School of Biological Sciences

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Researcher : Ahokas JT

List of Research Outputs

Woo C.S.J., Wan L.Y., Ahokas J.T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of placental 3β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase in JEG-3 cells in response to ochratoxin a exposure, SOT’s 51st Annual Meeting & ToxExpo. 2012.

Researcher : Attanayake MAS.A.

List of Research Outputs

Attanayake M.A.S...A..., Turner I.M. and Saunders R.M.K., Two new species of Uvaria (Annonaceae) from Borneo, with a new nomenclatural combination., Novon. 2011, 21: 161-168.

Researcher : Bao J

List of Research Outputs

Bao J., Lu Y., Yang F., Zhang G., Shao Y.F., Corke H. and Sun M., 92. Bao JS, Lu Y, Yang F, Zhang G, Shao YF, Corke H, Sun M (2012) Nucleotide polymorphisms in OsAGP genes and their possible association with grain weight of rice , JOURNAL OF CEREAL SCIENCE . 2012, 55: 312-317.

Researcher : Bao W

List of Research Outputs

Bao W., Leung K.M.Y. and Lui G.C.S., Mixture toxicities of zinc perithione and copper to sub-tropical marine organisms: implications on deriving environmentally realistic water quality criteria, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Bao W., Lai K.K.Y., Mak E.P.Y., Mak K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Water effect ratio and its application on setting site-specific water quality criteria for protecting marine ecosystems of Hong Kong, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Researcher : Bao WW

List of Research Outputs

Bao W.W., Lai K.K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Water effect ratio and its application on setting site-specific water quality criteria for protecting marine ecosystems of Hong Kong, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Brar MS

List of Research Outputs

Doorsselaere J.V., Brar M.S., Shi M., Karniychuk U., Leung F.C.C. and Nauwynck H.J., Complete genome characterization of a East European Type 1 subtype 3 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Virus Genes. 2011, 44: 51-54.

Shi M., Brar M.S., Carman S., D'Allaire S., Murtaugh M.P. and Leung F.C.C., A high resolution characterization of spatial dissemination of Type 2 PRRSV in North America, 2011 International PRRS Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, 2011, 97.

Tun H.M., Brar M.S., Khin N., Li J., Hui R.K.H., Dowd S.E. and Leung F.C.C., Gene-centric metagenomics analysis of feline intestinal microbiome using 454 junior pyrosequencing, Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2012, 88: 369-376.

Researcher : Cai Y

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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2008

Researcher : Cao H

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Community shift of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2012, 94: 247-259.

Cao H., Li M., Hong Y. and Gu J., Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in polluted mangrove sediment, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. New York, ScienceDirect,, 2011, 34: 513-523.

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in sediments from the coastal Pearl River Estuary to the South China Sea, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic, 2011, 100: 545-556.

Cao H., Li M., Hong Y. and Gu J., Lower abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) than ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) detected in the subsurface sediments of the South China Sea, Geomicrobiology Journal. Oxfordshire , UK, Taylor & Francis,, 2012, 29: 332-339.

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Phylogenetic diversity and ecological pattern of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in the surface sediments of the Western Pacific, Microbial Ecology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springe, 2011, 62: 813-823.

Hong Y., Li M., Cao H. and Gu J., Residence of habitat-specific anammox bacteria in the deep-sea subsurface sediments of the South China Sea: analyses of marker genes abundance with physical chemical parameters, Microbial Ecology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 62: 36-47.

Li M., Hong Y., Cao H. and Gu J., Mangrove trees affect the community structure and distribution of anammox bacteria at an anthropogenic-polluted mangrove in the Pearl River Delta reflected by 16S rRNA and hydrazine oxidoreductase (HZO) encoding gene analyses, Ecotoxicology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 20: 1780-1790.

Researcher : Chan KY

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y., Xing G.H., Xu Y., Wu S.C., Wong C.K.C., Leung C.K.M. and Wong M.H., BODY LOADINGS AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF DIOXINS AT AN INTENSIVE ELECTRONIC-WASTE PROCESSING SITE IN CHINA, 4th International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, Adelaide, Australia.. 2011.

Chan K.Y., Xing G.H., Xu Y., Wu S.C., Wong C.K.C., Leung C.K.M. and Wong M.H., Dietary Exposure and Health Risk Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants at Electronic Waste Recycling Sites in China, The 4th International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference. 2011.

Peng J., Chan K.Y., Chen Y., Lamb J.R., Tam P.K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of water uptake on melamine renal stone formation in mice, Nephrol Dial Transplant . 2012, 27: 2225-2231.

Researcher : Chan KY

List of Research Outputs

Peng J., Chan K.Y., Chen Y., Lamb J.R., Tam P.K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of water uptake on melamine renal stone formation in mice, Nephrol Dial Transplant . 2012, 27: 2225-2231.

Researcher : Chan MN

List of Research Outputs

Chan M.N., Cheng H.S., Djurisic A., Ng A.M.C., Leung F.C.C. and Chan W.K., Multicomponent antimicrobial transparent polymer coatings, Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2011, 122: 1572-1578.

Researcher : Chan YK

List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.K., Kirjavainen P., Chen Y. and El-Nezamy H.S., Atherosclerosis and gut microbiota: A potential target for probiotics, In: Seppo Salminen, Atte von Wright and Arthur Ouwehand, Lactic Acid Bacteria: Microbiological and Functional Aspects. CRC Press, 2012, 331-342.

Chan Y.K., Kirjavainen P.V., Chen Y. and El-Nezamy H.S., Probiotics and Atherosclerosis – a New Challenge? , FFF Probiotics 2012, an International Symposium on Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health . 2012.

Peng J., Li D., Chan Y.K., Chen Y., Lamb J.R., Tam P.K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of water uptake on melamine renal stone formation in mice, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 2012, 27: 2225-2231.

Researcher : Chan YK

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Chao J

List of Research Outputs

Zhu Q., Zhang Q., Lau C.F., Chao J., Sun Z., Chang R.C.C., Chen F. and Wang M., In vitro attenuation of acrolein-induced toxicity by phloretin, a phenolic compound from apple, Food Chemistry. 2012, 135: 1762-1768.

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
Completion Date:	08/2011

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

List of Research Outputs

Ma J., Peng X., Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Dual Effects of Phloretin and Phloridzin on the Glycation Induced by Methylglyoxal in Model Systems , Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2011, 24: 1304-1311.

Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Impact of selected dietary polyphenols on caramelization in model systems, INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR CONFERENCE XIII, 29 May – 1 June . Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-II-05.

Zhu Q., Sun Z., Jiang Y., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Acrolein scavengers: Reactivity, mechanism and impact on health , Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 2011, 55: 1375-1390.

Researcher : Cheng CY

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Transcriptional regulation of cell adhesion at the blood-testis barrier and spermatogenesis in the testis, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2012, in press.

Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Spermatogonial stem cells alone are not sufficient to re-initiate spermatogenesis ib the rat testis following adjudin-induced infertility., International Journal of Andrology. 2012, 35: 86-101.

Su L., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., P-glycoprotein regulates blood-testis barrier dynamics via its effects on the occludin-ZO-1 protein complex mediated by FAK, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA. 2011, 108: 19623-19628.

Su W., Mruk D.D., Wong E.W.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Polarity Protein complex scribble/Lgl/Dlg and epithelial cell barrier, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2012, in press.

Researcher : Cheng KW

List of Research Outputs

Wong D., Cheng K.W. and Wang M., Inhibition of heterocyclic amine formation by water-soluble vitamins in Maillard reaction model systems and beef patties, Food Chemistry. 2012, 133: 760-766.

Wong D., Cheng K.W. and Wang M., Inhibitory activities of vitamins on 7-ketocholesterol formation in both chemical model systems and beef patties, 29 May – 1 June , Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-V-04.

Researcher : Ching HH

List of Research Outputs

Ching H.H., Yeung O.Y., Tse M.Y., Sit W.H. and Li E.T.S., Supplementation of bitter melon to rats fed a high-fructose diet during gestation and lactation ameliorates fructose-induced dyslipidemia and impaired hepatic antioxidant status in male offspring., Journal Of Nutrition. 2011, 141: 1664-72.

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
Completion Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Toxic effects of silver nanoparticles (Ag NP) on marine invertebrates
Investigator(s):	Chiu MY, Djurisic A, Wu SS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: Bioaccumulation, maternal transfer and effects on Darwinian fitness traits of the parental and F1 generations of marine gastropod Crepidula onyx
Investigator(s):	Chiu MY, Wu SS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012
Completion Date:	09/2012

Project Title:	6th SETAC World Meeting Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) in biofilms hinder larval settlement of marine intertidal organisms across three phyla
Investigator(s):	Chiu MY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2012
Completion Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Chiu M.Y., Discerning Defence, BBC Wildlife Magazine. 2011, 29: 38.

Chiu M.Y., New Findings in the Area of Marine Ecology Described, VerticalNews. 2011, 413.

Kwok C., van de Merwe J.P., Chiu M.Y. and Wu S.S., Antioxidant responses and lipid peroxidation in gills and hepatopancreas of the mussel Perna viridis upon exposure to the red-tide organism Chattonella marina and hydrogen peroxide, Harmful Algae. 2011, 13: 40-46.

Kwok C.T., van de Merwe J.P. and Chiu M.Y., Antioxidant responses and lipid peroxidation in gills and hepatopancreas of the mussel Perna viridis upon exposure to the red-tide organism Chattonella marina and hydrogen peroxide HARMFUL ALGAE Volume: 13 Pages: 40-46 , 2012.

Wo K.T. and Chiu M.Y., Effects of hypoxia on growth of the diatom Skeletonema costatum JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY Volume: 420 Pages: 65-68 , 2012.

Wu S.S., Wo K.T. and Chiu M.Y., Effect of hypoxia on growth of the diatom Skeletonema costatum, Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology. 2012, 420: 65-68.

Researcher : Chow BKC

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 SSM
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
Completion Date:	09/2011

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
Completion Date:	12/2011

Project Title:	An Indispensable Role of Secretin in Mediating Effects of Angiotensin-II in the Brain
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC, Ng SSM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2011

Project Title:	The Mechanism of Central Secretin as a Dipsogen
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	International Symposium on Comparative Endocrinology and Stress Physiology Molecular Evolution of Secretin, PACAP, VIP and Related Peptides in Vertebrates
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	02/2012
Completion Date:	02/2012

Project Title:	The metabolic role of Secretin in regulating lipolysis
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

Project Title:	Strategic research of hormones and their receptors in the water homeostatic axis: from molecular mechanisms to anti-hypertensive drug design
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC, Chan YS, Chung SK, Lee TO, Lui WY, Sun H, Tsao GSW, Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Lee V.H.Y., Lam P.Y., Choi H.S., Chow B.K.C. and Lee T.O., The estrogen-related receptor alpha upregulates secretin expressions in response to hypertonicity and angiotensin II stimulation., PLoS ONE. 2012, 7(6): e39913.

Tam K.V., Lee T.O., Cheng C.H.K. and Chow B.K.C., The estrogen-related receptor alpha upregulates secretin expressions in response to hypertonicity and angiotensin II stimulation., Gen, Comp. Endocrinol.. 2011, 173(3).

Yeung C.M., Chow B.K.C. and Wu S.S., The endocrine disrupting effect of hypoxia on pituitary cells., 6th SETAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany. 2012.

Zhang L., Chung S.K. and Chow B.K.C., Knockout of Secretin in Purkinje Cells Changes Mouse Motor and Balance Behaviors, Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, ENDO 2012, Houston, TX, USA. 2012.

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
Completion Date:	01/2012

Researcher : Chye ML

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:	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
Completion Date:	02/2012

Project Title:	Roles of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and protein interactors in plant lipid metabolism including cuticular lipid biosynthesis
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2011

Project Title:	7th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology Arabidopsis overexpressing wild-type and mutant Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase show upregulation of genes in sterol biosynthesis
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2011
Completion Date:	10/2011

Project Title:	4th Asian Symposium on plant lipids (4th ASPL)
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Croucher Foundation - Conference / Seminars
Start Date:	12/2011
Completion Date:	02/2012

Project Title:	Analysis of Arabidopsis ACBP4, ACBP5 and ACBP6 by microcalorimetry and acyl-CoA profiling
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2012

Project Title:	EXPO (Exocyst-positive Organelle): Dynamics, Biogenesis and Function in Plants
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., 2011, Acyl-CoA-binding proteins in plants, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,University of Southern Demark, September 12, 2011. 2011.

Chye M.L., 2011, Genetically-engineered plants are here to stay ! , Biotechnology and Bioproduct Research Cluster (UMBIO), Institute of Graduate Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. September 19, 2011. 2011.

Chye M.L., 2012, Acyl-CoA-binding proteins from Arabidopsis and rice, 4th International Singapore Lipid Symposium, Singapore. March 14-16, 2012. p. 80. Invited plenary lecture. 2012.

Chye M.L., 2012, Plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins do not merely bind acyl-CoA-esters, National University of Singapore. March 13, 2012. 2012.

Chye M.L., Chair, Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids. 2010-2011. 2011.

Chye M.L., Challenges and Opportunities in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Council of Graduate Schools 5th Annual Strategic Leaders Global Summit, University of Hong Kong, 26-28 Sep, 2011, Panel 4b. 2011.

Chye M.L., Member (Editor), Editorial Board, Planta (Springer). 2011-2012. 2011.

Chye M.L., Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Botany (Hindawi Press). 2011-2012. 2011.

Chye M.L., Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Open Plant Science Journal (Bentham Science Publishers). 2011-2012. 2011.

Chye M.L., Member, Editorial Board, Botanical Studies ( Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei ). 2011-2012. 2011.

Chye M.L., Xiao S. and Gao W., Methods in using transformed plants expressing plant-derived acyl-CoA-binding proteins in phytoremediation., Chinese Patent No. ZL200810142835.5 issued Aug 3, 2011 . 2011.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Physiology, 2011-2012. 2011.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity. 2011-2012. 2011.

Chye M.L., Transferable research skills at the HKU Graduate School, Workshop to Explore Approaches to Quality Doctoral Research Training in the Asian Region, Monash Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 15-16 February, 2012. Invited plenary lecture. 2012.

Klionsky D. .J. ... ... ..., Chye M.L. and . . . et al .. ... ..., 2012. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy, Autophagy. 2012, 8: 445-544.

Wang H., Nagegowda D.A., Rawat R., Bouvier-Nave P., Guo D., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis overexpressing wild-type and mutant Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase show unregulation of genes in sterol biosynthesis, 7th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB), Kyoto University, Japan,Oct 10-13, 2011, Session Gen-1, p. 41. Invited talk.. 2011.

Wang H., Nagegowda D.A., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., Genetic engineering plants for improved isoprenoid content and stress tolerance, Information System for Biotechnology (ISB) News Report. Agricultural and Environmental for Biotechnology, December 2011, p.6-8, http://www.isb.vt.edu/news/2011/Dec11.pdf. 2012.

Wang H., Nagegowda D.A., Rawat R., Bouvier-Nave P..., Gou D..., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., Overexpression of Brassica juncea wild-type and mutant HMG-CoA synthase 1 in Arabidopsis up-regulates genes in sterol biosynthesis and enhances sterol production and stress tolerance., Plant Biotechnol. J. 10: 31-42.. 2012.

Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Overexpression of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein 3 enhances NPR1-dependent plant resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. 2011., Plant Physiology. 2011, 156: 2069-2081.

Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Investigations on the 5' -Flanking Region of the Gene Encoding Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) State Key Lab-Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biology Seminar series 2011, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Oct 22, 2011, p. 15. Invited talk. 2011.

Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., The gene encoding Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 is pathogen-inducible and subject to circadian regulation., J. Exp. Bot. 63: 2985-3000. 2012.

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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2001

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

Project Title:	AACC International Annual Meeting 2011 Physicochemical properties of native and heat-moisture treated potato and amaranth starch mixtures
Investigator(s):	Corke H
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2011
Completion Date:	10/2011

Project Title:	Blunt Indentation for Characterization of Starch Sheets
Investigator(s):	Corke H
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Bao J., Lu Y., Yang F., Zhang G., Shao Y.F., Corke H. and Sun M., 92. Bao JS, Lu Y, Yang F, Zhang G, Shao YF, Corke H, Sun M (2012) Nucleotide polymorphisms in OsAGP genes and their possible association with grain weight of rice , JOURNAL OF CEREAL SCIENCE . 2012, 55: 312-317.

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:	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

Project Title:	Temperature and Density Effects on Amphibian Diversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Freshwater Ecosystems
Investigator(s):	Dudgeon D, Karraker NE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	07/2011

Project Title:	Rio +20: Planet under Pressure A tale of two rivers: conservation and management challenges for freshwater biodiversity and fisheries in Anthropocene Asia
Investigator(s):	Dudgeon D
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	03/2012
Completion Date:	03/2012

List of Research Outputs

Bogardi J.J., Dudgeon D., Lawford R., Flinkerbusch E., Meyn A., Pahl-Wostl C., Vielhauer K. and Vorosmarty C., Water Security for a planet under pressure: interconnected challenges of a changing world call for sustainable solutions. , Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability . 2012, 4: 35-43.

Boyero L., Pearson R., Dudgeon D., Graca M., Gessner M., Albarino R.J., Ferreira V., Yule C.M., Boulton A., Arunachalam M., Callisto M., Chauvet E. and Ramirez A., Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns. , Ecology. 2011, 92: 1839-1848.

Boyero L., Pearson R., Gessner M., Barmuata L., Fereirra V., Graca M., Dudgeon D., Boulton A., Callisto M., Chauvet E., Helson J., Bruder A., Albarino R., Yule C., Arunachalam M., Davies J., Figueroa R., Flecker A. and Ramirez A., Global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration. , Ecology Letters. 2011, 14: 289-294.

Boyero L., Pearson R., Dudgeon D., Ferreira V., Graca M., Gessner M., Boulton A., Callisto M., Chauvet E., Yule C. .M., Albarino R. .J. and Ramirez A., Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates. , Global Ecology and Biogeography . 2012, 21: 134-141.

Dudgeon D., A tale of two rivers: conservation and management challenges for freshwater biodiversity and fisheries in Asia , Planet Under Pressure (Earth System Science Partnership and UNESCO, London, UK). 2012.

Dudgeon D., Asian river fishes in the Anthropocene: conservation challenges in an era of rapid environmental change , Fish Diversity and Conservation: Current state of Knowledge 2011 (Fishery Society of the British Isles, Bournemouth, UK). 2011.

Dudgeon D., Asian river fishes in the Anthropocene: threats and conservation challenges in an era of rapid environmental change. , Journal of Fish Biology. 2011, 79: 1487-1524.

Dudgeon D., Associate Editor (since 2002), Hydrobiologia. 2012.

Dudgeon D., Associate Editor (since 2010), Aquatic Sciences. 2012.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board (since 1998), Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2012.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board (since 2007), Freshwater Biology. 2012.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board (since 2012), Inland Waters. 2012.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Panel (since 1994), River Research and Applications. 2012.

Dudgeon D., River biodiversity: trends, threats and conservation challenges, River Conservation: Threats, Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future 2011 (Fundación BBVA, Madrid, Spain). 2011.

Dudgeon D. and Corlett R. .T., The Ecology and Biodiversity of Hong Kong (Revised Edition), Hong Kong, Cosmos Books & Lions Nature Eductation Foundation, 2011, 344 pp.

Lau D.C.P., Leung K.M.Y. and Dudgeon D., Preservation effects on C/N ratios and stable isotope signatures of freshwater fishes and benthic macroinvertebrates, Limnology and Oceanography - Methods. 2012, 10: 75-89.

Leung A. .L. .S., Li O.Y. and Dudgeon D., Scales of spatiotemporal variation in macroinvertebrate assemblage structure in monsoonal streams: the importance of season., Freshwater Biology. 2012, 57: 218-231.

Researcher : Dumont C

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:	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

Researcher : Dvornyk V

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

Project Title:	BIT’s 3rd World DNA and Genome Day 2012 (WDD-2012) Genetics and Genomics of Menopause and Menarche
Investigator(s):	Dvornyk V
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	04/2012
Completion Date:	04/2012

List of Research Outputs

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board (Genetics), TheScientificWorldJOURNAL. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, International Journal on Algae. New York, Begell House, Inc., 2012.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, Open Journal of Epidemiology. USA, Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2012.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, World Journal of Experimental Medicine. Beijing, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited, 2012.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, World Journal of Medical Genetics. Beijing, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited, 2012.

Dvornyk V., Genetics and Genomics of Menopause and Menarche, BIT’s 3rd Annual World DNA and Genome Day 2012. April 24-29, 2012, Xi’an. 2012.

Dvornyk V. and ul-Haq W., Genetics of age at menarche: a systematic review, Human Reproduction Update. Oxford University Press, 2012, 19: 198-210.

Lu Y., Liu Y.Z., Liu P.Y., Dvornyk V. and Deng H.W., A bootstrap-based regression method for comprehensive discovery of differential gene expressions: An application to the osteoporosis study, European Journal of Medical Genetics. Elsevier Masson SAS, 2011, 54: e560-e564.

Pan R., Liu Y.Z., Deng H.W. and Dvornyk V., Association analyses suggest the effects of RANK and RANKL on age at menarche in Chinese women, Climacteric. Informa Healthcare, 2012, 15: 75-81.

Sun L., Tan L.J., Yang F., Luo Y., Li X.I., Deng H.W. and Dvornyk V., Meta-analysis suggests that smoking is associated with earlier age at natural menopause, Menopause. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012, 19: 126-132.

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 CLL, 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
Completion Date:	04/2012

Project Title:	Fusarium toxins compromised mucus synthesis and secretion – a potential target for pathogen translocation
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	04/2012

Project Title:	FFF Probiotics 2012, an International Symposium on Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health Probiotics and Atherosclerosis – a New Challenge?
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.K., Kirjavainen P., Chen Y. and El-Nezamy H.S., Atherosclerosis and gut microbiota: A potential target for probiotics, In: Seppo Salminen, Atte von Wright and Arthur Ouwehand, Lactic Acid Bacteria: Microbiological and Functional Aspects. CRC Press, 2012, 331-342.

Chan Y.K., Kirjavainen P.V., Chen Y. and El-Nezamy H.S., Probiotics and Atherosclerosis – a New Challenge? , FFF Probiotics 2012, an International Symposium on Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health . 2012.

El-Nezamy H.S., Advances in Biological Chemistry. 2012.

El-Nezamy H.S., Journal of Chemistry. 2012.

Fong L.Y., Kirjavainen P.V., Mykkanen O. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of single and mixed probiotic strains on mouse cytokine profile, Gordon Research Conference: Immunochemistry & Immunobiology. 2012.

Partanen H.A., Vahakangas K.H., Woo C.S.J., Auriola S., Veid J., Chen Y., Myllynen P. and El-Nezamy H.S., Transplacental transfer of melamine, Placenta. 2012, 33: 60-66.

Peng J., Chan K.Y., Chen Y., Lamb J.R., Tam P.K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of water uptake on melamine renal stone formation in mice, Nephrol Dial Transplant . 2012, 27: 2225-2231.

Peng J., Li D., Chan Y.K., Chen Y., Lamb J.R., Tam P.K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of water uptake on melamine renal stone formation in mice, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 2012, 27: 2225-2231.

Piekkola S., Turner P.C., Abdel-Hamid M., Ezzat M., El-Daly M., El-Kafraw S., Savchenko E., Poussa T., Woo C.S.J. and El-Nezamy H.S., Characterisation of aflatoxin and deoxynivalenol exposure among pregnant Egyptian women. Food additives & contaminants, Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess.. 2012, 29: 962-971.

Uzuner H., Bauer R., Fan T.P., Guo D., Dias A., El-Nezamy H.S., Efferth T., Williamson E.M., Heinrich M. and Robinson N., Traditional Chinese medicine research in the post-genomic era: Good practice, priorities, challenges and opportunities, Journal of ethnopharmacology. 2012.

Woo C.S.J., Partanen H.A., Myllynen P., Vahakangas K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Fate of the teratogenic and carcinogenic ochratoxin A in human perfused placenta, Toxicol Lett. 2012, 208: 92-99.

Woo C.S.J., Wan L.Y., Ahokas J.T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of placental 3β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase in JEG-3 cells in response to ochratoxin a exposure, SOT’s 51st Annual Meeting & ToxExpo. 2012.

Researcher : Fong LY

List of Research Outputs

Fong L.Y., Kirjavainen P.V., Mykkanen O. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of single and mixed probiotic strains on mouse cytokine profile, Gordon Research Conference: Immunochemistry & Immunobiology. 2012.

Researcher : Fung KC

Project Title:	Explore the regulation of polyamine transport and its role in inter-cellular signaling in bacteria
Investigator(s):	Fung KC, Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Lai Y., Fung K.C., Gao X. and Yan A., Microbial secondary metabolite indole is a novel intra- and inter-bacterial signaling molecule, Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms 2012, January 15-20, Ventura, California, USA. 2012.

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., Chinese Patent No. ZL200810142835.5 issued Aug 3, 2011 . 2011.

Researcher : Gao X

List of Research Outputs

Gao X. and Yan A., Anaerobic regulation of amino acid /peptide transporters is through the small non-coding RNA GcvB in Escherichia coli, The 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology(ASM), June 16-19, 2012, San Francisco, USA. 2012.

Lai Y., Fung K.C., Gao X. and Yan A., Microbial secondary metabolite indole is a novel intra- and inter-bacterial signaling molecule, Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms 2012, January 15-20, Ventura, California, USA. 2012.

Researcher : Giesy JP

List of Research Outputs

Ma Y., Han J., Guo Y., Lam P.K.S., Wu S.S., Giesy J.P., Zhang X. and Zhou B., Disruption of endocrine function in in vitro H295R cell-based and in in vivo assay in zebrafish by 2,4-dichlorophenol, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 106: 173-181.

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:	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:	Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria as bio-indicator for the anthropogenic pollution and its history
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	12/2011

Project Title:	Biological Methanogenesis of Alkanes: Thermodynamics and Microbial Ecology
Investigator(s):	Gu J, Jiao JJJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	American Society for Microbiology Meeting Specificity of PCR Primers for Detection of Anammox Bacteria
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Community shift of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2012, 94: 247-259.

Cao H., Li M., Hong Y. and Gu J., Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in polluted mangrove sediment, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. New York, ScienceDirect,, 2011, 34: 513-523.

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in sediments from the coastal Pearl River Estuary to the South China Sea, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic, 2011, 100: 545-556.

Cao H., Li M., Hong Y. and Gu J., Lower abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) than ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) detected in the subsurface sediments of the South China Sea, Geomicrobiology Journal. Oxfordshire , UK, Taylor & Francis,, 2012, 29: 332-339.

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Phylogenetic diversity and ecological pattern of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in the surface sediments of the Western Pacific, Microbial Ecology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springe, 2011, 62: 813-823.

Feng W.W., Liu J.F., Gu J. and Mu B.Z., Nitrate-reducing community in production water of three oil reservoirs and their responses to different carbon sources revealed by nitrate-reductase encoding gene (napA), International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. Amsterdam, Elsevier B.V., 2011, 65: 1081-1086.

Ford T.E., Bass A.L., Cheng S.P., Cherr G.N., Cole B., Fairbairn E., Gu J., Halbrook R.S., Löffler F.E. and Madsen, E.L., EHPC 2010: sharing knowledge on environmental health for risk mitigation, Ecotoxicology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 20: 937-939.

Gu J., Corrosion, Microbial, In: T.M. Schmidt and M. Schaechter, Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology. U.K., Academic Press, 2011, 613-623.

Gu J., Pandora's -omics Box for Microbial Ecologists: Research Challenges and Dilemmas in the –omics Era , The 4th International Conference on Enzymes in the Environment, Methods in Environmental Enzymology, 17-21 July, 2011. Bad Nauheim, Germany, 2011.

Han X., Li Y. and Gu J., Oxidation of As(III) by MnO2 in the absence and presence of Fe(II) under acidic conditions, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2011, 75: 368-379.

Hong Y., Li M., Cao H. and Gu J., Residence of habitat-specific anammox bacteria in the deep-sea subsurface sediments of the South China Sea: analyses of marker genes abundance with physical chemical parameters, Microbial Ecology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 62: 36-47.

Jiang X., Li X., Lam P.K.S., Cheng S.H., Schlenk D., Sadovy Y.J., Li Y., Gu J. and Chan L.L., Proteomic analysis of hepatic tissue of ciguatoxin (CTX) contaminated coral reef fish Cephalopholis argus and moray eel Gymnothorax undulatus, Harmful Algae. New York, Elsevier, 2012, 13: 65-71.

Li H., Mu B.Z., Jiang Y. and Gu J., Production processes affected prokaryotic amoA gene abundance and distribution in high-temperature petroleum reservoirs, Geomicrobiology Journal. England, Taylor & Francis, 2011, 28: 692-704.

Li M., Hong Y., Cao H. and Gu J., Mangrove trees affect the community structure and distribution of anammox bacteria at an anthropogenic-polluted mangrove in the Pearl River Delta reflected by 16S rRNA and hydrazine oxidoreductase (HZO) encoding gene analyses, Ecotoxicology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 20: 1780-1790.

Li W., Wang L.Y., Duan R.Y., Liu J.F., Gu J. and Mu B.Z., Microbial community characteristics of petroleum reservoir production water amended with n-alkanes and incubated under nitrate-, sulfate-reducing and methanogenic conditions, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. Amsterdam, Elsevier B.V, 2012, 69: 87-96.

Liu Y., Han P., Li X.Y., Shih K. and Gu J., Enantioselective degradation and unidirectional chiral inversion of 2-phenylbutyric acid, an intermediate from linear alkylbenzene, by Xanthobacter flavus PA1, Journal of Hazardous Materials. New York, NY, ScienceDirect,, 2011, 192: 1633-1640.

Luo Z.H., Wu Y.R., Pang K.L., Gu J. and Vrijmoed L.L.P., Comparison of initial hydrolysis of the three dimethyl phthalate ester (DMPEs) by a basidiomycetous yeast, Trichosporon DMI-5-1, from coastal sediment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Landsburg, Germany, Ecomed, 2011, 18: 1653-1660.

Luo Z.H., Wu Y.R., Chow R.K.K., Luo J.J., Gu J. and Vrijmoed L.L.P., Purification and characterization of an intracellular esterase from a Fusarium species capable of degrading dimethyl terephthalate, Process Biochemistry. Barking, Essex, England, Elsevier Applied Science, 2012, 47: 687-693.

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:	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:	Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria as bio-indicator for the anthropogenic pollution and its history
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	12/2011

Project Title:	Biological Methanogenesis of Alkanes: Thermodynamics and Microbial Ecology
Investigator(s):	Gu J, Jiao JJJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	American Society for Microbiology Meeting Specificity of PCR Primers for Detection of Anammox Bacteria
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Han P

List of Research Outputs

Liu Y., Han P., Li X.Y., Shih K. and Gu J., Enantioselective degradation and unidirectional chiral inversion of 2-phenylbutyric acid, an intermediate from linear alkylbenzene, by Xanthobacter flavus PA1, Journal of Hazardous Materials. New York, NY, ScienceDirect,, 2011, 192: 1633-1640.

Researcher : Hau CH

List of Research Outputs

Hau C.H., A cost-effective strategy to restore degraded forest ecosystems in Hong Kong and South China, Invited lecture, 11 May 2012, Flora Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. 2012.

Hau C.H., An Introduction to Ecology and Biodiversity, Lecture, 31 March 2012, Long Valley Eco-guides Training 2012, The Conservancy Association, Hong Kong. 2012.

Hau C.H., Biodiversity Hotspots in Hong Kong and Challenges to Nature Conservation, Lecture, 21 July 2011, Hong Kong Institute of Planners. 2011.

Hau C.H., Liu Z., Chan L.S., Chiu H.C., Ng T.W., Yung S.P., Tsang K.M., Wong C.W., Chan K.H., Tsing N.K., Chan Y.M., Lau Y.K., Cheung W.S., Han G., Zang W., Ching W.K., Tong P.L., Wong E.L.M., Chan W.K., Lo C.S.C., Lam K.F., Djurisic A., Bevan S.J. and Cheung S.L., Faculty KE Award 2012, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong. 2012.

Hau C.H., Hong Kong’s Biodiversity, Lecture, 14 November 2011, The Hong Kong Club, the Royal Geographical Society-Hong Kong. 2011.

Hau C.H., Identification and Mapping of Vegetation Species along Landslide Trails, Invited lecture, GEO Technical Workshop on Slope Greening and Landscaping, 17 August 2011, Civil Engineering and Development Department, Hong Kong SAR Government. 2011.

Hau C.H., Native species restoration in Hong Kong, China, Invited presentation, Native Species Restoration in Singapore Workshop, National University of Singapore, 4 Feb 2012. National University of Singapore and Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI), Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. 2012.

Hau C.H., Nature, Ecology and Sustainable Development, Lecture, 24 May 2012, Administrative Officer Training Workshop, Sustainable Development Division, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR. 2012.

Hau C.H., Spice Up Africa! Madagascar-A photographic exhibition on biodiversity conservation in Madagascar, 6 Feb to 8 March 2012, K11 Mall, Tsim Sha Tsui. 2012.

Hau C.H., Wetland Biodiversity Survey, Lecture, 26 November 2011, Junior Wetland Scientist, HSBC and Hong Kong Wetland Park, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong SAR Government. 2011.

Hau C.H., Wetland Ecology, Lecture, 26 November 2011, Junior Wetland Scientist, HSBC and Hong Kong Wetland Park, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong SAR Government. 2011.

Law W.W.Y., Hau C.H., Mak C.F., Leung S.H., Ng C.U., Wong W.S., Shum T.W., Lo P.L.J. and Law M.S.M., Amphibians and Reptiles of Hong Kong - Field Guide, HSBC. 2011.

Law W.W.Y., Hau C.H., Yiu S.I.S. and Ma K.K., Teaching materials for New Senior Secondary Curriculum - Geography, Global Forest Observatory funded by Hongkong Bank Foundation. 2012.

Leung T.Y.F., Yan R.W.M., Tham L.G. and Hau C.H., Pull-out Resistance of Selected Native Plants in Hong Kong, The 1st International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment. Japan, 2011, 2: 589-592.

Leung T.Y.F., Hau C.H., Tham L.G. and Yan R.W.M., Resistance of soil-root system of selected native plants In Hong Kong, The 5th Cross-strait Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering. 2011.

Ma C.Y., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Managing Amphibians in Agricultural Wetlands in South China: Effects of Fertilizers on Tadpole Performance, 2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2011.

Ma K.K. and Hau C.H., Study on Selection of Suitable Tree Species for Planting on Man-made Slope and Natural Terrain in Hong Kong, Final Visual Inspection Report for 40 Tree Failure Records, Agreement No. CE 30/2009 (GE) Landslip Prevention and Mitigation Programme, 2009, Package D, Natural Terrain Hazard Mitigation Works, Hong Kong Island and Sai Kung - Investigation, Design and Construction. Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong. 2012.

Ma K.K., Yuen P.Y., Hung T.H. and Hau C.H., Study on Selection of Suitable Tree Species for Planting on Man-made Slope and Natural Terrain in Hong Kong, Final Visual Inspection Report, Agreement No. CE 30/2009 (GE) Landslip Prevention and Mitigation Programme, 2009, Package D, Natural Terrain Hazard Mitigation Works, Hong Kong Island and Sai Kung - Investigation, Design and Construction. Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong. 2011.

Ma K.K., Law M.S.M. and Hau C.H., Tree Failure Report and Tree Risk Assessment Report for Slope No. 7SE-A/C 341, Civil Engineering and Development Department, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR.. 2012.

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Evaluation of the effectiveness of three survey methods for sampling terrestrial herpetofauna in South China, Herpetological Conservation and Biology . 2011, 6(3): 479-489.

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Terrestrial herpetofaunal assemblages in secondary forests and exotic Lophostemon confertus plantations in South China. , Forest Ecology and Management. Elsevier, 2012, 270: 71-77.

Watkins A., Pryor M.R. and Hau C.H., Promulgation of the New GEO Publication No. 1/2011 – Technical Guidelines on Landscape Treatment for Slopes, Joint Technical Seminar, 19 April 2012. Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Hong Kong Institute of Planners and Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. 2012.

Watkins A., Pryor M.R. and Hau C.H., Promulgation of the New GEO Publication No. 1/2011 – Technical Guidelines on Landscape Treatment for Slopes, Joint Technical Seminar, 26 March 2012. Geotechnical Division, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department. 2012.

Watkins A., Pryor M.R. and Hau C.H., Technical Guidelines on Landscape Treatment for Slopes. Hong Kong SAR Government, 2011, GEO Publication No. 1/2011.

Researcher : Ho CWJ

List of Research Outputs

Wong T.M., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Chicken Serotonin Receptor Subtypes 2a and 2c, Poultry Science Association 100th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Poultry Science Association. . St. Louis, Missouri, 2011.

Researcher : Ho KY

List of Research Outputs

Guðmundsdóttira L.O., Ho K.Y., Lam C.W., Svavarsson J. and Leung K.M.Y., Long-term temporal trends (1992–2008) of imposex and organotin contamination in the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus along the Icelandic coast, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63: 500-507.

Ho K.Y., Lam J.C.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Applying tissue-burden based quality benchmarks to assess the ecological risks of endocrine disrupting organotin compounds in Hong Kong waters, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Ho K.Y., Lam J.C.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Applying tissue-burden based quality benchmarks to assess the ecological risks of organotin compounds in Hong Kong waters, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Ho K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatio-temporal variation in imposex status and organotin contamination in the whelk Thais clavigera in Hong Kong waters: Implication on the effectiveness of the global ban of organotin antifouling systems, a poster presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Ho KY

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Hon CC

List of Research Outputs

Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Lemey P., Pybus O.G., Shi M., Tun H.M., Li J., Jiang J., Holmess E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, Molecular ecology. 2012, 21: 3062-3077.

Yip C.W., Hon C.C., Zeng F. and Leung F.C.C., Cell culture-adapted IBDV uses endocytosis for entry in DF-1 chicken embryonic fibroblasts, Virus Research. 2012, 165: 9-16.

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

Tun H.M., Brar M.S., Khin N., Li J., Hui R.K.H., Dowd S.E. and Leung F.C.C., Gene-centric metagenomics analysis of feline intestinal microbiome using 454 junior pyrosequencing, Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2012, 88: 369-376.

Researcher : Hung TH

List of Research Outputs

Ma K.K., Yuen P.Y., Hung T.H. and Hau C.H., Study on Selection of Suitable Tree Species for Planting on Man-made Slope and Natural Terrain in Hong Kong, Final Visual Inspection Report, Agreement No. CE 30/2009 (GE) Landslip Prevention and Mitigation Programme, 2009, Package D, Natural Terrain Hazard Mitigation Works, Hong Kong Island and Sai Kung - Investigation, Design and Construction. Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Ip KM

List of Research Outputs

Ip K.M. and Wong A.S.T., Exploiting p70 S6 kinase as a target for ovarian cancer, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets . 2012, 16: 619-630.

Researcher : Jiang J

List of Research Outputs

Cai S., Li J., Wong T.M., Jian P., Fan H., Liu D., Liao M., Jiang J., Shi M., Lam T.Y., Ren T. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic characterization and evolutionary analysis of 4 Newcastle disease virus isolate full genomes from waterbirds in South China during 2003-2007, Veterinary microbiology. 2011, 152: 46-54.

Jiang J., Li J., Kwan H.S., Au C.H., Law P.T.W., Li L., Kam K.M., Ling J.M.L. and Leung F.C.C., A cost-effective and universal strategy for complete prokaryotic genomic sequencing propsed by computer simulation, BMC Research Notes. 2012, 5: 80.

Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Lemey P., Pybus O.G., Shi M., Tun H.M., Li J., Jiang J., Holmess E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, Molecular ecology. 2012, 21: 3062-3077.

Li J., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., 6-10X pyrosequencing is a practical approach for whole prokaryote genome studies, Gene. 2011, 494: 57-64.

Researcher : Jiang P

List of Research Outputs

Zhong W., Jiang P., Wang H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Heat shock protein expression in sonoporated myeloid leukemia cells, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2011.

Researcher : Jiang Q

Project Title:	Signaling Mechanisms for Kisspeptin Induction of Somatolactin Secretion in Goldfish Pituitary Cells
Investigator(s):	Jiang Q, Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	01/2012
Completion Date:	12/2012

Researcher : Jiang X

List of Research Outputs

Jiang X., Li X., Lam P.K.S., Cheng S.H., Schlenk D., Sadovy Y.J., Li Y., Gu J. and Chan L.L., Proteomic analysis of hepatic tissue of ciguatoxin (CTX) contaminated coral reef fish Cephalopholis argus and moray eel Gymnothorax undulatus, Harmful Algae. New York, Elsevier, 2012, 13: 65-71.

Researcher : Karczmarski L

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

Project Title:	Population connectivity of the Chinese white dolphin in coastal waters of Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2012

Project Title:	Metapopulation dynamics of coastal and semi-pelagic dolphins: Evolutionary patterns vs. anthropogenic pressures in the archipelago system of Solomon Islands
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Andrews K.R., Karczmarski L., Au W.W.L., Rickards S.H., Vanderlip C.A., Parrin W.F., Oremus M., Bowen B.W., Grau E.G. and Toonen R.J., Population genetic analyses aid in the designation of spinner dolphin management units in the Hawaiian Archipelago, Workshop: Conservation and Management of Hawaiian Cetaceans; 19th Biennial Conference on The Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, 28 Nov - 03 Dec. 2011.

Andrews K.R., Perrin W.F., Oremus M., Karczmarski L., Bowen B.W. and Toonen R.J., Spinner dolphin ecotypes are divergent at a Y chromosome marker but not conventional mtDNA or autosomal markers, 19th Biennial Conference on The Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, 28 Nov - 03 Dec. 2011.

Gopal K., Tolley K.A. and Karczmarski L., Cross-amplification of sixteen microsatellite markers in three South African coastal dolphins, Molecular Ecology Resources. 2012, 12: 779-781.

Gopal K., Tolley K.A. and Karczmarski L., Genetic variation revealed by mitochondrial and microsatellite analysis in Heaviside’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), 19th Biennial Conference on The Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, 28 Nov - 03 Dec. 2011.

Huang S.-.L., Karczmarski L., Chen J., Zhou R., Lin W., Zhang H., Li H. and Wu Y., Demography and population trends of the largest population of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, Biological Conservation. 2012, 147: 234-242.

Karczmarski L. and Keith M., Combining behavioural processes with spatial ecology, 2nd South-East Asian Training Workshop in Marine Mammal Research Techniques. 2011.

Karczmarski L., Conservation ecology of humpback dolphins (genus Sousa): A comparative perspective , Strategic Workshop of the Taiwan Strait Humpback Dolphin Conservation Task Force. National Taiwan University, 7-9 Oct. 2011.

Karczmarski L. and Gailey G., DISCOVERY: Photo-ID data-management system, 19th Biennial Conference on The Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, 28 Nov - 03 Dec. 2011.

Karczmarski L., Keith M., Vanderlip C. and Rickards S.H., Fine scale habitat selection of spinner dolphins in the remote atolls of far-western Hawai‘i: How picky can you be when there is little to choose from?, 19th Biennial Conference on The Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, 28 Nov - 03 Dec. 2011.

Karczmarski L., Organizer and Chair. , 2nd South-East Asian training workshop in marine mammal research techniques: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) . 2011.

Oviedo C.L.E., Herra-Miranda D., Pacheco-Polanco J.D., Silva M.G. and Karczmarski L., Critical Foraging Habitats of Pantropical Spotted Dolphins (Stenella attenuata graffmani) in a Tropical Fjord: Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 19th Biennial Conference on The Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, 28 Nov - 03 Dec. 2011.

Oviedo C.L.E. and Karczmarski L., Identification of areas of conservation importance as MPA candidates through the analysis of delphinid critical habitat in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 25th International Congress on Conservation Biology, Auckalnd, New Zealand 05-10 Dec. 2011.

Researcher : Karraker NE

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
Completion Date:	11/2011

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

Project Title:	2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Impacts of Mosquito Control Agents on Amphibians and an Aquatic Food Web in South China
Investigator(s):	Karraker NE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2011
Completion Date:	07/2011

List of Research Outputs

Karraker N.E., Are toad tadpoles unpalatable: evidence from the behavior of a predatory dragonfly in South China, Amphibia-Reptilia. 2012, In press.

Karraker N.E., Murphy M., Niu Q. and Dudgeon D., Impacts of Mosquito Control Agents on Amphibians and an Aquatic Food Web in South China, 2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2011.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, German, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent variability in toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Thermal tolerance of amphibians and their invasive predator in a polluted environment, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Thermal tolerance of amphibians and their invasive predator in a polluted environment, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Ma C.Y., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Managing Amphibians in Agricultural Wetlands in South China: Effects of Fertilizers on Tadpole Performance, 2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2011.

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Evaluation of the effectiveness of three survey methods for sampling terrestrial herpetofauna in South China, Herpetological Conservation and Biology . 2011, 6(3): 479-489.

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Impacts of Illegal Trapping on Endangered Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) in Hong Kong, 2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2011.

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Terrestrial herpetofaunal assemblages in secondary forests and exotic Lophostemon confertus plantations in South China. , Forest Ecology and Management. Elsevier, 2012, 270: 71-77.

Researcher : Kirjavainen PV

List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.K., Kirjavainen P.V., Chen Y. and El-Nezamy H.S., Probiotics and Atherosclerosis – a New Challenge? , FFF Probiotics 2012, an International Symposium on Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health . 2012.

Fong L.Y., Kirjavainen P.V., Mykkanen O. and El-Nezamy H.S., Effects of single and mixed probiotic strains on mouse cytokine profile, Gordon Research Conference: Immunochemistry & Immunobiology. 2012.

Researcher : Kong KF

List of Research Outputs

Tsang J.S.H., Yuen H.F. and Kong K.F., The haloacid operon of Burkholderia sp. MBA4 is catabolically repressed, IV International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2011). 2011.

Researcher : Kwok HYA

List of Research Outputs

Kwok H.Y.A., 2012.

Wong T.M., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Chicken Serotonin Receptor Subtypes 2a and 2c, Poultry Science Association 100th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Poultry Science Association. . St. Louis, Missouri, 2011.

Researcher : Lai Y

List of Research Outputs

Lai Y., Fung K.C., Gao X. and Yan A., Microbial secondary metabolite indole is a novel intra- and inter-bacterial signaling molecule, Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms 2012, January 15-20, Ventura, California, USA. 2012.

Researcher : Lam CW

List of Research Outputs

Guðmundsdóttira L.O., Ho K.Y., Lam C.W., Svavarsson J. and Leung K.M.Y., Long-term temporal trends (1992–2008) of imposex and organotin contamination in the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus along the Icelandic coast, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63: 500-507.

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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Lam TY

List of Research Outputs

Cai S., Li J., Wong T.M., Jian P., Fan H., Liu D., Liao M., Jiang J., Shi M., Lam T.Y., Ren T. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic characterization and evolutionary analysis of 4 Newcastle disease virus isolate full genomes from waterbirds in South China during 2003-2007, Veterinary microbiology. 2011, 152: 46-54.

Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Lemey P., Pybus O.G., Shi M., Tun H.M., Li J., Jiang J., Holmess E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, Molecular ecology. 2012, 21: 3062-3077.

Researcher : Lam YYV

List of Research Outputs

Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Monsoons and habitat influence trophic pathways and the importance of terrestrial-marine linkages for estuary sharks, Ecosphere. 2012, 3(1):8: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00276.1.

Researcher : Lane AC

List of Research Outputs

Wong K.K.W., Lane A.C. and Vengatesen T., Response of larval barnacle proteome to CO2-driven seawater acidification, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. 2011, 6: 310-321.

Researcher : Lau JS-H

List of Research Outputs

Yang L.H., Or C.T., Lau J.S.-.H. and Lau A.S.Y., Ligusticum chuanxiong and its decoctions: effects and underlying mechanisms of action on stroke, Advances in Botanical Research. 2012, 62: 315-341.

Researcher : Lau TCE

List of Research Outputs

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, German, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent variability in toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Thermal tolerance of amphibians and their invasive predator in a polluted environment, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Thermal tolerance of amphibians and their invasive predator in a polluted environment, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Leung K.M.Y., Wong W.Y., Li J. and Lau T.C.E., A close look at the temperature-dependent chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms and its implication on derivation of water quality guidelines for protecting aquatic life, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Researcher : Lee CYJ

Project Title:	Lipidomics configuration: Determination of oxidative damage biomarkers and lipid mediators in rats supplemented with fish oil and oxidative stress insult
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	12/2011

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Lee JCY

Project Title:	Lipidomics configuration: Determination of oxidative damage biomarkers and lipid mediators in rats supplemented with fish oil and oxidative stress insult
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	12/2011

List of Research Outputs

Seet R.C.S., Lee J.C.Y., Lim E.C.H., Quek A.M.L., Huang H., Huang S.H., Looi W.F., Long L.H. and Halliwell B., Oral zinc supplementation does not improve oxidative stress or vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes with normal zinc levels., Atherosclerosis. 2011, 42: 4326-4329.

Researcher : Lee TO

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:	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
Completion Date:	12/2011

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

Project Title:	Deorphanization of Spexin receptor
Investigator(s):	Lee TO
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Lee V.H.Y., Lam P.Y., Choi H.S., Chow B.K.C. and Lee T.O., The estrogen-related receptor alpha upregulates secretin expressions in response to hypertonicity and angiotensin II stimulation., PLoS ONE. 2012, 7(6): e39913.

Tam K.V., Lee T.O., Cheng C.H.K. and Chow B.K.C., The estrogen-related receptor alpha upregulates secretin expressions in response to hypertonicity and angiotensin II stimulation., Gen, Comp. Endocrinol.. 2011, 173(3).

Researcher : Lee VHY

List of Research Outputs

Lee V.H.Y., Lam P.Y., Choi H.S., Chow B.K.C. and Lee T.O., The estrogen-related receptor alpha upregulates secretin expressions in response to hypertonicity and angiotensin II stimulation., PLoS ONE. 2012, 7(6): e39913.

Researcher : Lee WWM

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
Completion Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	The role of polarity proteins and kinases in cadmium-induced testicular toxicity.
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2012

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Spermatogonial stem cells alone are not sufficient to re-initiate spermatogenesis ib the rat testis following adjudin-induced infertility., International Journal of Andrology. 2012, 35: 86-101.

Su L., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., P-glycoprotein regulates blood-testis barrier dynamics via its effects on the occludin-ZO-1 protein complex mediated by FAK, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA. 2011, 108: 19623-19628.

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 Support 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 Support 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

Cai S., Li J., Wong T.M., Jian P., Fan H., Liu D., Liao M., Jiang J., Shi M., Lam T.Y., Ren T. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic characterization and evolutionary analysis of 4 Newcastle disease virus isolate full genomes from waterbirds in South China during 2003-2007, Veterinary microbiology. 2011, 152: 46-54.

Chan M.N., Cheng H.S., Djurisic A., Ng A.M.C., Leung F.C.C. and Chan W.K., Multicomponent antimicrobial transparent polymer coatings, Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2011, 122: 1572-1578.

Doorsselaere J.V., Brar M.S., Shi M., Karniychuk U., Leung F.C.C. and Nauwynck H.J., Complete genome characterization of a East European Type 1 subtype 3 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Virus Genes. 2011, 44: 51-54.

Jiang J., Li J., Kwan H.S., Au C.H., Law P.T.W., Li L., Kam K.M., Ling J.M.L. and Leung F.C.C., A cost-effective and universal strategy for complete prokaryotic genomic sequencing propsed by computer simulation, BMC Research Notes. 2012, 5: 80.

Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Lemey P., Pybus O.G., Shi M., Tun H.M., Li J., Jiang J., Holmess E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, Molecular ecology. 2012, 21: 3062-3077.

Li J., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., 6-10X pyrosequencing is a practical approach for whole prokaryote genome studies, Gene. 2011, 494: 57-64.

Shi M., Brar M.S., Carman S., D'Allaire S., Murtaugh M.P. and Leung F.C.C., A high resolution characterization of spatial dissemination of Type 2 PRRSV in North America, 2011 International PRRS Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, 2011, 97.

Tun H.M., Brar M.S., Khin N., Li J., Hui R.K.H., Dowd S.E. and Leung F.C.C., Gene-centric metagenomics analysis of feline intestinal microbiome using 454 junior pyrosequencing, Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2012, 88: 369-376.

Tun H.M., Inui K., Shi M., Wu J., Zhang G., Liao M., Wei Z., Yuan S. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of highly pathogenic Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (HP-PRRS) variants in Southeast Asian countries (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia), 2011 International PRRS Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, 2011, 92.

Wang Y., Huang G., Li J., Meng F., He X. and Leung F.C.C., Characterization of chicken secretin (SCT) and secretin receptor (SCTR) genes: A novel secretin-like peptide (SCT-LP) and secretin encoded in a single gene, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2012, 348: 270-280.

Wang Y., Wang Y., Wu Y., Huang G., Li J. and Leung F.C.C., Identification of the receptors for prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) and Carassius RFamide peptide (C-RFa) in chickens, Endocrinology. 2012, 153: 1861-1874.

Wong T.M., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Chicken Serotonin Receptor Subtypes 2a and 2c, Poultry Science Association 100th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Poultry Science Association. . St. Louis, Missouri, 2011.

Yip C.W., Hon C.C., Zeng F. and Leung F.C.C., Cell culture-adapted IBDV uses endocytosis for entry in DF-1 chicken embryonic fibroblasts, Virus Research. 2012, 165: 9-16.

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:	International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE – 2011)
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	08/2011

Project Title:	Comparison of the acute sensitivity to chemicals of tropical and temperate aquatic animal species: Meta analysis and mechanistic studies
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2011

Project Title:	Photosynthetic and proteomic responses of the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana to triphenyltin exposure
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012

Project Title:	The 6th SETAC World Congress / SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting [Platform Presentation] A close look at the temperature-dependent chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms and its implication on derivation of water quality guidelines for protecting aquatic life [Poster Presentation] Can we possibly derive environmental quality benchmarks for chemical mixtures?
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2012
Completion Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

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:	International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE – 2011)
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	08/2011

Project Title:	Comparison of the acute sensitivity to chemicals of tropical and temperate aquatic animal species: Meta analysis and mechanistic studies
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2011

Project Title:	Photosynthetic and proteomic responses of the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana to triphenyltin exposure
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012

Project Title:	The 6th SETAC World Congress / SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting [Platform Presentation] A close look at the temperature-dependent chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms and its implication on derivation of water quality guidelines for protecting aquatic life [Poster Presentation] Can we possibly derive environmental quality benchmarks for chemical mixtures?
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2012
Completion Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Bao W., Leung K.M.Y. and Lui G.C.S., Mixture toxicities of zinc perithione and copper to sub-tropical marine organisms: implications on deriving environmentally realistic water quality criteria, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Bao W., Lai K.K.Y., Mak E.P.Y., Mak K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Water effect ratio and its application on setting site-specific water quality criteria for protecting marine ecosystems of Hong Kong, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Bao W.W., Lai K.K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Water effect ratio and its application on setting site-specific water quality criteria for protecting marine ecosystems of Hong Kong, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Chan L.L., Lia X.M., Sit W.H., Lam P.K.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Development of theca specific antisera for the profiling of cell surface proteins in the marine toxic dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium Halim., Harmful Algae. 2012, 16: 58-62.

Guðmundsdóttira L.O., Ho K.Y., Lam C.W., Svavarsson J. and Leung K.M.Y., Long-term temporal trends (1992–2008) of imposex and organotin contamination in the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus along the Icelandic coast, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63: 500-507.

Ho K.Y., Lam J.C.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Applying tissue-burden based quality benchmarks to assess the ecological risks of endocrine disrupting organotin compounds in Hong Kong waters, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Ho K.Y., Lam J.C.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Applying tissue-burden based quality benchmarks to assess the ecological risks of organotin compounds in Hong Kong waters, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Ho K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatio-temporal variation in imposex status and organotin contamination in the whelk Thais clavigera in Hong Kong waters: Implication on the effectiveness of the global ban of organotin antifouling systems, a poster presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Ip H.L., Li W.K. and Leung K.M.Y., Seemingly unrelated intervention time series model for effectiveness evaluation of large scale environmental remediation, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Lau D.C.P., Leung K.M.Y. and Dudgeon D., Preservation effects on C/N ratios and stable isotope signatures of freshwater fishes and benthic macroinvertebrates, Limnology and Oceanography - Methods. 2012, 10: 75-89.

Lau M.H.Y., Leung K.M.Y., Wong W.Y., Wang H. and Yan Z.G., Environmental policy, legislation and management of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in China, Environmental Pollution. 2012, 165: 182-192.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, German, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent variability in toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Thermal tolerance of amphibians and their invasive predator in a polluted environment, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Thermal tolerance of amphibians and their invasive predator in a polluted environment, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Leung K.M.Y., Wong W.Y., Li J. and Lau T.C.E., A close look at the temperature-dependent chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms and its implication on derivation of water quality guidelines for protecting aquatic life, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Leung K.M.Y., Can we possibly derive environmental quality benchmarks for chemical mixtures?, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Leung K.M.Y., Can we possibly derive environmental quality guidelines for chemical mixtures?, an invited keynote lecture at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held during 3-7 December 2011, at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Leung K.M.Y., Editorial Board Member, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Springer, 2012.

Leung K.M.Y., The challenges in search of the "holy grail" for protecting aquatic ecosystems from chemical pollutants, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Leung K.M.Y., When boys become girls: Ecological impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals, an invited lecture delivered at the 2011 Science Promotion Workshop for High School Teachers, held on 9 July 2011 at University of Macau, Macau. 2011.

Leung T.Y., Wang Y., Mak S.T., Ng W.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Differential proteomic responses in hepatopancreas and adductor muscles of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis to stresses induced by cadmium and hydrogen peroxide, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 105: 49-61.

Leung T.Y., Li J. and Leung K.M.Y., Differential proteomic responses of larvae of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma upon cadmium exposure at thermal extremes, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Leung T.Y., Park T.J., Wang Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Isoform-specific responses of metallothioneins in the green lipped mussel Perna viridis after exposure to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Lui G.C.S., Li W.K., Leung K.M.Y., Bjorgesater A., Gray J.S. and Lam P.K.S., Deriving field-based sediment quality guidelines from the relationship between species density and contaminant level using a nonparametric empirical Bayesian approach, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Newman M.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Mercury by the numbers, In: Zuber, S.L., Newman, M.C. (eds), Mercury Pollution: A Transdisciplinary Treatment. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011, 51-69.

Qiu J.W., Chan K.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Seasonal variations of imposex indices and butyltin concentrations in the rockshell Thais clavigera collected from Hong Kong waters, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63: 482-488.

Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Monsoons and habitat influence trophic pathways and the importance of terrestrial-marine linkages for estuary sharks, Ecosphere. 2012, 3(1):8: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00276.1.

Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y., Wu S.S., Shin P.K.S., Cheung S.G., Li X.Y. and Lee J.H.W., Stable isotopes as a useful tool for revealing the environmental fate and trophic effect of open-sea-cage fish farm wastes on marine benthic organisms with different feeding guilds, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63: 77-85.

Wang H., Yan Z.G., Li H., Yang N.Y., Leung K.M.Y., Wang Y.Z., Yu R.Z., Zhang L., Wang W.H., Jiao C.Y. and Liu Z.T., Progress of environmental management and risk assessment of industrial chemicals in China, Environmental Pollution. 2012, 165: 174-181.

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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Wong W.Y., Kwok K.W.H., Yung M.N.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Formulation of water quality guidelines for nanomaterials: problems and recommendations, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Xu G. and Leung K.M.Y., An integrated environmental risk assessment and management framework for safeguarding marine protected areas, a poster presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Xu G., Lee J.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., An integrated environmental risk assessment and management framework for safeguarding marine reserves: a case study in Hong Kong, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Yi X. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive review and meta-analysis on the environmental fate and ecological risks of phenyltin compounds in marine ecosystems, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Yi X., Lee J.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Determining molecular to population level effects of triphenyltin chloride on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus, a poster presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Leung KW

List of Research Outputs

Leung K.W., Ng H.M., Tang K.S., Wong C.K., Wong R.N. and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 mediates a hypoxia-independent upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a to promote angiogenesis, Angiogenesis. 2011, 14: 515-522.

Researcher : Leung TY

List of Research Outputs

Leung T.Y., Wang Y., Mak S.T., Ng W.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Differential proteomic responses in hepatopancreas and adductor muscles of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis to stresses induced by cadmium and hydrogen peroxide, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 105: 49-61.

Leung T.Y., Li J. and Leung K.M.Y., Differential proteomic responses of larvae of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma upon cadmium exposure at thermal extremes, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Leung T.Y., Park T.J., Wang Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Isoform-specific responses of metallothioneins in the green lipped mussel Perna viridis after exposure to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 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 Support 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

List of Research Outputs

Cheung Y.T., Lee A.M., Ho D.S.Y., Li E.T.S., Lam T.H., Fan S.Y. and Yip P.S.F., Who wants a slimmer body? The relationship between body weight status, education level and body shape dissatisfaction among young adults in Hong Kong., BioMed Central Public Health. 2011, 11: 835-844.

Ching H.H., Yeung O.Y., Tse M.Y., Sit W.H. and Li E.T.S., Supplementation of bitter melon to rats fed a high-fructose diet during gestation and lactation ameliorates fructose-induced dyslipidemia and impaired hepatic antioxidant status in male offspring., Journal Of Nutrition. 2011, 141: 1664-72.

Researcher : Li J

List of Research Outputs

Cai S., Li J., Wong T.M., Jian P., Fan H., Liu D., Liao M., Jiang J., Shi M., Lam T.Y., Ren T. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic characterization and evolutionary analysis of 4 Newcastle disease virus isolate full genomes from waterbirds in South China during 2003-2007, Veterinary microbiology. 2011, 152: 46-54.

Jiang J., Li J., Kwan H.S., Au C.H., Law P.T.W., Li L., Kam K.M., Ling J.M.L. and Leung F.C.C., A cost-effective and universal strategy for complete prokaryotic genomic sequencing propsed by computer simulation, BMC Research Notes. 2012, 5: 80.

Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Lemey P., Pybus O.G., Shi M., Tun H.M., Li J., Jiang J., Holmess E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, Molecular ecology. 2012, 21: 3062-3077.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, German, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent variability in toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Leung K.M.Y., Wong W.Y., Li J. and Lau T.C.E., A close look at the temperature-dependent chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms and its implication on derivation of water quality guidelines for protecting aquatic life, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Leung T.Y., Li J. and Leung K.M.Y., Differential proteomic responses of larvae of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma upon cadmium exposure at thermal extremes, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Li J., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., 6-10X pyrosequencing is a practical approach for whole prokaryote genome studies, Gene. 2011, 494: 57-64.

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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Tun H.M., Brar M.S., Khin N., Li J., Hui R.K.H., Dowd S.E. and Leung F.C.C., Gene-centric metagenomics analysis of feline intestinal microbiome using 454 junior pyrosequencing, Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2012, 88: 369-376.

Wang Y., Wang Y., Wu Y., Huang G., Li J. and Leung F.C.C., Identification of the receptors for prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) and Carassius RFamide peptide (C-RFa) in chickens, Endocrinology. 2012, 153: 1861-1874.

Researcher : Li J

List of Research Outputs

Li J., Jiang J. and Leung F.C.C., 6-10X pyrosequencing is a practical approach for whole prokaryote genome studies, Gene. 2011, 494: 57-64.

Researcher : Li M

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Community shift of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria along an anthropogenic pollution gradient from the Pearl River Delta to the South China Sea, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2012, 94: 247-259.

Cao H., Li M., Hong Y. and Gu J., Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in polluted mangrove sediment, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. New York, ScienceDirect,, 2011, 34: 513-523.

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in sediments from the coastal Pearl River Estuary to the South China Sea, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic, 2011, 100: 545-556.

Cao H., Li M., Hong Y. and Gu J., Lower abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) than ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) detected in the subsurface sediments of the South China Sea, Geomicrobiology Journal. Oxfordshire , UK, Taylor & Francis,, 2012, 29: 332-339.

Cao H., Hong Y., Li M. and Gu J., Phylogenetic diversity and ecological pattern of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in the surface sediments of the Western Pacific, Microbial Ecology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springe, 2011, 62: 813-823.

Hong Y., Li M., Cao H. and Gu J., Residence of habitat-specific anammox bacteria in the deep-sea subsurface sediments of the South China Sea: analyses of marker genes abundance with physical chemical parameters, Microbial Ecology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 62: 36-47.

Li M., Hong Y., Cao H. and Gu J., Mangrove trees affect the community structure and distribution of anammox bacteria at an anthropogenic-polluted mangrove in the Pearl River Delta reflected by 16S rRNA and hydrazine oxidoreductase (HZO) encoding gene analyses, Ecotoxicology . Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2011, 20: 1780-1790.

Researcher : Li OY

List of Research Outputs

Leung A. .L. .S., Li O.Y. and Dudgeon D., Scales of spatiotemporal variation in macroinvertebrate assemblage structure in monsoonal streams: the importance of season., Freshwater Biology. 2012, 57: 218-231.

Researcher : Li PS

List of Research Outputs

Li P.S. and Saunders R.M.K., Generic monophyly and floral morphology of Disepalum (Annonaceae): investigating a possible evolutionary shift in pollination system, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation, Asia-Pacific Chapter, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 24–27 March. 2012.

Researcher : Li WMM

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

Researcher : Liang C

List of Research Outputs

Liang C. and Lim B.L., Identification and expression analysis of miRNAs in fast-growing transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana, Plant Biology 2011.

Sun F., Suen P.K., Zhang Y., Liang C., Carrie C., Whelan J., Ward J.L., Hawkins N.D., Jiang L. and Lim B.L., A dual-targeted purple acid phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana moderates carbon metabolism and its overexpression leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield, New Phytologist. 2012, 194: 206-219.

Researcher : Lie PYP

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

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
Completion Date:	05/2012

Project Title:	Plant Biology 2011 A novel dual-targeting signal at the C-terminus of AtPAP2
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2011
Completion Date:	08/2011

Project Title:	Genomic and Molecular Studies of a Salinity Tolerance Locus in the Wild Soybean Genome
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	04/2012

Project Title:	Proteomics studies of fast-growing Arabidopsis with significantly altered carbon metabolism
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Liang C. and Lim B.L., Identification and expression analysis of miRNAs in fast-growing transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana, Plant Biology 2011.

Lim B.L., Suen P.K. and Sun F., A novel dual-targeting signal at the C-terminus of AtPAP2 is essential to its growth-promoting effects, Plant Biology 2011.

Lim B.L., Method For Speeding Up Plant Growth And Improving Yield By Introducing Phosphatases In Transgenic Plants, Monsanto. 2011.

Lim B.L., Modulation of carbon flow as a mean to promote plant growth. , Keynote Speech. Annual conference of the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Wuhan University . Wuhan, China, 2011.

Lim B.L., Plant growth and yield enhancement by modulation of carbon metabolism, 利用碳代谢调控促进植物生长及产量, Zhong Guan Cun Global Agriculture Biotechnology Innovation Forum. 中关村全球农业生物技术创新论坛, Beijing, China, 2011.

Sun F., Suen P.K., Zhang Y., Liang C., Carrie C., Whelan J., Ward J.L., Hawkins N.D., Jiang L. and Lim B.L., A dual-targeted purple acid phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana moderates carbon metabolism and its overexpression leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield, New Phytologist. 2012, 194: 206-219.

Zhang Y., Yu C., Yung K.F., Leung Y.C., Sun F. and Lim B.L., Over-expression of AtPAP2 in Camelina sativa leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield., Biotechnology for Biofuels . 2012, 5: 19-28.

Researcher : Liu Y

List of Research Outputs

Liu Y., Han P., Li X.Y., Shih K. and Gu J., Enantioselective degradation and unidirectional chiral inversion of 2-phenylbutyric acid, an intermediate from linear alkylbenzene, by Xanthobacter flavus PA1, Journal of Hazardous Materials. New York, NY, ScienceDirect,, 2011, 192: 1633-1640.

Researcher : Lo CSC

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

Project Title:	Further dissection of flavone biosynthesis in rice
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Map-based cloning and analysis of genes in rice virescent mutants
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Hau C.H., Liu Z., Chan L.S., Chiu H.C., Ng T.W., Yung S.P., Tsang K.M., Wong C.W., Chan K.H., Tsing N.K., Chan Y.M., Lau Y.K., Cheung W.S., Han G., Zang W., Ching W.K., Tong P.L., Wong E.L.M., Chan W.K., Lo C.S.C., Lam K.F., Djurisic A., Bevan S.J. and Cheung S.L., Faculty KE Award 2012, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong. 2012.

Lam P.Y., Siu S.O., Ng C.M.D., Kong P.W., Yeung W.S.B., Lo C.S.C. and Chu I.K., Online combination of reverse-phase-reverse-phase and porous graphitic carbon liquid chromatography for multi-component separation of proteomics and glycoproteomics samples, Electrophoresis. 2011, 1-11.

Lam P.Y., Lau E., Siu S.O., Ng C.M.D., Kong P.W., Chiu C.N., Yeung W.S.B., Lo C.S.C. and Chu I.K., Online combination of reversed-phase/reversed-phase and porous graphitic carbon liquid chromatography for multicomponent separation of proteomics and glycoproteomics samples., Electrophoresis. 2011, 32: 2930-40.

Lo C.S.C., Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, Senior Editor, 2012.

Lo C.S.C., Senior Editor, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 2011.

Researcher : Lui WY

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
Completion Date:	12/2011

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:	Role of non-junctional proteins in TGF-beta1-mediated blood-testis barrier (BTB) restructuring
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

Lui W.Y., Editorial Board Member, Spermatogenesis. 2012.

Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Transcriptional regulation of cell adhesion at the blood-testis barrier and spermatogenesis in the testis, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2012, in press.

Su L., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., P-glycoprotein regulates blood-testis barrier dynamics via its effects on the occludin-ZO-1 protein complex mediated by FAK, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA. 2011, 108: 19623-19628.

Su W., Mruk D.D., Wong E.W.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Polarity Protein complex scribble/Lgl/Dlg and epithelial cell barrier, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2012, in press.

Wang Y. and Lui W.Y., Transforming growth factor-β1 attenuates junctional adhesion molecule-A and contributes to breast cancer cell invasion, European Journal of Cancer. 2012.

Researcher : Ma CW

List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.S., Lai S.K., Ma C.W., Wong T.P. and Shum D.K.Y., Acquisition of glutamate receptors in central vestibular synapses is crucial for developmental recognition of spatial orientation, 8th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy. July 14-18. S16.3. 2011.

Lam Y.L., Cham W.C., Ma C.W., Chan Y.S. and Shum D.K.Y., Modulation of synaptic plasticity by the partnership of proheparanase with peri-synaptic heparan sulfate proteoglycan and AMPA-type glutamate receptor, Abstracts of 7th Int’l Symp. on Healthy Aging: 73. 2012.

Lam Y.L., Cham W.C., Ma C.W., Chan Y.S. and Shum D.K.Y., Regulation of AMPA-type glutamate receptor trafficking by proheparanase in synaptic plasticity, Society Neuroscience Abstract (USA), 870.09/D41. 2011.

Ma C.W., Lai C.H., Chan Y.S. and Shum D.K.Y., Involvement of perineuronal nets in developmental plasticity of the central vestibular system, Abstracts of 7th Int’l Symp. on Healthy Aging: 60. 2012.

Ma C.W., Cham W.C., Lai C.H., Chan Y.S. and Shum D.K.Y., The regulatory role of proheparanase in synaptic plasticity at the hippocampus, 8th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Florence, Italy. July 14-18, B199. 2011.

Ma C.W., Cham W.C., Lai C.H., Shum D.K.Y. and Chan Y.S., The role of proheparanase in synaptic plasticity at the hippocampus, 9th Biennial Conference of the Chinese Neuroscience Society and The 5th Member Congress, Zhengzhou, China. Jul 29 - Aug 1, P-110. 2011.

Ma C.W., Travel Award for Neuro2012, Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS). 2012.

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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2009

Researcher : Ma CY

List of Research Outputs

Ma C.Y., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Managing Amphibians in Agricultural Wetlands in South China: Effects of Fertilizers on Tadpole Performance, 2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2011.

Researcher : Ma J

List of Research Outputs

Ma J., Peng X., Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Dual Effects of Phloretin and Phloridzin on the Glycation Induced by Methylglyoxal in Model Systems , Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2011, 24: 1304-1311.

Ma J., Peng X., Ng K.M., Che C.M. and Wang M., Impact of phloretin and phloridzin on the formation of Maillard reaction products in aqueous models composed of glucose and L-lysine or its derivatives, Food & Function. 2012, 3: 178-186.

Sun Z., Chen J., Ma J., Jiang Y., Wang M., Ren G. and Chen F., Cynarin-rich sunflower (Helianthus annuus) sprouts possess both antiglycative and antioxidant activity, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2012, 60: 3260-3265.

Wang M. and Ma J., Impact of phloretin and phloridzin on the formation of Maillard reaction products in model systems, INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR CONFERENCE XIII, 29 May – 1 June. Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-II-01.

Researcher : Ma J

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Ma KK

List of Research Outputs

Ma K.K., Yuen P.Y., Hung T.H. and Hau C.H., Study on Selection of Suitable Tree Species for Planting on Man-made Slope and Natural Terrain in Hong Kong, Final Visual Inspection Report, Agreement No. CE 30/2009 (GE) Landslip Prevention and Mitigation Programme, 2009, Package D, Natural Terrain Hazard Mitigation Works, Hong Kong Island and Sai Kung - Investigation, Design and Construction. Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Mak KY

List of Research Outputs

Bao W., Lai K.K.Y., Mak E.P.Y., Mak K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Water effect ratio and its application on setting site-specific water quality criteria for protecting marine ecosystems of Hong Kong, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Researcher : Mak ST

List of Research Outputs

Leung T.Y., Wang Y., Mak S.T., Ng W.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Differential proteomic responses in hepatopancreas and adductor muscles of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis to stresses induced by cadmium and hydrogen peroxide, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 105: 49-61.

Researcher : Mruk DD

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

Mok K.W., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Spermatogonial stem cells alone are not sufficient to re-initiate spermatogenesis ib the rat testis following adjudin-induced infertility., International Journal of Andrology. 2012, 35: 86-101.

Su L., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., P-glycoprotein regulates blood-testis barrier dynamics via its effects on the occludin-ZO-1 protein complex mediated by FAK, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA. 2011, 108: 19623-19628.

Su W., Mruk D.D., Wong E.W.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Polarity Protein complex scribble/Lgl/Dlg and epithelial cell barrier, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2012, in press.

Researcher : Myllynen P

List of Research Outputs

Partanen H.A., Vahakangas K.H., Woo C.S.J., Auriola S., Veid J., Chen Y., Myllynen P. and El-Nezamy H.S., Transplacental transfer of melamine, Placenta. 2012, 33: 60-66.

Woo C.S.J., Partanen H.A., Myllynen P., Vahakangas K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Fate of the teratogenic and carcinogenic ochratoxin A in human perfused placenta, Toxicol Lett. 2012, 208: 92-99.

Researcher : Ng HM

List of Research Outputs

Leung K.W., Ng H.M., Tang K.S., Wong C.K., Wong R.N. and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 mediates a hypoxia-independent upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a to promote angiogenesis, Angiogenesis. 2011, 14: 515-522.

Researcher : Ng PT

List of Research Outputs

Ng P.T., Davies M.S., Stafford R. and Williams G.A., Mucus trail following as a mate-searching strategy in mangrove littorinid snails , Animal Behaviour. 2011, 82: 459-465.

Researcher : Ng SM

Project Title:	Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the human cell cycle related kinase-interacting proteins
Investigator(s):	Ng SSM, 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 SSM, 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 SSM, Lin MC
Department:	Chemistry
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2009

Project Title:	The role of CCRK as a novel CDK-activating kinase in human glioblastoma
Investigator(s):	Ng SSM, Lin MC
Department:	Chemistry
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	07/2009
Completion Date:	09/2012

List of Research Outputs

Feng H., Cheng A.S.L., Tsang D.P., Li M.S., Go M.Y.Y., Cheung Y.S., Zhao G.J., Ng S.M., Lin M.C., Yu J., Lai P.B., To K.F. and Sung J.J.Y., Cell cycle-related kinase is a direct androgen receptor-regulated gene driving β-catenin/T-cell factor-dependent hepatocarcinogenesis in mice and human patients, Journal of Clinical Investigation. USA, American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2011, 121: 3159-3175.

Xu Z., Jin J., Siu K.S., Yao H., Sze J., Sun H., Kung H.F., Poon W.S., Ng S.M., Ng S.M. and Lin M.C., Folic acid conjugated mPEG-PEI600 as an efficient non-viral vector for targeted nucleic acid delivery, International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2012, 426: 182-192.

Researcher : Ng WC

List of Research Outputs

Leung T.Y., Wang Y., Mak S.T., Ng W.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Differential proteomic responses in hepatopancreas and adductor muscles of the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis to stresses induced by cadmium and hydrogen peroxide, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 105: 49-61.

Williams G.A., Ng W.C., Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan B.K.K., Nakamo T. and Dong Y.W., Challenges to understanding responses of intertidal biodiversity to climate change in the NW Pacific, International Symposium on the NW Pacific coastal marine ecology and environmental conservation for Yeosu EXPO-2012, Cheju, Korea. 2011.

Researcher : Niu Q

List of Research Outputs

Karraker N.E., Murphy M., Niu Q. and Dudgeon D., Impacts of Mosquito Control Agents on Amphibians and an Aquatic Food Web in South China, 2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2011.

Researcher : Oviedo CLE

List of Research Outputs

Oviedo C.L.E., Herra-Miranda D., Pacheco-Polanco J.D., Silva M.G. and Karczmarski L., Critical Foraging Habitats of Pantropical Spotted Dolphins (Stenella attenuata graffmani) in a Tropical Fjord: Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 19th Biennial Conference on The Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, 28 Nov - 03 Dec. 2011.

Oviedo C.L.E. and Karczmarski L., Identification of areas of conservation importance as MPA candidates through the analysis of delphinid critical habitat in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 25th International Congress on Conservation Biology, Auckalnd, New Zealand 05-10 Dec. 2011.

Researcher : Pan Q

List of Research Outputs

Pan Q., Shan Y. and Yan A., A Region at the C-Terminus of the Escherichia coli Global Transcription Factor FNR Negatively Mediates Its Degradation by the ClpXP Protease, BIOCHEMISTRY. 2012, 51: 5061-5071.

Shan Y., Pan Q., Liu J.U.N.Y.A.N., Huang F., Sun H., Nishino K. and Yan A., Covalently linking the Escherichia coli global anaerobic regulator FNR in tandem allows it to function as an oxygen stable dimer, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2012, 419: 43-48.

Researcher : Pang CC

List of Research Outputs

Pang C.C., Su Y.C.F., Scharaschkin T. and Saunders R.M.K., Evolution of unisexual flowers and andromonoecy in Pseuduvaria (Annonaceae) inferred using molecular phylogenetics and pollination ecology, International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Pang C.C., Scharaschkin T., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., The evolution of unisexual flowers in the Annonaceae: evidence from Pseuduvaria mulgraveana, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation, Asia-Pacific Chapter, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 24–27 March. 2012.

Researcher : Park TJ

List of Research Outputs

Leung T.Y., Park T.J., Wang Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Isoform-specific responses of metallothioneins in the green lipped mussel Perna viridis after exposure to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Partanen HA

List of Research Outputs

Partanen H.A., Vahakangas K.H., Woo C.S.J., Auriola S., Veid J., Chen Y., Myllynen P. and El-Nezamy H.S., Transplacental transfer of melamine, Placenta. 2012, 33: 60-66.

Woo C.S.J., Partanen H.A., Myllynen P., Vahakangas K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Fate of the teratogenic and carcinogenic ochratoxin A in human perfused placenta, Toxicol Lett. 2012, 208: 92-99.

Researcher : Peng X

List of Research Outputs

Ma J., Peng X., Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Dual Effects of Phloretin and Phloridzin on the Glycation Induced by Methylglyoxal in Model Systems , Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2011, 24: 1304-1311.

Ma J., Peng X., Ng K.M., Che C.M. and Wang M., Impact of phloretin and phloridzin on the formation of Maillard reaction products in aqueous models composed of glucose and L-lysine or its derivatives, Food & Function. 2012, 3: 178-186.

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
Completion Date:	08/2011

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
Completion Date:	01/2012

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
Completion Date:	01/2013

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
Completion Date:	09/2012

Project Title:	Microbial Diversity in Hyper-Arid Deserts
Investigator(s):	Pointing SB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	CSIC / RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	07/2011

Project Title:	Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology Global biogeographic trends in desert cyanobacteria
Investigator(s):	Pointing SB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2011
Completion Date:	07/2011

Project Title:	Functional differentiation of microbial niches in hot and cold deserts of China and the USA
Investigator(s):	Pointing SB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2012
Completion Date:	12/2012

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 Support 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

Jiang X., Li X., Lam P.K.S., Cheng S.H., Schlenk D., Sadovy Y.J., Li Y., Gu J. and Chan L.L., Proteomic analysis of hepatic tissue of ciguatoxin (CTX) contaminated coral reef fish Cephalopholis argus and moray eel Gymnothorax undulatus, Harmful Algae. New York, Elsevier, 2012, 13: 65-71.

Sadovy Y.J., Craig M.T., Bertoncini A.A., Carpenter K.E., Cheung W.W.L., Choat J.H., Cornish A.S., Fennessy R.F., Ferreira B.P., Heemstra P.C., Liu M., Myers R.F., Pollard D.A., Rhodes K.L., Rocha L.A., Russell B.C., Samoilys M.A. and Sanciangco J., Fishing groupers towards extinction: a global assessment of threats and extinction risks in a billion dollar fishery , Fish and Fisheries. 2012, 1-18.

Sadovy Y.J. and Liu M., Forehead morphology of the humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus (Perciformes: Labridae) in relation to body size, Copeia. 2011, 2011 (2): 315-318.

Sadovy Y.J. and Colin P.L., Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations: Biology, Research and Management, Fish & Fisheries Series 35. Springer Science+Business Media B.V, 2012, 644.

Researcher : Saunders RMK

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
Completion Date:	03/2012

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

Project Title:	Evolution of morphology, pollination systems and geographical distributions in the annonoid' clade of the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae: a holistic approach to hypothesis testing'
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK, Thomas DC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Novel application of massively parallel sequencing data to resolve phylogenetic relationships in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK, Thomas DC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Attanayake M.A.S...A..., Turner I.M. and Saunders R.M.K., Two new species of Uvaria (Annonaceae) from Borneo, with a new nomenclatural combination., Novon. 2011, 21: 161-168.

Chatrou L.W., Pirie M.D., Erkens R.H.J., Couvreur T.L.P., Neubig K.M., Abbott J.R., Mols J.B., Maas J.W., Saunders R.M.K. and Chase M.W., A new subfamilial and tribal classification of the pantropical flowering plant family Annonaceae informed by molecular phylogenetics, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2012, 169: 5-40.

Chatrou L.W., Richardson J.E., Erkens R.H.J., Saunders R.M.K. and Fay M.F., Editorial. The natural history of Annonaceae, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2012, 169: 1-4.

Chatrou L.W., Richardson J.E., Erkens R.H.J., Saunders R.M.K. and Fay M.F., The Natural History of Annonaceae, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2012, 169(1): 1-279.

Dong X.Y., Liu Z., Saunders R.M.K. and Chen Z.D., Floral ontogeny of Schisandra chinensis (Schisandraceae): implications for androecial evolution within Schisandra and Kadsura, Plant Systematics and Evolution. 2012, 298: 713-722.

Li P.S. and Saunders R.M.K., Generic monophyly and floral morphology of Disepalum (Annonaceae): investigating a possible evolutionary shift in pollination system, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation, Asia-Pacific Chapter, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 24–27 March. 2012.

Pang C.C., Su Y.C.F., Scharaschkin T. and Saunders R.M.K., Evolution of unisexual flowers and andromonoecy in Pseuduvaria (Annonaceae) inferred using molecular phylogenetics and pollination ecology, International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Pang C.C., Scharaschkin T., Su Y.C.F. and Saunders R.M.K., The evolution of unisexual flowers in the Annonaceae: evidence from Pseuduvaria mulgraveana, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation, Asia-Pacific Chapter, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 24–27 March. 2012.

Saunders R.M.K., Associate Editor, , Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2012.

Saunders R.M.K., BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2011.

Saunders R.M.K. and Wang J., Five new nomenclatural combinations in Dasymaschalon and Goniothalamus (Annonaceae), Nordic Journal of Botany. 2011, 29: 674-676.

Saunders R.M.K., Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2012.

Saunders R.M.K., Philydraceae, In: Hong Kong Herbarium & South China Botanical Garden, Flora of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department, 2011, 4: 257.

Saunders R.M.K., Su Y.C.F. and Xue B., Phylogenetic affinities of Polyalthia species (Annonaceae) with columellar-sulcate pollen: enlarging the Madagascan endemic genus Fenerivia., Taxon. 2011, 60: 1407-1416.

Saunders R.M.K., Specialist Adviser, Registrar of Plant Variety Rights, Intellectual Property Department, Hong Kong Government, 2012.

Saunders R.M.K., The diversity and evolution of pollination systems in Annonaceae, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2012, 169: 222-244.

Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Cross-taxon biogeographic patterns at the Malesian floristic interchange: insights from phylogenetic analyses of species rich Malesian angiosperm genera, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation, Asia-Pacific Chapter, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 24–27 March. 2012.

Thomas D.C., Surveswaran S., Xue B., Sankowsky G., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of the Meiogyne-Fitzalania clade (Annonaceae): generic paraphyly and late Miocene-Pliocene diversification in Australasia and the Pacific, Taxon. 2012, 61: 559-575.

Wang J., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Meinke S., Chatrou L.W. and Saunders R.M.K., A plastid DNA phylogeny of Dasymaschalon (Annonaceae) and allied genera: evidence for generic non-monophyly and the parallel evolutionary loss of inner petals, Taxon. 2012, 61: 545-558.

Xue B., Su Y.C.F., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Segregation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae), International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Zhang D.X. and Saunders R.M.K., Burmanniaceae, In: Hong Kong Herbarium & South China Botanical Garden, Flora of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department, 2011, 4: 291-293.

Zhou L., Su Y.C.F., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., ‘Out-of-Africa’ dispersal of tropical floras during the Miocene climatic optimum: evidence from Uvaria (Annonaceae), International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Researcher : Sha S

List of Research Outputs

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKinase signalling pathway, 6th SETAC World Congress 2012.

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKs signalling pathway, 6th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)World Congress 2012.

Researcher : Shah N

Project Title:	Understanding the formation and chemical structure of exo-polysaccharides by selected lactic bacteria and their role in improving texture
Investigator(s):	Shah N, Wang M, Leung FCC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2012

Project Title:	International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics Strategies to improve survival of probiotic bacteria using microencapsulation and to reduce the size of microcapsules for food applications
Investigator(s):	Shah N
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Ayyash M. and Shah N., Proteolysis of low moisture Mozzarella cheese as affected by substitution of Nacl with KCl. , J Dairy Science. IL, , USA, Elsevier, 2011, 94: 3769-3777.

Ayyash M. and Shah N., The effect of substitution of NaCl with KCL on chemical composition and functional properties of low moisture Mozzarella cheese., J Dairy Sci. Champagne, IL, Elsevier, 2011, 94: 3761-3768.

Dianawati D.I.A.N.A.W.A.T.I. and Shah N., Survival, acid and bile tolerance, and surface hydrophobicity of microencapsulated B. animalis ssp. lactis Bb12 during storage at room temperature., J Food Sci. Ins of Food Tech, 2011, 76: M592-M599.

Ding W. and Shah N., Strategies to improve survival of probiotic bacteria during microencapsulation and to reduce the size of microcapsules for food applications. , International probiotic and prebiotic Conference, Kosice, Slovakia, June 12-15. 2012.

Shah N., Dairy Research and Health. , Food Australia. Sydney, Australia, Australian Ins Food Sci. and Tech, 2011, 11: 459-468.

Shah N., Editor , J Food Science and Technology. 2012.

Researcher : Shan Y

List of Research Outputs

Pan Q., Shan Y. and Yan A., A Region at the C-Terminus of the Escherichia coli Global Transcription Factor FNR Negatively Mediates Its Degradation by the ClpXP Protease, BIOCHEMISTRY. 2012, 51: 5061-5071.

Shan Y. and Yan A., Covalently linked tandem E. coli global transcription factor FNR functions as an oxygen stable dimer, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, August 2-7, Madison WI USA. 2011.

Shan Y., Pan Q., Liu J.U.N.Y.A.N., Huang F., Sun H., Nishino K. and Yan A., Covalently linking the Escherichia coli global anaerobic regulator FNR in tandem allows it to function as an oxygen stable dimer, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2012, 419: 43-48.

Shan Y. and Yan A., Covelently linked tandem E. coli global transcription factor FNR functions as an oxygen stable dimer, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, 2011, August 2-7, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 2011.

Researcher : Shi M

List of Research Outputs

Cai S., Li J., Wong T.M., Jian P., Fan H., Liu D., Liao M., Jiang J., Shi M., Lam T.Y., Ren T. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic characterization and evolutionary analysis of 4 Newcastle disease virus isolate full genomes from waterbirds in South China during 2003-2007, Veterinary microbiology. 2011, 152: 46-54.

Doorsselaere J.V., Brar M.S., Shi M., Karniychuk U., Leung F.C.C. and Nauwynck H.J., Complete genome characterization of a East European Type 1 subtype 3 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Virus Genes. 2011, 44: 51-54.

Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Lemey P., Pybus O.G., Shi M., Tun H.M., Li J., Jiang J., Holmess E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, Molecular ecology. 2012, 21: 3062-3077.

Shi M., Brar M.S., Carman S., D'Allaire S., Murtaugh M.P. and Leung F.C.C., A high resolution characterization of spatial dissemination of Type 2 PRRSV in North America, 2011 International PRRS Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, 2011, 97.

Tun H.M., Inui K., Shi M., Wu J., Zhang G., Liao M., Wei Z., Yuan S. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of highly pathogenic Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (HP-PRRS) variants in Southeast Asian countries (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia), 2011 International PRRS Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, 2011, 92.

Researcher : Shi M

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Sit WH

List of Research Outputs

Chan L.L., Lia X.M., Sit W.H., Lam P.K.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Development of theca specific antisera for the profiling of cell surface proteins in the marine toxic dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium Halim., Harmful Algae. 2012, 16: 58-62.

Chen X., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Characteristics of sonoporated cells after resealing: reduced cell size and increased granularity, International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2012.

Ching H.H., Yeung O.Y., Tse M.Y., Sit W.H. and Li E.T.S., Supplementation of bitter melon to rats fed a high-fructose diet during gestation and lactation ameliorates fructose-induced dyslipidemia and impaired hepatic antioxidant status in male offspring., Journal Of Nutrition. 2011, 141: 1664-72.

Hu Y., Zhong W., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Ultrasound as a regulator of neuronal development: morphological impact on neuro-2a cells, International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2012.

Zhong W., Sit W.H., Zhang J., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Biosafety investigation of acoustic cavitation on cells in the immune system: analysis on human T-lymphocytes, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2011.

Zhong W., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Sonoporation-induced apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest of promyelocytic leukemia cells, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2011, 37: 2149-2159.

Researcher : So MY

List of Research Outputs

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKinase signalling pathway, 6th SETAC World Congress 2012.

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKs signalling pathway, 6th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)World Congress 2012.

Researcher : Su L

List of Research Outputs

Su L., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., P-glycoprotein regulates blood-testis barrier dynamics via its effects on the occludin-ZO-1 protein complex mediated by FAK, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA. 2011, 108: 19623-19628.

Researcher : Su W

List of Research Outputs

Su W., Mruk D.D., Wong E.W.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Polarity Protein complex scribble/Lgl/Dlg and epithelial cell barrier, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2012, in press.

Researcher : Su YCF

List of Research Outputs

Pang C.C., Su Y.C.F., Scharaschkin T. and Saunders R.M.K., Evolution of unisexual flowers and andromonoecy in Pseuduvaria (Annonaceae) inferred using molecular phylogenetics and pollination ecology, International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Saunders R.M.K., Su Y.C.F. and Xue B., Phylogenetic affinities of Polyalthia species (Annonaceae) with columellar-sulcate pollen: enlarging the Madagascan endemic genus Fenerivia., Taxon. 2011, 60: 1407-1416.

Xue B., Su Y.C.F., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Segregation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae), International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Zhou L., Su Y.C.F., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., ‘Out-of-Africa’ dispersal of tropical floras during the Miocene climatic optimum: evidence from Uvaria (Annonaceae), International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Researcher : Suen PK

List of Research Outputs

Lim B.L., Suen P.K. and Sun F., A novel dual-targeting signal at the C-terminus of AtPAP2 is essential to its growth-promoting effects, Plant Biology 2011.

Sun F., Suen P.K., Zhang Y., Liang C., Carrie C., Whelan J., Ward J.L., Hawkins N.D., Jiang L. and Lim B.L., A dual-targeted purple acid phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana moderates carbon metabolism and its overexpression leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield, New Phytologist. 2012, 194: 206-219.

Researcher : Sun F

List of Research Outputs

Lim B.L., Suen P.K. and Sun F., A novel dual-targeting signal at the C-terminus of AtPAP2 is essential to its growth-promoting effects, Plant Biology 2011.

Sun F., Suen P.K., Zhang Y., Liang C., Carrie C., Whelan J., Ward J.L., Hawkins N.D., Jiang L. and Lim B.L., A dual-targeted purple acid phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana moderates carbon metabolism and its overexpression leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield, New Phytologist. 2012, 194: 206-219.

Zhang Y., Yu C., Yung K.F., Leung Y.C., Sun F. and Lim B.L., Over-expression of AtPAP2 in Camelina sativa leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield., Biotechnology for Biofuels . 2012, 5: 19-28.

Researcher : Sun F

List of Research Outputs

Lim B.L., Suen P.K. and Sun F., A novel dual-targeting signal at the C-terminus of AtPAP2 is essential to its growth-promoting effects, Plant Biology 2011.

Researcher : Sun M

Project Title:	Molecular markers for nutraceutical property, health and nutrition benefit traits of rice by association mapping
Investigator(s):	Sun M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Bao J., Lu Y., Yang F., Zhang G., Shao Y.F., Corke H. and Sun M., 92. Bao JS, Lu Y, Yang F, Zhang G, Shao YF, Corke H, Sun M (2012) Nucleotide polymorphisms in OsAGP genes and their possible association with grain weight of rice , JOURNAL OF CEREAL SCIENCE . 2012, 55: 312-317.

Researcher : Sun Z

List of Research Outputs

Sun Z., Chen J., Ma J., Jiang Y., Wang M., Ren G. and Chen F., Cynarin-rich sunflower (Helianthus annuus) sprouts possess both antiglycative and antioxidant activity, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2012, 60: 3260-3265.

Zhu Q., Sun Z., Jiang Y., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Acrolein scavengers: Reactivity, mechanism and impact on health , Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 2011, 55: 1375-1390.

Zhu Q., Zhang Q., Lau C.F., Chao J., Sun Z., Chang R.C.C., Chen F. and Wang M., In vitro attenuation of acrolein-induced toxicity by phloretin, a phenolic compound from apple, Food Chemistry. 2012, 135: 1762-1768.

Researcher : Sung YH

List of Research Outputs

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Evaluation of the effectiveness of three survey methods for sampling terrestrial herpetofauna in South China, Herpetological Conservation and Biology . 2011, 6(3): 479-489.

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Impacts of Illegal Trapping on Endangered Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) in Hong Kong, 2011 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 2011.

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Terrestrial herpetofaunal assemblages in secondary forests and exotic Lophostemon confertus plantations in South China. , Forest Ecology and Management. Elsevier, 2012, 270: 71-77.

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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2009

Researcher : Tan-Un KC

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
Completion Date:	12/2011

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

Project Title:	Characterization of the novel distal regulatory elements of the Neuroglobin gene
Investigator(s):	Tan-Un KC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	02/2012

List of Research Outputs

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKinase signalling pathway, 6th SETAC World Congress 2012.

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKs signalling pathway, 6th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)World Congress 2012.

Researcher : Tang KS

List of Research Outputs

Leung K.W., Ng H.M., Tang K.S., Wong C.K., Wong R.N. and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 mediates a hypoxia-independent upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a to promote angiogenesis, Angiogenesis. 2011, 14: 515-522.

Researcher : Thomas DC

Project Title:	XVIII International Botanical Congress (IBC2011) Rare dispersal across water gaps and subsequent rapid island radiations characterize the west to east colonisation of the Malesian archipelago by the mega-diverse genus Begonia (Begoniaceae)
Investigator(s):	Thomas DC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2011
Completion Date:	07/2011

Project Title:	Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of Friesodielsia (Annonaceae): investigating the processes underlying amphi-Indian Ocean tropical disjunctions in flowering plants
Investigator(s):	Thomas DC, Saunders RMK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012
Completion Date:	08/2012

List of Research Outputs

Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Cross-taxon biogeographic patterns at the Malesian floristic interchange: insights from phylogenetic analyses of species rich Malesian angiosperm genera, Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation, Asia-Pacific Chapter, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, 24–27 March. 2012.

Thomas D.C., Surveswaran S., Xue B., Sankowsky G., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of the Meiogyne-Fitzalania clade (Annonaceae): generic paraphyly and late Miocene-Pliocene diversification in Australasia and the Pacific, Taxon. 2012, 61: 559-575.

Thomas D.C., Hughes M., Phutthai T., Ardi W.H., Rajbhandary S., Rubite R., Twyford A.D. and Richardson J., West to east dispersal and subsequent rapid diversification of the mega-diverse genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Malesian archipelago, Journal of Biogeography. 2012, 39: 98–113.

Wang J., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Meinke S., Chatrou L.W. and Saunders R.M.K., A plastid DNA phylogeny of Dasymaschalon (Annonaceae) and allied genera: evidence for generic non-monophyly and the parallel evolutionary loss of inner petals, Taxon. 2012, 61: 545-558.

Zhou L., Su Y.C.F., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., ‘Out-of-Africa’ dispersal of tropical floras during the Miocene climatic optimum: evidence from Uvaria (Annonaceae), International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Researcher : Thomson DL

List of Research Outputs

Thomson D.L., Salter Menzo D.J., Lam L.K. and Fox R.M.K., A Case-study In Technology-enhanced Collaborative Learning, CITERS 2012.

Thomson D.L., Biodemography@HKU, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. 2011.

Thomson D.L., Member of the scientific review board for Demographic Research, 2011.

Thomson D.L., What demographers should know about biology, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. 2011.

Researcher : To KY

List of Research Outputs

To K.Y., Zeng J.Z. and Wong A.S.T., Hypoxia-dependent regulation of -catenin by the orphan nuclear receptor Nur77, ENDO 2012, Houston, TX (Abstract No. MON-540). 2012.

To K.Y., Zeng J.Z. and Wong A.S.T., Nur77: a potential therapeutic target in cancer, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets . 2012, 16: 573-575.

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 Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2008

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:	IV International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2011) The haloacid operon of Burkholderia sp. MBA4 is catabolically repressed
Investigator(s):	Tsang JSH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	09/2011
Completion Date:	09/2011

Project Title:	RNA-seq analysis of the degradation of haloacids by Burkholderia caribensis MBA4
Investigator(s):	Tsang JSH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	12/2011

Project Title:	Characterization of the promoter of a conserved transporter gene in the Burkholderia.
Investigator(s):	Tsang JSH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Tsang J.S.H., Yuen H.F. and Kong K.F., The haloacid operon of Burkholderia sp. MBA4 is catabolically repressed, IV International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2011). 2011.

Researcher : Tse MY

List of Research Outputs

Ching H.H., Yeung O.Y., Tse M.Y., Sit W.H. and Li E.T.S., Supplementation of bitter melon to rats fed a high-fructose diet during gestation and lactation ameliorates fructose-induced dyslipidemia and impaired hepatic antioxidant status in male offspring., Journal Of Nutrition. 2011, 141: 1664-72.

Researcher : Tun HM

List of Research Outputs

Lam T.Y., Hon C.C., Lemey P., Pybus O.G., Shi M., Tun H.M., Li J., Jiang J., Holmess E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Phylodynamics of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Indonesia, Molecular ecology. 2012, 21: 3062-3077.

Tun H.M., Brar M.S., Khin N., Li J., Hui R.K.H., Dowd S.E. and Leung F.C.C., Gene-centric metagenomics analysis of feline intestinal microbiome using 454 junior pyrosequencing, Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2012, 88: 369-376.

Tun H.M., Inui K., Shi M., Wu J., Zhang G., Liao M., Wei Z., Yuan S. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of highly pathogenic Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (HP-PRRS) variants in Southeast Asian countries (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia), 2011 International PRRS Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, 2011, 92.

Researcher : Vahakangas KH

List of Research Outputs

Partanen H.A., Vahakangas K.H., Woo C.S.J., Auriola S., Veid J., Chen Y., Myllynen P. and El-Nezamy H.S., Transplacental transfer of melamine, Placenta. 2012, 33: 60-66.

Woo C.S.J., Partanen H.A., Myllynen P., Vahakangas K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Fate of the teratogenic and carcinogenic ochratoxin A in human perfused placenta, Toxicol Lett. 2012, 208: 92-99.

Researcher : Vengatesen T

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:	Oyster larval metamorphosis and biomineralization under changing carbonate chemistry scenarios in estuaries: insights into functional adaptive strategies
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T, Shih K
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

Project Title:	The 4th International Oyster Symposium (IOS4) Oyster larvae are in deep trouble at high-CO2 in South China: results of a long-term and large-scale experiment
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	09/2011
Completion Date:	09/2011

Project Title:	Biomineral mechanical properties as a function of rising carbon dioxide: the mechanisms and consequences of this biomineral-environment interaction
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T, Shih K
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Ocean acidification alters and weakens the integrity of tubeworm shells: Can it negate biofouling problem in warm waters?
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T, Shih K
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Vengatesen T., CO2-threats to metamorphosing larvae: a proteomics perspective , International Conference on Environmental OMICS (ICEO). November 8-12, 2011, in Guangzhou, Guang, 2011.

Vengatesen T., Marine environmental proteomics and its applications for climate change , The AOHUPO 6th Congress on “Proteomics: Better for life. 2012.

Vengatesen T., Oyster larvae are in deep trouble at high-CO2 in South China: results of a long-term and large-scale experiment , 4th International Oyster Symposium to be held in Hobart, Tasmania, from September 15th to the 18th, 2011. 2011.

Wong K.K.W., Lane A.C. and Vengatesen T., Response of larval barnacle proteome to CO2-driven seawater acidification, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. 2011, 6: 310-321.

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

List of Research Outputs

Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Monsoons and habitat influence trophic pathways and the importance of terrestrial-marine linkages for estuary sharks, Ecosphere. 2012, 3(1):8: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00276.1.

Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y., Wu S.S., Shin P.K.S., Cheung S.G., Li X.Y. and Lee J.H.W., Stable isotopes as a useful tool for revealing the environmental fate and trophic effect of open-sea-cage fish farm wastes on marine benthic organisms with different feeding guilds, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63: 77-85.

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 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:	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:	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

Project Title:	Metabomeeting 2011 Urine Metabolome of preterm neonates with treatment of antibiotics
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	09/2011
Completion Date:	09/2011

Project Title:	High-speed-cell-sorting by flow cytometry to dissect the cell cycle arrest and apoptosis pathways of sonoporated-human promyelocytic leukemia cells
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Chen X., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Characteristics of sonoporated cells after resealing: reduced cell size and increased granularity, International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2012.

Hu Y., Zhong W., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Ultrasound as a regulator of neuronal development: morphological impact on neuro-2a cells, International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. 2012.

Zhong W., Sit W.H., Zhang J., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Biosafety investigation of acoustic cavitation on cells in the immune system: analysis on human T-lymphocytes, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2011.

Zhong W., Jiang P., Wang H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Heat shock protein expression in sonoporated myeloid leukemia cells, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2011.

Zhong W., Sit W.H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Sonoporation-induced apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest of promyelocytic leukemia cells, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2011, 37: 2149-2159.

Researcher : Wan LY

List of Research Outputs

Woo C.S.J., Wan L.Y., Ahokas J.T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of placental 3β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase in JEG-3 cells in response to ochratoxin a exposure, SOT’s 51st Annual Meeting & ToxExpo. 2012.

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., Arabidopsis overexpressing wild-type and mutant Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase show unregulation of genes in sterol biosynthesis, 7th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (ISBB), Kyoto University, Japan,Oct 10-13, 2011, Session Gen-1, p. 41. Invited talk.. 2011.

Wang H., Nagegowda D.A., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., Genetic engineering plants for improved isoprenoid content and stress tolerance, Information System for Biotechnology (ISB) News Report. Agricultural and Environmental for Biotechnology, December 2011, p.6-8, http://www.isb.vt.edu/news/2011/Dec11.pdf. 2012.

Wang H., Nagegowda D.A., Rawat R., Bouvier-Nave P..., Gou D..., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., Overexpression of Brassica juncea wild-type and mutant HMG-CoA synthase 1 in Arabidopsis up-regulates genes in sterol biosynthesis and enhances sterol production and stress tolerance., Plant Biotechnol. J. 10: 31-42.. 2012.

Zhong W., Jiang P., Wang H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Heat shock protein expression in sonoporated myeloid leukemia cells, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2011.

Researcher : Wang H

List of Research Outputs

Zhong W., Jiang P., Wang H., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Heat shock protein expression in sonoporated myeloid leukemia cells, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2011.

Researcher : Wang J

List of Research Outputs

Saunders R.M.K. and Wang J., Five new nomenclatural combinations in Dasymaschalon and Goniothalamus (Annonaceae), Nordic Journal of Botany. 2011, 29: 674-676.

Wang J., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Meinke S., Chatrou L.W. and Saunders R.M.K., A plastid DNA phylogeny of Dasymaschalon (Annonaceae) and allied genera: evidence for generic non-monophyly and the parallel evolutionary loss of inner petals, Taxon. 2012, 61: 545-558.

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:	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:	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:	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
Completion Date:	03/2012

Project Title:	International Flavor Conference XIII IMPACT OF PHLORETIN AND PHLORIDZIN ON THE FORMATION OF MAILLARD REACTION PRODUCTS IN MODEL SYSTEMS
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2012

Project Title:	Dietary phytochemicals and the formation of cholesterol oxidation products and glycotoxins in foods: a world to explore
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Ma J., Peng X., Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Dual Effects of Phloretin and Phloridzin on the Glycation Induced by Methylglyoxal in Model Systems , Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2011, 24: 1304-1311.

Ma J., Peng X., Ng K.M., Che C.M. and Wang M., Impact of phloretin and phloridzin on the formation of Maillard reaction products in aqueous models composed of glucose and L-lysine or its derivatives, Food & Function. 2012, 3: 178-186.

Pinzon L.C., Uy M.M., Sze K.H., Wang M. and Chu I.K., Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory and Chemopreventive Flavones from Premna Odorata Blanco, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 2011, 5: 2729-2735.

Sun Z., Chen J., Ma J., Jiang Y., Wang M., Ren G. and Chen F., Cynarin-rich sunflower (Helianthus annuus) sprouts possess both antiglycative and antioxidant activity, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2012, 60: 3260-3265.

Wang M., Application of instrumentation in quality control and development of phenolics-containing nutraceuticals and functional foods, 2010 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem) . 2011.

Wang M., Editorial Advisory Board Member, Chemical Research in Toxicology. American Chemical Society, 2012.

Wang M., Editorial Board Member, Food Bioscience. Elsevier, 2012.

Wang M., Editorial Board Member, Food Science and Human Wellness. 2012.

Wang M. and Ma J., Impact of phloretin and phloridzin on the formation of Maillard reaction products in model systems, INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR CONFERENCE XIII, 29 May – 1 June. Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-II-01.

Wong D., Cheng K.W. and Wang M., Inhibition of heterocyclic amine formation by water-soluble vitamins in Maillard reaction model systems and beef patties, Food Chemistry. 2012, 133: 760-766.

Wong D., Cheng K.W. and Wang M., Inhibitory activities of vitamins on 7-ketocholesterol formation in both chemical model systems and beef patties, 29 May – 1 June , Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-V-04.

Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Impact of selected dietary polyphenols on caramelization in model systems, INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR CONFERENCE XIII, 29 May – 1 June . Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-II-05.

Zhu Q., Sun Z., Jiang Y., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Acrolein scavengers: Reactivity, mechanism and impact on health , Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 2011, 55: 1375-1390.

Zhu Q., Zhang Q., Lau C.F., Chao J., Sun Z., Chang R.C.C., Chen F. and Wang M., In vitro attenuation of acrolein-induced toxicity by phloretin, a phenolic compound from apple, Food Chemistry. 2012, 135: 1762-1768.

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

List of Research Outputs

Wang Y., Huang G., Li J., Meng F., He X. and Leung F.C.C., Characterization of chicken secretin (SCT) and secretin receptor (SCTR) genes: A novel secretin-like peptide (SCT-LP) and secretin encoded in a single gene, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2012, 348: 270-280.

Wang Y., Wang Y., Wu Y., Huang G., Li J. and Leung F.C.C., Identification of the receptors for prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) and Carassius RFamide peptide (C-RFa) in chickens, Endocrinology. 2012, 153: 1861-1874.

Wang Y. and Lui W.Y., Transforming growth factor-β1 attenuates junctional adhesion molecule-A and contributes to breast cancer cell invasion, European Journal of Cancer. 2012.

Wong T.M., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Chicken Serotonin Receptor Subtypes 2a and 2c, Poultry Science Association 100th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Poultry Science Association. . St. Louis, Missouri, 2011.

Researcher : Wang Y

List of Research Outputs

Wang Y. and Lui W.Y., Transforming growth factor-β1 attenuates junctional adhesion molecule-A and contributes to breast cancer cell invasion, European Journal of Cancer. 2012.

Researcher : Williams G.A.

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

Project Title:	X International Symposium on Littorinid Biology and Evolution (ISOLBE) Thermal tolerance in Echinolittorina snails in the Indo-West Pacific: are we measuring the right variables?
Investigator(s):	Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2011
Completion Date:	07/2011

Project Title:	Latitudinal variation in responses to climate change: the importance of genotypic vs phenotypic variation in determining which species will be winners or losers
Investigator(s):	Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Ecology and diversity of the enigmatic Placozoa – The first long-term study.
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Eitel MS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Williams GA

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

Project Title:	X International Symposium on Littorinid Biology and Evolution (ISOLBE) Thermal tolerance in Echinolittorina snails in the Indo-West Pacific: are we measuring the right variables?
Investigator(s):	Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2011
Completion Date:	07/2011

Project Title:	Latitudinal variation in responses to climate change: the importance of genotypic vs phenotypic variation in determining which species will be winners or losers
Investigator(s):	Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Ecology and diversity of the enigmatic Placozoa – The first long-term study.
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Eitel MS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Dong Y.W., Wang H.S., Han G.D., Ke C.H., Zhan X., Nakano T. and Williams G.A., The impact of Yangtze river discharge, ocean currents and historical events on the biogeographic pattern of Cellana toreuma along the China coast, PLoS ONE. 2012, 7(4): e36178.

Marshall D.M., McQuaid C.D., Williams G.A. and Dong Y.W., Thermal adaptation in the intertidal snail Echinolittorina malaccana contradicts current theory by revealing the crucial roles of resting metabolism, Journal of Experimental Biology. 2011, 214: 3649-3657.

Ng P.T., Davies M.S., Stafford R. and Williams G.A., Mucus trail following as a mate-searching strategy in mangrove littorinid snails , Animal Behaviour. 2011, 82: 459-465.

Stafford R., Davies M.S. and Williams G.A., Cheats in a cooperative behaviour? Behavioural differences and breakdown of cooperative behaviour in aggregating, intertidal littorinids (Mollusca)., Marine Ecology. 2012, 33: 66-74.

Stafford R., Williams G.A. and Davies M.S., Robustness of self-organised systems to changes in behaviour: an example from real and simulated self-organised snail aggregations, PLoS ONE. 2011, 6(7): e22743.

Wai T.C., Yeung W.Y., Lam Y.Y.V., Leung K.M.Y., Dudgeon D. and Williams G.A., Monsoons and habitat influence trophic pathways and the importance of terrestrial-marine linkages for estuary sharks, Ecosphere. 2012, 3(1):8: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00276.1.

Williams G.A., Ng W.C., Chu K.H., Tsang L.M., Chan B.K.K., Nakamo T. and Dong Y.W., Challenges to understanding responses of intertidal biodiversity to climate change in the NW Pacific, International Symposium on the NW Pacific coastal marine ecology and environmental conservation for Yeosu EXPO-2012, Cheju, Korea. 2011.

Williams G.A., From the cradle to the grave: life history impacts of environmental stressors, European Science Foundation Workshop: The effects of climate change on vulnerable life traits of aquatic ectotherms: towards an integrated approach, Alfred Wegner Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany. 2011.

Researcher : Wong AOL

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
Completion Date:	12/2011

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
Completion Date:	03/2012

Project Title:	Grass Carp Smad proteins: Molecular Cloning, Functional Characterization, and Novel Regulation of Pituitary Expression by Growth Hormone via Autocrine/Paracrine Actions.
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

Project Title:	ENDO 2012 : The 94th Annual Meeting & Expo of the Endocrine Society (USA) Insulin-induced Growth Hormone Receptor Expression in Grass Carp Hepatocytes: Functional Role of MAPK and PI3K/Akt Cascades.
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2012
Completion Date:	06/2012

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:	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
Completion Date:	12/2012

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:	Unraveling the functional roles and underlying mechanisms of p70 S6 kinase in multicellular spheroid formation and as a regulator of N-cadherin
Investigator(s):	Wong AST, Yam JWP
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	12/2011

Project Title:	The role of hypoxia in promoting expansion of ovarian tumor-initiating cells through activation of b-catenin signaling
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	01/2012
Completion Date:	12/2012

Project Title:	Centre for MicroRNA Study - Basic Research and Clinical Potentials in Cancer
Investigator(s):	Wong AST, Ma SKY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Ip K.M. and Wong A.S.T., Exploiting p70 S6 kinase as a target for ovarian cancer, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets . 2012, 16: 619-630.

Leung K.W., Ng H.M., Tang K.S., Wong C.K., Wong R.N. and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 mediates a hypoxia-independent upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1a to promote angiogenesis, Angiogenesis. 2011, 14: 515-522.

Leung W.K., Ching A.K., Chan A.W., Poon T.C., Mian H., Wong A.S.T., To K.F. and Wong N., A novel interplay between oncogenic PFTK1 protein kinase and tumor suppressor TAGLN2 in the control of liver cancer cell motility, Oncogene. 2011, 30: 4464-4475.

To K.Y., Zeng J.Z. and Wong A.S.T., Hypoxia-dependent regulation of -catenin by the orphan nuclear receptor Nur77, ENDO 2012, Houston, TX (Abstract No. MON-540). 2012.

To K.Y., Zeng J.Z. and Wong A.S.T., Nur77: a potential therapeutic target in cancer, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets . 2012, 16: 573-575.

Tse E.Y.T., Ko F.C.F., Tung K.K., Chan L.K., Lee K.W., Ngan E.S.W., Man K., Wong A.S.T., Ng I.O.L. and Yam J.W.P., Caveolin-1 overexpression is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma tumourigenesis and metastasis, Journal of Pathology. 2011, 226(4): 645-653.

Wong A.S.T., Cell-cell contacts in ovarian tumor metastasis, Croucher Advanced Study Institute: Tumor Microenvironment – New Concepts and Molecular Mechanisms Symposium, Hong Kong, Jan. 2012.

Wong A.S.T., Introduction to cancer biology and transformation-related signaling pathways in cancer, Workshop on Computational, Modeling and Statistical Problems in Cancer Research, Hong Kong, Dec. 2011.

Wong A.S.T., Protein kinases, Encyclopedia of Cancer (3rd Edition), M. Schwab ed., Springer. 2012.

Wong A.S.T., c-Kit signaling in ovarian cancer and chemoresistance, 2nd Singapore Ovarian Cancer Symposium, Singapore, Jun. 2012.

Researcher : Wong D

List of Research Outputs

Wong D., Cheng K.W. and Wang M., Inhibition of heterocyclic amine formation by water-soluble vitamins in Maillard reaction model systems and beef patties, Food Chemistry. 2012, 133: 760-766.

Wong D., Cheng K.W. and Wang M., Inhibitory activities of vitamins on 7-ketocholesterol formation in both chemical model systems and beef patties, 29 May – 1 June , Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-V-04.

Researcher : Wong EWP

List of Research Outputs

Su W., Mruk D.D., Wong E.W.P., Lui W.Y. and Cheng C.Y., Polarity Protein complex scribble/Lgl/Dlg and epithelial cell barrier, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2012, in press.

Researcher : Wong KKW

List of Research Outputs

Wong K.K.W., Lane A.C. and Vengatesen T., Response of larval barnacle proteome to CO2-driven seawater acidification, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. 2011, 6: 310-321.

Researcher : Wong TM

List of Research Outputs

Cai S., Li J., Wong T.M., Jian P., Fan H., Liu D., Liao M., Jiang J., Shi M., Lam T.Y., Ren T. and Leung F.C.C., Genetic characterization and evolutionary analysis of 4 Newcastle disease virus isolate full genomes from waterbirds in South China during 2003-2007, Veterinary microbiology. 2011, 152: 46-54.

Wong T.M., Kwok H.Y.A., Ho C.W.J., Wang Y. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Chicken Serotonin Receptor Subtypes 2a and 2c, Poultry Science Association 100th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri. Poultry Science Association. . St. Louis, Missouri, 2011.

Researcher : Wong WPE

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

Researcher : Wong WY

List of Research Outputs

Lau M.H.Y., Leung K.M.Y., Wong W.Y., Wang H. and Yan Z.G., Environmental policy, legislation and management of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in China, Environmental Pollution. 2012, 165: 182-192.

Leung K.M.Y., Wong W.Y., Li J. and Lau T.C.E., A close look at the temperature-dependent chemical toxicity to aquatic organisms and its implication on derivation of water quality guidelines for protecting aquatic life, an oral presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, Germany, during 20-24, May. 2012.

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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Wong W.Y., Kwok K.W.H., Yung M.N.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Formulation of water quality guidelines for nanomaterials: problems and recommendations, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 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 at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Wong WY

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Woo CSJ

List of Research Outputs

Partanen H.A., Vahakangas K.H., Woo C.S.J., Auriola S., Veid J., Chen Y., Myllynen P. and El-Nezamy H.S., Transplacental transfer of melamine, Placenta. 2012, 33: 60-66.

Piekkola S., Turner P.C., Abdel-Hamid M., Ezzat M., El-Daly M., El-Kafraw S., Savchenko E., Poussa T., Woo C.S.J. and El-Nezamy H.S., Characterisation of aflatoxin and deoxynivalenol exposure among pregnant Egyptian women. Food additives & contaminants, Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess.. 2012, 29: 962-971.

Woo C.S.J., Partanen H.A., Myllynen P., Vahakangas K.H. and El-Nezamy H.S., Fate of the teratogenic and carcinogenic ochratoxin A in human perfused placenta, Toxicol Lett. 2012, 208: 92-99.

Woo C.S.J., Wan L.Y., Ahokas J.T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of placental 3β–hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase in JEG-3 cells in response to ochratoxin a exposure, SOT’s 51st Annual Meeting & ToxExpo. 2012.

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
Completion Date:	11/2011

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

Project Title:	Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: Bioaccumulation, maternal transfer and effects on Darwinian fitness traits of the parental and F1 generations of marine gastropod Crepidula onyx
Investigator(s):	Wu SS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	SETAC World Congress 2012 Hypoxia is an endocrine disruptor and threatens the reproduction and sustainability of fish populations
Investigator(s):	Wu SS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

He T., Liang B., Liu W., Shin P.K.S. and Wu S.S., Estrogenic potential of benzotriazole on marine medaka(Oryzias melastigma), Ecotoxicology and Environemental Safety. 2012, 80: 327-332.

Kwok C., van de Merwe J.P., Chiu M.Y. and Wu S.S., Antioxidant responses and lipid peroxidation in gills and hepatopancreas of the mussel Perna viridis upon exposure to the red-tide organism Chattonella marina and hydrogen peroxide, Harmful Algae. 2011, 13: 40-46.

Ma Y., Han J., Guo Y., Lam P.K.S., Wu S.S., Giesy J.P., Zhang X. and Zhou B., Disruption of endocrine function in in vitro H295R cell-based and in in vivo assay in zebrafish by 2,4-dichlorophenol, Aquatic Toxicology. 2011, 106: 173-181.

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKinase signalling pathway, 6th SETAC World Congress 2012.

So M.Y., Sha S., Antoniou M., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Mycotoxin Zearalenone induced apoptosis in BEAS2B cells through generation of ROS and activation of JNK and p38 MAPKs signalling pathway, 6th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry)World Congress 2012.

Wai T.C., Leung K.M.Y., Wu S.S., Shin P.K.S., Cheung S.G., Li X.Y. and Lee J.H.W., Stable isotopes as a useful tool for revealing the environmental fate and trophic effect of open-sea-cage fish farm wastes on marine benthic organisms with different feeding guilds, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 63: 77-85.

Wu S.S., Biomarkers For Regulatory Toxicology: Are We Ready? , 15th ternational Symposium on Toxicity Assessment. 3-8 July, 2011 . 2011.

Wu S.S., Wo K.T. and Chiu M.Y., Effect of hypoxia on growth of the diatom Skeletonema costatum, Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology. 2012, 420: 65-68.

Wu S.S., Hypoxia: a pressing global problem, United Nations Environmental Program, New York. 2012.

Yang N., Chu D.L.H., Wong M.M.L., Qi H., Wu S.S. and Kong R.Y.C., Major human Hepatitis A virus genotype in Hong Kong marine waters and detection by real-time PCR, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 62: 2654-2658.

Yang N., Qi H., Wong M.M.L., Wu S.S. and Kong R.Y.C., Prevalence and diversity of norovirus genogroups I and II in Hong Kong marine waters and detection by real-time PCR, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2011, 64: 164-168.

Yeung C.M., Chow B.K.C. and Wu S.S., The endocrine disrupting effect of hypoxia on pituitary cells., 6th SETAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany. 2012.

Yu L., Lam J.C.W., Guo Y., Wu S.S., Lam P.K.S. and Zhou B., Parental Transfer of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Thyroid Endocrine Disruption in Zebrafish, Environmental Science & Technology. 2011, 45: 10652-10659.

Researcher : Xiao S

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., Chinese Patent No. ZL200810142835.5 issued Aug 3, 2011 . 2011.

Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Overexpression of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein 3 enhances NPR1-dependent plant resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. 2011., Plant Physiology. 2011, 156: 2069-2081.

Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Investigations on the 5' -Flanking Region of the Gene Encoding Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) State Key Lab-Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biology Seminar series 2011, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Oct 22, 2011, p. 15. Invited talk. 2011.

Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., The gene encoding Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 is pathogen-inducible and subject to circadian regulation., J. Exp. Bot. 63: 2985-3000. 2012.

Researcher : Xiao X

List of Research Outputs

Cheng C.Y., Wong W.P.E., Lie P.Y.P., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Li W.M.M., Lui W.Y. and Lee W.W.M., Polarity Protein and actin regulatory proteins are unlikely partners that regulate cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis, Histology and Histopathology. 2011, 26: 1465-1474.

Researcher : Xu G

List of Research Outputs

Xu G. and Leung K.M.Y., An integrated environmental risk assessment and management framework for safeguarding marine protected areas, a poster presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Xu G., Lee J.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., An integrated environmental risk assessment and management framework for safeguarding marine reserves: a case study in Hong Kong, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Researcher : Xue B

List of Research Outputs

Saunders R.M.K., Su Y.C.F. and Xue B., Phylogenetic affinities of Polyalthia species (Annonaceae) with columellar-sulcate pollen: enlarging the Madagascan endemic genus Fenerivia., Taxon. 2011, 60: 1407-1416.

Thomas D.C., Surveswaran S., Xue B., Sankowsky G., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of the Meiogyne-Fitzalania clade (Annonaceae): generic paraphyly and late Miocene-Pliocene diversification in Australasia and the Pacific, Taxon. 2012, 61: 559-575.

Xue B., Su Y.C.F., Mols J.B., Kessler P.J.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Segregation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae), International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Researcher : Yan A

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
Completion Date:	02/2012

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:	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

Project Title:	Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting 2011 The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Has Physiological Functions During The Anaerobic Respiration in E. coli
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2011
Completion Date:	08/2011

Project Title:	Global, functional assessment of stress-induced multidrug efflux system in bacteria
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	Exploring the regulation and novel functions of the multidrug efflux pump MdtEF in bacterial stress response
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2012

List of Research Outputs

Gao X. and Yan A., Anaerobic regulation of amino acid /peptide transporters is through the small non-coding RNA GcvB in Escherichia coli, The 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology(ASM), June 16-19, 2012, San Francisco, USA. 2012.

Lai Y., Fung K.C., Gao X. and Yan A., Microbial secondary metabolite indole is a novel intra- and inter-bacterial signaling molecule, Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms 2012, January 15-20, Ventura, California, USA. 2012.

Pan Q., Shan Y. and Yan A., A Region at the C-Terminus of the Escherichia coli Global Transcription Factor FNR Negatively Mediates Its Degradation by the ClpXP Protease, BIOCHEMISTRY. 2012, 51: 5061-5071.

Shan Y. and Yan A., Covalently linked tandem E. coli global transcription factor FNR functions as an oxygen stable dimer, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, August 2-7, Madison WI USA. 2011.

Shan Y., Pan Q., Liu J.U.N.Y.A.N., Huang F., Sun H., Nishino K. and Yan A., Covalently linking the Escherichia coli global anaerobic regulator FNR in tandem allows it to function as an oxygen stable dimer, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2012, 419: 43-48.

Shan Y. and Yan A., Covelently linked tandem E. coli global transcription factor FNR functions as an oxygen stable dimer, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, 2011, August 2-7, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 2011.

Yan A., Drug efflux as a surviving strategy in response to the anaerobic stress in E. coli, Annual Conference of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology(VAAM), Tübingen, Germany. 2012.

Yan A., Frontiers in Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy. 2011.

Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Has Physiological Functions During Anaerobic Respiration in E.coli, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, 2011, August 2-7, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 2011.

Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Has Physiological Functions During Anaerobic Respiration in E. coli, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, 2011. Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Has Physiological Functions During Anaerobic Respiration in E. coli, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, August 2-7, Madison, WI USA. 2011.

Yan A., The Multidrug Efflux Pump MdtEF Has Physiological Functions During Anaerobic Respiration in E. coli, The 2011 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 2011.

Researcher : Yang F

List of Research Outputs

Bao J., Lu Y., Yang F., Zhang G., Shao Y.F., Corke H. and Sun M., 92. Bao JS, Lu Y, Yang F, Zhang G, Shao YF, Corke H, Sun M (2012) Nucleotide polymorphisms in OsAGP genes and their possible association with grain weight of rice , JOURNAL OF CEREAL SCIENCE . 2012, 55: 312-317.

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

Project Title:	The IceAGE (Icelandic Marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology) project
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2012

Project Title:	East and Southeast Asian marine ostracod research: Taxonomic baseline
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Yasuhara M., Associate Editor, Paleontological Research. 2012.

Yasuhara M., Hunt G., Cronin T.M., Hokanishi N., Kawahata H., Tsujimoto A. and Ishitake M., Climatic forcing of Quaternary deep-sea benthic communities in the North Pacific Ocean, Paleobiology. 2012, 38: 162-179.

Yasuhara M., Climatic impact on deep-sea biodiversity: paleoecological approach, CLIDEEP workshop at Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington, USA. 2012.

Yasuhara M., Deep-sea ecosystem responses to climate changes., Annual Meeting of Paleontological Society of Japan. 2011.

Yasuhara M., Hunt G., Dowsett H.J., Robinson M.M. and Stoll D.K., Latitudinal species diversity gradient of marine zooplankton for the last three million years, Ecology Letters. 2012.

Yasuhara M., Marine ecosystem response to environmental changes, Invited lecture for International Research Hub Project for Climate Change and Coral Reef/Island Dynamics , University of Ryukyus, Japan. 2011.

Yasuhara M., Ostracod micropaleontology, Invited lecture for undergraduate students, Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ryukyus, Japan. 2011.

Researcher : Yeung CM

Project Title:	The 6th SETAC World Congress / SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting The endocrine disrupting effect of hypoxia on pituitary cells
Investigator(s):	Yeung CM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2012
Completion Date:	05/2012

List of Research Outputs

Yeung C.M., Chow B.K.C. and Wu S.S., The endocrine disrupting effect of hypoxia on pituitary cells., 6th SETAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany. 2012.

Researcher : Yeung OY

List of Research Outputs

Ching H.H., Yeung O.Y., Tse M.Y., Sit W.H. and Li E.T.S., Supplementation of bitter melon to rats fed a high-fructose diet during gestation and lactation ameliorates fructose-induced dyslipidemia and impaired hepatic antioxidant status in male offspring., Journal Of Nutrition. 2011, 141: 1664-72.

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., Monsoons and habitat influence trophic pathways and the importance of terrestrial-marine linkages for estuary sharks, Ecosphere. 2012, 3(1):8: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00276.1.

Researcher : Yi X

List of Research Outputs

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the 6th SETAC World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting held at Berlin, German, during 20-24, May. 2012.

Lau T.C.E., Li J., Yi X., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent variability in toxicity: is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate for ecological risk assessment?, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Yi X. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive review and meta-analysis on the environmental fate and ecological risks of phenyltin compounds in marine ecosystems, an oral presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Yi X., Lee J.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Determining molecular to population level effects of triphenyltin chloride on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus, a poster presentation at the 15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment, held during 3-8 July 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Yip CW

List of Research Outputs

Yip C.W., Hon C.C., Zeng F. and Leung F.C.C., Cell culture-adapted IBDV uses endocytosis for entry in DF-1 chicken embryonic fibroblasts, Virus Research. 2012, 165: 9-16.

Researcher : Yip WK

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:	Demonstration on an activity shift from cysteine synthesis to cyanide detoxification in a mitochondrial specific O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase, may arise by the change of sub-cellular organelle pH in Arabidopsis.
Investigator(s):	Yip WK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2012

Researcher : Yuen KWY

Project Title:	The American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting 2011 Rapid De Novo Centromere Formation Occurs Independently of Heterochromatin Protein 1 in C. elegans Embryos
Investigator(s):	Yuen KWY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	12/2011
Completion Date:	12/2011

Project Title:	Identification and Characterization of Protein Factors Required for De Novo CENP-A Localization in Centromere Establishment
Investigator(s):	Yuen KWY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2012

List of Research Outputs

Gassmann R., Rechtsteiner A., Yuen K.W.Y., Muroyama A., Egelhofer T., Gaydos L., Barron F., Maddox P., Essex A., Monen J., Ercan S., Lieb J.D., Oegema K., Strome S. and Desai A., An Inverse Relationship to Germline Transcription Defines the C. elegans Holocentromere in Progeny, In: Eccleston, Alex, Nature. Nature Publishing Group, 2012, 484: 534-537.

Lee C.H.B. and Yuen K.W.Y., Centromere Establishment in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos, The 5th East Asia C. elegans Meeting. 2012.

Lee C.H.B. and Yuen K.W.Y., Screening candidate genes required for CENP-A localization in Caenorhabditis elegans one-cell embryos, the 5th East Asia Worm Meeting. 2012.

Researcher : Yuen PY

List of Research Outputs

Ma K.K., Yuen P.Y., Hung T.H. and Hau C.H., Study on Selection of Suitable Tree Species for Planting on Man-made Slope and Natural Terrain in Hong Kong, Final Visual Inspection Report, Agreement No. CE 30/2009 (GE) Landslip Prevention and Mitigation Programme, 2009, Package D, Natural Terrain Hazard Mitigation Works, Hong Kong Island and Sai Kung - Investigation, Design and Construction. Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong. 2011.

Researcher : Yung MNM

List of Research Outputs

Wong W.Y., Kwok K.W.H., Yung M.N.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Formulation of water quality guidelines for nanomaterials: problems and recommendations, a poster presentation at the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE 2011), held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong during 3-7 December. 2011.

Researcher : Zeng F

List of Research Outputs

Yip C.W., Hon C.C., Zeng F. and Leung F.C.C., Cell culture-adapted IBDV uses endocytosis for entry in DF-1 chicken embryonic fibroblasts, Virus Research. 2012, 165: 9-16.

Researcher : Zhang J

List of Research Outputs

Zhong W., Sit W.H., Zhang J., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Biosafety investigation of acoustic cavitation on cells in the immune system: analysis on human T-lymphocytes, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2011.

Researcher : Zhang L

List of Research Outputs

Zhang L., Chung S.K. and Chow B.K.C., Knockout of Secretin in Purkinje Cells Changes Mouse Motor and Balance Behaviors, Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, ENDO 2012, Houston, TX, USA. 2012.

Researcher : Zhang X

List of Research Outputs

Ma J., Peng X., Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Dual Effects of Phloretin and Phloridzin on the Glycation Induced by Methylglyoxal in Model Systems , Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2011, 24: 1304-1311.

Zhang X., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Impact of selected dietary polyphenols on caramelization in model systems, INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR CONFERENCE XIII, 29 May – 1 June . Porto Heli, Greece, 2012, O-II-05.

Researcher : Zhang Y

List of Research Outputs

Sun F., Suen P.K., Zhang Y., Liang C., Carrie C., Whelan J., Ward J.L., Hawkins N.D., Jiang L. and Lim B.L., A dual-targeted purple acid phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana moderates carbon metabolism and its overexpression leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield, New Phytologist. 2012, 194: 206-219.

Zhang Y., Yu C., Yung K.F., Leung Y.C., Sun F. and Lim B.L., Over-expression of AtPAP2 in Camelina sativa leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield., Biotechnology for Biofuels . 2012, 5: 19-28.

Researcher : Zheng S

List of Research Outputs

Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., Investigations on the 5' -Flanking Region of the Gene Encoding Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 (ACBP3) State Key Lab-Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biology Seminar series 2011, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Oct 22, 2011, p. 15. Invited talk. 2011.

Zheng S., Xiao S. and Chye M.L., The gene encoding Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 3 is pathogen-inducible and subject to circadian regulation., J. Exp. Bot. 63: 2985-3000. 2012.

Researcher : Zhou L

List of Research Outputs

Zhou L., Su Y.C.F., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., ‘Out-of-Africa’ dispersal of tropical floras during the Miocene climatic optimum: evidence from Uvaria (Annonaceae), International Botanical Congress, Melbourne, 23–30 July. 2011.

Researcher : Zhu Q

List of Research Outputs

Zhu Q., Sun Z., Jiang Y., Chen S.F. and Wang M., Acrolein scavengers: Reactivity, mechanism and impact on health , Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 2011, 55: 1375-1390.

Zhu Q., Zhang Q., Lau C.F., Chao J., Sun Z., Chang R.C.C., Chen F. and Wang M., In vitro attenuation of acrolein-induced toxicity by phloretin, a phenolic compound from apple, Food Chemistry. 2012, 135: 1762-1768.

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