School of Biological Sciences

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Researcher : Allen KJ

List of Research Outputs

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression and protein production and secretion in Caco-2/HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium mycotoxins., Toxicol Sci. Oxford Journals, 2014, 139: 83-98.

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression, protein production and secretion in Caco-2/ HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium toxins., The XIII International Congress of Toxicology in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Environmental OMICS. Seoul, South Korea. 2013.

Researcher : Arias-Garzon T

Project Title:	Parallel evolution of deceit fly pollination: understanding the molecular basis of homoplasy in the Annonaceae, an early-divergent family of flowering plants
Investigator(s):	Arias Garzon T, Saunders RMK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	04/2014
Completion Date:	03/2015

List of Research Outputs

Lundberg M.E.A., Arias-Garzon T. and Saunders R.M.K., Phylogenomics of the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae: resolving intergeneric relationships in the recalcitrant Miliuseae tribe, 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Researcher : BRAR MS

List of Research Outputs

BRAR M.S., SHI M., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Genomic Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Isolates Revealed by Deep Sequencing, PLOS ONE. 2014, 9: e88807.

SHI M., Holmes E.C., BRAR M.S. and Leung F.C.C., Recombination is associated with an outbreak of novel highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in China, Journal of virology. 2013, 87: 10904-10907.

WOO A.C., BRAR M.S., Chan Y.K., Lau M.C.Y., Leung F.C.C., Scott J.A., Vrijmoed L.L.P., Zawar-Reza P. and Pointing S.B., Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape, Atmospheric Environment. 2013, 74: 291-300.

Researcher : Baker DM

Project Title:	Clash of the Dinoflagellates! Nitrogen Competition Among Coral-hosted Symbionts
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	09/2013

Project Title:	A stable isotope survey of Hong Kongs corals: Assessing the impact of nitrogen pollution on coral health and community biodiversity
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:	09/2013

Project Title:	2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PATTERNS AMONG INVERT-MICROBE SYMBIOSES
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	02/2014
Completion Date:	02/2014

Project Title:	Two Centuries of Nitrogen Pollution in Hong Kong’s Coastal Waters Reconstructed from Hard-Coral and Octocoral δ15N records
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Baker D.M., An American Coral Ecologist in China, Xiamen University. 2013.

Baker D.M., Fogel M.L., Freeman C.J., Knowlton N. and Moynihan M., Biogeochemical patterns among invert-microbe symbioses, 2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting. 2014.

Baker D.M., Duprey N.N., Fogel M.L., Freeman C.J., Knowlton N. and Moynihan M.A., Biogeochemical patterns among invert-microbe symbioses, University of the Ryukyus Seminar Series. 2014.

Baker D.M., Nitrogen sources from developed shores cause coral reef decline, Chinese University of Hong Kong Seminar Series. 2013.

Baker D.M., Rodríguez-Martínez R. and Fogel M.L., Tourism’s nitrogen footprint on a Mesoamerican coral reef, Coral Reefs. Springer, 2013, 32: 691-699.

Fiore C.L., Baker D.M. and Lesser M.P., Nitrogen biogeochemistry in the Caribbean sponge Xestospongia muta: A source or sink of dissolved inorganic nitrogen?, PLOS ONE. 2013, 8.

Researcher : Bonebrake TC

Project Title:	Stochastic Population Growth and the Ecological Impact of Increased Fluctuations in Climate
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC, Thomson DL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	12/2012

Project Title:	Global Patterns of Species Interactions and Tropical Diversity with an Emphasis on Hong Kong’s Secondary Forest
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC, Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Relative vulnerability of temperate and tropical species to climate change: lessons from Hong Kong Lepidoptera
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	07/2013

List of Research Outputs

Bonebrake T.C., Syphard A.D., Franklin J., Anderson K.E., Akcakaya H.R., Mizerek T., Winchell C. and Regan H.M., Fire Management, Managed Relocation, and Land Conservation Options for Long-Lived Obligate Seeding Plants under Global Changes in Climate, Urbanization, and Fire Regime, Conservation Biology. 2014, n/a-n/a.

Syphard A.D., Regan H.M., Franklin J., Swab R.M. and Bonebrake T.C., Does functional type vulnerability to multiple threats depend on spatial context in Mediterranean-climate regions?, Diversity and Distributions. 2013, 19: 1263-1274.

Researcher : CARTWRIGHT SR

List of Research Outputs

CARTWRIGHT S.R. and Williams G.A., Seasonal variation in utilization of biogeic microhabitats by littorinid snails on tropical rocky shores., Marine Biology. 2013, 159: 2323-2332.

Researcher : CESARIO A

List of Research Outputs

CESARIO A., Costa M., Fumagalli M., Chang W., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. and Karczmarski L., Evidence of male alliances in spinner dolphins off Samadai reef, Red Sea, Egypt., 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

Researcher : CHAN BS

List of Research Outputs

CHAN B.S., Chaoyi L.I., Vinn O., Lu X.W., Shih K., Kudryavtsev A.B., Schopf J.W. and Vengatesen T., Biomineral composition and ultrastructural shift in the development of juvenile serpulid tubeworm, Hydroides elegans (Under Review), BMC Biology. 2013.

CHAN B.S., RAMADOSS D., Shih K. and Vengatesen T., Subtropical edible oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis) form harder and stiffer larval shells at elevated CO2 (Under Review), ICES Journal of Marine Science . 2013.

CHAN B.S., Vengatesen T., LU X., Zhang T. and Shih K., Temperature Dependent Effects of Elevated CO2 on Shell Composition and Mechanical Properties of Hydroides Elegans: Insights from a Multiple Stressor Experiment, PLoS ONE. 2013, 8: art. no. e78945.

LANE A.C., Mukherjee J., CHAN B.S. and Vengatesen T., Decreased pH does not alter metamorphosis but compromises juvenile calcification of the tube worm Hydroides elegans, Marine Biology. 2013, 160(8): 1983-1993.

LI C., CHAN B.S., He C., Yao H., Shih K. and Vengatesen T., Ocean acidification causes severe mechanical damage to tubeworm: novel insights from nanoindentation mapping. (Under Review), Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2013.

Marco M., Riccardo R.M., CHAN B.S., Maoz F., CHAN B.S., Maoz F., Cinzia A., Vengatesen T., Jason M.H.S. and Renato C., Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment: bad news for a marine biodiversity hotspot (Under Review), Scientific Reports. 2013.

Shih K., CHAN B.S., Vengatesen T., LU X., LIAO C. and Zhang G., X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) for Biological Minerals, The World is Our Oyster: WOO Symposium 2014, Hong Kong. 2014.

Vengatesen T., Campanati C., CHAN B.S., KO W.K., Dupont S. and Williams G.A., Ocean acidification, warming and freshening interactively affect pre- and post-settlement processes in marine benthic invertebrates (Under Preparation), Marine Ecology Progress Series . 2013.

Vengatesen T., LANE A.C., CHAN B.S., RAMADOSS D., Browman H. and Dupont S., Rising CO2 stress on metamorphosing larvae: a review on mechanisms, consequences and future perspectives (Under Preparation-Invited Review), ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2013.

Researcher : CHAN CY

List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.Y., Karczmarski L., OR K.M., Lin W., Huang S., WONG W.H., Mo Y., Chang W., Zheng R., Gailey G. and Wu Y., Conservation research of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , Marine Protected Area network training workshop. Xiamen, P.R. China, 21-23 January . 2014.

CHAN C.Y., OR K.M., MAUROO N.F., Fernando N. and Karczmarski L., Tough living in Hong Kong? Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins with skin disorders and traumatic mutilations in a highly developed estuarine system. , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

Researcher : CHAN WL

List of Research Outputs

Chen X., CHAN W.L., ZHU F. and Lo C.S.C., Phosphoproteomic analysis of the non-seed vascular plant model Selaginella moellendorffii., Proteome Science. 2014, 12: 16.

Researcher : CHEN M

List of Research Outputs

CHEN M., Du Z., CHEN Q. and Chye M.L., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein AtACBP1 is regulated by Pb(II), State Key Lab-Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biology Seminar Series 2012, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nong Kong, Nov 2, 2013. P. 15. Invited Talk (presented by M-X Chen). 2013.

CHEN M., Lung S.C., Du Z. and Chye M.L., 2014. Engineering plants to tolerate abiotic stresses. In a special issue on "Transformation methods and innovation platforms in plant biotechnology", Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 3: 81-87, edited by I. Kalvochuk and R. Weselake. Elsevier. Invited article. 2014.

Chen M., ZHENG S., Yang Y.N., Xu C., Wang Y., Liu J.S., Yang W.D., Chye M.L. and Li H.Y., Strong seed-specific protein expression from the Vigna radiata storage protein 8SGa promoter in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds, Journal of Biotechnology 174: 49-56. 2014.

Chye M.L., LIAO P., CHEN M., Chen Q. and Du Z., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and their protein partners are candidates for plant biotechnology, Proceedings on the 9th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (9th ISBAB) Piestany, Slovak Republic, Oct 13-16, 2013, ISBN 978-80-97089665, Functional Genomics Session, p. 80. Invited Talk. 14/10/13. 2013.

Du Z., Chen M., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Function of Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Proteins in Environmental Stress Responses, The 5th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Gwangju, Korea, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013, Session MS3-3 Environmental Stress 1 Session MS3-3, p. 70. Invited talk, 29/11/13. 2013.

ZHU F., LI L., LAM P.Y., CHEN M., Chye M.L. and Lo C.S.C., Sorghum extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein SbLRR2 mediates lead tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Plant and Cell Physiology. 2013, 54: 1549-1559.

Researcher : CHEN Q

List of Research Outputs

CHEN M., Du Z., CHEN Q. and Chye M.L., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein AtACBP1 is regulated by Pb(II), State Key Lab-Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biology Seminar Series 2012, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nong Kong, Nov 2, 2013. P. 15. Invited Talk (presented by M-X Chen). 2013.

Chye M.L., LIAO P., CHEN M., Chen Q. and Du Z., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and their protein partners are candidates for plant biotechnology, Proceedings on the 9th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (9th ISBAB) Piestany, Slovak Republic, Oct 13-16, 2013, ISBN 978-80-97089665, Functional Genomics Session, p. 80. Invited Talk. 14/10/13. 2013.

Du Z., Chen M., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Function of Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Proteins in Environmental Stress Responses, The 5th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Gwangju, Korea, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013, Session MS3-3 Environmental Stress 1 Session MS3-3, p. 70. Invited talk, 29/11/13. 2013.

LIAO P., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., 2013. Transgenic Arabidopsis flowers overexpressing Acyl-CoA Binding Protein 6 (ACPB6) are freezing tolerant, Gordon Research Conference on Posttranslational Modification Networks-Phosphosignaling, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Poster 14, (28/7/13-2/8/13). 2013.

LIAO P., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Transgenic Arabidopsis flowers overexpressing acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP6 are freezing tolerant, Plant and Cell Physiology 55:1055-1071. 2014.

Researcher : CHEN T

List of Research Outputs

WONG K.H., Sze K.H., CHEN T., Cho L.C.K., LAW C.H., Chu I.K. and Wong A.O.L., Goldfish spexin: solution structure and novel function as a satiety factor in feeding control., Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2013, 305(3): E348-E366.

Researcher : CHENG CFM

List of Research Outputs

Williams G.A., Leung K.M.Y., NG P.T. and CHENG C.F.M., A review of marine biodiversity and ecological surveys in Hong Kong, Final report submitted to Environment and Conservation Fund. 2014.

Researcher : CHING HH

List of Research Outputs

Li E.T.S. and CHING H.H., Organ inflammation and oxidative damages in fructose-fed adult offspring born of fructose-fed dams: modulation by maternal bitter melon supplementation, 2014 Experimental Biology. 2014.

Researcher : CHIU WT

List of Research Outputs

CHIU W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Fujita K. and Kitamura A., INFLUENCES OF HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON SUBMARINE CAVE OSTRACODE COMMUNITY AND SPECIES DIVERSITY, North American Paleontological Convention. 2014.

CHIU W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Fujita K. and Kitamura A., Influences of Holocene environmental changes on submarine cave ostracode community and species diversity, 1st Meeting of Asian Ostracodologists. 2014.

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 : Campanati C

List of Research Outputs

KO W.K., RAMADOSS D., Campanati C., Yun L., Havenhand J. and Vengatesen T., Synergistic effect of climate-related anthropogenic stressors put the Pacific oyster larvae under great risk (Under Review), Global Change Biology . 2013.

Vengatesen T., Campanati C., CHAN B.S., KO W.K., Dupont S. and Williams G.A., Ocean acidification, warming and freshening interactively affect pre- and post-settlement processes in marine benthic invertebrates (Under Preparation), Marine Ecology Progress Series . 2013.

Researcher : Chan KY

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y., Leung K.M.Y. and Cheung Y., Our Home, Our Future: Environmental Issues in Hong Kong, In: Edward Oothuizen, School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR, School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, 2013.

Man Y.B., Chan K.Y., Wu S.C., Wong C.K.C. and Wong M.H., Dietary exposure to DDTs in two coastal cities and an inland city in China, In: Yu Bon Man, Janet Kit Yan Chan, Sheng Chun Wu, Chris Kong Chu Wong, Ming Hung Wong, Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier, 2013, 463: 264-273.

Researcher : Chan MN

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.H., Ng A.M.C., Xu X.Y., Shen Z.Y., Gethings L.A., Wong T.M., Chan M.N., Guo M., Ng Y.H., Djurisic A., Lee P.K.H., Chan W.K., YU L., Phillips D.L., Ma P.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Mechanisms of Antibacterial Activity of MgO: Non-ROS Mediated Toxicity of MgO Nanoparticles Towards Escherichia coli, Small. Weinheim, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2014, 10: 1171-1183.

Ng Y.H., Leung Y.H., Liu F., Ng A.M.C., Gao M., Chan M.N., Djurisic A., Leung F.C.C. and Chan W.K., Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles under ambient illumination - The effect of nanoparticle properties, Thin Solid Films. Amsterdam, Elsevier B.V., 2013, 542: 368-372.

Researcher : Chan YK

List of Research Outputs

WOO A.C., BRAR M.S., Chan Y.K., Lau M.C.Y., Leung F.C.C., Scott J.A., Vrijmoed L.L.P., Zawar-Reza P. and Pointing S.B., Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape, Atmospheric Environment. 2013, 74: 291-300.

Researcher : Chang W

List of Research Outputs

CESARIO A., Costa M., Fumagalli M., Chang W., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. and Karczmarski L., Evidence of male alliances in spinner dolphins off Samadai reef, Red Sea, Egypt., 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

CHAN C.Y., Karczmarski L., OR K.M., Lin W., Huang S., WONG W.H., Mo Y., Chang W., Zheng R., Gailey G. and Wu Y., Conservation research of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , Marine Protected Area network training workshop. Xiamen, P.R. China, 21-23 January . 2014.

Chang W., Karczmarski L. and Chou L.-.S., Nursing stage affects the spatial pattern and social behavior of female Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins off Taiwan , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec. 2013.

Researcher : Chen M

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Chen Q

List of Research Outputs

LIAO P., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Transgenic Arabidopsis flowers overexpressing acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP6 are freezing tolerant, Plant and Cell Physiology 55:1055-1071. 2014.

Researcher : Chen SF

List of Research Outputs

El-Nezamy H.S., Tam P.K.H., Chen Y., Lau A.S.Y., Leung F.C.C., Chen S.F., Lan C.L.L. and Leung F.C.C., Impact of melamine-tainted milk of foetal kidneys and disease development later in life, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(supplement 8): S34-38.

HUANGFU J., LIU J., SUN Z., Wang M., JIANG Y., CHEN Z.Y. and Chen S.F., Anti-ageing effects of astaxanthin-rich alga Haematococcus pluvialis on fruit flies under oxidative stress, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 7800-7804.

Researcher : Cheng CY

List of Research Outputs

Qian X., Mruk D.D., Cheng Y.-.H., TANG E.I.Y., Han D., Lee W.W.M., Wong W.P.E. and Cheng C.Y., Actin Binding Proteins, Spermatid Transport And Spermiation. , Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology . 2014, 30: 75-85.

Wan H.T., Mruk D.D., Li S.Y.T., Mok K.W., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C. and Cheng C.Y., P-fak-tyr397 Regulates Spermatid Adhesion In The Rat Testis Via Its Effects On F-actin Organization At The Ectoplasmic Specialization, Am J Physiol – Endocrinol & Metabol . 2013, 305: E687-E699.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., John C.M., Turek P.J., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Environmental Toxicants Perturb Human Sertoli Cell Adhesive Function Via Changes In F-actin Organization Mediated By Actin Regulatory Proteins., Human Reproduction . 2014, 29: 1279-1291.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Massarwa R., Mok K.W., Li N., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., Snapper S.B., Schejter E.D. and Cheng C.Y., N-wasp Is Required For Structural Integrity Of The Blood-testis Barrier. , PLOS Genetics . 2014, 10: e1004447.

Researcher : Chiu MY

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:	Effects of hypoxia on the structure and function of microbial communities in surface marine sediments
Investigator(s):	Chiu MY, Pointing SB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2013

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:	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:	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
Completion Date:	12/2013

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:	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

Project Title:	The Concerted Actions of Secretin with Vasopressin in Salt Conservation
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	Molecular and Structural characterization of the N-terminal region of human secretin receptor
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013
Completion Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Secretin in mouse cerebellar Purkinje cells is responsible for regulating motor coordination and learning.
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC, Chung SK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	The 7th Asia and Oceania Society for the Comparative Endocrinology (AOSCE); Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of GPCR hetero-complex of secretin and angiotensin
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	03/2014
Completion Date:	03/2014

Project Title:	Long term Impact of secretin deficient condition on blood pressure and cardiac function
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Chow B.K.C., The potential of secretin as neurohypophysial factor, 10th World Congress on Neurohypophysial Hormones, Bristol, England. 2013.

Glaser S., Meng F., Han Y., Onori P., Chow B.K.C., Francis H., Venter J., McDaniel K., Marzioni M. and Internizzi P., Secretin Stimulates Biliary Cell Proliferation by Regulating Expression of MicroRNA 125b and MicroRNA let7a in Mice, Gastroenterology. 2014, 146: 1795.

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of GPCR hetero-complex of secretin and angiotensin, The 7th AOSCE Intercongress, Keelung, Taiwan. 2014.

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of a cross-class GPCR heterocomplex, FASEB Journal. 2014, 28(6): 2632-2644.

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Lipolytic actions of secretin in mouse adipocytes, Journal of Lipid Research. 2014, 55: 190.

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Role of secretin peptide family and their receptors in the hypothalamic control of energy homeostasis, Hormone and Metabolic Research. 2013, 45(13): 945-954.

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin receptor-knockout mice are resistant to high-fat diet-induced obesity and exhibit impaired interstinal lipid absorption, FASEB Journal. 2014, 28(8): 3494-3505.

Tam K.V., Lee T.O., JIN J. and Chow B.K.C., Molecular Evolution of GPCRs: Secretin/secretin receptors, Journal of Molecular Endocrnology. 2014, 52(3): T1-T14.

ZHANG L., Chung S.K. and Chow B.K.C., The Knockout of Secretin in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Impairs Mouse Motor Coordination and Motor Learning, Neuropsychopharmacology. 2014, 39: 1460.

ZHANG L. and Chow B.K.C., The central mechanisms of secretin in regulating multiple behaviors, Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2014, 5: 77.

Researcher : Chu HA

List of Research Outputs

LI L., ZHU F., Liu H., Chu H.A. and Lo C.S.C., Isolation and expression analysis of defense-related genes in sorghum-Colletotrichum sublineolum interaction, Physiological and Molecular Plant Physiology. 2013, 84: 123-130.

Researcher : Chu JYS

List of Research Outputs

Chu J.Y.S., Sims-Lucas S., Bushnell D.S., Bodnar A.J., Kreidberg J.A. and Ho J., Dicer function is required in the metanephric mesenchyme for early kidney development, AJP: Renal Physiology. 2014, 306: F764-F772.

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:	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:	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
Completion Date:	10/2013

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

Project Title:	Control of Lipid Synthesis in Sunflower Seeds: Role of Acy1-CoA Binding Proteins
Investigator(s):	Chye ML, Tanner JA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	CSIC / RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	07/2012
Completion Date:	06/2014

Project Title:	Characterization of the ankyrin domain in Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein 1
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2013
Completion Date:	03/2014

Project Title:	Functional dissection of a novel C2-domain protein that regulates an unconventional G-protein in plants
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	08/2013

Project Title:	Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins in plant growth and development
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2013

Project Title:	The 9th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology ; Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and their protein interactors are candidates for applications in plant biotechnology
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2013
Completion Date:	10/2013

Project Title:	Mapping the cis-elements of the ACBP4 promoter
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2014

List of Research Outputs

Anzar-Moreno J. .A., Du Z., Venegas-Caleron M., Salas J. .J., Chye M.L., Tanner J. .A., Garcia R. and Martinez-Force E., 2013. Acyl-CoA binding proteins from sunflower seeds, 6th European Symposium on Plant Lipids, Bordeaux, France, July 7-10, 2013, Poster 26, p. 64.. 2013.

CHEN M., Du Z., CHEN Q. and Chye M.L., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein AtACBP1 is regulated by Pb(II), State Key Lab-Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biology Seminar Series 2012, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nong Kong, Nov 2, 2013. P. 15. Invited Talk (presented by M-X Chen). 2013.

CHEN M., Lung S.C., Du Z. and Chye M.L., 2014. Engineering plants to tolerate abiotic stresses. In a special issue on "Transformation methods and innovation platforms in plant biotechnology", Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 3: 81-87, edited by I. Kalvochuk and R. Weselake. Elsevier. Invited article. 2014.

Chen M., ZHENG S., Yang Y.N., Xu C., Wang Y., Liu J.S., Yang W.D., Chye M.L. and Li H.Y., Strong seed-specific protein expression from the Vigna radiata storage protein 8SGa promoter in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds, Journal of Biotechnology 174: 49-56. 2014.

Chye M.L., "Research Integrity: a HKU perspective", U21 Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies Meeting, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago (3-4 Apr 2014). 4/4/14. 2014.

Chye M.L., 2013. Acyl-CoA-binding protein families from Arabidopsis and rice, BK21 Plus International Symposium on Plant Lipids (Plant Biotechnology and Bioengineering for Renewable Bioenergy), Chonnam University, Gwangju, Korea., Nov 28, 2013. 2013.

Chye M.L., LIAO P., CHEN M., Chen Q. and Du Z., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and their protein partners are candidates for plant biotechnology, Proceedings on the 9th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (9th ISBAB) Piestany, Slovak Republic, Oct 13-16, 2013, ISBN 978-80-97089665, Functional Genomics Session, p. 80. Invited Talk. 14/10/13. 2013.

Chye M.L., Adjudicator, 2014 Paul K. Stumpf Award, International Symposium on Plant Lipids. 2014.

Chye M.L., Adjudicator, 2014 Terry Galliard Medal, International Symposium on Plant Lipids. 2014.

Chye M.L., Board Member of the 5th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Gwangju, (November 29-1 Dec, 2013). 2013.

Chye M.L., Invited Grant Reviewer, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (2013-2014). 2013.

Chye M.L., Invited Reviewer (Grant Proposal), National Science Center, Poland. 2014.

Chye M.L., Member (Editor), Editorial Board, Planta (Springer). 2013-2014. 2013.

Chye M.L., Member on Scientific Committee for the 21st International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Guelph, Canada (July 6-11, 2014). 2014.

Chye M.L., Member, Editorial Board, Botanical Studies ( Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei ). 2013-2014. 2013.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity. 2013-2014. 2013.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Physiology. 2013-2014. 2013.

Du Z. and Chye M.L., 2013. Interactions between Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and protein partners, Planta 238: 239-245. 2013.

Du Z., Chen M., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Function of Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Proteins in Environmental Stress Responses, The 5th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Gwangju, Korea, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013, Session MS3-3 Environmental Stress 1 Session MS3-3, p. 70. Invited talk, 29/11/13. 2013.

Kwan K.W., Ye Z., Chye M.L. and Ngan A.H.W., A mathematical model on water redistribution mechanism of the seismonastic movement of mimosa pudica, Biophysical Journal. 2013, 105: 266-275.

LIAO P., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., 2013. Transgenic Arabidopsis flowers overexpressing Acyl-CoA Binding Protein 6 (ACPB6) are freezing tolerant, Gordon Research Conference on Posttranslational Modification Networks-Phosphosignaling, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Poster 14, (28/7/13-2/8/13). 2013.

LIAO P., WANG H., Wang M., HSIAO A.S., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2014. Transgenic tobacco overexpressing Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase 1 shows increased plant growth, pod size and seed yield, PLOS ONE 9: e98264. ., 2014.

LIAO P., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Transgenic Arabidopsis flowers overexpressing acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP6 are freezing tolerant, Plant and Cell Physiology 55:1055-1071. 2014.

ZHU F., LI L., LAM P.Y., CHEN M., Chye M.L. and Lo C.S.C., Sorghum extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein SbLRR2 mediates lead tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Plant and Cell Physiology. 2013, 54: 1549-1559.

Researcher : Collado LS

List of Research Outputs

Gunaratne A., WU K., Ratnayaka J., Collado L.S. and Corke H., Effect of parboiling on the formation of resistant starch, digestibility and functional properties of rice flour from different varieties grown in Sri Lanka, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2013, 93: 2723-2729.

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
Completion Date:	09/2013

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
Completion Date:	11/2013

List of Research Outputs

Gunaratne A., WU K., Ratnayaka J., Collado L.S. and Corke H., Effect of parboiling on the formation of resistant starch, digestibility and functional properties of rice flour from different varieties grown in Sri Lanka, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2013, 93: 2723-2729.

Liu D., Qu P., Yan W., Ni X., Corke H. and Jiang F., Konjac polysaccharides affect the quality, cell structure and moisture balance of baked bread, Cereal Chemistry. 2014, 140606074321001.

Wang L., Xiao M., Dai S., Song J., Ni X., Fang Y., Corke H. and Jiang F., Interactions between carboxymethyl konjac glucomannan and soy protein isolate in blended films, Carbohydrate Polymers. 2014, 101: 136-145.

Xu F., Zhang G., Tong C., Sun X., Corke H., Sun M. and Bao J., Association Mapping of Starch Physicochemical Properties with Starch Biosynthesizing Genes in Waxy Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 10110-10117.

Yang F., Chen Y., Tong C., Huang Y., Xu F., LI K., Corke H., Sun M. and Bao J., Association mapping of starch physicochemical properties with starch synthesis-related gene markers in nonwaxy rice (Oryza sativa L.), Molecular Breeding. 2014.

Researcher : Coulombe RA

List of Research Outputs

Monson M.S., Settlage R.E., McMahon K.W., Mendoza K.M., Rawal S., El-Nezamy H.S., Coulombe R.A. and Reed K.M., Response of the Hepatic Transcriptome to Aflatoxin B1 in Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), PloS One. PLOS, 2014, 9.

Rawal S., Bauer M.M., Mendoza K.M., El-Nezamy H.S., Hall J.R., Kim J.E., Stevens J.R., Reed K.M. and Coulombe R.A., Aflatoxicosis Chemoprevention By Probiotic Lactobacillius And Lack Of Effect On The Major Histocompatibility Complex., Res Vet Sci. Elsevier Ltd, 2014, 14: 170-172.

Researcher : DENG L

List of Research Outputs

DENG L. and Tsang J.S.H., Identification of a factor that negatively regulate the haloacid operon of Burkholderia caribensis MBA4, Annual Scientific Meeting of Australian Society for Microbiology 2013. Adelaide, Australian Society for Microbiology, 155.

SU X., DENG L., Kong K.F. and Tsang J.S.H., Enhanced degradation of haloacid by heterologous expression in related Burkholderia species., Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2013, 110: 2687-2696.

Researcher : DENG Z

List of Research Outputs

DENG Z., SUN J. and Yan A., Bacterial Multidrug Efflux Pumps: Regulation, Physiology and Pharmacological Exploitations, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2014.

Researcher : Du Z

List of Research Outputs

Anzar-Moreno J. .A., Du Z., Venegas-Caleron M., Salas J. .J., Chye M.L., Tanner J. .A., Garcia R. and Martinez-Force E., 2013. Acyl-CoA binding proteins from sunflower seeds, 6th European Symposium on Plant Lipids, Bordeaux, France, July 7-10, 2013, Poster 26, p. 64.. 2013.

CHEN M., Du Z., CHEN Q. and Chye M.L., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein AtACBP1 is regulated by Pb(II), State Key Lab-Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biology Seminar Series 2012, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nong Kong, Nov 2, 2013. P. 15. Invited Talk (presented by M-X Chen). 2013.

CHEN M., Lung S.C., Du Z. and Chye M.L., 2014. Engineering plants to tolerate abiotic stresses. In a special issue on "Transformation methods and innovation platforms in plant biotechnology", Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 3: 81-87, edited by I. Kalvochuk and R. Weselake. Elsevier. Invited article. 2014.

Chye M.L., LIAO P., CHEN M., Chen Q. and Du Z., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and their protein partners are candidates for plant biotechnology, Proceedings on the 9th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (9th ISBAB) Piestany, Slovak Republic, Oct 13-16, 2013, ISBN 978-80-97089665, Functional Genomics Session, p. 80. Invited Talk. 14/10/13. 2013.

Du Z. and Chye M.L., 2013. Interactions between Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and protein partners, Planta 238: 239-245. 2013.

Du Z., Chen M., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Function of Arabidopsis Acyl-CoA-Binding Proteins in Environmental Stress Responses, The 5th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Gwangju, Korea, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2013, Session MS3-3 Environmental Stress 1 Session MS3-3, p. 70. Invited talk, 29/11/13. 2013.

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:	Can stream drift be used to monitor climate change? Development of a protocol for assessing the effects of temperature rise on biodiversity in Hong Kong streams
Investigator(s):	Dudgeon D
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	03/2014

List of Research Outputs

Dudgeon D., Anthropocene extinctions: global threats to riverine biodiversity and the tragedy of the freshwater commons. , In: Sabater, S. and Elosegi, A, River Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities. Bilbao, Spain, Fundacion BBVA, 2013, 129-167.

Dudgeon D., Associate Editor (since 2002), Hydrobiologia. 2014.

Dudgeon D., Associate Editor (since 2010), Aquatic Sciences. 2014.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board (since 1998), Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2014.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board (since 2007), Freshwater Biology. 2014.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board (since 2012), Inland Waters. 2014.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Panel (since 1994), River Research and Applications. 2014.

FU W.K., Karraker N.E. and Dudgeon D., Breeding dynamics, diet and body condition of the Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis). , Herpetological Monographs. 2013, 27: 1-22.

Karraker N.E. and Dudgeon D., Invasive apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are predators of amphibians in South China., Biological Invasions. 2014, 16: 1785-1789.

ORY N.C., Dudgeon D., Duprey N.N. and Thiel M., Effects of predation on diel activity and habitat use of the coral-reef shrimp Cinetorhynchus hendersoni (Rhynchocinetidae), Coral Reefs. 2014, 33: 639-650.

ORY N.C., Dudgeon D. and Thiel M., Host-use patterns and factors influencing the choice between anemone and urchin hosts by a caridean shrimp. , Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2013, 449: 85-92.

Sabater S., Elosegi A. and Dudgeon D., River conservation: going against the flow to meet global challenges., River Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities. Bilbao, Spain, Fundacion BBVA, 2013, 15-35.

Tong X., Dudgeon D. and Shi W., A new species of the genus Baetis from China (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)., Entomological News. 2014, 125: 333-338.

YEUNG A.C.Y. and Dudgeon D., A manipulative study of macroinvertebrate grazers in Hong Kong streams: do snails compete with insects?, Freshwater Biology. 2013, 58: 2299-2309.

YEUNG A.C.Y. and Dudgeon D., Limited life-history variations in a tropical stream caenogastropod in habitats with contrasting resource variability., Journal of Molluscan Studies. 2014, 80: 190-197.

YEUNG A.C.Y. and Dudgeon D., Production and population dynamics of the prosobranch snail Sulcospira hainanensis (Pachychilidae), a major secondary consumer in Hong Kong streams. , Hydrobiologia. 2013, 724: 21-39.

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 : Duprey NN

List of Research Outputs

Baker D.M., Duprey N.N., Fogel M.L., Freeman C.J., Knowlton N. and Moynihan M.A., Biogeochemical patterns among invert-microbe symbioses, University of the Ryukyus Seminar Series. 2014.

ORY N.C., Dudgeon D., Duprey N.N. and Thiel M., Effects of predation on diel activity and habitat use of the coral-reef shrimp Cinetorhynchus hendersoni (Rhynchocinetidae), Coral Reefs. 2014, 33: 639-650.

Researcher : Dvornyk V

Project Title:	Life-style and genetic factors contributing to age at menarche in Hong Kong college female students
Investigator(s):	Dvornyk V, Li RHW
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Effect of acute long-term natural stress on a genomic structure and evolution of Nostoc linckia from “Evolution Canyon”
Investigator(s):	Dvornyk V
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board (Genetics), Advances in Biology. USA, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board (Genetics), TheScientificWorldJOURNAL. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, International Journal on Algae. New York, Begell House, Inc., 2014.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, Open Journal of Epidemiology. USA, Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2013.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, Open Journal of Epidemiology. USA, Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2014.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, World Journal of Experimental Medicine. Beijing, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited, 2014.

Dvornyk V., Editorial Board, World Journal of Medical Genetics. Beijing, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited, 2014.

Litovkina O., Nekipelova E., Dvornyk V., Polonikov A., Efremova O., Zhernakova N., Reshetnikov E. and Churnosov M., Genes involved in the regulation of vascular homeostasis determine renal survival rate in patients with chronic glomerulonephritis, Gene. Elsevier B.V., 2014.

MEI Q. and Dvornyk V., Evolution of PAS domains and PAS-containing genes in eukaryotes , Chromosoma. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014, 123: 385-405.

MEI Q. and Dvornyk V., Molecular Evolution of the Photolyase/Cryptochrome Superfamily in Eukaryotes, Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE 2013). Chicago, USA, 2013.

Reshetnikov E.A., Akulova L.Y., Dobrodomova I.S., Dvornyk V., Polonikov A.V. and Churnosov M.I., The insertion-deletion polymorphism of the ACE gene is associated with increased blood pressure in women at the end of pregnancy, Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. SAGE, 2013.

YERMACHENKO A. and Dvornyk V., Nongenetic determinants of age at menarche: A systematic review, BioMed Research International. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014, 1-14.

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
Completion Date:	08/2013

Project Title:	Probiotics: an approach for the prevention of liver cancer development and progression
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	04/2013

Project Title:	Interactions Between Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Gestational Diabetes on Placental Lipid Transport
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	The First International Conference on Food Safety: From Experience to Perspectives
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Croucher Foundation - Conference / Seminars
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

El-Nezamy H.S., Editorial Board, World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014.

El-Nezamy H.S., Tam P.K.H., Chen Y., Lau A.S.Y., Leung F.C.C., Chen S.F., Lan C.L.L. and Leung F.C.C., Impact of melamine-tainted milk of foetal kidneys and disease development later in life, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(supplement 8): S34-38.

Monson M.S., Settlage R.E., McMahon K.W., Mendoza K.M., Rawal S., El-Nezamy H.S., Coulombe R.A. and Reed K.M., Response of the Hepatic Transcriptome to Aflatoxin B1 in Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), PloS One. PLOS, 2014, 9.

Rawal S., Bauer M.M., Mendoza K.M., El-Nezamy H.S., Hall J.R., Kim J.E., Stevens J.R., Reed K.M. and Coulombe R.A., Aflatoxicosis Chemoprevention By Probiotic Lactobacillius And Lack Of Effect On The Major Histocompatibility Complex., Res Vet Sci. Elsevier Ltd, 2014, 14: 170-172.

Reid G., Nduti N., Sybesma W., Kort R., Kollmann T.R., Adam R., Boga H., Brown E.M., Einerhand A., El-Nezamy H.S., Gloor G.B., Kavere I.I., Lindhal J., Manges A., Mamo W., Martin R., McMillan A., Oblero J., Ochleng P.A. and Kemp S.J., Harnessing microbiome and probiotic research in sub-Saharan Africa: recommendations from an African workshop., Microbiome. PMC, 2014, 2.

Sung Y.J.C., Lee N.P.Y. and El-Nezamy H.S., Regulation of T helper subsets by bacteria: An approach for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. , 14th International Conference of FFC - Second International Symposium of ASFFBC: Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds in the Management of Chronic Inflammation: Science and Practical Application, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. 2013.

Wan L.Y., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Individual and combined cytotoxic effects of Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins B1) on swine jejunal epithelial cells., Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2013, 57: 276-283.

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression and protein production and secretion in Caco-2/HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium mycotoxins., Toxicol Sci. Oxford Journals, 2014, 139: 83-98.

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression, protein production and secretion in Caco-2/ HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium toxins., The XIII International Congress of Toxicology in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Environmental OMICS. Seoul, South Korea. 2013.

Yip K.Y., Wong A.S.T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation Of Growth And Cell Cycle Progression In Breast Cancer Cells Following Exposure To Mycotoxins Zearalenone And Aflatoxin B1 In Vitro, XIII International Congress of Toxicology, Seoul, Korea. 2013.

Researcher : FU WK

List of Research Outputs

FU W.K., Karraker N.E. and Dudgeon D., Breeding dynamics, diet and body condition of the Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis). , Herpetological Monographs. 2013, 27: 1-22.

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
Completion Date:	10/2013

Project Title:	Development of a metabolomics approach to identify physiological substrates of TolC-dependent efflux systems in Escherichia coli
Investigator(s):	Fung KC, Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2014
Completion Date:	11/2015

List of Research Outputs

Fung K.C., LAU W.Y., Chan W.T. and Yan A., Copper Efflux Is Induced During Anaerobic Amino Acid Limitation In Escherichia Coli To Protect Iron-sulfur Cluster Enzymes And Its Biogenesis, Journal of Bacteriology. 2013.

Fung K.C. and Yan A., The copper efflux system CusCBA contributes to the stress response of Escherichia coli to anaerobic amino acid starvation, The 2013 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting. 2013.

Researcher : GANDHI A

List of Research Outputs

GANDHI A. and Shah N., Effect of salt concentration and pH on structural and functional properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus: FT-IR spectroscopic analysis., Int J Food Micro. 2014, 173: 41-47.

GANDHI A. and Shah N., Resistance of probiotics to different food processes. Anderson de Souza Sant’Ana ed. , John Wiley and Sons Ltd.. 2014.

Researcher : GAO Y

List of Research Outputs

GAO Y. and Lui W.Y., Synergistic effect of IFN-gamma and TNF alpha on coxsackievirus and advenovirus receptor (CAR) expression: an explanation of cell sloughing during testicular inflammation., Biology of Reproduction. 2014, 90: 1-12.

Researcher : GUO X

List of Research Outputs

GUO X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetics of the Dasymaschalon-Desmos-Friesodielsia-Monanthotaxis lineage (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

GUO X., Wang J., Xue B., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Tan Y.H. and Saunders R.M.K., Reassessing the taxonomic status of two enigmatic Desmos species (Annonaceae): morphological and molecular phylogenetic support for a new genus, Wangia, Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2014, 52: 1-15.

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:	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:	Phylogenetic Diversity and Contribution of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox) Bacteria to Nitrogen Removal in Mangrove Wetland Ecosystem
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	104th Annual Meeting of American Society for Microbiology; A Newly Designed Degenerate pmoA PCR Primer for Detection of Nitrite-dependent Anaerobic Methane-oxidizing Bacteria from Different Ecological Niches/Characterization of Methanogens and Methane-utilizing Archaea and Bacteria in South China Sea and a Coastal Wetland by PCR Amplification of mcrA and pmoA Genes
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Optimization of PCR primer sets for detection of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

HAN P., Huang Y.-.T., Lin J.-.G. and Gu J., A comparison of two 16S rRNA gene-based PCR primer sets in unraveling anammox bacteria from different environmental samples, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2013, 97: 10521-10529.

HAN P. and Gu J., A newly designed degenerate PCR primer based on pmoA gene for detection of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria from different ecological niches, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2013, 97: 10155-10162.

LI M. and Gu J., Community structure and transcript responses of anammox bacteria, AOA, and AOB in mangrove sediment microcosms amended with ammonium and nitrite, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2013, 97: 9859-9874.

LIU K., Jiao J.J.J. and Gu J., The Best Oral Presentation Award, The Board Of The Third Asia-pacific Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting (apcamm), October 23, 2013. 2013.

WANG Y., Li X.Y. and Gu J., Differential responses of ammonia/ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms in mangrove sediment to amendment of acetate and leaf litter, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2014, 98(7): 3165-3180.

WANG Y. and Gu J., Higher diversity of ammonia/ammonium-oxidizing prokaryotes in constructed freshwater wetland than natural coastal marine wetland, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2013, 97: 7015−7033.

WANG Y., Feng Y.Y., Ma X.J. and Gu J., Seasonal changes of ammonia/ammonium oxidizing prokaryotes (AOPs) in the oxic and anoxic sediments of mangrove wetland, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Heidelberg, Germany, Spinger, 2013, 97: 7919−7934.

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:	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:	Phylogenetic Diversity and Contribution of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox) Bacteria to Nitrogen Removal in Mangrove Wetland Ecosystem
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	104th Annual Meeting of American Society for Microbiology; A Newly Designed Degenerate pmoA PCR Primer for Detection of Nitrite-dependent Anaerobic Methane-oxidizing Bacteria from Different Ecological Niches/Characterization of Methanogens and Methane-utilizing Archaea and Bacteria in South China Sea and a Coastal Wetland by PCR Amplification of mcrA and pmoA Genes
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Optimization of PCR primer sets for detection of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : HAN P

List of Research Outputs

HAN P., Huang Y.-.T., Lin J.-.G. and Gu J., A comparison of two 16S rRNA gene-based PCR primer sets in unraveling anammox bacteria from different environmental samples, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2013, 97: 10521-10529.

HAN P. and Gu J., A newly designed degenerate PCR primer based on pmoA gene for detection of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria from different ecological niches, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2013, 97: 10155-10162.

Researcher : HO KY

List of Research Outputs

Grioni A., HO K.Y., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., BLOOD CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND PACKED CELL VOLUME OF THE CHINESE THREE-STRIPED BOX TURTLE, CUORA TRIFASCIATA (REPTILIA: GEOEMYDIDAE) , Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 2014, 45: 228-238.

Ho K.Y., Leung T.Y., IP C.H., Qiu J.W. and Leung K.M.Y., De novo transcriptomic profile in the gonadal tissues of the intertidal whelk Reishia clavigera, Oral presentation at SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting held during 11-15 May 2014, in Basel, Switzerland . 2014.

Researcher : HONG Y

List of Research Outputs

HONG Y. and Yasuhara M., Shallow marine ecological degradation in Hong Kong: a palaeoecological approach using ostracods, 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda. 2013.

HONG Y., Yasuhara M. and Iwatani H., Shallow marine ostracode distribution in Hong Kong, 1st Meeting of Asian Ostracodologists. 2014.

Researcher : HSIAO AS

List of Research Outputs

LIAO P., WANG H., Wang M., HSIAO A.S., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2014. Transgenic tobacco overexpressing Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase 1 shows increased plant growth, pod size and seed yield, PLOS ONE 9: e98264. ., 2014.

Researcher : HUANGFU J

List of Research Outputs

HUANGFU J., LIU J., SUN Z., Wang M., JIANG Y., CHEN Z.Y. and Chen S.F., Anti-ageing effects of astaxanthin-rich alga Haematococcus pluvialis on fruit flies under oxidative stress, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 7800-7804.

Researcher : Hau CH

Project Title:	Green Slope Engineering: Bioengineered, Live Cover Systems for Man-made Fill Slopes and Landfill Capillary Barriers in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Hau CH, Tham LG, Pryor MR, Yan RWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	06/2013

List of Research Outputs

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Demographic Evidence of Illegal Harvesting of an Endangered Asian Turtle, Conservation Biology. 2013, 27: 1421-1428.

Sung Y.H., Hau C.H., Lau M.W.N., Crow P.A., Kendrick R.C., Buhlman K.A., Ades G.W.J. and Karraker N.E., Growth rate and an evaluation of age estimation for the endangered Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) in China, Journal of Herpetology. 2014.

Researcher : He M

Project Title:	Regulation of ion channels by angiotensin II in human cardiac fibroblasts
Investigator(s):	He M, Li GR
Department:	LKS Medical Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	09/2009

List of Research Outputs

Sun C., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Gene expression of luteinizing hormone receptor in carp somatotrophs differentially regulated by local actions of gonadotropin and dopamine D1 receptor activation., Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2013, 374: 22-34.

Sun C., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Mechanisms for luteinizing hormone induction of growth hormone gene transcription in fish model: Crosstalk of the cAMP/PKA pathway with MAPK-and P13K-dependent cascades., Mol. Cell Endocrinol. 2014, 382: 835-850.

Researcher : Ho KY

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Hu W

List of Research Outputs

Maneja R.H., RAMADOSS D., Hu W., Vengatesen T., Browman H.I., Skiftesvik A.B., Frommel A.Y., Clemmesen C., Piatkowski U., Geffen A.J. and Folkvord A., Proteome of Atlantic herring larvae is resistant to elevated CO2 (Under Review), PLoS One. 2013.

Researcher : Huang S

List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.Y., Karczmarski L., OR K.M., Lin W., Huang S., WONG W.H., Mo Y., Chang W., Zheng R., Gailey G. and Wu Y., Conservation research of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , Marine Protected Area network training workshop. Xiamen, P.R. China, 21-23 January . 2014.

Huang S. and Karczmarski L., Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins: A demographic perspective of a threatened species., In: Juichi Yamagiwa & Leszek Karczmarski (eds), Primates and Cetaceans: Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies.. Springer, 2014, P249 - 272.

Researcher : Hui RKH

Project Title:	Differential expression profile in porcine-originated cells PK-15 infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus
Investigator(s):	Hui RKH, Leung FCC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2014
Completion Date:	04/2015

List of Research Outputs

BRAR M.S., SHI M., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Genomic Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Isolates Revealed by Deep Sequencing, PLOS ONE. 2014, 9: e88807.

LAM T.Y., Chong Y.L., SHI M., Hon C.C., LI J., Martin D.P., Tang J.W.T., Mok C.K., Shih S.R., YIP C.W., JIANG J., Hui R.K.H., Pybus O.G., Holmes E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2013, 18: 367-378.

Researcher : IP CH

List of Research Outputs

Ho K.Y., Leung T.Y., IP C.H., Qiu J.W. and Leung K.M.Y., De novo transcriptomic profile in the gonadal tissues of the intertidal whelk Reishia clavigera, Oral presentation at SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting held during 11-15 May 2014, in Basel, Switzerland . 2014.

IP C.H., Leung T.Y., Qiu J.W., Chan L.L., Lam P.K.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Developing a platform of environmental omics for the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis, Oral presentation at SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting held during 11-15 May 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. 2014.

Researcher : Ip KM

Project Title:	p70 S6 kinase in ovarian cancer peritoneal metastasis: its role and signaling
Investigator(s):	Ip KM, Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	01/2013
Completion Date:	12/2013

List of Research Outputs

Ip K.M., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Tsao G.S.W. and Wong A.S.T., p70 S6 kinase is a regulator of ovarian cancer metastasis via crosstalk between P-cadherin-beta1-integrin signaling axes., The 20th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress. 2013.

Ip K.M., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Tsao G.S.W. and Wong A.S.T., p70 S6 kinase promotes a critical step in ovarian cancer metastasis by modulating tumor-mesothelial cell adhesion through P-cadherin-beta1-integrin crosstalk., The European Cancer Congress 2013.

Researcher : Iwatani H

Project Title:	The 2014 Winter Meeting, The Paleontological Society of Japan; Spatial variations in recent ostracode assemblages and bottom environments in Trincomalee Bay, northeast coast of Sri Lanka
Investigator(s):	Iwatani H
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	01/2014
Completion Date:	01/2014

List of Research Outputs

CHIU W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Fujita K. and Kitamura A., INFLUENCES OF HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON SUBMARINE CAVE OSTRACODE COMMUNITY AND SPECIES DIVERSITY, North American Paleontological Convention. 2014.

CHIU W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Fujita K. and Kitamura A., Influences of Holocene environmental changes on submarine cave ostracode community and species diversity, 1st Meeting of Asian Ostracodologists. 2014.

HONG Y., Yasuhara M. and Iwatani H., Shallow marine ostracode distribution in Hong Kong, 1st Meeting of Asian Ostracodologists. 2014.

Iwatani H., Murai K., Irizuki T. and Yasuhara M., A paleobathymetric transition during the mid-Pliocene warm period: Ostracode evidence from Japan, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 2014, 399: 173–186.

Iwatani H., Irizuki T. and Goto T., Best Article Award, Paleontological Society of Japan. 2014.

Iwatani H., Irizuki T. and Yasuhara M., Occurrence of a rare puncioid ostracod, Promanawa konishii (Nohara, 1976), in Recent sediments of the East China Sea, Journal of Micropalaeontology. 2013, 32: 221–223.

Iwatani H., Young M.Y., Irizuki T., Sampei Y. and Ishiga H., Spatial variations in recent ostracode assemblages and bottom environments in Trincomalee Bay, northeast coast of Sri Lanka, The 163rd Regular Meeting, Paleontological Society of Japan. 2014.

Sakaguchi A., Tanaka K., Iwatani H., Chiga H., Qiaohui F., Onda Y. and Takahashi Y., Size distribution studies of 137Cs in river water in the Abukuma Riverine system following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2014.

Tanaka K., Iwatani H., Takahashi Y., Sakaguchi A., Yoshimura K. and Onda Y., Investigation of Spatial Distribution of Radiocesium in a Paddy Field as a Potential Sink, PLoS ONE. 2013, 8: e80794.

Tanaka K., Iwatani H., Sakaguchi A., Qiaohui F. and Takahashi Y., Size-dependent distribution of radiocesium in riverbed sediments and its relevance to the migration of radiocesium in river systems after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2014.

Researcher : JIANG J

List of Research Outputs

LAM T.Y., Chong Y.L., SHI M., Hon C.C., LI J., Martin D.P., Tang J.W.T., Mok C.K., Shih S.R., YIP C.W., JIANG J., Hui R.K.H., Pybus O.G., Holmes E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2013, 18: 367-378.

Researcher : Jiang P

List of Research Outputs

ZHONG W., CHEN X., Jiang P., Wan J.M.F., Qin P. and Yu A.C.H., Induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress by sonoporation: linkage to mitochondria-mediated apoptosis initiation, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2013, 39: 2382-2392.

ZHONG W., CHEN X., Jiang P., Wan J.M.F., Qin P. and Yu A.C.H., Sonoporation-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress: signaling pathway analysis, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2013.

Researcher : Jiang Q

List of Research Outputs

Jiang Q. and Wong A.O.L., Signal transduction mechanisms for autocrine/paracrine regulation of somatolactin a secretion and synthesis in carp pituitary cells by somatolactin a and b., Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 2013, 304: E176-E186.

Researcher : KALA S

List of Research Outputs

KALA S., Mak A.S.C., Liu X., Pricl S., Peng L. and Wong A.S.T., Combination of dendrimer nanovector mediated siRNA delivery to target Akt with clinical anticancer drug paclitaxel for effective and potent anticancer activity in treating ovarian cancer, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2014, 57: 2634-2642.

Researcher : KO WK

List of Research Outputs

KO W.K., RAMADOSS D., Campanati C., Yun L., Havenhand J. and Vengatesen T., Synergistic effect of climate-related anthropogenic stressors put the Pacific oyster larvae under great risk (Under Review), Global Change Biology . 2013.

RAMADOSS D., Vengatesen T., Chandramouli K., Timothy R., Zhang H., Qian P.Y., Yun L. and KO W.K., Quantitative analysis of oyster larval proteome provides new insights into molecular effects of climate change on marine invertebrate larvae (Under Review), Proceeding of National Academic of Science . 2013.

Vengatesen T., Sewell M., Chan A., Shin P. and KO W.K., Interaction of decreased pH and salinity alters biochemical composition of oyster larvae at the time of settlement: new insights from fatty acid analysis by GC-MS (Under Review), Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2013.

Vengatesen T., Campanati C., CHAN B.S., KO W.K., Dupont S. and Williams G.A., Ocean acidification, warming and freshening interactively affect pre- and post-settlement processes in marine benthic invertebrates (Under Preparation), Marine Ecology Progress Series . 2013.

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:	12/2010
Completion Date:	02/2014

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
Completion Date:	07/2013

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

Project Title:	Integrated ecological approach to the conservation of Chinese white dolphins across the Pearl River Estuary
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Research Project
Start Date:	05/2013

Project Title:	Integrated ecological approach to conservation of Chinese White Dolphins across the Pearl River Estuary: What it is that we are trying to protect?
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Population connectivity and barriers to gene flow in a mobile aquatic mammal: The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin in coastal systems of Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Coastal delphinid under the impact of long-term land reclamation
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

CESARIO A., Costa M., Fumagalli M., Chang W., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. and Karczmarski L., Evidence of male alliances in spinner dolphins off Samadai reef, Red Sea, Egypt., 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

CHAN C.Y., Karczmarski L., OR K.M., Lin W., Huang S., WONG W.H., Mo Y., Chang W., Zheng R., Gailey G. and Wu Y., Conservation research of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , Marine Protected Area network training workshop. Xiamen, P.R. China, 21-23 January . 2014.

CHAN C.Y., OR K.M., MAUROO N.F., Fernando N. and Karczmarski L., Tough living in Hong Kong? Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins with skin disorders and traumatic mutilations in a highly developed estuarine system. , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

Chang W., Karczmarski L. and Chou L.-.S., Nursing stage affects the spatial pattern and social behavior of female Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins off Taiwan , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec. 2013.

Huang S. and Karczmarski L., Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins: A demographic perspective of a threatened species., In: Juichi Yamagiwa & Leszek Karczmarski (eds), Primates and Cetaceans: Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies.. Springer, 2014, P249 - 272.

Jia K., Lin W., Gui D., Karczmarski L. and Wu Y., Molecular evidence reveals the distinctiveness of Indo‑Pacific finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in the Pearl River Estuary and insights into genus Neophocaena’s origin, Marine Biology. Springer, 2014, 161: 1919-1930.

Karczmarski L., Invited lecture -- Dolphin societies and social strategies. , Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines, 2 June . 2014.

Karczmarski L., Invited talk -- Experiential Learning Case Study at HKU: Wildlife Conservation Research, Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre Symposium 2014: Experiential Learning @ HKU, The University of Hong Kong, 25 March. 2014.

Mendez M., Jefferson T.A., Kolokotronis S.-.O., Krützen M., Parra G.J., Collins T., Minton G., Baldwin R., Berggren P., Särnblad A., Amir O.A., Peddemors V.M., Karczmarski L., Guissamulo A., Smith B., Sutaria D., Amato G. and Rosenbaum H.C., Integrating multiple lines of evidence to better understand the evolutionary divergence of humpback dolphins along their entire distribution range: a new dolphin species in Australian waters?, Molecular Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, 22: 5936–5948.

OR K.M., Keith M. and Karczmarski L., Where to go in a highly developed area? Utilization distribution of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Pearl River Estuary, Hong Kong, China. , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec. 2013.

WONG W.H., Karczmarski L. and Gailey G., Coastal ecotourism and industrial impacts on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong. , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

Yamagiwa J. and Karczmarski L., Primates and Cetaceans: Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies.. Springer, 2014, Primatology Monographs: xv + 439pp.

Researcher : Karraker NE

Project Title:	Population Demography and Impacts of Environmental Change on Eastern Box Turtles on Long Island, New York
Investigator(s):	Karraker NE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2011

List of Research Outputs

Grioni A., HO K.Y., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., BLOOD CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND PACKED CELL VOLUME OF THE CHINESE THREE-STRIPED BOX TURTLE, CUORA TRIFASCIATA (REPTILIA: GEOEMYDIDAE) , Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 2014, 45: 228-238.

Researcher : Ko KW

List of Research Outputs

Sun C., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Gene expression of luteinizing hormone receptor in carp somatotrophs differentially regulated by local actions of gonadotropin and dopamine D1 receptor activation., Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2013, 374: 22-34.

Sun C., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Mechanisms for luteinizing hormone induction of growth hormone gene transcription in fish model: Crosstalk of the cAMP/PKA pathway with MAPK-and P13K-dependent cascades., Mol. Cell Endocrinol. 2014, 382: 835-850.

Researcher : Kong KF

List of Research Outputs

PAN Y., Kong K.F. and Tsang J.S.H., Draft genome sequence of the haloacid-degrading Burkholderia caribensis strain MBA4, Genome Announcements . USA, American Society for Microbiology, 2014, 2(1): e00047-14.

SU X., DENG L., Kong K.F. and Tsang J.S.H., Enhanced degradation of haloacid by heterologous expression in related Burkholderia species., Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2013, 110: 2687-2696.

Tsang J.S.H. and Kong K.F., Bioengineering of bacteria for removal of haloacids, Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress 2013. St. Petersburg, FEBS Journal, 280(sup 1): 603.

Researcher : LAI Y

List of Research Outputs

LAI Y. and Yan A., The small molecule indole alters the biofilm morphology of a clinical P. aeruginosa isolate through its stimulation of the phenazine production, Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms. 2014.

Researcher : LAM PY

List of Research Outputs

ZHU F., LI L., LAM P.Y., CHEN M., Chye M.L. and Lo C.S.C., Sorghum extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein SbLRR2 mediates lead tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Plant and Cell Physiology. 2013, 54: 1549-1559.

Researcher : LAM SN

List of Research Outputs

LAM S.N., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Tsao G.S.W. and Wong A.S.T., MicroRNA-145, a p70 S6 kinase-activated microRNA, regulates N-cadherin expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 17thECCO - 28thESMO - 32ndESTRO European Cancer Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2013.

Lam S.N., Mak A.S.C., Yam J.W.P., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S. and Wong A.S.T., Targeting estrogen-related receptor alpha inhibits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell properties of ovarian cancer cells, In: Lam SS, Mak AS, Yam JW, Cheung AN, Ngan HY, Wong AS, Mol Ther. 2014.

Researcher : LAM TY

List of Research Outputs

LAM T.Y., Chong Y.L., SHI M., Hon C.C., LI J., Martin D.P., Tang J.W.T., Mok C.K., Shih S.R., YIP C.W., JIANG J., Hui R.K.H., Pybus O.G., Holmes E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2013, 18: 367-378.

Researcher : LANE AC

List of Research Outputs

LANE A.C., Havenhand J. and Vengatesen T., Calcifying polycheate tubeworms have enough genetic diversity to cope with near-future ocean acidification (Under Preparation), BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2013.

LANE A.C., Mukherjee J., CHAN B.S. and Vengatesen T., Decreased pH does not alter metamorphosis but compromises juvenile calcification of the tube worm Hydroides elegans, Marine Biology. 2013, 160(8): 1983-1993.

RAMADOSS D., Vengatesen T., Yu Z., Shu X., Priscilla T.Y.L. and LANE A.C., Elevated CO2 alters larval proteome and its phosphorylation status in the commercial oyster, Crassostrea hongkongensis, Marine Biology . 2013, 160(8): 2189-2205.

Vengatesen T., LANE A.C., CHAN B.S., RAMADOSS D., Browman H. and Dupont S., Rising CO2 stress on metamorphosing larvae: a review on mechanisms, consequences and future perspectives (Under Preparation-Invited Review), ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2013.

Researcher : LEE YY

List of Research Outputs

LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Galano J.M., Durand T. and Lee C.Y.J., Fish oil supplementation in CCl4 injured rodents exclusively suppressed enzymatic and non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation of DHA and EPA, 11th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL), Stockholm Sweden. 2014.

de La Torre A., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Sangild P., Durand T., Lee C.Y.J. and Galano J.M., Synthesis, Discovery, and Quantitation of Dihomo-Isofurans: Biomarkers for In Vivo Adrenic Acid Peroxidation, Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2014, 53: 6249-52.

Researcher : LEUNG KS

List of Research Outputs

LEUNG K.S., Wong C.K.C., Oger C., Galano J.M., Durand T. and Lee C.Y.J., Maternal-fetal evaluation of oxidized lipid products of polyunsaturated fatty acid induced by environmental contaminant perfluorooctante sulfonate, 11th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL), Stockholm Sweden. 2014.

LEUNG K.S., Chen X., Zhong W., Yu A.C.H. and Lee C.Y.J., Microbubble-mediated sonoporation amplified lipid peroxidation of Jurkat cells, Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 2014, 180: 53-60.

Researcher : LI C

List of Research Outputs

LI C., CHAN B.S., He C., Yao H., Shih K. and Vengatesen T., Ocean acidification causes severe mechanical damage to tubeworm: novel insights from nanoindentation mapping. (Under Review), Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2013.

Researcher : LI J

List of Research Outputs

LAM T.Y., Chong Y.L., SHI M., Hon C.C., LI J., Martin D.P., Tang J.W.T., Mok C.K., Shih S.R., YIP C.W., JIANG J., Hui R.K.H., Pybus O.G., Holmes E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2013, 18: 367-378.

LI J., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity of DDT to larvae of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: pollutant responses at thermal extremes, an oral presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

Westergaard D., Li J., Jensen K., Kouskoumvekaki I. and Panagiotou I., Exploring mechanisms of diet-colon cancer associations through candidate molecular interaction networks, BMC Genomics. 2014, 15: 380.

Researcher : LI J

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : LI K

List of Research Outputs

Yang F., Chen Y., Tong C., Huang Y., Xu F., LI K., Corke H., Sun M. and Bao J., Association mapping of starch physicochemical properties with starch synthesis-related gene markers in nonwaxy rice (Oryza sativa L.), Molecular Breeding. 2014.

Researcher : LI L

List of Research Outputs

LI L., ZHU F., Liu H., Chu H.A. and Lo C.S.C., Isolation and expression analysis of defense-related genes in sorghum-Colletotrichum sublineolum interaction, Physiological and Molecular Plant Physiology. 2013, 84: 123-130.

ZHU F., LI L., LAM P.Y., CHEN M., Chye M.L. and Lo C.S.C., Sorghum extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein SbLRR2 mediates lead tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Plant and Cell Physiology. 2013, 54: 1549-1559.

Researcher : LI M

List of Research Outputs

LI M. and Gu J., Community structure and transcript responses of anammox bacteria, AOA, and AOB in mangrove sediment microcosms amended with ammonium and nitrite, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2013, 97: 9859-9874.

Researcher : LI PS

List of Research Outputs

LI P.S., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Generic monophyly of Disepalum (Annonaceae): correlating changes in floral morphology with changes in pollination system, 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Researcher : LI S

List of Research Outputs

LI S. and Shah N., Bioactivities of Phenolics and Polysaccharides from Pleurotus eryngii after Various Heat Treatments., IFT annual meetings, New Orleans, June 21-24, 2014.. 2014.

LI S. and Shah N., Effects of various heat treatments on phenolic profiles and antioxidant activities of Pleurotus eryngii extracts., J. Food Sci. . 2013, 78(8): C1122-1129.

LI S., WU Q., Shah N., Peng S... .S..., Yang Y...J..., Wei H.U.A. and Xu F., The synergistic effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus ZDY114 and donkey milk on the immunological function of mouse in vivo. , International Dairy Journal. 2014, 34 (2): 263-266.

Li E.T.S., LI S. and Tse M.Y., Improved Insulin Sensitivity In Offspring Of Egcg Supplemented High Fat Diet Fed Dams: A Hypothalamus-adipose Connection, World Diabetes Congress 2013.

Researcher : LI S

List of Research Outputs

LI S. and Shah N., Bioactivities of Phenolics and Polysaccharides from Pleurotus eryngii after Various Heat Treatments., IFT annual meetings, New Orleans, June 21-24, 2014.. 2014.

LI S. and Shah N., Effects of various heat treatments on phenolic profiles and antioxidant activities of Pleurotus eryngii extracts., J. Food Sci. . 2013, 78(8): C1122-1129.

Li E.T.S., LI S. and Tse M.Y., Improved Insulin Sensitivity In Offspring Of Egcg Supplemented High Fat Diet Fed Dams: A Hypothalamus-adipose Connection, World Diabetes Congress 2013.

Researcher : LIANG C

List of Research Outputs

LIANG C., VOON C.P. and Lim B.L., Impact of light and energy status on the transcription and translation of ribosomal proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, Gordon Research Conference 2013 on "Post-translational Modification Networks -Phospho-signaling". 2013.

Liang C., Liu X., Sun Y., Yiu S.M. and Lim B.L., Global small RNA analysis in fast-growing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated concentrations of ATP and sugars, BMC Genomics. 2014, 15: 116.

Sun F., Liang C., Whelan J., Yang J., Zhang P. and Lim B.L., Global transcriptome analysis of AtPAP2--overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated ATP, BMC Genomics. 2013, 14: 752.

Researcher : LIAO P

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., LIAO P., CHEN M., Chen Q. and Du Z., 2013. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and their protein partners are candidates for plant biotechnology, Proceedings on the 9th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (9th ISBAB) Piestany, Slovak Republic, Oct 13-16, 2013, ISBN 978-80-97089665, Functional Genomics Session, p. 80. Invited Talk. 14/10/13. 2013.

LIAO P., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., 2013. Transgenic Arabidopsis flowers overexpressing Acyl-CoA Binding Protein 6 (ACPB6) are freezing tolerant, Gordon Research Conference on Posttranslational Modification Networks-Phosphosignaling, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Poster 14, (28/7/13-2/8/13). 2013.

LIAO P., WANG H., Wang M., HSIAO A.S., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2014. Transgenic tobacco overexpressing Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase 1 shows increased plant growth, pod size and seed yield, PLOS ONE 9: e98264. ., 2014.

LIAO P., Chen Q. and Chye M.L., Transgenic Arabidopsis flowers overexpressing acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP6 are freezing tolerant, Plant and Cell Physiology 55:1055-1071. 2014.

Researcher : LIU J

List of Research Outputs

HUANGFU J., LIU J., SUN Z., Wang M., JIANG Y., CHEN Z.Y. and Chen S.F., Anti-ageing effects of astaxanthin-rich alga Haematococcus pluvialis on fruit flies under oxidative stress, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 7800-7804.

Researcher : Lai KP

Project Title:	PFOS promotes steatohepatitis and tumorigenesis in fatty liver
Investigator(s):	Lai KP, Wu SS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	09/2013

Project Title:	47th Annual Meeting for the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists (JSDB) ; Early Zebrafish Development, a Screening Model to Identify Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Investigator(s):	Lai KP
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2014
Completion Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

Lai K.P. and Wu S.S., Early Zebrafish Development, A Screening Model To Identify Effects Of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, 47th Annual Meeting of JSDB. 2014.

Lai K.P., Law A.L.I.C.E., Lau C.C., Takei Y., Tse K.F. and Wong K.C., Osmotic stress transcription factor 1b (Ostf1b) promotes migration properties with the modulation of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenotype in human embryonic kidney cell., The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. Elsevier Ltd., 2013, 45: 1921-1926.

Lai K.P., Chen J., He M., Ching A.K., Lau C., Lai P.B., To K.F. and Wong N., Overexpression of ZFX confers self-renewal and chemoresistance properties in hepatocellular carcinoma, International Journal of Cancer. 2014, n/a-n/a.

Li J.W., Lai K.P., Ching A.K. and Chan T.F., Transcriptome sequencing of Chinese and Caucasian population identifies ethnic-associated differential transcript abundance of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNPK), Genomics. 2014, 103: 56-64.

Tse K.F., Sun J., Zhang H., Lai K.P., Gu J., Qiu J.W. and Wong C.K., iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis reveals acute hypo-osmotic responsive proteins in the gills of the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica), Journal of Proteomics. 2014.

Researcher : Lam SN

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Lau KYT

Project Title:	Acute and chronic effects of Perfluorinated Compounds on development and reproduction in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma): an epigenetic approach to delineate potential trans-generational effects
Investigator(s):	Lau KYT, Wu SS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2012

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
Completion Date:	11/2013

Project Title:	Profiling of oxidative damage biomarkers and lipid mediators of sonoporated cells.
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ, Yu ACH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	GEM/GERLI Lipidomics meeting: from membranes to pathologies; DYNAMICS OF OXIDIZED LIPID PRODUCTS IN SONOPORATED CANCER CELLS
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	11/2013
Completion Date:	11/2013

Project Title:	An investigation of oxidative damage biomarkers alteration: Can prolonged consumption of dark soy sauce and its active compound combat oxidative stress?
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2014

List of Research Outputs

LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Galano J.M., Durand T. and Lee C.Y.J., Fish oil supplementation in CCl4 injured rodents exclusively suppressed enzymatic and non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation of DHA and EPA, 11th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL), Stockholm Sweden. 2014.

LEUNG K.S., Wong C.K.C., Oger C., Galano J.M., Durand T. and Lee C.Y.J., Maternal-fetal evaluation of oxidized lipid products of polyunsaturated fatty acid induced by environmental contaminant perfluorooctante sulfonate, 11th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL), Stockholm Sweden. 2014.

LEUNG K.S., Chen X., Zhong W., Yu A.C.H. and Lee C.Y.J., Microbubble-mediated sonoporation amplified lipid peroxidation of Jurkat cells, Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 2014, 180: 53-60.

Lee C.Y.J., Can food components reduce oxidative stress in human?, 3rd Asia-Korea Conference on Science and Technology 2013 . 2013.

Lee C.Y.J., Dynamics of oxidized lipid products in sonoporated cancer cells, 6th GEM - 10th GERLI meeting-Lipidomics meeting: From memebranes to pathologies. GEM/GERLI, 2013.

Lee C.Y.J., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics . 2013.

Lee C.Y.J., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Metabolomics & Systems Biology. 2014.

Lee C.Y.J., Lipid peroxidation and its relevance to pheromone production in marine fish under oxidative stress, The 11th Biennial International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) Congress 2014.

Lee C.Y.J., Metabolites of non-enzymatic peroxidation of omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids – friend or foe?, Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2014.

Lee C.Y.J., Visiting Professorship, Montpellier I University, France. 2014.

Loke W.M., Chow A.Y., Lam K.M.S., Lee C.Y.J., Halliwell B., Lim E.C.H., Quek A.M.L., Ooi E.E. and Seet R.C.S., Augmentation of 5-lipoxygenase activity and expression during dengue serotype-2 infection, Virology Journal. Bio Med Central, 2013, 10: 322-40.

Vigor C., Bertrand-Michel J., Pinot E., Oger C., Vercauteren J., Le Faouder P., Galano J.M., Lee C.Y.J. and Durand T., Non-enzymatic lipid oxidation products in biological systems: Assessment of the metabolites from polyunsaturated fatty acids, Journal of Chromatography B. 2014, 964: 65-78.

WANG H., Zhang J., Sit W.H., Lee C.Y.J. and Wan J.M.F., Cordyceps cicadae induces G2/M cell cycle arrest in MHCC97H human hepatocellular carcinoma cells: a proteomic study, Chinese Medicine. 2014, 9: 15.

de La Torre A., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Sangild P., Durand T., Lee C.Y.J. and Galano J.M., Synthesis, Discovery, and Quantitation of Dihomo-Isofurans: Biomarkers for In Vivo Adrenic Acid Peroxidation, Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2014, 53: 6249-52.

Researcher : Lee TO

Project Title:	Secretin and secretin receptor as key regulators of cardiovascular functions
Investigator(s):	Lee TO, Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2013

List of Research Outputs

Lee T.O., The functions of secretin in osmoregulation through the hetero-complex of secretin and angiotensin receptor, University of Macau Symposium on Biomedical Science, Macau. 2014.

Lee T.O., Transmembrane domain peptides as a new class of drugs to demonstrate the in vivo function of GPCR hetero-oligomerization in water intake, The 11th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides, Pecs, Hungary. 2013.

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of GPCR hetero-complex of secretin and angiotensin, The 7th AOSCE Intercongress, Keelung, Taiwan. 2014.

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of a cross-class GPCR heterocomplex, FASEB Journal. 2014, 28(6): 2632-2644.

Tam K.V., Lee T.O., JIN J. and Chow B.K.C., Molecular Evolution of GPCRs: Secretin/secretin receptors, Journal of Molecular Endocrnology. 2014, 52(3): T1-T14.

Researcher : Lee WWM

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
Completion Date:	09/2013

Project Title:	Role of TAM receptor tyrosine kinases on blood-testis barrier function and testicular innate immunity
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	The role of gap junction connexin 43 in initiation and maintenance of mammalian spermatogenesis
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013
Completion Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Regulation and coordination of spermatogenesis by the apical ES-BTB-basement membrane autocrine axis.
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Functional interactions between polarity proteins and cytoskeleton and their role in spermatogenesis
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Qian X., Mruk D.D., Cheng Y.-.H., TANG E.I.Y., Han D., Lee W.W.M., Wong W.P.E. and Cheng C.Y., Actin Binding Proteins, Spermatid Transport And Spermiation. , Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology . 2014, 30: 75-85.

Wan H.T., Mruk D.D., Li S.Y.T., Mok K.W., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C. and Cheng C.Y., P-fak-tyr397 Regulates Spermatid Adhesion In The Rat Testis Via Its Effects On F-actin Organization At The Ectoplasmic Specialization, Am J Physiol – Endocrinol & Metabol . 2013, 305: E687-E699.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., John C.M., Turek P.J., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Environmental Toxicants Perturb Human Sertoli Cell Adhesive Function Via Changes In F-actin Organization Mediated By Actin Regulatory Proteins., Human Reproduction . 2014, 29: 1279-1291.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Massarwa R., Mok K.W., Li N., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., Snapper S.B., Schejter E.D. and Cheng C.Y., N-wasp Is Required For Structural Integrity Of The Blood-testis Barrier. , PLOS Genetics . 2014, 10: e1004447.

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:	Comparison of the transcriptomes of porcine alveolar macrophage upon infections with various Type 2 PRRSV genotypes and co-infection with Type 2 PRRSV and PCV2.
Investigator(s):	Leung FCC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2012

Project Title:	International PRRS Symposium and National Swine Improvement Federation Conference; Deep sequencing of PRRSV isolates: rapid and large-scale characterization of viral genomes
Investigator(s):	Leung FCC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	11/2012

Project Title:	An In-depth Investigation of the Microbial Community Underpinning Renewable Biogas Production From North East New Territories Landfill
Investigator(s):	Leung FCC, Hui RKH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

BRAR M.S., SHI M., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Genomic Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Isolates Revealed by Deep Sequencing, PLOS ONE. 2014, 9: e88807.

Bennett D.C., TUN H.M., Kim J.E., Leung F.C.C. and Cheng K.M., Characterization of cecal microbiota of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Veterinary Microbiology. 2013, 166: 304-310.

Chan C.M.N., Ng A.M.C., FUNG M.K., Cheng H.S., Guo M., Djurisic A., Leung F.C.C. and Chan W.K., Antibacterial and photocatalytic activities of TiO₂ nanotubes, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience. Taylor & Francis, 2013, 8: 695-703.

El-Nezamy H.S., Tam P.K.H., Chen Y., Lau A.S.Y., Leung F.C.C., Chen S.F., Lan C.L.L. and Leung F.C.C., Impact of melamine-tainted milk of foetal kidneys and disease development later in life, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(supplement 8): S34-38.

Hoque M.A., TUN H.M., Hassan M.M., Islam S.A., Islam M.N., Giasuddin M., Osmani T.M., Islam A., Thornton R.N., Burqess G.W., Skerratt L.F., Selleck P., Brun E., Debnath N.C. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of influenza A (H5N1) viruses, Bangladesh, 2007-2011, Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2013, 111: 314-318.

Hsu A., LIU F., Leung Y.H., Ma P.Y., Djurisic A., Leung F.C.C., Chan W.K. and Lee H.K., Is the Effect of Surface Modifying Molecules on Antibacterial Activity Universal for a Given Material? , Nanoscale. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014, 6: 10323–10331.

LAM T.Y., Chong Y.L., SHI M., Hon C.C., LI J., Martin D.P., Tang J.W.T., Mok C.K., Shih S.R., YIP C.W., JIANG J., Hui R.K.H., Pybus O.G., Holmes E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2013, 18: 367-378.

Leung Y.H., Ng A.M.C., Xu X.Y., Shen Z.Y., Gethings L.A., Wong T.M., Chan M.N., Guo M., Ng Y.H., Djurisic A., Lee P.K.H., Chan W.K., YU L., Phillips D.L., Ma P.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Mechanisms of Antibacterial Activity of MgO: Non-ROS Mediated Toxicity of MgO Nanoparticles Towards Escherichia coli, Small. Weinheim, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2014, 10: 1171-1183.

NIU H., Leung Y.C., Wong C.F., Chan M.N. and Leung F.C.C., Nitric oxide removal by wastewater bacteria in a biotrickling filter, Journal of Environmental Science. Elsevier B.V., 2014, 26: 555-565.

Ng Y.H., Leung Y.H., Liu F., Ng A.M.C., Gao M., Chan M.N., Djurisic A., Leung F.C.C. and Chan W.K., Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles under ambient illumination - The effect of nanoparticle properties, Thin Solid Films. Amsterdam, Elsevier B.V., 2013, 542: 368-372.

Ng Y.H., Leung Y.H., Wong M.T., Djurisic A., Leung F.C.C. and Chan W.K., COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF TiO₂ NANOMATERIAL WITH ITS PHOTO-CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS, Nano Studies. 2013, 8: 165-170.

SHI M., Holmes E.C., BRAR M.S. and Leung F.C.C., Recombination is associated with an outbreak of novel highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in China, Journal of virology. 2013, 87: 10904-10907.

TANG K.H.E., TUN H.M., Kubota S. and Leung F.C.C., From wild to urban habitat: Co-adaptation of insect host and its gut bacterial community, FEMS Microbiology Congress 2013. Leipzig, Germany.

TUN H.M., Mauroo N.F., Yuen C.S. and Leung F.C.C., Characterization of cellulolytic symbionts among core gut microbiota in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Proceeding of 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME14). Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013.

TUN H.M., Lu W., Ms J. and Leung F.C.C., Circulating genotypes of porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome viruses in southern China: re-emerging lineage 3 and genomic recombination with vaccine variants, Proceeding of 2012 International PRRS Symposium. Kansas City, USA, 2013.

WOO A.C., BRAR M.S., Chan Y.K., Lau M.C.Y., Leung F.C.C., Scott J.A., Vrijmoed L.L.P., Zawar-Reza P. and Pointing S.B., Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape, Atmospheric Environment. 2013, 74: 291-300.

WU Q., TUN H.M., Leung F.C.C. and Shah N., Genomic insights into high exopolysaccharide-producing dairy starter bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275., Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep04974. 2014, 4: 4974.

Researcher : Leung K.M.Y.

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:	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:	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:	Mechanistic study on the organotin-mediated imposex in the rock shell Thais clavigera using RNA-sequencing analysis
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	Ecology and biodiversity of benthic marine ecosystems before and after the trawling ban in Hong Kong coastal waters
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Dudgeon D, Williams GA, Sadovy YJ, Li WK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Toxicology of nano zinc oxides to marine organisms: Influences of surface properties, aggregation size and ion dissolution
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Djurisic A, Li XY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Analysis of environmental endocrine disrupting activities in treated sewage effluents and receiving marine waters using Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) ELISA and Recombinant Yeast bioassays
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Ho SL, Ho WL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Leung KMY

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:	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:	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:	Mechanistic study on the organotin-mediated imposex in the rock shell Thais clavigera using RNA-sequencing analysis
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	Ecology and biodiversity of benthic marine ecosystems before and after the trawling ban in Hong Kong coastal waters
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Dudgeon D, Williams GA, Sadovy YJ, Li WK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Toxicology of nano zinc oxides to marine organisms: Influences of surface properties, aggregation size and ion dissolution
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Djurisic A, Li XY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Analysis of environmental endocrine disrupting activities in treated sewage effluents and receiving marine waters using Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) ELISA and Recombinant Yeast bioassays
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Ho SL, Ho WL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y., Leung K.M.Y. and Cheung Y., Our Home, Our Future: Environmental Issues in Hong Kong, In: Edward Oothuizen, School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong SAR, School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, 2013.

Fei Y., Leung K.M.Y. and Li X.Y., Adsorption and desorption behaviors of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals in simulated gastrointestinal fluids, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2014, 85(2): 363-369.

Grioni A., HO K.Y., Karraker N.E. and Leung K.M.Y., BLOOD CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND PACKED CELL VOLUME OF THE CHINESE THREE-STRIPED BOX TURTLE, CUORA TRIFASCIATA (REPTILIA: GEOEMYDIDAE) , Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 2014, 45: 228-238.

Ho K.Y., Leung T.Y., IP C.H., Qiu J.W. and Leung K.M.Y., De novo transcriptomic profile in the gonadal tissues of the intertidal whelk Reishia clavigera, Oral presentation at SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting held during 11-15 May 2014, in Basel, Switzerland . 2014.

IP C.H., Leung T.Y., Qiu J.W., Chan L.L., Lam P.K.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Developing a platform of environmental omics for the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis, Oral presentation at SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting held during 11-15 May 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. 2014.

IP H.L., Li W.K. and Leung K.M.Y., Seemingly unrelated intervention time series models for effectiveness evaluation of large scale environmental remediation, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2013, 74: 56-65.

LI J., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity of DDT to larvae of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: pollutant responses at thermal extremes, an oral presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

Leung K.M.Y., Comparison of temperate and tropical aquatic species’ acute sensitivity to nickel, An invited talk at the Nickel Tropical Risk Assessment Workshop organized by Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association, held during 29-30 April 2014 in Singapore . 2014.

Leung K.M.Y., Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports. Nature, 2014.

Leung K.M.Y., Field-based species sensitivity distribution and community sensitivity distribution as alternative ways for field validation of the PNECs derived from laboratory based approaches, An invited talk at the ECETOC Workshop on Estimating Toxicity Thresholds for Aquatic Ecological Communities from Sensitivity Distributions, organised by European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC) and held during 11-13 February 2014 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 2014.

Leung K.M.Y., Merrington G., Warne M.S.J. and Wenning R.J., Scientific derivation of environmental quality benchmarks for the protection of aquatic ecosystems: challenges and opportunities, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2013, 21: 1-5.

Rhee J.S., Kim B.M., Jeong C.B., Leung K.M.Y., Park G.S. and Lee J.S., Development of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for glutathione S-transferase (GST-S) protein in the intertidal copepod Tigriopus japonicus and its application for environmental monitoring, Chemosphere. 2013, 93: 2458-2466.

Rhee J.S., Kim B.M., Jeong C.B., Park H.G., Leung K.M.Y., Lee Y.M. and Lee J.S., Effect of pharmaceuticals exposure on acetylcholinesterase (AchE) activity and on the expression of AchE gene in the monogonont rotifer, Brachionus koreanus, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology. 2013, 158: 216-224.

Rhee J.S., Lee Y.M., Kim B.M., Leung K.M.Y., Kim I.C., Yim J.H. and Lee J.S., β-Naphthoflavone induces oxidative stress in the intertidal copepod, Tigriopus japonicus , Environmental Toxicology. 2013, n/a-n/a.

WANG Z., Kwok K.W.H., Lee J.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Comparison of temperature and tropical freshwater animal species acute sensitivities distributions to chemicals: an update, a poster presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

WANG Z., Kwok K.W.H., Lui G.C.S., Zhou G., Lee J., Lam M.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., The difference between temperate and tropical saltwater species’ acute sensitivity to chemicals is relatively small, Chemosphere. 2014, 105: 31-43.

Williams G.A., Leung K.M.Y., NG P.T. and CHENG C.F.M., A review of marine biodiversity and ecological surveys in Hong Kong, Final report submitted to Environment and Conservation Fund. 2014.

Wong W.Y., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano zinc oxide (nZnO) to three marine organisms in relation to its aggregate size and ion dissolution, an oral presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

Wong W.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano zinc oxide to marine diatom, amphipod and fish in relation to its aggregation size and ion dissolution, Nanotoxicology. 2013, 1-12.

XU G., Lee J.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Environmental fate of nonylphenol and bisphenol a discharged from a coastal pollution source to two swimming beaches and a marine reserve in Hong Kong , Poster presentation at the Urban Environmental Pollution 2013 Asian Edition, held during 17-20 November 2013 in Beijing, China. 2013.

XU G., Ying G.G., Zheng G.J.S., Lee J.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., The occurrence and ecological risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals in sewage effluents from three different sewage treatment plants, and in natural seawater from a marine reserve of Hong Hong, Poster presentation at the Urban Environmental Pollution 2013 Asian Edition, held during 17-20 November 2013 in Beijing, China. 2013.

Yan Z.G., Wang H., Wang Y.Z., Zhang Y.H., Yu R.Z., Zhou J.L., Leung K.M.Y. and Liu Z.T., Developing a national water quality criteria system in China, Water Policy. 2013, 15: 936.

Researcher : Leung TY

List of Research Outputs

Ho K.Y., Leung T.Y., IP C.H., Qiu J.W. and Leung K.M.Y., De novo transcriptomic profile in the gonadal tissues of the intertidal whelk Reishia clavigera, Oral presentation at SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting held during 11-15 May 2014, in Basel, Switzerland . 2014.

IP C.H., Leung T.Y., Qiu J.W., Chan L.L., Lam P.K.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Developing a platform of environmental omics for the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis, Oral presentation at SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting held during 11-15 May 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. 2014.

LI J., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicity of DDT to larvae of the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma: pollutant responses at thermal extremes, an oral presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

Wong W.Y., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano zinc oxide (nZnO) to three marine organisms in relation to its aggregate size and ion dissolution, an oral presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

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:	World Diabetes Congress2013; Improved insulin sensitivity in offspring of EGCG supplemented high fat diet fed dams: a hypothalamus-adipose connection
Investigator(s):	Li ETS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	12/2013

List of Research Outputs

Li E.T.S., LI S. and Tse M.Y., Improved Insulin Sensitivity In Offspring Of Egcg Supplemented High Fat Diet Fed Dams: A Hypothalamus-adipose Connection, World Diabetes Congress 2013.

Li E.T.S., Nutrients, supplements safety and toxicity, 1st International Conference on Food Safety. 2014.

Li E.T.S. and CHING H.H., Organ inflammation and oxidative damages in fructose-fed adult offspring born of fructose-fed dams: modulation by maternal bitter melon supplementation, 2014 Experimental Biology. 2014.

TAN H. and Li E.T.S., Anti-adiogenic proterties of selected phenolics in 3T3-L1 cell model, 2014 Experimental Biology. 2014.

Researcher : Li J

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Liang C

List of Research Outputs

Liang C., Liu X., Sun Y., Yiu S.M. and Lim B.L., Global small RNA analysis in fast-growing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated concentrations of ATP and sugars, BMC Genomics. 2014, 15: 116.

Sun F., Liang C., Whelan J., Yang J., Zhang P. and Lim B.L., Global transcriptome analysis of AtPAP2--overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated ATP, BMC Genomics. 2013, 14: 752.

Researcher : Lim BL

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
Completion Date:	08/2013

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:	Physiological function of a phosphatase dually targeted to the outer membranes of chloroplasts and mitochondria
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2012

Project Title:	Functional study of a novel plant growth-promoting protein kinase
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2013

Project Title:	PLANT GENE DISCOVERY & "OMICS" TECHNOLOGIES; Impacts of High Energy Supply on the Leaf Transcriptomes, Proteomes and Metabolomes
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	02/2014
Completion Date:	02/2014

Project Title:	The role of AtPAP2 in mitochondria and its effects on mitochondrial functions
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

CHENG S. and Lim B.L., Organelle Transcriptomes in Plants, Transcriptomics. 2014, 2: e106.

LIANG C., VOON C.P. and Lim B.L., Impact of light and energy status on the transcription and translation of ribosomal proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, Gordon Research Conference 2013 on "Post-translational Modification Networks -Phospho-signaling". 2013.

Liang C., Liu X., Sun Y., Yiu S.M. and Lim B.L., Global small RNA analysis in fast-growing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated concentrations of ATP and sugars, BMC Genomics. 2014, 15: 116.

Lim B.L., Editorial Board, Transcriptomics. Omics Publishing Group, 2014.

Lim B.L., Impacts of High Energy Supply on the Leaf Transcriptomes, Proteomes and Metabolomes, Plant Gene Discovery & “Omics” Technologies, Vienna, Austria.. 2014.

Lim B.L., Promoting plant growth by boosting ATP and sucrose production, 7th Annual World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology, Dalian, China. 2014.

Sun F., Liang C., Whelan J., Yang J., Zhang P. and Lim B.L., Global transcriptome analysis of AtPAP2--overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated ATP, BMC Genomics. 2013, 14: 752.

Researcher : Lo CSC

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
Completion Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Quantitative proteomics investigations of nitrogen starvation in Arabidopsis
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Protein profile analysis of lead responses in in Arabidopsis
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Chen X., CHAN W.L., ZHU F. and Lo C.S.C., Phosphoproteomic analysis of the non-seed vascular plant model Selaginella moellendorffii., Proteome Science. 2014, 12: 16.

LI L., ZHU F., Liu H., Chu H.A. and Lo C.S.C., Isolation and expression analysis of defense-related genes in sorghum-Colletotrichum sublineolum interaction, Physiological and Molecular Plant Physiology. 2013, 84: 123-130.

Wu W., Zhu Y., Ma Z., Sun Y., QUAN Q., Li P., Hu P., Shi T., Lo C.S.C., Chu I.K. and Huang J., Proteomic evidence for genetic epistasis: ClpR4 mutations switch leaf variegation to virescence in Arabidopsis., Plant Journal. 2013, 76: 943-956.

ZHU F., LI L., LAM P.Y., CHEN M., Chye M.L. and Lo C.S.C., Sorghum extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein SbLRR2 mediates lead tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Plant and Cell Physiology. 2013, 54: 1549-1559.

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:	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
Completion Date:	11/2013

Project Title:	Role of Liver Kinase B1 (LKB1) in spermatogenesis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013

Project Title:	Unraveling the function and regulation of coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) in the testis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	12/2013

Project Title:	Unraveling the role of Nectin-like molecule 4 and Necl-4/aPKC/Par/Cdc42 complex in the testis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

GAO Y. and Lui W.Y., Synergistic effect of IFN-gamma and TNF alpha on coxsackievirus and advenovirus receptor (CAR) expression: an explanation of cell sloughing during testicular inflammation., Biology of Reproduction. 2014, 90: 1-12.

Lui W.Y., Editorial Board Member, Spermatogenesis. 2014.

Lui W.Y., Editorial Board, World Journal of Methology. 2014.

Researcher : Lundberg MEA

List of Research Outputs

Lundberg M.E.A., Arias-Garzon T. and Saunders R.M.K., Phylogenomics of the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae: resolving intergeneric relationships in the recalcitrant Miliuseae tribe, 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Researcher : Lung SC

Project Title:	The role of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein 2 in sterol biosynthesis during embryogenesis
Investigator(s):	Lung SC, Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	04/2014

List of Research Outputs

CHEN M., Lung S.C., Du Z. and Chye M.L., 2014. Engineering plants to tolerate abiotic stresses. In a special issue on "Transformation methods and innovation platforms in plant biotechnology", Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 3: 81-87, edited by I. Kalvochuk and R. Weselake. Elsevier. Invited article. 2014.

Researcher : MEI Q

List of Research Outputs

MEI Q. and Dvornyk V., Evolution of PAS domains and PAS-containing genes in eukaryotes , Chromosoma. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014, 123: 385-405.

MEI Q. and Dvornyk V., Molecular Evolution of the Photolyase/Cryptochrome Superfamily in Eukaryotes, Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE 2013). Chicago, USA, 2013.

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 PY

List of Research Outputs

Hsu A., LIU F., Leung Y.H., Ma P.Y., Djurisic A., Leung F.C.C., Chan W.K. and Lee H.K., Is the Effect of Surface Modifying Molecules on Antibacterial Activity Universal for a Given Material? , Nanoscale. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014, 6: 10323–10331.

Leung Y.H., Ng A.M.C., Xu X.Y., Shen Z.Y., Gethings L.A., Wong T.M., Chan M.N., Guo M., Ng Y.H., Djurisic A., Lee P.K.H., Chan W.K., YU L., Phillips D.L., Ma P.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Mechanisms of Antibacterial Activity of MgO: Non-ROS Mediated Toxicity of MgO Nanoparticles Towards Escherichia coli, Small. Weinheim, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2014, 10: 1171-1183.

Researcher : Mak ASC

List of Research Outputs

KALA S., Mak A.S.C., Liu X., Pricl S., Peng L. and Wong A.S.T., Combination of dendrimer nanovector mediated siRNA delivery to target Akt with clinical anticancer drug paclitaxel for effective and potent anticancer activity in treating ovarian cancer, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2014, 57: 2634-2642.

Lam S.N., Mak A.S.C., Yam J.W.P., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S. and Wong A.S.T., Targeting estrogen-related receptor alpha inhibits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell properties of ovarian cancer cells, In: Lam SS, Mak AS, Yam JW, Cheung AN, Ngan HY, Wong AS, Mol Ther. 2014.

Researcher : Mok KW

List of Research Outputs

Wan H.T., Mruk D.D., Li S.Y.T., Mok K.W., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C. and Cheng C.Y., P-fak-tyr397 Regulates Spermatid Adhesion In The Rat Testis Via Its Effects On F-actin Organization At The Ectoplasmic Specialization, Am J Physiol – Endocrinol & Metabol . 2013, 305: E687-E699.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Massarwa R., Mok K.W., Li N., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., Snapper S.B., Schejter E.D. and Cheng C.Y., N-wasp Is Required For Structural Integrity Of The Blood-testis Barrier. , PLOS Genetics . 2014, 10: e1004447.

Researcher : Mruk DD

List of Research Outputs

Qian X., Mruk D.D., Cheng Y.-.H., TANG E.I.Y., Han D., Lee W.W.M., Wong W.P.E. and Cheng C.Y., Actin Binding Proteins, Spermatid Transport And Spermiation. , Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology . 2014, 30: 75-85.

Wan H.T., Mruk D.D., Li S.Y.T., Mok K.W., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C. and Cheng C.Y., P-fak-tyr397 Regulates Spermatid Adhesion In The Rat Testis Via Its Effects On F-actin Organization At The Ectoplasmic Specialization, Am J Physiol – Endocrinol & Metabol . 2013, 305: E687-E699.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., John C.M., Turek P.J., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Environmental Toxicants Perturb Human Sertoli Cell Adhesive Function Via Changes In F-actin Organization Mediated By Actin Regulatory Proteins., Human Reproduction . 2014, 29: 1279-1291.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Massarwa R., Mok K.W., Li N., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., Snapper S.B., Schejter E.D. and Cheng C.Y., N-wasp Is Required For Structural Integrity Of The Blood-testis Barrier. , PLOS Genetics . 2014, 10: e1004447.

Researcher : NG PT

List of Research Outputs

Williams G.A., Leung K.M.Y., NG P.T. and CHENG C.F.M., A review of marine biodiversity and ecological surveys in Hong Kong, Final report submitted to Environment and Conservation Fund. 2014.

Researcher : NG YLS

List of Research Outputs

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of GPCR hetero-complex of secretin and angiotensin, The 7th AOSCE Intercongress, Keelung, Taiwan. 2014.

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of a cross-class GPCR heterocomplex, FASEB Journal. 2014, 28(6): 2632-2644.

Researcher : OR KM

List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.Y., Karczmarski L., OR K.M., Lin W., Huang S., WONG W.H., Mo Y., Chang W., Zheng R., Gailey G. and Wu Y., Conservation research of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , Marine Protected Area network training workshop. Xiamen, P.R. China, 21-23 January . 2014.

CHAN C.Y., OR K.M., MAUROO N.F., Fernando N. and Karczmarski L., Tough living in Hong Kong? Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins with skin disorders and traumatic mutilations in a highly developed estuarine system. , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

OR K.M., Keith M. and Karczmarski L., Where to go in a highly developed area? Utilization distribution of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Pearl River Estuary, Hong Kong, China. , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec. 2013.

Researcher : ORY NC

List of Research Outputs

ORY N.C., Dudgeon D., Duprey N.N. and Thiel M., Effects of predation on diel activity and habitat use of the coral-reef shrimp Cinetorhynchus hendersoni (Rhynchocinetidae), Coral Reefs. 2014, 33: 639-650.

ORY N.C., Dudgeon D. and Thiel M., Host-use patterns and factors influencing the choice between anemone and urchin hosts by a caridean shrimp. , Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2013, 449: 85-92.

Researcher : PAN Y

List of Research Outputs

PAN Y. and Tsang J.S.H., De novo assembly of the genome of a haloacid degrading Burkholderia caribensis, Annual Scientific Meeting of Australian Society for Microbiology 2013. Adelaide, Australian Society for Microbiology, 167.

PAN Y., Kong K.F. and Tsang J.S.H., Draft genome sequence of the haloacid-degrading Burkholderia caribensis strain MBA4, Genome Announcements . USA, American Society for Microbiology, 2014, 2(1): e00047-14.

Researcher : Panagiotou I

Project Title:	Next generation sequencing in understanding how antibiotics shape the interactions between the human virome and the bacterial inhabitants of our gut
Investigator(s):	Panagiotou I, Sham PC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2013
Completion Date:	09/2014

Project Title:	Correlation of gut microbiota composition with diet and atherosclerosis development
Investigator(s):	Panagiotou I, El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Investigator(s):	Panagiotou I
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	04/2014

List of Research Outputs

K. Jensen , Panagiotou I. and I. Kouskoumvekaki , Integrated text mining and chemoinformatics analysis associates diet to health benefit at molecular level, PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2014.

Westergaard D., Li J., Jensen K., Kouskoumvekaki I. and Panagiotou I., Exploring mechanisms of diet-colon cancer associations through candidate molecular interaction networks, BMC Genomics. 2014, 15: 380.

Researcher : Pang CC

Project Title:	Stigmatic exudate in the Annonaceae, a family of early-divergent angiosperms: pollinator reward or extragynoecial compitum?
Investigator(s):	Pang CC, Saunders RMK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2013
Completion Date:	11/2014

List of Research Outputs

Pang C.C. and Saunders R.M.K., The evolution of alternative mechanisms that promote out-crossing in Annonaceae, a self-compatible family of early-divergent angiosperms, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2014, 174: 93-109.

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

List of Research Outputs

WOO A.C., BRAR M.S., Chan Y.K., Lau M.C.Y., Leung F.C.C., Scott J.A., Vrijmoed L.L.P., Zawar-Reza P. and Pointing S.B., Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape, Atmospheric Environment. 2013, 74: 291-300.

Researcher : RAMADOSS D

List of Research Outputs

CHAN B.S., RAMADOSS D., Shih K. and Vengatesen T., Subtropical edible oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis) form harder and stiffer larval shells at elevated CO2 (Under Review), ICES Journal of Marine Science . 2013.

KO W.K., RAMADOSS D., Campanati C., Yun L., Havenhand J. and Vengatesen T., Synergistic effect of climate-related anthropogenic stressors put the Pacific oyster larvae under great risk (Under Review), Global Change Biology . 2013.

Maneja R.H., RAMADOSS D., Hu W., Vengatesen T., Browman H.I., Skiftesvik A.B., Frommel A.Y., Clemmesen C., Piatkowski U., Geffen A.J. and Folkvord A., Proteome of Atlantic herring larvae is resistant to elevated CO2 (Under Review), PLoS One. 2013.

RAMADOSS D., Vengatesen T., Yu Z., Shu X., Priscilla T.Y.L. and LANE A.C., Elevated CO2 alters larval proteome and its phosphorylation status in the commercial oyster, Crassostrea hongkongensis, Marine Biology . 2013, 160(8): 2189-2205.

RAMADOSS D., Vengatesen T., Chandramouli K., Timothy R., Zhang H., Qian P.Y., Yun L. and KO W.K., Quantitative analysis of oyster larval proteome provides new insights into molecular effects of climate change on marine invertebrate larvae (Under Review), Proceeding of National Academic of Science . 2013.

RAMADOSS D., Quan Q., Ivan C., Chandramouli K., Qian P.Y. and Vengatesen T., iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics profiling of metamorphosing larvae of the Pacific oysters (Under Preparation), Proteomics. 2013.

Vengatesen T., LANE A.C., CHAN B.S., RAMADOSS D., Browman H. and Dupont S., Rising CO2 stress on metamorphosing larvae: a review on mechanisms, consequences and future perspectives (Under Preparation-Invited Review), ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2013.

Researcher : SEKAR R

List of Research Outputs

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of GPCR hetero-complex of secretin and angiotensin, The 7th AOSCE Intercongress, Keelung, Taiwan. 2014.

Lee T.O., NG Y.L.S., Chu J.Y.S., SEKAR R., Harikumar K.G., Miller L.J. and Chow B.K.C., Transmembrane peptides as unique tools to demonstrate the in vivo action of a cross-class GPCR heterocomplex, FASEB Journal. 2014, 28(6): 2632-2644.

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Lipolytic actions of secretin in mouse adipocytes, Journal of Lipid Research. 2014, 55: 190.

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Role of secretin peptide family and their receptors in the hypothalamic control of energy homeostasis, Hormone and Metabolic Research. 2013, 45(13): 945-954.

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin receptor-knockout mice are resistant to high-fat diet-induced obesity and exhibit impaired interstinal lipid absorption, FASEB Journal. 2014, 28(8): 3494-3505.

Researcher : SHI M

List of Research Outputs

BRAR M.S., SHI M., Hui R.K.H. and Leung F.C.C., Genomic Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Isolates Revealed by Deep Sequencing, PLOS ONE. 2014, 9: e88807.

LAM T.Y., Chong Y.L., SHI M., Hon C.C., LI J., Martin D.P., Tang J.W.T., Mok C.K., Shih S.R., YIP C.W., JIANG J., Hui R.K.H., Pybus O.G., Holmes E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2013, 18: 367-378.

SHI M., Holmes E.C., BRAR M.S. and Leung F.C.C., Recombination is associated with an outbreak of novel highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses in China, Journal of virology. 2013, 87: 10904-10907.

Researcher : SU X

List of Research Outputs

SU X., DENG L., Kong K.F. and Tsang J.S.H., Enhanced degradation of haloacid by heterologous expression in related Burkholderia species., Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2013, 110: 2687-2696.

Researcher : SUN J

List of Research Outputs

DENG Z., SUN J. and Yan A., Bacterial Multidrug Efflux Pumps: Regulation, Physiology and Pharmacological Exploitations, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2014.

Researcher : SUN Z

List of Research Outputs

HUANGFU J., LIU J., SUN Z., Wang M., JIANG Y., CHEN Z.Y. and Chen S.F., Anti-ageing effects of astaxanthin-rich alga Haematococcus pluvialis on fruit flies under oxidative stress, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 7800-7804.

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

List of Research Outputs

Jackson A.M., Semmens B.X., Sadovy Y.J., Nemeth R.S., Heppell S.A., Bush P.G., Aguilar-Perera A., Claydon J.A.B., Calosso M.C., Sealey K.S., Scha¨rer M.T. and Bernardi G., Population Structure and Phylogeography in Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus), a Mass-Aggregating Marine Fish, PLOS One. 2014, 9: 1-11.

Sale P.F., Agardy T., Ainsworth C.H., Feist B.E., Bell J.D., Christie P., Hoegh-Guldberg O., Mumby P.J., Feary D.A., Saunders M.I., Daw T.M., Foale S.J., Levin P.S., Lindeman K.C., Lorenzen K., Pomeroy R.S., Allison E.H., Bradbury R.H., Corrin J., Edwards A.J., Obura D.O., Sadovy Y.J., Samoilys M.A. and Sheppard C.R.C., Transforming Management of Tropical Coastal Seas to Cope with Challenges of the 21st Century, Marine Pollution Bulletin . 2014, 85: 8-23.

Researcher : Saunders RMK

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:	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
Completion Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Homeotic gene expression and floral evolution in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK, Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013

Project Title:	Rapid, recent evolutionary radiation in the flowering plant genus Goniothalamus (Annonaceae): using phylogenetics, diversification analyses and empirical ecology to assess the impact of morphological adaptations and biogeography
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK, Pang CC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2013

Project Title:	Publication of a taxonomic monograph of the early-divergent flowering plant genera Cyathocalyx and Drepananthus (Annonaceae)
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

GUO X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetics of the Dasymaschalon-Desmos-Friesodielsia-Monanthotaxis lineage (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

GUO X., Wang J., Xue B., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Tan Y.H. and Saunders R.M.K., Reassessing the taxonomic status of two enigmatic Desmos species (Annonaceae): morphological and molecular phylogenetic support for a new genus, Wangia, Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2014, 52: 1-15.

LI P.S., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Generic monophyly of Disepalum (Annonaceae): correlating changes in floral morphology with changes in pollination system, 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Lundberg M.E.A., Arias-Garzon T. and Saunders R.M.K., Phylogenomics of the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae: resolving intergeneric relationships in the recalcitrant Miliuseae tribe, 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Pang C.C. and Saunders R.M.K., The evolution of alternative mechanisms that promote out-crossing in Annonaceae, a self-compatible family of early-divergent angiosperms, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2014, 174: 93-109.

Saunders R.M.K., Associate Editor, , Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2013.

Saunders R.M.K., BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2013.

Saunders R.M.K., Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2013.

Saunders R.M.K., Perianth evolution in the early-divergent family Annonaceae, 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

TANG C.C., Xue B. and Saunders R.M.K., A new species of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Palawan, and a new nomenclatural combination in the genus from Fiji, PhytoKeys. 2013, 32: 27-35.

TANG C.C., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Evaluating rapid evolutionary radiation in Goniothalamus (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Weerasooriya A.D., Saunders R.M.K. and Turner I.M., Mitrephora (Blume) Hook. f. & Thomson, In: E. Soepadmo & K.M. Wong, Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Kuala Lumpur, Forest Research Institute Malaysia/Sabah Forestry Department, 2014, 8: 92-104.

XUE B., SU Y.C.F., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Segregation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Xue B., Thomas D.C., Chaowasku T., Johnson D.M. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetic support for the taxonomic merger of Fitzalania and Meiogyne (Annonaceae): new nomenclatural combinations under the conserved name Meiogyne, Systematic Botany. 2014, 39: 396-404.

Xue B. and Saunders R.M.K., Reassessing morphological homologies in the early-divergent angiosperm Fenerivia (Annonaceae) based on floral vascular anatomy: significance for interpreting putative homeotic mutations, PLoS One. 2013, 8: e81923.

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
Completion Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Antioxidative and bioactivities of soy isoflavone glycosides and isoflavone aglycones
Investigator(s):	Shah N
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	American Dairy Sci. Assoc. Annual Conferece; Effects of drying methods on microencapsulated bacteria on secondary protein structure and glass transition temperature as studied by FTIR and DSC
Investigator(s):	Shah N
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2013
Completion Date:	07/2013

List of Research Outputs

Ayyash M., Sherkat F. and Shah N., Changing and characterizing the composition of cheese for health benefits – salt and sodium reduction and sodium chloride substitution of cheese for health benefits. Handbook of Cheese in Health: Production, Nutrition and Medical Sciences (Eds. Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R., and Patel, V.B.), Wageningen Academic Publishers, the Netherlands. 2013, 545-566.

Ayyash M...M..., Sherkat F. and Shah N., Effect of partial NaCl substitution with KCl on the texture profile, microstructure and sensory properties of low-moisture mozzarella cheese., Journal of Dairy Research.. 2013, 80 (1): 7-13.

Ayyash M...M..., Sherkat F. and Shah N., The effect of NaCl substitution with KCl on cell-free extract and cell-free supernatant proteinases activity at different pH levels and salt concentrations: Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei., J. Dairy Science. 2013, 96 (1): 40-49.

Champagne C. and Shah N., Cultured milk and yogurt. In Dairy Processing and Quality Control, RC Chandan, A Kilara and NP Shah, Eds., Blackwell Publishing Ames, Iowa, USA. 2014.

Chandan R...C... and Shah N., Functional foods and disease prevention. In Manufacturing Yogurt and Fermented Milks (ed., RC Chandan and A Kilara), Blackwell Publishing Professional, lowa, USA. 2013, 413-432.

Dianawati D., Mishra V. and Shah N., Effect of drying methods on microencapsulated L. acidophilus and L. cremoris on secondary protein structure and glass transition temperature as studied by FTIR and DSC., J. Dairy Sci. . 2013, 96 (3): 1419-1430.

Dianawati D., Mishra V. and Shah N., Effects of drying method of microencapsulated bacteria on secondary protein structure and glass transition temperature as studied by FTIR and DSC. Abstract of the paper presented at the Institute of Food Technologists annual meetings, Chicago, IL, July 12-16, 2013. , 2013.

Dianawati D. and Shah N., FTIR and DSC studies on effects of drying method of microencapsulated bacteria on secondary protein structure and glass transition temperature, Abstract of the paper presented at the American Dairy Science Association annual meetings, Indianapolis, IN, July 8-12, 2013. . 2013.

Dianawati D., Mishra V. and Shah N., Survival of Bifidobacterium longum 1941 microencapsulated with proteins and sugars after freezing and freeze drying., Food Research International.. 2013, 51 (2): 503-509.

Farkye N. and Shah N., Milk proteins., In Applied Food Protein Chemistry (ed. Ustunol, Z.), Wiley-Blackwell Pub. . 2014.

GANDHI A. and Shah N., Effect of salt concentration and pH on structural and functional properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus: FT-IR spectroscopic analysis., Int J Food Micro. 2014, 173: 41-47.

GANDHI A. and Shah N., Resistance of probiotics to different food processes. Anderson de Souza Sant’Ana ed. , John Wiley and Sons Ltd.. 2014.

Hayek S...A..., Shahbazi A., Awaisheh S...S..., Shah N. and Ibrahim S...A..., Sweet potatoes as a basic component in developing a medium for the cultivation of lactobacilli. , Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 2013, 77 (11): 2248-2254.

Karna B., Otieno D., Shah N., Powell I.B. and Mishra V., Screening and selection of lactic acid bacteria for EPS production., IDF conference, Melbourne, Australia, March 3-7, 2014. . 2014.

LI S. and Shah N., Bioactivities of Phenolics and Polysaccharides from Pleurotus eryngii after Various Heat Treatments., IFT annual meetings, New Orleans, June 21-24, 2014.. 2014.

LI S. and Shah N., Effects of various heat treatments on phenolic profiles and antioxidant activities of Pleurotus eryngii extracts., J. Food Sci. . 2013, 78(8): C1122-1129.

LI S., WU Q., Shah N., Peng S... .S..., Yang Y...J..., Wei H.U.A. and Xu F., The synergistic effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus ZDY114 and donkey milk on the immunological function of mouse in vivo. , International Dairy Journal. 2014, 34 (2): 263-266.

Prasad L...N..., Sherkat F. and Shah N., Extraction and characterisation of β-galactosidase produced by Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis Bb12 and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus ATCC 11842 grown in whey. , Inter. Food Research J.. 2013, 20 (1): 487-494.

Prasad L...N..., Sherkat F. and Shah N., Influence of galactooligosaccharides and modified waxy maize starch on some attributes of yogurt., J Food Sci.. 2013, 78 (1): M77-M83.

Shah N., Isoflavones, probioitcs and health potential International Conference on Fermented foods, Health Status and Social well-being, Anand, Gujarat, India, Dec. 6-7, 2013., 2013.

Shah N., (Managing Guest Editor) Advances in Biotechnology and Safety: a special issue of International Dairy J. : , 2013.

Shah N., American Dairy Science Association Distinguished Service Award . 2013.

Shah N., Blackwell Publishing Professional, Iowa, USA, Health benefits of yogurt and fermented milks. In Manufacturing Yogurt and Fermented Milks (ed., RC Chandan and A Kilara). 2013, 433-450.

Shah N., Current trend in probiotics and prebiotics. , Abstract of the paper presented at International Functional Food Conference, Selangor, Malaysia, Aug., 18-21, 2013. . 2013.

Shah N., Elected Fellow of the American Dairy Science Association. 2014.

Shah N., Functional Properties of Fermented Milks., JP Tamang. Ed. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group., New York. . 2014.

Shah N. and Ashraf R..., Immune system stimulation by probiotic microorganisms. , Crit. Rev. in Food Sci. and Nutr.. 2014, 54 (7): 938-956.

Shah N., Isoflavones, probiotics and health potential. Seventh International Food Convention (IFCON 2013), CFTRI, Mysore, Dec. 18-21, 2013, 2013.

Shah N., Jilin University Functional Dairy Food Symposium, Changchun, China, May 15-18, 2014, 2014.

Shah N., Lacyic acid bacteria as probiotics. Abstract of the paper presented at the 7th Asian Conference on Lactic acid bacteria, New Delhi, Sept. 6-8, 2013., 2013.

Shah N., Microorganisms and health attributes (probiotics). In Manufacturing Yogurt and Fermented Milks (ed., RC Chandan and A Kilara), Blackwell Publishing Professional, Iowa, USA. 2013, 451-466.

Shah N., Other dairy products: Yogurt, kefir, kumys. Ed. Bamforth, Oxford University Press. 2014.

WU Q. and Shah N., Complete genome sequencing of high ropy EPS-producing dairy bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275., IDF conference, Melbourne, Australia, March 3-7, 2014.. 2014.

WU Q., TUN H.M., Leung F.C.C. and Shah N., Genomic insights into high exopolysaccharide-producing dairy starter bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275., Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep04974. 2014, 4: 4974.

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Changes in antioxidant capacity, isoflavone profile, phenolic and vitamin contents in soy yogurt during extended fermentation. , LWT Food Sci. and Technology . 2014, 58: 454-462.

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Effect of tea extract on lactic acid bacterial growth, their cell surface characteristics and isoflavone bioconversion during soymilk fermentation., Food Research International. 2014, 62: 877-885.

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Fermented soymilk-tea: a novel functional food with enhanced anti-radical capacity and tea polyphenol stability during storage., Food Chemistry. 2014, 158: 262-269.

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Influence of fermentation with selected LAB and bifidobacteria on bacterial growth, isoflavone bioconversion, tea polyphenol-stability and antiradical activity in fermented soymilk-tea. , IFT annual meetings, New Orleans, June 21-24, 2014.

Researcher : Sit WH

List of Research Outputs

WANG H., Zhang J., Sit W.H., Lee C.Y.J. and Wan J.M.F., Cordyceps cicadae induces G2/M cell cycle arrest in MHCC97H human hepatocellular carcinoma cells: a proteomic study, Chinese Medicine. 2014, 9: 15.

Researcher : Su YCF

List of Research Outputs

GUO X., Wang J., Xue B., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Tan Y.H. and Saunders R.M.K., Reassessing the taxonomic status of two enigmatic Desmos species (Annonaceae): morphological and molecular phylogenetic support for a new genus, Wangia, Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2014, 52: 1-15.

Researcher : Sun F

List of Research Outputs

Sun F., Liang C., Whelan J., Yang J., Zhang P. and Lim B.L., Global transcriptome analysis of AtPAP2--overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated ATP, BMC Genomics. 2013, 14: 752.

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
Completion Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Evolutionary origin and population genetic structure of endemic orchids in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Sun M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013

Project Title:	Botany 2013 - Celebrating Diversity; Species diversity: from orchids to mangroves
Investigator(s):	Sun M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2013
Completion Date:	07/2013

Project Title:	Association analysis of allelic variation in starch biosynthesis related genes and starch physicochemical properties of the USDA mini-core rice germplasms
Investigator(s):	Sun M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Lo E.Y.Y., Duke N.C. and Sun M., Phylogeographic pattern of Rhizophora (Rhizophoraceae) reveals the importance of both vicariance and long-distance oceanic dispersal to modern mangrove distribution, BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2014, 14: 83.

Sun M., Editorial Board , Coevolution . 2014.

Sun M., Species diversity: from orchids to mangroves. , Botany 2013 Celebrating Diversity, July 27 – 31, New Orleans, USA . 2013.

Sun M., Subject Editor (Molecular Ecology) , Oikos. 2014.

Sun M., Subject Editor, Oikos. 2013.

Surveswaran S., Sun M., Grimm G.W. and Fls S.L.S., On the systematic position of some Asian enigmatic genera of Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae), Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 2014, 174: 601-619.

Xu F., Zhang G., Tong C., Sun X., Corke H., Sun M. and Bao J., Association Mapping of Starch Physicochemical Properties with Starch Biosynthesizing Genes in Waxy Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 10110-10117.

Yang F., Chen Y., Tong C., Huang Y., Xu F., LI K., Corke H., Sun M. and Bao J., Association mapping of starch physicochemical properties with starch synthesis-related gene markers in nonwaxy rice (Oryza sativa L.), Molecular Breeding. 2014.

Researcher : Sun Y

List of Research Outputs

Liang C., Liu X., Sun Y., Yiu S.M. and Lim B.L., Global small RNA analysis in fast-growing Arabidopsis thaliana with elevated concentrations of ATP and sugars, BMC Genomics. 2014, 15: 116.

Researcher : Sung YH

List of Research Outputs

Sung Y.H., Karraker N.E. and Hau C.H., Demographic Evidence of Illegal Harvesting of an Endangered Asian Turtle, Conservation Biology. 2013, 27: 1421-1428.

Sung Y.H., Hau C.H., Lau M.W.N., Crow P.A., Kendrick R.C., Buhlman K.A., Ades G.W.J. and Karraker N.E., Growth rate and an evaluation of age estimation for the endangered Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) in China, Journal of Herpetology. 2014.

Researcher : Sung YJC

List of Research Outputs

Sung Y.J.C., Lee N.P.Y. and El-Nezamy H.S., Regulation of T helper subsets by bacteria: An approach for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. , 14th International Conference of FFC - Second International Symposium of ASFFBC: Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds in the Management of Chronic Inflammation: Science and Practical Application, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. 2013.

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 H

List of Research Outputs

TAN H. and Li E.T.S., Anti-adiogenic proterties of selected phenolics in 3T3-L1 cell model, 2014 Experimental Biology. 2014.

Researcher : TANG CC

List of Research Outputs

TANG C.C., Xue B. and Saunders R.M.K., A new species of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Palawan, and a new nomenclatural combination in the genus from Fiji, PhytoKeys. 2013, 32: 27-35.

TANG C.C., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Evaluating rapid evolutionary radiation in Goniothalamus (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Researcher : TANG EIY

List of Research Outputs

Qian X., Mruk D.D., Cheng Y.-.H., TANG E.I.Y., Han D., Lee W.W.M., Wong W.P.E. and Cheng C.Y., Actin Binding Proteins, Spermatid Transport And Spermiation. , Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology . 2014, 30: 75-85.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., John C.M., Turek P.J., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Environmental Toxicants Perturb Human Sertoli Cell Adhesive Function Via Changes In F-actin Organization Mediated By Actin Regulatory Proteins., Human Reproduction . 2014, 29: 1279-1291.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Massarwa R., Mok K.W., Li N., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., Snapper S.B., Schejter E.D. and Cheng C.Y., N-wasp Is Required For Structural Integrity Of The Blood-testis Barrier. , PLOS Genetics . 2014, 10: e1004447.

Researcher : TANG KHE

List of Research Outputs

TANG K.H.E., TUN H.M., Kubota S. and Leung F.C.C., From wild to urban habitat: Co-adaptation of insect host and its gut bacterial community, FEMS Microbiology Congress 2013. Leipzig, Germany.

Researcher : TIAN L

List of Research Outputs

TIAN L., Cheng X., Chen X., Cheng S.H., Mak Y.L., Lam P.K.S., Chan L.L. and Wang M., Early developmental toxicity of saxitoxin on medaka (Oryzias melastigma) embryos, Toxicon. 2014, 77: 16-25.

Researcher : TO KY

List of Research Outputs

TO K.Y., Zeng W.J., Zeng J.Z. and Wong A.S.T., Hypoxia triggers a Nur77-b-catenin feed-forward loop to promote the invasive growth of colon cancer cells, British Journal of Cancer. 2014, 110: 935-945.

Researcher : TUN HM

List of Research Outputs

Bennett D.C., TUN H.M., Kim J.E., Leung F.C.C. and Cheng K.M., Characterization of cecal microbiota of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Veterinary Microbiology. 2013, 166: 304-310.

Hoque M.A., TUN H.M., Hassan M.M., Islam S.A., Islam M.N., Giasuddin M., Osmani T.M., Islam A., Thornton R.N., Burqess G.W., Skerratt L.F., Selleck P., Brun E., Debnath N.C. and Leung F.C.C., Molecular epidemiology of influenza A (H5N1) viruses, Bangladesh, 2007-2011, Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2013, 111: 314-318.

TANG K.H.E., TUN H.M., Kubota S. and Leung F.C.C., From wild to urban habitat: Co-adaptation of insect host and its gut bacterial community, FEMS Microbiology Congress 2013. Leipzig, Germany.

TUN H.M., Mauroo N.F., Yuen C.S. and Leung F.C.C., Characterization of cellulolytic symbionts among core gut microbiota in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Proceeding of 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME14). Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013.

TUN H.M., Lu W., Ms J. and Leung F.C.C., Circulating genotypes of porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome viruses in southern China: re-emerging lineage 3 and genomic recombination with vaccine variants, Proceeding of 2012 International PRRS Symposium. Kansas City, USA, 2013.

WU Q., TUN H.M., Leung F.C.C. and Shah N., Genomic insights into high exopolysaccharide-producing dairy starter bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275., Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep04974. 2014, 4: 4974.

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:	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

Project Title:	CHARACTERISATION OF 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:	05/2013

List of Research Outputs

So M.Y., Tian Z.P., Phoon Y.S., Sha S., Antoniou M., Zhang J., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Gene Expression Profile And Toxic Effects In Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Exposed To Zearalenone, In: John D. Minna, Univesity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, United States of America 9(5): e96404, Plos One. 2014, 9(5): e96404.

Researcher : Tang KS

List of Research Outputs

Tang K.S., Kwong A., Tam K.F., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S., Xia W. and Wong A.S.T., BRCA1 deficiency induces protective autophagy to mitigate stress and provides a mechanism for BRCA1 haploinsufficiency in tumorigenesis, In: Tang MK, Kwong A, Tam KF, Cheung AN, Ngan HY, Xia W, Wong AS, Cancer Lett. 2014.

Researcher : Thomas DC

List of Research Outputs

GUO X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetics of the Dasymaschalon-Desmos-Friesodielsia-Monanthotaxis lineage (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

GUO X., Wang J., Xue B., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Tan Y.H. and Saunders R.M.K., Reassessing the taxonomic status of two enigmatic Desmos species (Annonaceae): morphological and molecular phylogenetic support for a new genus, Wangia, Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2014, 52: 1-15.

LI P.S., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Generic monophyly of Disepalum (Annonaceae): correlating changes in floral morphology with changes in pollination system, 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

TANG C.C., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Evaluating rapid evolutionary radiation in Goniothalamus (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

XUE B., SU Y.C.F., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Segregation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Xue B., Thomas D.C., Chaowasku T., Johnson D.M. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetic support for the taxonomic merger of Fitzalania and Meiogyne (Annonaceae): new nomenclatural combinations under the conserved name Meiogyne, Systematic Botany. 2014, 39: 396-404.

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:	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:	Transcriptomic analysis of a regulatory mutant of a bacterial haloacid operon
Investigator(s):	Tsang JSH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress 2013; Bioengineering of bacteria for removal of haloacids
Investigator(s):	Tsang JSH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2013
Completion Date:	07/2013

Project Title:	Characterization of a haloacetate-specific glycolate operon
Investigator(s):	Tsang JSH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

DENG L. and Tsang J.S.H., Identification of a factor that negatively regulate the haloacid operon of Burkholderia caribensis MBA4, Annual Scientific Meeting of Australian Society for Microbiology 2013. Adelaide, Australian Society for Microbiology, 155.

PAN Y. and Tsang J.S.H., De novo assembly of the genome of a haloacid degrading Burkholderia caribensis, Annual Scientific Meeting of Australian Society for Microbiology 2013. Adelaide, Australian Society for Microbiology, 167.

PAN Y., Kong K.F. and Tsang J.S.H., Draft genome sequence of the haloacid-degrading Burkholderia caribensis strain MBA4, Genome Announcements . USA, American Society for Microbiology, 2014, 2(1): e00047-14.

SU X., DENG L., Kong K.F. and Tsang J.S.H., Enhanced degradation of haloacid by heterologous expression in related Burkholderia species., Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2013, 110: 2687-2696.

Tsang J.S.H. and Kong K.F., Bioengineering of bacteria for removal of haloacids, Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress 2013. St. Petersburg, FEBS Journal, 280(sup 1): 603.

Researcher : Tse MY

List of Research Outputs

Li E.T.S., LI S. and Tse M.Y., Improved Insulin Sensitivity In Offspring Of Egcg Supplemented High Fat Diet Fed Dams: A Hypothalamus-adipose Connection, World Diabetes Congress 2013.

Researcher : Turner PC

List of Research Outputs

Wan L.Y., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Individual and combined cytotoxic effects of Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins B1) on swine jejunal epithelial cells., Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2013, 57: 276-283.

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression and protein production and secretion in Caco-2/HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium mycotoxins., Toxicol Sci. Oxford Journals, 2014, 139: 83-98.

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression, protein production and secretion in Caco-2/ HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium toxins., The XIII International Congress of Toxicology in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Environmental OMICS. Seoul, South Korea. 2013.

Researcher : VOON CP

List of Research Outputs

LIANG C., VOON C.P. and Lim B.L., Impact of light and energy status on the transcription and translation of ribosomal proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, Gordon Research Conference 2013 on "Post-translational Modification Networks -Phospho-signaling". 2013.

Researcher : Vengatesen T

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
Completion Date:	12/2013

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:	Biocalcification by tubeworms in the face of climate change: challenges and adaptive mechanisms
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T, Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	Succession of benthic communities in high-CO2 ocean: an ecosystem based approach
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

CHAN B.S., Chaoyi L.I., Vinn O., Lu X.W., Shih K., Kudryavtsev A.B., Schopf J.W. and Vengatesen T., Biomineral composition and ultrastructural shift in the development of juvenile serpulid tubeworm, Hydroides elegans (Under Review), BMC Biology. 2013.

CHAN B.S., RAMADOSS D., Shih K. and Vengatesen T., Subtropical edible oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis) form harder and stiffer larval shells at elevated CO2 (Under Review), ICES Journal of Marine Science . 2013.

CHAN B.S., Vengatesen T., LU X., Zhang T. and Shih K., Temperature Dependent Effects of Elevated CO2 on Shell Composition and Mechanical Properties of Hydroides Elegans: Insights from a Multiple Stressor Experiment, PLoS ONE. 2013, 8: art. no. e78945.

Chan V.B.S., Vengatesen T., Shik K., Zhang T. and Lu X.W., Elevated CO2 effect on shell components and mechanics in the Hydroids elegans is dependent on temperature: insights form multiple stressor experiment (In Press), PLoS One. 2013.

Cheung S.G., Chan C., Po B., Li A., Leung J., Qiu J.W., Ang P., Vengatesen T., Wu R.S.S., Shin P. and Chiu J., Effects of hypoxia on benthic community: from biofilms to invertebrates (In Press), Marine Pollution Bulletin . 2013.

KO W.K., RAMADOSS D., Campanati C., Yun L., Havenhand J. and Vengatesen T., Synergistic effect of climate-related anthropogenic stressors put the Pacific oyster larvae under great risk (Under Review), Global Change Biology . 2013.

LANE A.C., Havenhand J. and Vengatesen T., Calcifying polycheate tubeworms have enough genetic diversity to cope with near-future ocean acidification (Under Preparation), BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2013.

LANE A.C., Mukherjee J., CHAN B.S. and Vengatesen T., Decreased pH does not alter metamorphosis but compromises juvenile calcification of the tube worm Hydroides elegans, Marine Biology. 2013, 160(8): 1983-1993.

LI C., CHAN B.S., He C., Yao H., Shih K. and Vengatesen T., Ocean acidification causes severe mechanical damage to tubeworm: novel insights from nanoindentation mapping. (Under Review), Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2013.

Leung J.Y.S., Cheung S.G., Qiu J.W., Ang P.O., Chiu J.M.Y., Vengatesen T. and Paul S.H.I.N., Effect of parental hypoxic exposure on embryonic development of the offspring of two serpulid polychaetes: Implication for transgenerational epigenetic effect (In Press), Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2013.

Maneja R.H., RAMADOSS D., Hu W., Vengatesen T., Browman H.I., Skiftesvik A.B., Frommel A.Y., Clemmesen C., Piatkowski U., Geffen A.J. and Folkvord A., Proteome of Atlantic herring larvae is resistant to elevated CO2 (Under Review), PLoS One. 2013.

Marco M., Riccardo R.M., CHAN B.S., Maoz F., CHAN B.S., Maoz F., Cinzia A., Vengatesen T., Jason M.H.S. and Renato C., Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment: bad news for a marine biodiversity hotspot (Under Review), Scientific Reports. 2013.

Mukherjee J., Chiu I., Quan Q., Wu R.S.S. and Vengatesen T., Interaction of decreased pH and dissolved oxygen alters the larval proteome of the tubeworm Hydroides elegans: insights from iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics (Under Preparation), Journal of Proteome Research. 2013.

Mukherjee J., Po B.H.K., Chiu J.M.Y., Wu R.S.S., Qian P.Y. and Vengatesen T., Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) does not alter metamorphosis but changes proteome of the invasive sleeper limpet Crepidula onyx, Marine Pollution Bulletin . 2013, 73(1): 273-281.

Mukherjee J., Wong K.K.W., Chandramouli K., Qian P.Y., Leung P.T.Y., Wu R.S.S. and Vengatesen T., Proteomic Response of the Marine Invertebrate Larvae to Acidification and Hypoxia at the Time of Metamorphosis and Calcification (Under Review), Journal of Experimental Biology . 2013.

RAMADOSS D., Vengatesen T., Yu Z., Shu X., Priscilla T.Y.L. and LANE A.C., Elevated CO2 alters larval proteome and its phosphorylation status in the commercial oyster, Crassostrea hongkongensis, Marine Biology . 2013, 160(8): 2189-2205.

RAMADOSS D., Vengatesen T., Chandramouli K., Timothy R., Zhang H., Qian P.Y., Yun L. and KO W.K., Quantitative analysis of oyster larval proteome provides new insights into molecular effects of climate change on marine invertebrate larvae (Under Review), Proceeding of National Academic of Science . 2013.

RAMADOSS D., Quan Q., Ivan C., Chandramouli K., Qian P.Y. and Vengatesen T., iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics profiling of metamorphosing larvae of the Pacific oysters (Under Preparation), Proteomics. 2013.

Shih K., CHAN B.S., Vengatesen T., LU X., LIAO C. and Zhang G., X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) for Biological Minerals, The World is Our Oyster: WOO Symposium 2014, Hong Kong. 2014.

Shin P.K.S., Leung J.Y.S., Qiu J.W., Ang P.O., Chiu J.M.Y., Vengatesen T. and Cheung S.G., Acute hypoxic exposure affects gamete quality and subsequent fertilization success and embryonic development in a serpulid polychaete (In Press), Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2013.

Shin P.K.S., Leung J.Y.S., Qiu J.W., Ang P.O., Chiu J.M.Y., Vengatesen T. and Cheung S.G., Hypoxia induces abnormal larval development and affects biofilm-larval interaction in the serpulid polychaete Hydroides elegans (In Press), Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2013.

Vengatesen T., Sewell M., Chan A., Shin P. and KO W.K., Interaction of decreased pH and salinity alters biochemical composition of oyster larvae at the time of settlement: new insights from fatty acid analysis by GC-MS (Under Review), Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2013.

Vengatesen T., Larval metamorphosis in changing coastal water chemistry. , Workshop on the ecology of ocean acidification. Vancouver (Canada), 2013.

Vengatesen T., Campanati C., CHAN B.S., KO W.K., Dupont S. and Williams G.A., Ocean acidification, warming and freshening interactively affect pre- and post-settlement processes in marine benthic invertebrates (Under Preparation), Marine Ecology Progress Series . 2013.

Vengatesen T., Rising CO2 stress on metamorphosing larvae of commercially important marine invertebrates, ‘International Workshop on Ocean Acidification- Consequences for Marine Ecosystems’ (IWOA’13). India (Kolkata), 2013.

Vengatesen T., LANE A.C., CHAN B.S., RAMADOSS D., Browman H. and Dupont S., Rising CO2 stress on metamorphosing larvae: a review on mechanisms, consequences and future perspectives (Under Preparation-Invited Review), ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2013.

Vengatesen T., Why climate changes threaten calcifying shellfishes? An interdisciplinary perspective, Young Scientists Symposium: Exchanging knowledge on novel approaches to studying marine organisms and ecosystems. Japan (Nagasaki), 2013.

Researcher : WANG H

List of Research Outputs

LIAO P., WANG H., Wang M., HSIAO A.S., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2014. Transgenic tobacco overexpressing Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase 1 shows increased plant growth, pod size and seed yield, PLOS ONE 9: e98264. ., 2014.

WANG H., Zhang J., Sit W.H., Lee C.Y.J. and Wan J.M.F., Cordyceps cicadae induces G2/M cell cycle arrest in MHCC97H human hepatocellular carcinoma cells: a proteomic study, Chinese Medicine. 2014, 9: 15.

Researcher : WANG H

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : WANG Y

List of Research Outputs

WANG Y., Li X.Y. and Gu J., Differential responses of ammonia/ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms in mangrove sediment to amendment of acetate and leaf litter, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2014, 98(7): 3165-3180.

WANG Y. and Gu J., Higher diversity of ammonia/ammonium-oxidizing prokaryotes in constructed freshwater wetland than natural coastal marine wetland, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Heidelberg, Germany, Springer, 2013, 97: 7015−7033.

WANG Y., Feng Y.Y., Ma X.J. and Gu J., Seasonal changes of ammonia/ammonium oxidizing prokaryotes (AOPs) in the oxic and anoxic sediments of mangrove wetland, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Heidelberg, Germany, Spinger, 2013, 97: 7919−7934.

Researcher : WANG Z

List of Research Outputs

WANG Z., Kwok K.W.H., Lee J.S. and Leung K.M.Y., Comparison of temperature and tropical freshwater animal species acute sensitivities distributions to chemicals: an update, a poster presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

WANG Z., Kwok K.W.H., Lui G.C.S., Zhou G., Lee J., Lam M.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., The difference between temperate and tropical saltwater species’ acute sensitivity to chemicals is relatively small, Chemosphere. 2014, 105: 31-43.

Researcher : WONG D

List of Research Outputs

WONG D. and Wang M., Inhibitory Activities of Some Vitamins on the formation of cholesterol oxidation products in beef pattie, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 8471-8476.

Researcher : WONG KH

List of Research Outputs

WONG K.H., Sze K.H., CHEN T., Cho L.C.K., LAW C.H., Chu I.K. and Wong A.O.L., Goldfish spexin: solution structure and novel function as a satiety factor in feeding control., Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2013, 305(3): E348-E366.

Researcher : WONG WH

List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.Y., Karczmarski L., OR K.M., Lin W., Huang S., WONG W.H., Mo Y., Chang W., Zheng R., Gailey G. and Wu Y., Conservation research of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , Marine Protected Area network training workshop. Xiamen, P.R. China, 21-23 January . 2014.

WONG W.H., Karczmarski L. and Gailey G., Coastal ecotourism and industrial impacts on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong. , 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. 9-13 Dec . 2013.

Researcher : WOO AC

List of Research Outputs

WOO A.C., BRAR M.S., Chan Y.K., Lau M.C.Y., Leung F.C.C., Scott J.A., Vrijmoed L.L.P., Zawar-Reza P. and Pointing S.B., Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape, Atmospheric Environment. 2013, 74: 291-300.

Researcher : WU K

List of Research Outputs

Gunaratne A., WU K., Ratnayaka J., Collado L.S. and Corke H., Effect of parboiling on the formation of resistant starch, digestibility and functional properties of rice flour from different varieties grown in Sri Lanka, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2013, 93: 2723-2729.

Researcher : WU Q

List of Research Outputs

LI S., WU Q., Shah N., Peng S... .S..., Yang Y...J..., Wei H.U.A. and Xu F., The synergistic effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus ZDY114 and donkey milk on the immunological function of mouse in vivo. , International Dairy Journal. 2014, 34 (2): 263-266.

WU Q. and Shah N., Complete genome sequencing of high ropy EPS-producing dairy bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275., IDF conference, Melbourne, Australia, March 3-7, 2014.. 2014.

WU Q., TUN H.M., Leung F.C.C. and Shah N., Genomic insights into high exopolysaccharide-producing dairy starter bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275., Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep04974. 2014, 4: 4974.

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

Researcher : Wan JMF

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:	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 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:	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
Completion Date:	09/2014

Project Title:	The protective mechanisms of dietary extra virgin olive oil on liver fibrosis: mass spectrometry-based protoemic and lipidomic approach for molecular fingerprinting
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013

List of Research Outputs

CHEN X., LEOW R.S., HU Y., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Single-site sonoporation disrupts actin cytoskeleton organization, Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2014, 11: 20140071.

HU Y., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Membrane perforation and recovery dynamics in microbubble-mediated sonoporation, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2013, 39: 2393-2405.

HU Y., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Real-time imaging of plasma membrane dynamics in sonoporation: from perforation to recovery, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2013.

HU Y., ZHONG W., Wan J.M.F. and Yu A.C.H., Ultrasound as a repulsive cue for neuronal development: real-time morphological observations in-vitro, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2013.

WANG H., Zhang J., Sit W.H., Lee C.Y.J. and Wan J.M.F., Cordyceps cicadae induces G2/M cell cycle arrest in MHCC97H human hepatocellular carcinoma cells: a proteomic study, Chinese Medicine. 2014, 9: 15.

ZHONG W., CHEN X., Jiang P., Wan J.M.F., Qin P. and Yu A.C.H., Induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress by sonoporation: linkage to mitochondria-mediated apoptosis initiation, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2013, 39: 2382-2392.

ZHONG W., CHEN X., Jiang P., Wan J.M.F., Qin P. and Yu A.C.H., Sonoporation-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress: signaling pathway analysis, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2013.

Researcher : Wan LY

List of Research Outputs

Wan L.Y., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Individual and combined cytotoxic effects of Fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins B1) on swine jejunal epithelial cells., Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2013, 57: 276-283.

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression and protein production and secretion in Caco-2/HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium mycotoxins., Toxicol Sci. Oxford Journals, 2014, 139: 83-98.

Wan L.Y., Allen K.J., Turner P.C. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation of mucin mRNA (MUC5AC and MUC5B) expression, protein production and secretion in Caco-2/ HT29-MTX co-cultures following exposure to individual and combined Fusarium toxins., The XIII International Congress of Toxicology in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Environmental OMICS. Seoul, South Korea. 2013.

Researcher : Wan LY

List of Research Outputs

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:	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
Completion Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2011-12
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	Design and Synthesis of Catechin Derivatives as Inhibitors against the Formation of Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and AGEs-induced Endothelial Cell Apoptosis and Inflammation
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013

Project Title:	the10th International Conference on Food Science & Technology (ICFST); Dietary Polyphenols: New Roles in Food and Human Health Management
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2013

Project Title:	The impact of phenolics on the signaling pathway of melanogenesis in Melan-a and B16 cells
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

HUANGFU J., LIU J., SUN Z., Wang M., JIANG Y., CHEN Z.Y. and Chen S.F., Anti-ageing effects of astaxanthin-rich alga Haematococcus pluvialis on fruit flies under oxidative stress, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 7800-7804.

Ho C.T. and Wang M., Dietary phenolics as reactive carbonyl scavengers: potential impact on human health and mechanism of action, Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 2013, 3: 139-141.

LIAO P., WANG H., Wang M., HSIAO A.S., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2014. Transgenic tobacco overexpressing Brassica juncea HMG-CoA synthase 1 shows increased plant growth, pod size and seed yield, PLOS ONE 9: e98264. ., 2014.

Li H., Zhu F., Chen H., Cheng K.W., Zykova T., Oi N., Lubet R.A., Bode A.M., Wang M. and Dong Z., 6-C-(E-phenylethenyl)-Naringenin Suppresses Colorectal Cancer Growth by Inhibiting Cyclooxygenase-1, Cancer Research. 2014, 74: 243-252.

Song Y., Wu T., Yang Q., Chen X., Wang M., Wang Y., Peng X. and Ou S., Ferulic acid alleviates the symptoms of diabetes in obese rats, Journal of Functional Foods. 2014, 9: 141-147.

TIAN L., Cheng X., Chen X., Cheng S.H., Mak Y.L., Lam P.K.S., Chan L.L. and Wang M., Early developmental toxicity of saxitoxin on medaka (Oryzias melastigma) embryos, Toxicon. 2014, 77: 16-25.

WONG D. and Wang M., Inhibitory Activities of Some Vitamins on the formation of cholesterol oxidation products in beef pattie, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013, 61: 8471-8476.

Wang M., Associate Editor, Journal of Functional Foods 2013-2014. Elsevier, 2013.

Wang M., Dietary polyphenols: their characterization and application in food, Shenzhen Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection . 2013.

Wang M., Editorial Advisory Board Member 2013-2014, Chemical Research in Toxicology. American Chemcial Society, 2013.

Wang M., Editorial Board Member, Food Bioscience 2013-2014. Elsevier, 2013.

Wang M., Editorial Board Member, Food Science and Human Wellness 2013-2014. 2013.

Wang M., Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University. 2013.

Wang M., Phenolics as inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation endproducts , 2013 annual conference of International Society for Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods (ISNNF),. 2013.

ZHANG X., Chen F. and Wang M., Antioxidant and antiglycation activity of selected dietary polyphenols in a cookie model, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2014, 62: 1643-1648.

Zheng Z.P., Xu Y., Qin C., Zhang S., Gu X., Lin Y., Xie G., Wang M. and Chen J., Characterization of Antiproliferative Activity Constituents from Artocarpus heterophyllus,, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2014, 62: 5519-5527.

Researcher : Wang Y

Project Title:	EGFR Ligands in the Chicken Ovary --- How Are They Involved in the Proliferation, Differentiation, and Apoptosis of Ovarian Granulosa Cell?
Investigator(s):	Wang Y, Leung FCC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2008

Researcher : Williams G.A.

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
Completion Date:	10/2013

Project Title:	A review of marine biodiversity and ecological surveys in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	09/2012

Project Title:	Predicting the fate of marine bivalves in a warming world
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	10th International Temperate Reef Symposium; Taking the Acid test: Mediterranean limpets face up to climate change
Investigator(s):	Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Phenotypic plasticity of thermal tolerance: do snails from different intertidal habitats exhibit localised thermal acclimation?
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Ng PT
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Williams GA

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
Completion Date:	10/2013

Project Title:	A review of marine biodiversity and ecological surveys in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	09/2012

Project Title:	Predicting the fate of marine bivalves in a warming world
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	10th International Temperate Reef Symposium; Taking the Acid test: Mediterranean limpets face up to climate change
Investigator(s):	Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Phenotypic plasticity of thermal tolerance: do snails from different intertidal habitats exhibit localised thermal acclimation?
Investigator(s):	Williams GA, Ng PT
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

CARTWRIGHT S.R. and Williams G.A., Seasonal variation in utilization of biogeic microhabitats by littorinid snails on tropical rocky shores., Marine Biology. 2013, 159: 2323-2332.

Costello M.J., Reimer J., Szabo S., Fernandez-Silva I., Abdul Adzis K.A., Worheide G., Beardall J., Lai J.C.Y., Lee W.C., Orlov A. and Williams G.A., Fostering international collaboration in marine biodiversity sciences in the Asia-Pacific region, Pacific Science. 2013, 66: 545-549.

Tsang L.M., Chan B.K.K., Williams G.A. and Chu K.H., Who is moving where? Molecular evidence reveals patterns of range shift in the acorn barnacle Hexechamaesipho pilsbryi in Asia, Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2013, 488: 187-200.

Vengatesen T., Campanati C., CHAN B.S., KO W.K., Dupont S. and Williams G.A., Ocean acidification, warming and freshening interactively affect pre- and post-settlement processes in marine benthic invertebrates (Under Preparation), Marine Ecology Progress Series . 2013.

Researcher : Wong AOL

Project Title:	New Components of Intrapituitary Feedback Loop Regulating Growth Hormone Gene Expression in Grass Carp Pituitary Cells: - Autocrine/Paracrine Actions of Pituitary Activin/Follistatin System. .
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2012

Project Title:	Novel Functions of Spexin as a Regulator for Reproduction and Feeding in Fish Model
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2013

Project Title:	Grass Carp STAT Proteins: - Molecular Cloning, Functional Characterization, and Novel Regulation by Glucagon at the Hepatic Level through cAMP-dependent mechanisms.
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013
Completion Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Novel Aspects of Insulin and Growth Hormone Synergism on IGF Gene Expression in Carp Hepatocytes: - Multiple Levels of Signal Enhancement through Modulation of Membrane Receptors, Signal Transduction, and Intracellular feedback for Signal Termination.
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Grass Carp PIAS4: Molecular Cloning, Functional Characterization and Differential Regulation by Pancreatic Hormones.
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

Project Title:	ICE/ENDO 2014, the 96th Annual Meeting f the Endocrine Society; Signal Transduction for Leptin-induced Somatolactin Gene Expression in Grass Carp Pituitary Cells.
Investigator(s):	Wong AOL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Jiang Q. and Wong A.O.L., Signal transduction mechanisms for autocrine/paracrine regulation of somatolactin a secretion and synthesis in carp pituitary cells by somatolactin a and b., Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 2013, 304: E176-E186.

Sun C., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Gene expression of luteinizing hormone receptor in carp somatotrophs differentially regulated by local actions of gonadotropin and dopamine D1 receptor activation., Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2013, 374: 22-34.

Sun C., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Mechanisms for luteinizing hormone induction of growth hormone gene transcription in fish model: Crosstalk of the cAMP/PKA pathway with MAPK-and P13K-dependent cascades., Mol. Cell Endocrinol. 2014, 382: 835-850.

WONG K.H., Sze K.H., CHEN T., Cho L.C.K., LAW C.H., Chu I.K. and Wong A.O.L., Goldfish spexin: solution structure and novel function as a satiety factor in feeding control., Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2013, 305(3): E348-E366.

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:	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:	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

Project Title:	Exploring the Anti-Cancer Properties of Gold(III) Complexes with Bidentate S-Donor Ligand
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	07/2012

Project Title:	A novel syngenic model for new insights in metastasis
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Croucher Senior Research Fellowships in Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine
Start Date:	09/2012
Completion Date:	02/2014

Project Title:	Identification and functional characterization of glycans in ovarian cancer metastasis
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013
Completion Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Design, synthesis, and biological analysis of dendrimer nanotechnology of p70 S6 kinase gene silencing in cancer metastasis
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	05/2013
Completion Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Soluble E-cadherin: a novel molecule regulating angiogenesis?
Investigator(s):	Wong AST, Che CM, Cheung ANY, Yam JWP
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Systematic Development of Molecular Targets for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Theme-based Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Exploring ginsenoside-Rb1 as an anti-cancer therapeutics on cancer stem cells
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	Characterization of novel oncogenic fusion genes in ovarian cancer metastasis
Investigator(s):	Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

Ip K.M., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Tsao G.S.W. and Wong A.S.T., p70 S6 kinase is a regulator of ovarian cancer metastasis via crosstalk between P-cadherin-beta1-integrin signaling axes., The 20th Hong Kong International Cancer Congress. 2013.

Ip K.M., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Tsao G.S.W. and Wong A.S.T., p70 S6 kinase promotes a critical step in ovarian cancer metastasis by modulating tumor-mesothelial cell adhesion through P-cadherin-beta1-integrin crosstalk., The European Cancer Congress 2013.

KALA S., Mak A.S.C., Liu X., Pricl S., Peng L. and Wong A.S.T., Combination of dendrimer nanovector mediated siRNA delivery to target Akt with clinical anticancer drug paclitaxel for effective and potent anticancer activity in treating ovarian cancer, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2014, 57: 2634-2642.

LAM S.N., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Tsao G.S.W. and Wong A.S.T., MicroRNA-145, a p70 S6 kinase-activated microRNA, regulates N-cadherin expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition, 17thECCO - 28thESMO - 32ndESTRO European Cancer Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2013.

Lam S.N., Mak A.S.C., Yam J.W.P., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S. and Wong A.S.T., Targeting estrogen-related receptor alpha inhibits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell properties of ovarian cancer cells, In: Lam SS, Mak AS, Yam JW, Cheung AN, Ngan HY, Wong AS, Mol Ther. 2014.

TO K.Y., Zeng W.J., Zeng J.Z. and Wong A.S.T., Hypoxia triggers a Nur77-b-catenin feed-forward loop to promote the invasive growth of colon cancer cells, British Journal of Cancer. 2014, 110: 935-945.

Tang K.S., Kwong A., Tam K.F., Cheung A.N.Y., Ngan H.Y.S., Xia W. and Wong A.S.T., BRCA1 deficiency induces protective autophagy to mitigate stress and provides a mechanism for BRCA1 haploinsufficiency in tumorigenesis, In: Tang MK, Kwong A, Tam KF, Cheung AN, Ngan HY, Xia W, Wong AS, Cancer Lett. 2014.

Yip K.Y., Wong A.S.T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation Of Growth And Cell Cycle Progression In Breast Cancer Cells Following Exposure To Mycotoxins Zearalenone And Aflatoxin B1 In Vitro, XIII International Congress of Toxicology, Seoul, Korea. 2013.

Researcher : Wong TM

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.H., Ng A.M.C., Xu X.Y., Shen Z.Y., Gethings L.A., Wong T.M., Chan M.N., Guo M., Ng Y.H., Djurisic A., Lee P.K.H., Chan W.K., YU L., Phillips D.L., Ma P.Y. and Leung F.C.C., Mechanisms of Antibacterial Activity of MgO: Non-ROS Mediated Toxicity of MgO Nanoparticles Towards Escherichia coli, Small. Weinheim, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2014, 10: 1171-1183.

Researcher : Wong WPE

List of Research Outputs

Qian X., Mruk D.D., Cheng Y.-.H., TANG E.I.Y., Han D., Lee W.W.M., Wong W.P.E. and Cheng C.Y., Actin Binding Proteins, Spermatid Transport And Spermiation. , Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology . 2014, 30: 75-85.

Researcher : Wong WY

List of Research Outputs

Wong W.Y., Leung T.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano zinc oxide (nZnO) to three marine organisms in relation to its aggregate size and ion dissolution, an oral presentation at The SETAC Asia Pacific 2012 Annual Meeting, held during 24-27 September, 2012 at Kumamoto, Japan. 2013.

Wong W.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Temperature-dependent toxicities of nano zinc oxide to marine diatom, amphipod and fish in relation to its aggregation size and ion dissolution, Nanotoxicology. 2013, 1-12.

Researcher : Wu SS

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:	The 16th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment ; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers disrupts endocrine systems, impairs reproduction and development and leads to a male biased F1 population in fish (Xiaoboa Han, Karen W.Y. Yuen and Rudolf S.S. Wu)
Investigator(s):	Wu SS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	02/2013

List of Research Outputs

Han X.B., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wu S.S., Polybrominated diphenyl ethers affect the reproduction and development, and alter the sex ratio of zebrafish (Danio rerio), In: W. Manning, Environmental Pollution. Elsevier, 2013, 182: 120-126.

Lai K.P. and Wu S.S., Early Zebrafish Development, A Screening Model To Identify Effects Of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, 47th Annual Meeting of JSDB. 2014.

So M.Y., Tian Z.P., Phoon Y.S., Sha S., Antoniou M., Zhang J., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Gene Expression Profile And Toxic Effects In Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Exposed To Zearalenone, In: John D. Minna, Univesity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, United States of America 9(5): e96404, Plos One. 2014, 9(5): e96404.

Researcher : XIAO X

List of Research Outputs

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., John C.M., Turek P.J., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Environmental Toxicants Perturb Human Sertoli Cell Adhesive Function Via Changes In F-actin Organization Mediated By Actin Regulatory Proteins., Human Reproduction . 2014, 29: 1279-1291.

XIAO X., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Massarwa R., Mok K.W., Li N., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M., Snapper S.B., Schejter E.D. and Cheng C.Y., N-wasp Is Required For Structural Integrity Of The Blood-testis Barrier. , PLOS Genetics . 2014, 10: e1004447.

Researcher : XU G

List of Research Outputs

XU G., Lee J.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Environmental fate of nonylphenol and bisphenol a discharged from a coastal pollution source to two swimming beaches and a marine reserve in Hong Kong , Poster presentation at the Urban Environmental Pollution 2013 Asian Edition, held during 17-20 November 2013 in Beijing, China. 2013.

XU G., Ying G.G., Zheng G.J.S., Lee J.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., The occurrence and ecological risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals in sewage effluents from three different sewage treatment plants, and in natural seawater from a marine reserve of Hong Hong, Poster presentation at the Urban Environmental Pollution 2013 Asian Edition, held during 17-20 November 2013 in Beijing, China. 2013.

Researcher : XUE B

List of Research Outputs

GUO X., Wang J., Xue B., Thomas D.C., Su Y.C.F., Tan Y.H. and Saunders R.M.K., Reassessing the taxonomic status of two enigmatic Desmos species (Annonaceae): morphological and molecular phylogenetic support for a new genus, Wangia, Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2014, 52: 1-15.

TANG C.C., Xue B. and Saunders R.M.K., A new species of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Palawan, and a new nomenclatural combination in the genus from Fiji, PhytoKeys. 2013, 32: 27-35.

XUE B., SU Y.C.F., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Segregation of the polyphyletic genus Polyalthia (Annonaceae), 9th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Bogor, Indonesia, 27–31 August 2013.

Xue B., Thomas D.C., Chaowasku T., Johnson D.M. and Saunders R.M.K., Molecular phylogenetic support for the taxonomic merger of Fitzalania and Meiogyne (Annonaceae): new nomenclatural combinations under the conserved name Meiogyne, Systematic Botany. 2014, 39: 396-404.

Xue B. and Saunders R.M.K., Reassessing morphological homologies in the early-divergent angiosperm Fenerivia (Annonaceae) based on floral vascular anatomy: significance for interpreting putative homeotic mutations, PLoS One. 2013, 8: e81923.

Researcher : Xue B

List of Research Outputs

TANG C.C., Xue B. and Saunders R.M.K., A new species of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Palawan, and a new nomenclatural combination in the genus from Fiji, PhytoKeys. 2013, 32: 27-35.

Researcher : YERMACHENKO A

List of Research Outputs

YERMACHENKO A. and Dvornyk V., Nongenetic determinants of age at menarche: A systematic review, BioMed Research International. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014, 1-14.

Researcher : YEUNG ACY

List of Research Outputs

YEUNG A.C.Y. and Dudgeon D., A manipulative study of macroinvertebrate grazers in Hong Kong streams: do snails compete with insects?, Freshwater Biology. 2013, 58: 2299-2309.

YEUNG A.C.Y. and Dudgeon D., Limited life-history variations in a tropical stream caenogastropod in habitats with contrasting resource variability., Journal of Molluscan Studies. 2014, 80: 190-197.

YEUNG A.C.Y. and Dudgeon D., Production and population dynamics of the prosobranch snail Sulcospira hainanensis (Pachychilidae), a major secondary consumer in Hong Kong streams. , Hydrobiologia. 2013, 724: 21-39.

Researcher : YIP CW

List of Research Outputs

LAM T.Y., Chong Y.L., SHI M., Hon C.C., LI J., Martin D.P., Tang J.W.T., Mok C.K., Shih S.R., YIP C.W., JIANG J., Hui R.K.H., Pybus O.G., Holmes E.C. and Leung F.C.C., Systematic phylogenetic analysis of influenza A virus reveals many novel mosaic genome segments, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2013, 18: 367-378.

Researcher : Yan A

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:	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
Completion Date:	06/2014

Project Title:	Exploring the regulation and physiological roles of the secondary metabolite indole in inter-bacterial signaling
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Characterization of two-component system mutants responsible for silver resistance and its implication in resistance development in pathogenic bacteria
Investigator(s):	Yan A, Fung KC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:	12/2013

Project Title:	Exploring the regulation and physiological roles of multidrug efflux pumps during the anaerobic adaptation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms Gordon Research Conference; The small molecule indole alters the biofilm morphology of a clinical P. aeruginosa strain through its stimulation of the phenazine production
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	01/2014
Completion Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Development of an efficient and broad-host range fluorescence reporter system for real time detection of virulence gene expression
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Exploring the mechanisms of indole stimulated phenazine production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its application in green pesticide “Shenqinmycin” (phenazine-1-carboxylic acid , PCA) production
Investigator(s):	Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

DENG Z., SUN J. and Yan A., Bacterial Multidrug Efflux Pumps: Regulation, Physiology and Pharmacological Exploitations, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2014.

Fung K.C., LAU W.Y., Chan W.T. and Yan A., Copper Efflux Is Induced During Anaerobic Amino Acid Limitation In Escherichia Coli To Protect Iron-sulfur Cluster Enzymes And Its Biogenesis, Journal of Bacteriology. 2013.

Fung K.C. and Yan A., The copper efflux system CusCBA contributes to the stress response of Escherichia coli to anaerobic amino acid starvation, The 2013 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting. 2013.

LAI Y. and Yan A., The small molecule indole alters the biofilm morphology of a clinical P. aeruginosa isolate through its stimulation of the phenazine production, Gordon Research Conference on Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms. 2014.

Wang X..., Quinn P... and Yan A., Kdo2-lipid A: Structural Diversity and Impact on Immunopharmacology, Biological Reviews. Cambridge, UK, 2014.

Yan A., Bacterial drug efflux pumps: more than causing antibiotic and multidrug resistance, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China. 2013.

Yan A., Bacterial drug efflux pumps: more than causing antibiotic and multidrug resistance, National Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS), Beijing, China. 2013.

Yan A., Bacterial drug efflux pumps: more than causing antibiotic and multidrug resistance, Peking University, Beijing, China. 2013.

Yan A., Bacterial drug efflux pumps: more than causing antibiotic and multidrug resistance, School of Biomedical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. 2014.

Yan A., Lability and Liability of Copper Pools in Bacteria --- Role of the CusCBA Copper Efflux System, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. 2014.

Yan A., Lability and Liability of Copper Pools in Bacteria, The Croucher Advanced Study Institute Chemical Biology, HKU. 2013.

Yan A., The copper efflux system CusCBA contributes to the stress response of Escherichia coli to anaerobic amino acid starvation, The 2013 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting. 2013.

Researcher : Yang F

List of Research Outputs

Yang F., Chen Y., Tong C., Huang Y., Xu F., LI K., Corke H., Sun M. and Bao J., Association mapping of starch physicochemical properties with starch synthesis-related gene markers in nonwaxy rice (Oryza sativa L.), Molecular Breeding. 2014.

Researcher : Yasuhara M

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
Completion Date:	04/2014

Project Title:	The IceAGE (Icelandic Marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology) project: ostracod diversity and faunal composition and their controlling factors
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013

Project Title:	International Symposium on Ostracoda; Human-induced marine ecological degradation: micropaleontological perspectives
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2013
Completion Date:	07/2013

Project Title:	Tropical western Pacific marine paleo-biodiversity: a micropaleontological approach
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Research Output Prize (Faculty of Science)
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Revealing historical profile of marine ecological degradation in Hong Kong using paleoecological approaches
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M, Zong Y
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	05/2014

Project Title:	Biodiversity and faunal distribution of the US continental margin: taxonomic standardization and data integration.
Investigator(s):	Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Brandão S.N. and Yasuhara M., Challenging deep-sea cosmopolitanism: taxonomic re-evaluation and biogeography of ‘Cythere dasyderma Brady, 1880’ (Ostracoda), Journal of Micropalaeontology. 2013, 32: 109–122.

Brandão S.N., Yasuhara M., Irizuki T. and Horne D.J., The ostracod genus Trachyleberis (Crustacea; Ostracoda) and its type species, Marine Biodiversity. 2013, 43: 363–405.

CHIU W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Fujita K. and Kitamura A., INFLUENCES OF HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON SUBMARINE CAVE OSTRACODE COMMUNITY AND SPECIES DIVERSITY, North American Paleontological Convention. 2014.

CHIU W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Fujita K. and Kitamura A., Influences of Holocene environmental changes on submarine cave ostracode community and species diversity, 1st Meeting of Asian Ostracodologists. 2014.

Cronin T.M., Deninno L.H., Caverly E.K., Poirier R.K., Gemery L. and Yasuhara M., Quaternary Ostracoda from the Arctic Ocean: sea ice and ocean circulation variability over orbital timescales., 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda. 2013.

Grimm M., Brandao S.N. and Yasuhara M., Ostracoda collected off southern Iceland during the Iceage Project, 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda. 2013.

HONG Y. and Yasuhara M., Shallow marine ecological degradation in Hong Kong: a palaeoecological approach using ostracods, 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda. 2013.

HONG Y., Yasuhara M. and Iwatani H., Shallow marine ostracode distribution in Hong Kong, 1st Meeting of Asian Ostracodologists. 2014.

Irizuki T., Yoshioka K., Sako M., Yasuhara M. and Hirose K., Temporal variations of ostracods, diatoms, and environmental factors over the past several hundred years in the Seto inland sea, Japan - with relation to anthropogenic influence, 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda. 2013.

Iwatani H., Murai K., Irizuki T. and Yasuhara M., A paleobathymetric transition during the mid-Pliocene warm period: Ostracode evidence from Japan, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 2014, 399: 173–186.

Iwatani H., Irizuki T. and Yasuhara M., Occurrence of a rare puncioid ostracod, Promanawa konishii (Nohara, 1976), in Recent sediments of the East China Sea, Journal of Micropalaeontology. 2013, 32: 221–223.

Katsuki K., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Um I.K., Yoon Y., Seto K., Yasuhara M., Cheung R.C.W., Takata H. and Khim B.K., Effects of anthropogenic activities and climate changes on the environment and ecosystem of the Lagoon Hwajin-po, Korea, 67th General Meeting of The Association for the Geological collaboration in Japan, Symposium II, Matsue (Japan), 23-25 August, 2013.

Katsuki K., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Um I.K., Yoon Y., Seto K., Yasuhara M., Cheung R.C.W., Takata H., Khim B.K., Otsuka M. and Kashima K., Periodic short climate oscillation since the little ice age recorded in the sediment of Lagoon Hwajin-po, Korea, The 10th East Eurasia International Workshop, Kwangju (Korea) 7-12 October, 2013.

Mora C., Wei C.L., Rollo A., Amaro T., Baco A.R., Billett D., Bopp L., Chen Q., Collier M., Danovaro R., Gooday A.J., Grupe B.M., Halloran P.R., Ingels J., Jones D.O.B., Levin L.A., Nakano H., Norling K., Ramirez-Llodra E., Rex M., Ruhl H.A., Smith C.R., Sweetman A.K., Thurber A.R., Tjiputra J.F., Usseglio P., Watling L., Wu T. and Yasuhara M., Biotic and human vulnerability to projected changes in ocean biogeochemistry over the 21st century, PLOS Biology. 2013, 11: e1001682.

Yasuhara M., Associate Editor, Paleontological Research. 2014.

Yasuhara M., Climatic and anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems: a paleoecological and micropaleontological perspective, 1st Meeting of Asian Ostracodologists. 2014.

Yasuhara M., Climatic impact on deep-sea biodiversity: paleoecological approach, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands. 2013.

Yasuhara M., Deep-sea biodiversity response to abrupt climate changes for the last 20,000 years, North American Paleontological Convention. 2014.

Yasuhara M., Okahashi H., Cronin T.M., Rasmussen T.L. and Hunt G., Deep-sea biodiversity response to deglacial and Holocene abrupt climate changes in the North Atlantic Ocean, Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2014.

Yasuhara M., Environmental Marine Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Intensive Course, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Japan. 2013.

Yasuhara M., Guest editor, International Review of Hydrobiology. 2014.

Yasuhara M., Hunt G., Tsujimoto A. and Kota K., Human-induced marine ecological degradation: micropaleontological perspectives, 17th International Symposium on Ostracoda. 2013.

Yasuhara M., Marine ecosystem response to environmental changes, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan. 2013.

Yasuhara M., Research Output Prize 2013, The University of Hong Kong. 2014.

Yasuhara M., Temminck Fellow, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands. 2013.

Yasuhara M., Hunt G., Okahashi H. and Brandão S.N., The ‘Oxycythereis’ problem: taxonomy and palaeobiogeography of deep-sea ostracod genera Pennyella and Rugocythereis, Palaeontology. 2013, 56: 1045–1080.

Researcher : Ye Z

List of Research Outputs

Kwan K.W., Ye Z., Chye M.L. and Ngan A.H.W., A mathematical model on water redistribution mechanism of the seismonastic movement of mimosa pudica, Biophysical Journal. 2013, 105: 266-275.

Researcher : Yip KY

List of Research Outputs

Yip K.Y., Wong A.S.T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Modulation Of Growth And Cell Cycle Progression In Breast Cancer Cells Following Exposure To Mycotoxins Zearalenone And Aflatoxin B1 In Vitro, XIII International Congress of Toxicology, Seoul, Korea. 2013.

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:	The isolation and characterization of putative mitochondrial cysteine carrier proteins from etiolated rice seedlings
Investigator(s):	Yip WK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2013
Completion Date:	03/2014

Project Title:	Ethylene biosynthesis and cyanide metabolism during etiolated growth of wheat seedlings.
Investigator(s):	Yip WK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

Researcher : Yuen KWY

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
Completion Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Determining the Cellular Mechanism of Centromere Establishment
Investigator(s):	Yuen KWY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:	11/2012

Project Title:	Determining the Cellular Mechanisms of Cell Cycle Arrest in Anoxia in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Investigator(s):	Yuen KWY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2013

Project Title:	Deciphering centromeric chromatin assembly pathway and dynamics in holocentric Caenorhabditis elegans
Investigator(s):	Yuen KWY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	The Role of Centromeric Transcription in Budding Yeast Centromere Function
Investigator(s):	Yuen KWY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Han X.B., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wu S.S., Polybrominated diphenyl ethers affect the reproduction and development, and alter the sex ratio of zebrafish (Danio rerio), In: W. Manning, Environmental Pollution. Elsevier, 2013, 182: 120-126.

Researcher : ZHANG L

List of Research Outputs

ZHANG L., Chung S.K. and Chow B.K.C., The Knockout of Secretin in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Impairs Mouse Motor Coordination and Motor Learning, Neuropsychopharmacology. 2014, 39: 1460.

ZHANG L. and Chow B.K.C., The central mechanisms of secretin in regulating multiple behaviors, Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2014, 5: 77.

Researcher : ZHANG X

List of Research Outputs

ZHANG X., Chen F. and Wang M., Antioxidant and antiglycation activity of selected dietary polyphenols in a cookie model, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2014, 62: 1643-1648.

Researcher : ZHAO D

List of Research Outputs

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Changes in antioxidant capacity, isoflavone profile, phenolic and vitamin contents in soy yogurt during extended fermentation. , LWT Food Sci. and Technology . 2014, 58: 454-462.

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Effect of tea extract on lactic acid bacterial growth, their cell surface characteristics and isoflavone bioconversion during soymilk fermentation., Food Research International. 2014, 62: 877-885.

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Fermented soymilk-tea: a novel functional food with enhanced anti-radical capacity and tea polyphenol stability during storage., Food Chemistry. 2014, 158: 262-269.

ZHAO D. and Shah N., Influence of fermentation with selected LAB and bifidobacteria on bacterial growth, isoflavone bioconversion, tea polyphenol-stability and antiradical activity in fermented soymilk-tea. , IFT annual meetings, New Orleans, June 21-24, 2014.

Researcher : ZHENG S

List of Research Outputs

Chen M., ZHENG S., Yang Y.N., Xu C., Wang Y., Liu J.S., Yang W.D., Chye M.L. and Li H.Y., Strong seed-specific protein expression from the Vigna radiata storage protein 8SGa promoter in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds, Journal of Biotechnology 174: 49-56. 2014.

Researcher : ZHU F

List of Research Outputs

Chen X., CHAN W.L., ZHU F. and Lo C.S.C., Phosphoproteomic analysis of the non-seed vascular plant model Selaginella moellendorffii., Proteome Science. 2014, 12: 16.

LI L., ZHU F., Liu H., Chu H.A. and Lo C.S.C., Isolation and expression analysis of defense-related genes in sorghum-Colletotrichum sublineolum interaction, Physiological and Molecular Plant Physiology. 2013, 84: 123-130.

ZHU F., LI L., LAM P.Y., CHEN M., Chye M.L. and Lo C.S.C., Sorghum extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein SbLRR2 mediates lead tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Plant and Cell Physiology. 2013, 54: 1549-1559.

Researcher : Zhang J

Project Title:	Role of epigenetic regulator Mi-2/NuRD in oncogenesis
Investigator(s):	Zhang J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:	08/2013

Project Title:	Cancer Stem Cells Associated Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis
Investigator(s):	Zhang J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding Programme for Applied Research
Start Date:	02/2014

List of Research Outputs

Joshi I., Yoshida T., Jena N., Qi X., Zhang J., Van Etten R.A. and Georgopoulos K., Loss of Ikaros DNA-binding function confers integrin-dependent survival on pre-B cells and progression to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Nature Immunology. 2014, 15: 294-304.

Kats L.M., Reschke M., Taulli R., Pozdnyakova O., Burgess K., Bhargava P., Straley K., Karnik R., Meissner A., Small D., Su S.M., Yen K., Zhang J. and Pandolfi P.P., Proto-Oncogenic Role of Mutant IDH2 in Leukemia Initiation and Maintenance, Cell Stem Cell. 2014, 14: 329-341.

So M.Y., Tian Z.P., Phoon Y.S., Sha S., Antoniou M., Zhang J., Wu S.S. and Tan-Un K.C., Gene Expression Profile And Toxic Effects In Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Exposed To Zearalenone, In: John D. Minna, Univesity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, United States of America 9(5): e96404, Plos One. 2014, 9(5): e96404.

Researcher : Zheng R

List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.Y., Karczmarski L., OR K.M., Lin W., Huang S., WONG W.H., Mo Y., Chang W., Zheng R., Gailey G. and Wu Y., Conservation research of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , Marine Protected Area network training workshop. Xiamen, P.R. China, 21-23 January . 2014.

Researcher : Zhou G

Project Title:	Determination of retinoic acids released from marine algae and their effects on imposex development in the rock shell Reishia clavigera
Investigator(s):	Zhou G, Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	05/2014

List of Research Outputs

WANG Z., Kwok K.W.H., Lui G.C.S., Zhou G., Lee J., Lam M.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., The difference between temperate and tropical saltwater species’ acute sensitivity to chemicals is relatively small, Chemosphere. 2014, 105: 31-43.

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