functional proteome changes in pig fetuses., Pediatr Res.. 2011, 69(2): 123-8. |
| Jiang P., Sangild P.T., Siggers J.L., Sit W.H., Lee C.L. and Wan J.M.F., Bacterial Colonization Affects the Intestinal Proteome of Preterm Pigs Susceptible to Necrotizing Enterocolitis. , Neonatology. 2010, 99(4): 280-288. |
| Wan L.Y., El-Nezamy H.S., Sit W.H. and Wan J.M.F., In: Wan M.L.Y., El-Nezami S., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F., Modulation Of Mucin Mrna (muc2, Muc 5ac And Muc5b) Expressions In Ht29-mtx Cells Following Exposure To Deoxynivalenol And Nivalenol, Mycotoxins & Phycotoxins Gordon Reserach Seminar, 2011. |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Zhong W., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Cytoplasmic signaling involved in sonoporation-induced apoptosis and mitosis repression of promyelocytic leukemia cells, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2010, 1771-1774. |
| Researcher : Siu KY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee H.Y.V., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., A putative neural and neurohypophysial factor regulating water homeostatasis, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France.. 2010. |
| Lee V.H.Y., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Lam P.Y., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., An indispensable role of secretin in mediating the osmoregulatory functions of angiotensin II. , FASEB J. 2010, 24(12): 5024-5032. |
| Researcher : Siu KY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lee H.Y.V., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., A putative neural and neurohypophysial factor regulating water homeostatasis, 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France.. 2010. |
| Lee V.H.Y., Lee T.O., Chu J.Y.S., Lam P.Y., Siu K.Y., Vaudry H. and Chow B.K.C., An indispensable role of secretin in mediating the osmoregulatory functions of angiotensin II. , FASEB J. 2010, 24(12): 5024-5032. |
| Researcher : So MY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| So M.Y., Tam K.T. and Tan-Un K.C., Zearalenone induced apoptosis in cultured BEAS-2B cells through oxidative stress and other possible pathyways, In: M.Y.So, K.T.Tam and K.C.Tan-Un, Cold Spring Harbour (2011). 2011. |
| Researcher : Su L |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Differential effects of testosterone and TGF-beta3 on endocytic vesicle-mediated protein trafficking events at the blood-testis barrier. , Exp Cell Res. . 2010, 316: 2945-2960. |
| Su L., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Drug transporters and blood-testis barrier function., Journal of Endocrinology . 2011, 209: 337-351. |
| Researcher : Su X |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Su X. and Tsang J.S.H., Identification and characterization of a conserved haloacid transporter gene in the Burkholderia species, FEMS 2011 4th Congress of European Microbiologists. Geneva, Kenes International 2011, 2011, 108. |
| Researcher : Su YCF |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Couvreur T.L.P., Pirie M.D., Chatrou L.W., Saunders R.M.K., Su Y.C.F., Richardson J.E. and Erkens R.H.J., Steady tropical diversification and boreotropical geodispersal during the early history of the flowering plant family Annonaceae., Journal of Biogeography. 2011, 38: 664-680. |
| Li B., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., Pseuduvaria, In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011, 19: 689. |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein families in the Plant Kingdom, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting, Glasgow, 1-4 July. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, 2011, P4.34, p. 233. |
| Meng W., Su Y.C.F., Saunders R.M.K. and Chye M.L., The rice acyl-CoA-binding protein gene family: phylogeny, expression and functional analysis, New Phytologist. 2011, 189: 1170-1184. |
| Perera R.A.P.M., Su Y.C.F., Pow E.H.N., Lee M.P., Li P., Smith G. and Tsang P.C.S., Charles T. Kean Memorial Award (Best Paper Award) "Identification of Disease Associated EBV Genotypes in Hong Kong", 24th IADR-SEA Annual Scientific Meeting, Taiwan. 2010. |
| Xue B., Su Y.C.F., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Further fragmentation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae): molecular phylogenetic support for a broader delimitation of Marsypopetalum., Systematics and Biodiversity. 2011, 9: 17-26. |
| Researcher : Sun M |
| Project Title: | Molecular evolution of SSIIa gene during domestication and SNP markers for rice breeding |
| Investigator(s): | Sun M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 03/2011 |
| Project Title: | 2010 American Genetic Association Symposium Molecular phylogenetics of Caralluma s.l. species occurring in India |
| Investigator(s): | Sun M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 07/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Huang W.Y., Cai Y.Z., Corke H. and Sun M., Survey Of Antioxidant Capacity And Nutritional Quality Of Selected Edible And Medicinal Fruit Plants In Hong Kong , JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS . Elsevier Inc, 2010, 23: 510-517. |
| Jin L., Lu Y., Xiao P., Sun M., Corke H. and Bao J., Genetic Diversity And Population Structure Of A Diverse Set Of Rice Germplasm For Association Mapping, In: Bao JS (Bao, Jinsong), THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS . 2010, 121: 475-487. |
| Sun M. and Lo E.Y.Y., Genomic Markers Reveal Introgressive Hybridization in the Indo-West Pacific Mangroves: A Case Study, PLoS ONE . U.S. Headquarters, San Francisco, Calif, the Public Library of Science, 2011, 6(5): e19671. |
| Researcher : Sun Z |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Astaxanthin is responsible for antiglycoxidative properties of microalga Chlorella zofingiensis, Food Chemistry. 2011, 126: 1629-1635. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Protective actions of microalgae against endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) in human retinal pigment epithelial cells, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 251-258. |
| Researcher : Surveswaran S |
| Project Title: | 7th Biennial Conference of the Systematics Association Phylogeny of the Cananga-Cyathocalyx-Drepananthus (Annonaceae) group |
| Investigator(s): | Surveswaran S |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 08/2009 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Surveswaran S., Wang R.J., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., Generic delimitation and historical biogeography in the early-divergent 'ambavioid' lineage of Annonaceae: Cananga, Cyathocalyx and Drepananthus., Taxon. 2010, 59: 1721-1734. |
| Researcher : Tam KT |
| List of Research Outputs |
| So M.Y., Tam K.T. and Tan-Un K.C., Zearalenone induced apoptosis in cultured BEAS-2B cells through oxidative stress and other possible pathyways, In: M.Y.So, K.T.Tam and K.C.Tan-Un, Cold Spring Harbour (2011). 2011. |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Researcher : Tan H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zheng Z., Zhu Q., Fan C.L., Tan H. and Wang M., Phenolic tyrosinase inhibitors from the stems of Cudrania cochinchinensis, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 259-264. |
| Researcher : Tan-Un KC |
| Project Title: | Molecular and functional characterisation of Cytoglobin (CYGB), a hypoxia inducible gene |
| Investigator(s): | Tan-Un KC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2008 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2011 |
| Project Title: | The study of the regulatory regions of the human neuroglobin gene |
| Investigator(s): | Tan-Un KC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | King's/HKU Fellowship Awards 2010-11 |
| Investigator(s): | Tan-Un KC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | King's/HKU Fellowship Awards |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | A conditional knockout mouse for cytoglobin |
| Investigator(s): | Tan-Un KC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | Zearalenone-induced toxicity in cells |
| Investigator(s): | Tan-Un KC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| So M.Y., Tam K.T. and Tan-Un K.C., Zearalenone induced apoptosis in cultured BEAS-2B cells through oxidative stress and other possible pathyways, In: M.Y.So, K.T.Tam and K.C.Tan-Un, Cold Spring Harbour (2011). 2011. |
| Zhang W., Tian Z., Sha S., Cheng L.Y.L., Philipsen S. and Tan-Un K.C., Biochim Biophys Acta. , In: Zhang W, Tian Z, Sha S, Cheng LY, Philipsen S, Tan-Un KC., Functional and sequence analysis of human neuroglobin gene promoter region.. 2011, 1809(4-6): 236-244. |
| Zhang W., Cheng L.Y.L. and Tan-Un K.C., DNA methylation status influences expression of human neuroglobin gene, In: Wei Zhang, L.Y.L.Cheng, K.C.Tan-Un, Epigenetics and developmental programming conference (Newcastle, UK). 2011. |
| Researcher : Tang KS |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Tang K.S. and Wong A.S.T., Loss of BRCA1 regulates autophagy as a cellular stress response in breast and ovarian cancer cells, 102th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Orlando, FL (Abstract No. 3790). 2011. |
| Researcher : Thomas DC |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Thomas D.C., Hughes M., Phutthai T., Rajbhandary S., Rubite R., Ardi W.H. and Richardson J.E., A non-coding plastid DNA phylogeny of Asian Begonia (Begoniaceae): Evidence for morphological homoplasy and sectional polyphyly, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2011, 60: 428–444. |
| Thomas D.C., Ardi W.H. and Hughes M., Nine new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from South and West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 2011, 68: 225–255. |
| Researcher : Thomson DL |
| Project Title: | International Statistical Ecology Conference 2010 What effect will increased climatic variability have on wildlife population growth rates? |
| Investigator(s): | Thomson DL |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 07/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Schaub M., Kendall W. and Thomson D.L., Associate Editor for a special issue of the Journal of Ornithology, on mark-recapture and population analysis , In: Journal Editor-in-Chief - Franz Bairlein Volume Editors - Michael Schaub & Bill Kendall (I am then part of a team of associate editors for this volume), Journal of Ornithology, special issue. 2010. |
| Thomson D.L., An Introduction to Wildlife Demography: Principles and Applications, Marine Mammal Conservation Working Group of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department . 2011. |
| Thomson D.L., Member of the scientific review board of Demographic Research, In: Editor - Nico Keilman, Demographic Research. 2010. |
| Thomson D.L., Session Chair at The symposium on Environmental Management in Pearl River Delta; Review, Challenges and Opportunities, 20th Anniversary of the HKU MSc Programme in Environmental Managements. 2010. |
| Thomson D.L., Salter Menzo D.J., Lam L.K. and Fox R.M.K., Technology-Enhanced Collaborative Learning: A Case Study, CETL/TEL@HKU Seminar presented as part of the Earmarked TDG project for 4-Year Undergraduate Curriculum Reform “Building Communities of Good Practices in Using ICT in the Curriculum. 2011. |
| Thomson D.L., Salter Menzo D.J., Lam L.K. and Fox R.M.K., Technology-Enhanced Collaborative Learning: A Case Study, Centre for Information Technology in Education Research Symposium. 2011. |
| Thomson D.L., What effect will increased climatic variability have on wildlife population growth rates?, International Statistical Ecology Conference, University of Kent, UK. 2010. |
| Researcher : Tian L |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Tian L., Wang M., Li X., Lam P.K.S., Wang M., Wang D., Hong N.C., Li Y. and Chan L.L., Proteomic modification in gills and brains of medaka fish (Oryzias melastigma) after exposure to a sodium channel activator neurotoxin, brevetoxin-1, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 103: 211-217. |
| Researcher : Tian Z |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhang W., Tian Z., Sha S., Cheng L.Y.L., Philipsen S. and Tan-Un K.C., Biochim Biophys Acta. , In: Zhang W, Tian Z, Sha S, Cheng LY, Philipsen S, Tan-Un KC., Functional and sequence analysis of human neuroglobin gene promoter region.. 2011, 1809(4-6): 236-244. |
| Researcher : Tsang JSH |
| Project Title: | IUMS 2008 XII International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology Cloning of a putative regulator of the haloacid operon of Burkholderia cepacia MBA4 |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang JSH |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 08/2008 |
| Project Title: | Purification and characterization of a DNA-binding protein of a dehalogenase producing Burkholderia |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang JSH |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 02/2011 |
| Project Title: | Sequencing of the genome of a haloacid degrading bacterium |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang JSH |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 03/2011 |
| Project Title: | 4th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2011) Identification and characterization of a conserved haloacid transporter gene in the Burkholderia species |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang JSH |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Su X. and Tsang J.S.H., Identification and characterization of a conserved haloacid transporter gene in the Burkholderia species, FEMS 2011 4th Congress of European Microbiologists. Geneva, Kenes International 2011, 2011, 108. |
| Researcher : Tun HM |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Shi M., Brar M.S., Tun H.M., Lam T.Y., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, The XIIth International Nidovirus Symposium. Michigan, USA, 2011, 31. |
| Tun H.M., Shi M., Wong L.Y., Ayudhya S...N..., Amonsin A., Thanawonguwech R. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic diversity and multiple introductions of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in Thailand., Virology journal. 2011, 8: 164. |
| Tun H.M., Wong L.Y., Shi M., Amonsin A. and Leung F.C.C., Multiple introductions of north American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses into Thailand, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago, Illinois, 2010, 84. |
| Researcher : Vengatesen T |
| Project Title: | Marine calcifiers and Climate change: response of economically important juvenile benthic calcifiers to ocean acidification |
| Investigator(s): | Vengatesen T, Williams GA, Dudgeon D |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 02/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 08/2010 |
| Project Title: | Physiological and molecular responses of the Pacific oyster larvae to ocean acidification at warm and low-saline seawater: Immediate and latent effects |
| Investigator(s): | Vengatesen T |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | Climate change effects on larval metamorphosis: lessons from biomineralization |
| Investigator(s): | Vengatesen T, Shih K, Williams GA, Dudgeon D |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | Oyster larval metamorphosis and biomineralization under changing carbonate chemistry scenarios in estuaries: insights into functional adaptive strategies |
| Investigator(s): | Vengatesen T |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | Mechanical properties of biomineral nanocomposites in edible oysters: implications of rising carbon dioxide |
| Investigator(s): | Vengatesen T, Shih K |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chan B.S., Shih K., Zhang T. and Vengatesen T., Biomineralization of marine invertebrates in CO2 enriched seawater: Emphasis on post-settlement , 9th Larval Biology Symposium, New Zealand, August 23-27 . 2010. |
| Lane A.C., Wong K.W.K., Kurihara H. and Vengatesen T., Effect of ocean acidification on larvae of the intertidal barnacle Balanus amphitrite , 9th Larval Biology Symposium, NewZealand, August 23-27 . 2010. |
| Vengatesen T., CO2-threats to metamorphosing larvae: a proteomics perspective , Seventh EGU Alexander von Humboldt International Conference on Ocean acidification: consequences for marine ecosystems and society Penang, Malaysia, June 20–24, 2011. 2011. |
| Vengatesen T., Environmental Proteomics: a novel approach to study the mechanisms of CO2 effects on marine organisms , 6th ICT (International Conference on Toxicogenomics) - 2010. Incheon, Korea, 2010. |
| Vengatesen T., Molecular perspectives on CO2 threats to larvae: Potential impacts on coastal aquaculture and management , Sino-Norwegian cooperation to meet the global challenges Workshop on Polar, Environment and Climate Change Research, Shanghai, September 9 to 10th.. 2010. |
| Researcher : Wai TC |
| Project Title: | Stock and Ecological Status of Echinoderms in Hong Kong: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas using Sea Urchins as Model Organism |
| Investigator(s): | Wai TC, Ng WC, Leung KMY, Williams GA |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Environment and Conservation Fund |
| Start Date: | 04/2008 |
| Project Title: | 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference Feeding ecology of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China: stable isotope analysis and fatty acid profiling |
| Investigator(s): | Wai TC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 07/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 07/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Ng W.C., Chak S.T.C., Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010-31 May 2010 , Molecular Ecology Resources. 2010, 10: 1908-1105. |
| Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Feeding ecology of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China: stable isotope analysis and fatty acid profiling , 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y., Sin S.Y.T., Cornish A., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Spatial, seasonal, and ontogenetic variation in the significance of detrital pathways and terrestrial carbon for a benthic shark, Chilscyllium plagiosum (Hemiscyllidae), in a tropical estuary, Limnology and Oceanography. American Societ of Limnology and Oceanography, 2011, 56: 1035-1053. |
| Wai T.C., Ng W.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Williams G.A., Stock and Ecological Status of Echinoderms in Hong Kong: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas using Sea Urchins as Model Organism, 海膽的種群及生態狀況 – 以海膽作為評估海洋保護區功能的物種, Final Report submitted to Environment and Conservation Fund. 2011. |
| Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Wai T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Diet composition and feeding habit of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China, 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| 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 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chen X., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F., Zhong W. and Yu A.C.H., Suppression of HeLa cancer cell proliferation in-vitro through sonoporation, International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2011. |
| Jiang P., Wan J.M.F., Sit W.H., Lee C.L., Schmidt M. and Sangild P.T., Enteral feeding in utero induces marked intestinal structural and functional proteome changes in pig fetuses., Pediatr Res.. 2011, 69(2): 123-8. |
| Jiang P., Sangild P.T., Siggers J.L., Sit W.H., Lee C.L. and Wan J.M.F., Bacterial Colonization Affects the Intestinal Proteome of Preterm Pigs Susceptible to Necrotizing Enterocolitis. , Neonatology. 2010, 99(4): 280-288. |
| Wan L.Y., El-Nezamy H.S., Sit W.H. and Wan J.M.F., In: Wan M.L.Y., El-Nezami S., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F., Modulation Of Mucin Mrna (muc2, Muc 5ac And Muc5b) Expressions In Ht29-mtx Cells Following Exposure To Deoxynivalenol And Nivalenol, Mycotoxins & Phycotoxins Gordon Reserach Seminar, 2011. |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Zhong W., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Cytoplasmic signaling involved in sonoporation-induced apoptosis and mitosis repression of promyelocytic leukemia cells, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2010, 1771-1774. |
| Researcher : Wan LY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wan L.Y., El-Nezamy H.S., Sit W.H. and Wan J.M.F., In: Wan M.L.Y., El-Nezami S., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F., Modulation Of Mucin Mrna (muc2, Muc 5ac And Muc5b) Expressions In Ht29-mtx Cells Following Exposure To Deoxynivalenol And Nivalenol, Mycotoxins & Phycotoxins Gordon Reserach Seminar, 2011. |
| Researcher : Wang H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wang H., Nagegowda D.A., Rawat R., Bouvier-Nave P., Guo D., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., Enhanced sterol production and stress-tolerance in Arabidopsis overexpressing wild-type and mutant Brassica juncea HMGSI, Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference. From Plant Biology to Crop Biotechnology. Suzhou, China, Oct 25-29, 2010, p. 106. |
| Researcher : Wang J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Li B., Wang J. and Saunders R.M.K., Dasymaschalon, In: Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY, Flora of China. Beijing & St Louis, Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, 2011, 19: 682-684. |
| Researcher : Wang M |
| Project Title: | Natural tyrosinase inhibitors as skin whitening agents |
| Investigator(s): | Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme |
| Start Date: | 10/2007 |
| Project Title: | Integrated approaches to evaluate the bioactivities of process-induced novel flavonoid derivatives in thermally processed food systems |
| Investigator(s): | Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 11/2010 |
| Project Title: | Development of Novel Skin Whitening Cosmetic Products with Natural Tyrosinase Inhibitors as Key Ingredients |
| Investigator(s): | Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Tier 2) |
| Start Date: | 04/2010 |
| Project Title: | Establishing a Quality Control Platform for Popular Nutraceutical Products in Hong Kong Market |
| Investigator(s): | Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | Development of Novel Skin Whitening Cosmetic Products with Natural Tyrosinase Inhibitors as Key Ingredients |
| Investigator(s): | Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme |
| Start Date: | 10/2010 |
| Project Title: | 2010 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem) Application of instrumentation in quality control and development of phenolics-containing nutraceuticals and functional foods |
| Investigator(s): | Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | Preventive potential and mechanism of fruit phytochemicals against the formation of carcinogenic furan |
| Investigator(s): | Wang M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Peng X., Ma J., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Naturally occurring inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation endproducts, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 289-301. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Astaxanthin is responsible for antiglycoxidative properties of microalga Chlorella zofingiensis, Food Chemistry. 2011, 126: 1629-1635. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Protective actions of microalgae against endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) in human retinal pigment epithelial cells, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 251-258. |
| Tian L., Wang M., Li X., Lam P.K.S., Wang M., Wang D., Hong N.C., Li Y. and Chan L.L., Proteomic modification in gills and brains of medaka fish (Oryzias melastigma) after exposure to a sodium channel activator neurotoxin, brevetoxin-1, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 103: 211-217. |
| Wang M., Associate Editor, Journal of Functional Foods. 2011. |
| Wu J., Cheng K.W., Zuo X.F., Wang M., Li P., Zhang L.Y., Wang H. and Ye W.C., Steroidal saponins and ecdysterone from Asparagus filicinus and their cytotoxic activites, Steroids. 2010, 75: 734-739. |
| Wu J., Mak Y.L., Murphy M.B., Lam J.C.W., Chan W.H., Wang M., Chan L.L. and Lam P.K.S., Validation of an accelerated solvent extraction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for Pacific ciguatoxin-1 in fish flesh and comparison with the mouse neuroblastoma assay, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2011, 400: 3165-3175. |
| Zheng Z., Zhu Q., Fan C.L., Tan H. and Wang M., Phenolic tyrosinase inhibitors from the stems of Cudrania cochinchinensis, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 259-264. |
| Zheng Z., Ma J., Cheng K.W., Chao J., Zhu Q., Zhao M., Lin Z.X. and Wang M., Sulfur-containing constituents and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative from pineapple [Ananas xomosus (L.) Merr.] fruit, Phytochemistry. 2010, 71: 2046-2051. |
| Researcher : Wang M |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Liu H., Du Y., Chu H., Shih C.H., Wong W.Y., Wang M., Chu I.K., Tao Y.Z. and Lo C.S.C., Expand+Molecular Dissection of the Pathogen-Inducible 3-Deoxyanthocyanidin Biosynthesis Pathway in Sorghum , Plant and Cell Physiology. 2010, 51: 1173-1185. |
| Peng X., Ma J., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Naturally occurring inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation endproducts, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 289-301. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Astaxanthin is responsible for antiglycoxidative properties of microalga Chlorella zofingiensis, Food Chemistry. 2011, 126: 1629-1635. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Protective actions of microalgae against endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) in human retinal pigment epithelial cells, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 251-258. |
| Tian L., Wang M., Li X., Lam P.K.S., Wang M., Wang D., Hong N.C., Li Y. and Chan L.L., Proteomic modification in gills and brains of medaka fish (Oryzias melastigma) after exposure to a sodium channel activator neurotoxin, brevetoxin-1, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 103: 211-217. |
| Wang M., Associate Editor, Journal of Functional Foods. 2011. |
| Wu J., Cheng K.W., Zuo X.F., Wang M., Li P., Zhang L.Y., Wang H. and Ye W.C., Steroidal saponins and ecdysterone from Asparagus filicinus and their cytotoxic activites, Steroids. 2010, 75: 734-739. |
| Wu J., Mak Y.L., Murphy M.B., Lam J.C.W., Chan W.H., Wang M., Chan L.L. and Lam P.K.S., Validation of an accelerated solvent extraction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for Pacific ciguatoxin-1 in fish flesh and comparison with the mouse neuroblastoma assay, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2011, 400: 3165-3175. |
| Zheng Z., Zhu Q., Fan C.L., Tan H. and Wang M., Phenolic tyrosinase inhibitors from the stems of Cudrania cochinchinensis, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 259-264. |
| Zheng Z., Ma J., Cheng K.W., Chao J., Zhu Q., Zhao M., Lin Z.X. and Wang M., Sulfur-containing constituents and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative from pineapple [Ananas xomosus (L.) Merr.] fruit, Phytochemistry. 2010, 71: 2046-2051. |
| Researcher : Wang Y |
| Project Title: | EGFR Ligands in the Chicken Ovary --- How Are They Involved in the Proliferation, Differentiation, and Apoptosis of Ovarian Granulosa Cell? |
| Investigator(s): | Wang Y, Leung FCC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 01/2008 |
| Researcher : Wang Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lui W.Y. and Wang Y., Transcriptional and post-translational regulations of nectin-like molecule-2 in spermatogenic cells under the control of transforming growth factor-1, The 36th Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) congress. June 25-30, 2011. Torino, Italy. . 2011. |
| Wang Y. and Lo C.S.C., Functional characterization of Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase-like1 (DRL1) homologs in plant male gametophyte development , Plant Biology 2010, Montreal, Canada, 2010. |
| Wang Y. and Lui W.Y., Transforming growth factor-b mediates cell invasiness via regulating the expression of junction adhesion molecule-A, The 50th American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting. Philadephia, U.S.A. 2010. |
| Researcher : Wang Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lui W.Y. and Wang Y., Transcriptional and post-translational regulations of nectin-like molecule-2 in spermatogenic cells under the control of transforming growth factor-1, The 36th Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) congress. June 25-30, 2011. Torino, Italy. . 2011. |
| Wang Y. and Lo C.S.C., Functional characterization of Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase-like1 (DRL1) homologs in plant male gametophyte development , Plant Biology 2010, Montreal, Canada, 2010. |
| Wang Y. and Lui W.Y., Transforming growth factor-b mediates cell invasiness via regulating the expression of junction adhesion molecule-A, The 50th American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting. Philadephia, U.S.A. 2010. |
| Researcher : Williams G.A. |
| Project Title: | Trophic links between terrestrial and marine ecosystems: the source and fate of detrital materials driving intertidal and subtidal communities |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA, Dudgeon D, Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Effect of metabolic rate regulation on heat shock response of the high shore snail Echinolittorina malaccana |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA, Ng WC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 05/2011 |
| Project Title: | World Congress of Malacology 2010 Responses of limpets to thermal stress in a changing world: what we know and what we need to know |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA |
| 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: | Population genetic analysis of the mangrove snail genus Littoraria: does the evolved brooding habit reduce dispersal capability? |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA, Ng WC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Samakraman S., Williams G...A... and Ganamee M., Spatial and temporal variability of intertidal rocky shore molluscs in Sichang Island, East coast of Thailand, In: H Harada and Y Shirayama, NaGISA World Congress, Special Volume of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. Kyoto University, 2010, 39-52. |
| Researcher : Williams GA |
| Project Title: | Trophic links between terrestrial and marine ecosystems: the source and fate of detrital materials driving intertidal and subtidal communities |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA, Dudgeon D, Leung KMY |
| Department: | Ecology & Biodiversity |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 10/2007 |
| Completion Date: | 09/2010 |
| Project Title: | Effect of metabolic rate regulation on heat shock response of the high shore snail Echinolittorina malaccana |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA, Ng WC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 12/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 05/2011 |
| Project Title: | World Congress of Malacology 2010 Responses of limpets to thermal stress in a changing world: what we know and what we need to know |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA |
| 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: | Population genetic analysis of the mangrove snail genus Littoraria: does the evolved brooding habit reduce dispersal capability? |
| Investigator(s): | Williams GA, Ng WC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 12/2010 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan K.K. and Williams G.A., Misinterpreting species distribution patterns: the impact of cryptic species on ecological studies and climate change predictions., In: Tow TT, Yusup Y, Fizri, FFA, International Conference On Environmental Research And Technology. 2010, 99-104. |
| Dong Y. and Williams G.A., Variations in cardiac performance and heat-shock protein expression to thermal stress in two differently zoned limpets on a tropical rocky shore , Marine Biology. 2011, 158: 1223-1231. |
| Gray D.R. and Williams G.A., Knowing when to stop: rhythms of locomotor activity in the high-shore limpet Cellana grata Gould, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2010, 391: 125-130. |
| Marshall D.J., McQuaid C.D. and Williams G.A., Non-climatic thermal adaptation: implications for species' responses to climate warming, Biology Letters. 2010, 6: 669-673. |
| Santini G., Ngan A. and Williams G.A., Plasticity in the temporal organization of foraging in the limpet Cellana grata, Marine Biology. 2011, 158: 1377-1386. |
| Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Feeding ecology of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China: stable isotope analysis and fatty acid profiling , 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y., Sin S.Y.T., Cornish A., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Spatial, seasonal, and ontogenetic variation in the significance of detrital pathways and terrestrial carbon for a benthic shark, Chilscyllium plagiosum (Hemiscyllidae), in a tropical estuary, Limnology and Oceanography. American Societ of Limnology and Oceanography, 2011, 56: 1035-1053. |
| Wai T.C., Ng W.C., Leung K.M.Y. and Williams G.A., Stock and Ecological Status of Echinoderms in Hong Kong: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas using Sea Urchins as Model Organism, 海膽的種群及生態狀況 – 以海膽作為評估海洋保護區功能的物種, Final Report submitted to Environment and Conservation Fund. 2011. |
| Williams G.A., de Pirro M., Cartwright S.R., Khangura H.K., Ng W.C., Leung T.Y. and Morritt D., Come rain or shine: the combined effects of physical stresses on physiological and protein-level responses of an intertidal limpet in the monsoonal tropics, Functional Ecology. 2011, 25: 101-110. |
| Williams G.A., Ng W.C., Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan B.K.K., Nakano T. and Dong Y., Cryptic species confound climate change predictions, Discovering marine biodiversity in the Asia Pacific, Pacific Science Congress, . 2011. |
| Williams G.A., Death in the afternoon: physical stress on tropical shores, Sensor development for the study of global climate change in intertidal ecosystems. 2011. |
| Williams G.A., Dong Y., Morritt D., Ng W.C. and De Pirro M., Responses Of Limpets To Thermal Stress In A Changing World: What We Know And What We Need To Know, World Congress of Malacology 2010: The Biology and Evolution of Limpets. 2010. |
| 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 |
| Researcher : Wong AST |
| Project Title: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2006-2007 |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AST |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Outstanding Young Researcher Award |
| Start Date: | 11/2007 |
| Project Title: | Role of GnRH in ovarian cancer metastasis |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AST, Cheung ANY, Lin MC |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2009 |
| Project Title: | Cross-talk between estrogen-related receptor alpha and beta-catenin signaling in ovarian cancer |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AST |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 06/2011 |
| Project Title: | Involvement of orphan nuclear receptor Nurr77 in regulating β-catenin turnover and signaling |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AST |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme |
| Start Date: | 01/2010 |
| Project Title: | Role of BRCA1 in stress-induced autophagy in breast and ovarian cancers |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AST |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Small Project Funding |
| Start Date: | 11/2010 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2011 |
| Project Title: | American Association for Cancer Research 102nd Annual Meeting Loss of BRCA1 regulates autophagy as a cellular stress response in breast and ovarian cancer cells |
| Investigator(s): | Wong AST |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 04/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chau W.K. and Wong A.S.T., c-Kit regulates stem-like phenotype and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer cells, 102th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Orlando, FL (Abstract No. 1102). 2011. |
| Cheung L.W., Mak A.S., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S., Leung P.C. and Wong A.S.T., P-cadherin cooperates with insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor to promote metastatic signaling of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in ovarian cancer via p120 catenin, Oncogene. 2011, 30: 2964-2974. |
| Cheung W.T., Leung K.W., Wong C.K., Wong R.N. and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 induces angiogenesis via non-genomic cross-talk of glucocorticoid receptor and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, Cardiovascular Research. 2011, 89: 419-425. |
| Ip K.M., Yung P.M., Chan D.T.M. and Wong A.S.T., Hepatocyte growth factor modulates adhesion of ovarian cancer cells to the peritoneum mesothelium through p70 S6 kinase, 102th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Orlando, FL (Abstract No. 1527). 2011. |
| Ip K.M., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S. and Wong A.S.T., p70 S6 kinase in the control of actin cytoskeleton dynamics and directed migration of ovarian cancer cells, Oncogene. 2011, 30: 2420-2432. |
| Tang K.S. and Wong A.S.T., Loss of BRCA1 regulates autophagy as a cellular stress response in breast and ovarian cancer cells, 102th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Orlando, FL (Abstract No. 3790). 2011. |
| Wong A.S.T., Award for Teaching Excellence, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong. 2010. |
| Wong A.S.T., Cadherin adhesion and signaling in ovarian cancer: an exception to the norm?, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Institute of Digestive Disease, December. 2010. |
| Wong A.S.T., Cadherins in ovarian cancer: rule or exception?, Xiamen University, Institute of Biomedical Research, Xiamen, China, December. 2010. |
| Wong A.S.T., Dynamic regulation of cadherins in ovarian cancer, University of South Florida, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Tampa, FL, April. 2011. |
| Wong A.S.T., Editorial Board, Frontiers in Experimental Endocrinology. 2011. |
| Wong A.S.T., Editorial Board, Frontiers in Predictive Toxicity. 2010. |
| Wong A.S.T., Editorial Board, Scientific Reports. 2011. |
| Wong A.S.T., GnRH and ovarian cancer metastasis, 6th International Huaxia Congress of Endocrinology, Shanghai, China, December. 2010. |
| Wong A.S.T., Human female reproductive tract epithelial cell culture, In Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer Science. 2011, in press. |
| Wu H., Li W., Sun Z., Gao W., Zhang H., Xie L., Jiang F., Qin B., Yan T., Chen L., Zhao Y., Cao X., Wu Y., Lin B., Zhou H., Wong A.S.T., Zhang X.K. and Zeng J.Z., Regulation of Nur77 expression by b-catenin and its mitogenic effect in colon cancer cells, FASEB Journal. 2011, 25: 192-205. |
| Researcher : Wong EWP |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Researcher : Wong KWK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Lane A.C., Wong K.W.K., Kurihara H. and Vengatesen T., Effect of ocean acidification on larvae of the intertidal barnacle Balanus amphitrite , 9th Larval Biology Symposium, NewZealand, August 23-27 . 2010. |
| Researcher : Wong KYK |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong K.Y.K., Ng Y.L.S., Lee T.O., Ng K.H.H. and Chow B.K.C., Orexins and their receptors from fish to mammals: A comparative approach, Gen Comp Endocrinol.. 2011, 171: 124-130. |
| Researcher : Wong LY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Tun H.M., Shi M., Wong L.Y., Ayudhya S...N..., Amonsin A., Thanawonguwech R. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic diversity and multiple introductions of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in Thailand., Virology journal. 2011, 8: 164. |
| Tun H.M., Wong L.Y., Shi M., Amonsin A. and Leung F.C.C., Multiple introductions of north American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses into Thailand, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago, Illinois, 2010, 84. |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Researcher : Wong LY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Tun H.M., Shi M., Wong L.Y., Ayudhya S...N..., Amonsin A., Thanawonguwech R. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic diversity and multiple introductions of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in Thailand., Virology journal. 2011, 8: 164. |
| Tun H.M., Wong L.Y., Shi M., Amonsin A. and Leung F.C.C., Multiple introductions of north American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses into Thailand, 2010 International PRRS Symposium . Chicago, Illinois, 2010, 84. |
| Wong L.Y., Fan S.T., Man K., Sit W.H., Jiang P., Jor W.Y., Lee Y.K., Ling W.L., Tam K.T. and Wan J.M.F., Identification of liver proteins and their roles associated with carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2010, 30(9): 1369-1381. |
| Researcher : Wong TWL |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Wong WY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wong W.Y., Lam C.W., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Can carbon nanotubes act as a carrier vehicle to enhance uptake and toxicity of other xenobiotics in fish?, a poster presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Wong W.Y., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano-zinc oxides on three marine organisms, an oral presentation delivered at the EnviroTox 2011 Conference: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthier Environment, held during 17-20 April 2011, at Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia. 2011. |
| Researcher : Wu J |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wu J., Cheng K.W., Zuo X.F., Wang M., Li P., Zhang L.Y., Wang H. and Ye W.C., Steroidal saponins and ecdysterone from Asparagus filicinus and their cytotoxic activites, Steroids. 2010, 75: 734-739. |
| Wu J., Mak Y.L., Murphy M.B., Lam J.C.W., Chan W.H., Wang M., Chan L.L. and Lam P.K.S., Validation of an accelerated solvent extraction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for Pacific ciguatoxin-1 in fish flesh and comparison with the mouse neuroblastoma assay, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 2011, 400: 3165-3175. |
| Researcher : Wu SS |
| Project Title: | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: a ubiquitous contaminant disrupting the reproductive hormones and impairing reproduction of fish? |
| Investigator(s): | Wu SS |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 12/2008 |
| Project Title: | Centre for Marine Environmental Research and Innovative Technology |
| Investigator(s): | Wu SS, Lee JHW, Li XY, Li WK, Leung KMY |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Areas of Excellence Scheme |
| Start Date: | 11/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2012 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Fang J.K.H., Wu S.S., Zheng G.S., Lam P.K.S. and Shin P.K.S., Seasonality of bioaccumulation of trace organics and lysosomal integrity in green-lipped mussel Perna viridis. , Science of the Total Environment . 2010, 408: 1458-1465. |
| Tong E.S.P., van de Merwe J.P., Chiu M.Y. and Wu S.S., Effects of 1,2-dichlorobenzene on the growth, bioenergetics and reproduction of the amphipod, Melita longidactyla. , Chemosphere . Elsvier, 2010, 80: 20-27. |
| Wu S.S., Biomarkers For Regulatory Toxicology: Are We Ready? (Invited Keynote lecture), 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment. 3-8 July, 2011 . 2011, N/A. |
| Wu S.S., Eutrophication and Hypoxia: Problems and Scientific Challenges (Invited keynote lecture). , International Conference on Marine Environment and Biodiversity Conservation in the South China Seas, 16-17 July 2010, Kaohsiung, Taiwan . 2010. |
| van de Merwe J.P., Chan A.K.Y., Lei E.N.Y., Yau M.S., Lam M.H.W. and Wu S.S., Bioaccumulation and maternal transfer of PBDE 47 in the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) following dietary exposure, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 103: 199-204. |
| Researcher : Xiao M |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Xiao M. and Yan A., Regulation of a Multidrug Resistance Gene ompW by Anaerobic Adaptation in E.coli, Gordon Research Conference on Multi-Drug Efflux Systems 2011, June 12-17, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 2011. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., 7th European Workshop on Bacterial Respiratory Chains, May 11-15, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, 2011. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., Regulated expression of multi-drug efflux transporters and their physiological roles in anaerobic adaptation in E. coli, Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Stress Response 2010, July 18-23; South Hadley, MA USA. 2010. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Horiyama T.S.U.K.A.S.A., Zhang Y., Li X., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects against Nitrosative Damage during the Anaerobic Respiration in Escherichia coli, Journal of Biological Chemistry. Bethesda, Maryland, USA, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011, 286: 26576-26584. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., The Up-regulated Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects Against Nitrosative Damages during the Anaerobic Respiration of E. coli, The 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), May 10-24, 2011, New Orleans, USA. 2011. |
| Researcher : Xiao S |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Chen Q., Methods in using acyl-CoA-binding proteins to enhance low-temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants, US Patent Application No. 12/767,177 filed April 26, 2010 [US20100333239-A1 published December 30, 2010] . 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Gao W., Methods in using transformed plants expressing plant-derived acyl-CoA-binding proteins in phytoremediation, US Patent No. 7,880,053 issued Feb 1, 2011 . 2011. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and its protein interactors are stress-responsive proteins, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB). Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Nov 17-19, 2010, Session K1: p. 77. Invited talk. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and Lysophospholipase 2 confer protection during oxidative stress., 19th International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Cairns, Australia, July 11-16, 2010, P-87, p. 53. Australia, 2010. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Protein interactors of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP2 mediate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis, Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2010, 8: 1025-1027. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis ACBP3 is involved in regulation of plant defense and leaf senescence , UGC-AoE Seminar Series 2010, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Oct. 23, 2010. Invited talk. 2010, P.14. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., New roles for acyl-CoA-binding proteins in plant development, stress responses and lipid metabolism, Prog. Lipid Res. 2011, 50: 141-151. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., The Arabidopsis thaliana ACBP3 regulates leaf senescence by modulating phospholipid metabolism and ATG8 stability, Autophagy. 2010, 6: 802-804. |
| Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Identification of cis-elements that regulate dark- and pathogen-induced expression of the gene encoding Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) in Arabidopsis, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting 2011. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, P3.21, p. 212. |
| Researcher : Xiao S |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Chen Q., Methods in using acyl-CoA-binding proteins to enhance low-temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants, US Patent Application No. 12/767,177 filed April 26, 2010 [US20100333239-A1 published December 30, 2010] . 2010. |
| Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Gao W., Methods in using transformed plants expressing plant-derived acyl-CoA-binding proteins in phytoremediation, US Patent No. 7,880,053 issued Feb 1, 2011 . 2011. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and its protein interactors are stress-responsive proteins, 6th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB). Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Nov 17-19, 2010, Session K1: p. 77. Invited talk. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 2 and Lysophospholipase 2 confer protection during oxidative stress., 19th International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Cairns, Australia, July 11-16, 2010, P-87, p. 53. Australia, 2010. |
| Gao W., Li H., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Protein interactors of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP2 mediate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis, Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2010, 8: 1025-1027. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis ACBP3 is involved in regulation of plant defense and leaf senescence , UGC-AoE Seminar Series 2010, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Oct. 23, 2010. Invited talk. 2010, P.14. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., New roles for acyl-CoA-binding proteins in plant development, stress responses and lipid metabolism, Prog. Lipid Res. 2011, 50: 141-151. |
| Xiao S. and Chye M.L., The Arabidopsis thaliana ACBP3 regulates leaf senescence by modulating phospholipid metabolism and ATG8 stability, Autophagy. 2010, 6: 802-804. |
| Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Identification of cis-elements that regulate dark- and pathogen-induced expression of the gene encoding Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) in Arabidopsis, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting 2011. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, P3.21, p. 212. |
| Researcher : Xiao X |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Li W.M.M., Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lam Y.L., Lee W.W.M., Lui W.Y., Bonanomi M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin-binding protein drebrin E is involved in junction dynamics during spermatogenesis, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1: 123-136. |
| Xiao X., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., c-Yes regulates cell adhesion at the blood–testis barrier and the apical ectoplasmic specialization in the seminiferous epithelium of rat testes. , International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology . 2011, 43: 651-665. |
| Researcher : Xue B |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Saunders R.M.K. and Xue B., Proposal to conserve the name Enicosanthum against Monoon (Annonaceae), Taxon. 2011, 60: 236-237. |
| Xue B., Su Y.C.F., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Further fragmentation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae): molecular phylogenetic support for a broader delimitation of Marsypopetalum., Systematics and Biodiversity. 2011, 9: 17-26. |
| Xue B., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., Further fragmentation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae): molecular phylogenetic support for a broader delimitation of Marsypopetalum, 8th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, 23-27 August. 2010. |
| Researcher : Yan A |
| Project Title: | Exploring the Regulatory Mechanism of Escherichia coli Global Transcription Factor FNR |
| Investigator(s): | Yan A |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 11/2008 |
| Completion Date: | 10/2010 |
| Project Title: | Transcriptional regulation of multidrug resistance genes by anaerobic adaptation in Escherichia coli |
| Investigator(s): | Yan A, Huang J |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 07/2009 |
| Project Title: | Explore and molecular engineering of FNR family proteins that lead to altered sensitivity to oxygen |
| Investigator(s): | Yan A, Sun H |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 03/2010 |
| Project Title: | HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards 2010-11 |
| Investigator(s): | Yan A |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards |
| Start Date: | 06/2010 |
| Project Title: | Regulated expression of multidrug resistance genes in anaerobic E. coli and its physiological implications in host adaptation |
| Investigator(s): | Yan A |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme - Travel Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | 111th General Meeting for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM 2011) The Up-regulated Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects Against Nitrosative Damages during the Anaerobic Respiration of E. coli |
| Investigator(s): | Yan A |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Grants for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 05/2011 |
| Completion Date: | 05/2011 |
| Project Title: | Regulation and physiological functions of an outer membrane multidrug resistance protein OmpW |
| Investigator(s): | Yan A |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Pan Q. and Yan A., Molecular engineering of the global transcription regulator FNR to generate E. coli variants with altered capability in sensing and responding to environmental O2, International Symposium on Synthetic Biology (ISSB), October 18-19, Singapore. Singapore, 2010. |
| Xiao M. and Yan A., Regulation of a Multidrug Resistance Gene ompW by Anaerobic Adaptation in E.coli, Gordon Research Conference on Multi-Drug Efflux Systems 2011, June 12-17, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 2011. |
| Yan A., Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications. 2011. |
| Yan A., Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Young Scientist Meeting Grant Award, Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). 2011. |
| Yan A., Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF: More Than Causing Multi-drug Resistance", December 3, 2010, , State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China. 2010. |
| Yan A., Novel Functions of the Multidrug Efflux Pumps in Bacterial Stress Response to Oxygen Limitation", May 6, 2011, , School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011. |
| Yan A., Novel functions of the multidrug efflux pump MdtEF in bacterial stress response to oxygen limitation, Gordon Research Conference on Multi-Drug Efflux Systems 2011, June 12-17, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. 2011. |
| Yan A., Regulation, Function, and Physiological Roles of Multi-Drug Efflux Pumps During Anaerobic Adaptation in E. coli", August 27, 2010, , Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. 2010. |
| Yan A., Regulation, Function, and Physiological Roles of multi-drug efflux pumps during the anaerobic adaptation in E. coli, Biochemistry Department, Duke University, USA. 2010. |
| Yan A., Transcription Regulation Of Multi-drug Efflux Transporters And Their Physiological Roles In Anaerobic Adaptation In E. Coli, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, USA. 2010. |
| Yan A., Up-regulation and physiological roles of the multidrug efflux pump MdtEF during the anaerobic respiration of E. coli", May 14, 2011, , 7th European Workshop on Bacterial Respiratory Chains, Backagården, Höör, Lund, Sweden. 2011. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., 7th European Workshop on Bacterial Respiratory Chains, May 11-15, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, 2011. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., Regulated expression of multi-drug efflux transporters and their physiological roles in anaerobic adaptation in E. coli, Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Stress Response 2010, July 18-23; South Hadley, MA USA. 2010. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Horiyama T.S.U.K.A.S.A., Zhang Y., Li X., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects against Nitrosative Damage during the Anaerobic Respiration in Escherichia coli, Journal of Biological Chemistry. Bethesda, Maryland, USA, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011, 286: 26576-26584. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., The Up-regulated Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects Against Nitrosative Damages during the Anaerobic Respiration of E. coli, The 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), May 10-24, 2011, New Orleans, USA. 2011. |
| Researcher : Yan HHN |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Cheng C.Y., Wong E.W.P., Lie P.Y.P., Li W.M.M., Mruk D.D., Yan H.H.N., Mok K.W., Mannu J., Mathur P.P., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Bonanomi M. and Silvestrini B., Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by desmosome, gap junction, hemidesmosome and polarity protein, Spermatogenesis. 2011, 1(2): 105-115. |
| Researcher : Yasuhara M |
| Project Title: | North Atlantic and Arctic deep-sea biodiversity: Towards a taxonomic baseline and beyond |
| Investigator(s): | Yasuhara M |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2011 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Brandao S., Yasuhara M. and Irizuki T., Playing the Detective in Ostracoda Taxonomy: on types of the family Trachyleberididae, The Crustacean Society 2011 Summer Meeting. 2011. |
| Yasuhara M., Marine ecosystem history: A micropaleontological perspective, Marine and Freshwater Biology Module Special Guest Seminar, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong. 2011. |
| Researcher : Yeung CM |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Hoo R.L.C., Chu J.Y.S., Yuan Y., Yeung C.M., Chan K.Y.Y. and Chow B.K.C., Functional identification of an intronic promoter of the human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide gene , Gene. 2010, 463: 29-40. |
| Yeung C.M., Lo A.C.Y., Cheung A.K., Chung S.S., Wong D.S.H. and Chung S.K., More severe type 2 diabetes-associated ischemic stroke injury is alleviated in aldose reductase-deficient mice, J Neurosci Res. 2010, 88(9): 2026-2034. |
| Researcher : Yeung WY |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Feeding ecology of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China: stable isotope analysis and fatty acid profiling , 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Wai T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Diet composition and feeding habit of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus, in Pearl River estuary, southern China, 2010 Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 2010. |
| Researcher : Yip CW |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Shi M., Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Murtaugh M.P., Davies P.R., Hui R.K.H., Li J., Wong T.W.L., Yip C.W., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., Phylogeny-based evolutionary, demographical, and geographical dissection of North American type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses, Journal of Virology. 2010, 84 (17): 8700-8711. |
| Researcher : Yip WK |
| Project Title: | Molecular studies on two components OASS and SAT of rice cysteine synthase complex and cysteine regeneration during ethylene biosynthesis |
| Investigator(s): | Yip WK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2009 |
| Completion Date: | 12/2010 |
| Project Title: | Characterization and identification of mitochondrial cysteine/cystine transporter(s)involved in sulfide recycling during plant hormone ethylene biosynthesis |
| Investigator(s): | Yip WK |
| Department: | School of Biological Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2011 |
| Project Title: | 36th FEBS Conference The occurrence of ACC- dependent ethylene biosynthesis might have played important role in the speciation of β-cyanoalanine synthase (CAS) from the O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase (OASS) family proteins during land plant evolution |
| Investigator(s): | Yip WK |
| 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 : Yuan Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Hoo R.L.C., Chu J.Y.S., Yuan Y., Yeung C.M., Chan K.Y.Y. and Chow B.K.C., Functional identification of an intronic promoter of the human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide gene , Gene. 2010, 463: 29-40. |
| Yuan Y., Lee T.O., Ng S.M. and Chow B.K.C., Extragastrointestinal functions and transcriptional regulation of secretin and secretin receptors., Ann N Y Acad Sci.. 2011, 1220: 23-33. |
| Researcher : Zeng X |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Astaxanthin is responsible for antiglycoxidative properties of microalga Chlorella zofingiensis, Food Chemistry. 2011, 126: 1629-1635. |
| Sun Z., Liu J., Zeng X., Huangfu J., Jiang Y., Wang M. and Chen S.F., Protective actions of microalgae against endogenous and exogenous advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) in human retinal pigment epithelial cells, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 251-258. |
| Researcher : Zhang W |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhang W., Tian Z., Sha S., Cheng L.Y.L., Philipsen S. and Tan-Un K.C., Biochim Biophys Acta. , In: Zhang W, Tian Z, Sha S, Cheng LY, Philipsen S, Tan-Un KC., Functional and sequence analysis of human neuroglobin gene promoter region.. 2011, 1809(4-6): 236-244. |
| Zhang W., Cheng L.Y.L. and Tan-Un K.C., DNA methylation status influences expression of human neuroglobin gene, In: Wei Zhang, L.Y.L.Cheng, K.C.Tan-Un, Epigenetics and developmental programming conference (Newcastle, UK). 2011. |
| Researcher : Zhang Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., 7th European Workshop on Bacterial Respiratory Chains, May 11-15, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, 2011. |
| Zhang Y. and Lim B.L., Over-expression of a novel Arabidopsis phosphatase causes accelerated flowering and higher photosynthesis rate in Camelina Stavia , Plant Biology 2010. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., Regulated expression of multi-drug efflux transporters and their physiological roles in anaerobic adaptation in E. coli, Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Stress Response 2010, July 18-23; South Hadley, MA USA. 2010. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Horiyama T.S.U.K.A.S.A., Zhang Y., Li X., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects against Nitrosative Damage during the Anaerobic Respiration in Escherichia coli, Journal of Biological Chemistry. Bethesda, Maryland, USA, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011, 286: 26576-26584. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., The Up-regulated Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects Against Nitrosative Damages during the Anaerobic Respiration of E. coli, The 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), May 10-24, 2011, New Orleans, USA. 2011. |
| Researcher : Zhang Y |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., 7th European Workshop on Bacterial Respiratory Chains, May 11-15, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, 2011. |
| Zhang Y. and Lim B.L., Over-expression of a novel Arabidopsis phosphatase causes accelerated flowering and higher photosynthesis rate in Camelina Stavia , Plant Biology 2010. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., Regulated expression of multi-drug efflux transporters and their physiological roles in anaerobic adaptation in E. coli, Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Stress Response 2010, July 18-23; South Hadley, MA USA. 2010. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M., Horiyama T.S.U.K.A.S.A., Zhang Y., Li X., Nishino K.U.N.I.H.I.K.O. and Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects against Nitrosative Damage during the Anaerobic Respiration in Escherichia coli, Journal of Biological Chemistry. Bethesda, Maryland, USA, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011, 286: 26576-26584. |
| Zhang Y., Xiao M. and Yan A., The Up-regulated Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Protects Against Nitrosative Damages during the Anaerobic Respiration of E. coli, The 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), May 10-24, 2011, New Orleans, USA. 2011. |
| Researcher : Zheng S |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Identification of cis-elements that regulate dark- and pathogen-induced expression of the gene encoding Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) in Arabidopsis, The SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology) Annual Main Meeting 2011. Glasgow July 1-4, 2011, P3.21, p. 212. |
| Researcher : Zheng Z |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zheng Z., Zhu Q., Fan C.L., Tan H. and Wang M., Phenolic tyrosinase inhibitors from the stems of Cudrania cochinchinensis, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 259-264. |
| Zheng Z., Ma J., Cheng K.W., Chao J., Zhu Q., Zhao M., Lin Z.X. and Wang M., Sulfur-containing constituents and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative from pineapple [Ananas xomosus (L.) Merr.] fruit, Phytochemistry. 2010, 71: 2046-2051. |
| Researcher : Zhu F |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zhu F., Cai Y., Yang X.S., Ke J.X. and Corke H., Anthocyanins, hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, and antioxidant activity in roots of different Chinese purple-fleshed sweetpotato genotypes, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2010, 58(13): 7588-7596. |
| Researcher : Zhu Q |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Zheng Z., Zhu Q., Fan C.L., Tan H. and Wang M., Phenolic tyrosinase inhibitors from the stems of Cudrania cochinchinensis, Food & Function. 2011, 2: 259-264. |
| Zheng Z., Ma J., Cheng K.W., Chao J., Zhu Q., Zhao M., Lin Z.X. and Wang M., Sulfur-containing constituents and one 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivative from pineapple [Ananas xomosus (L.) Merr.] fruit, Phytochemistry. 2010, 71: 2046-2051. |