School of Biological Sciences

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Researcher : AROKIARAJ AWR

List of Research Outputs

SINGH K., SENTHIL V., AROKIARAJ A.W.R., Leprince J., Lefranc B., Vaudry D., Allam A.A., Ajarem J. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin receptors structural analysis as a potential drug target, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Researcher : Ashton LA

List of Research Outputs

Griffiths H.M., Ashton L.A., Walker A.E., Hasan F., Evans T., Eggleton P. and Parr C.L., Ants are the major agents of resource removal from tropical rainforests, Journal of Animal Ecology. 2018, 87: 293-300.

Researcher : Astudillo Placencia JC

List of Research Outputs

Astudillo Placencia J.C., Bonebrake T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Deterred but not preferred: Predation by native whelk Reishia clavigera on invasive bivalves, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0196578.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Distribution and ecological risk assessment of palm stearin in coastal marine environments of Hong Kong after an accidental pollution in Pearl River Estuary, South China, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Researcher : BAI J

List of Research Outputs

Jian Q., BAI J., He M., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wong A.O.L., Mechanisms Underlying the Synergistic Action of Insulin and Growth Hormone on IGF-I and -II Expression in Grass Carp Hepatocytes, Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2018, 9.

MA A., He M., BAI J., Wong M.K.H., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Endocrinology, Dual role of insulin in spexin regulation : Functional link between food intake and spexin expression in fish model. (as PI & corresponding author, impact factor: 4.438 / SJR ranking: top 3.8% of total) . 2017, 158: 560-577.

fung R.S.K., BAI J., He M., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wong A.O.L., Grass Carp Follisatin: Molecular Cloning, Functional Characterization, Dopamine D1 Regulation at Pituitary Level, and Implication in Growth Hormone Regulation, Frontiers in Endocrinology. Frontiers, 2017, 8: 211.

Researcher : Baker DM

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
Completion Date:	01/2018

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:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2014
Completion Date:	08/2017

Project Title:	Determining the sources of nitrogen to the coral skeletal organic matrix
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2015

Project Title:	3D-printed coral reefs: exploring the relationship between rugosity and biodiversity
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2016
Completion Date:	02/2018

Project Title:	Sedimentary records of historical coral diversity and distribution in the South China Sea
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	08/2016

Project Title:	Diagnosis and Prognosis of Intensifying Eutrophication, Hypoxia and the Ecosystem Consequences around Hong Kong Waters: Coupled Physical-biogeochemical-pollution Studies
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Theme-based Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2017

Project Title:	Compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids: a new application in SIRMS
Investigator(s):	Baker DM, Dingle CE, Thibodeau B
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2017

Project Title:	SIRMS Expansion: A Gasbench - IRMS system for gas phase measurements for global change and conservation science
Investigator(s):	Baker DM, Thibodeau B, Dingle CE, Gibson LG, Bonebrake TC, Williams GA, Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Equipment Grant
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	MarineGEO-Hong Kong: Towards an understanding of marine biodiversity and ecosystem function
Investigator(s):	Baker DM, Panagiotou I, Russell BD
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	07/2017

Project Title:	Forming a Scientific Foundation for Coral Reef Restoration and Resilience in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Baker DM, Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Start Date:	10/2017

Project Title:	Lime kilns as an archive for changing biodiversity on coral reefs in SE Asia: from the Qing Dynasty to modern day Sri Lanka
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	National Geographic Young Explorers Grant
Start Date:	01/2018

Project Title:	Hot and gorged – The future of corals in an urbanized environment
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2018

List of Research Outputs

Archana A., Thibodeau B., Geeraert N.A.A., Xu M.N., Kao S.J. and Baker D.M., Nitrogen sources and cycling revealed by dual isotopes of nitrate in a complex urbanized environment, Water research. Elsevier, 2018, 142: 459-470.

Bacalan V., Poinsatte T., Baker D.M., Fogel M.L. and Kim K.C.J., Stable isotope analyses of manatee bones measure historical nitrogen pollution in Florida waters, 1975 - 2010, Marine Biology. 2018, 165: 85.

Baker D.M., Associate Editor, In: Elizabeth Arnold, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2017.

Baker D.M., Freeman C.J., WONG C.Y., Fogel M.L. and Knowlton N., Climate change promotes parasitism in a coral symbiosis, The ISME Journal. 2018, 12: 921-930.

Baker D.M., MarineGEO-Hong Kong: Assessing the Impacts of Urbanization on Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, In: Curtis Stuttle & Madeleine VanOppen, Gordon Research Conference: Marine Molecular Ecology. 2017.

Geeraert N.A.A., Yau Y.Y., Thibodeau B., Yan X., Kao S.J. and Baker D.M., Eutrophication around a mega-city in a mega-estuary: the perspective of dual nitrate isotopes in Hong Kong, ASLO Summer Meeting 2018.

HO Y.W., Baker D.M., Wu Y., Lin W. and Karczmarski L., Ontogenetic dietary shifts in the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Mc Sharry Mc Ilroy S.E., THOMPSON P.D., YUAN F.L. and Baker D.M., Which species will proliferate? Hong Kong as a coral acclimatization experiment for climate change. , Gordon Research Conference. 2017.

Ohdera A., Abrams M.J., Ames C.L., Baker D.M., Suescun-Bolivar L.P., Collins A.G., Freeman C.J., Gamero-Mora E.D.G.A.R., Goulet T.L., Hofmann D.K., Jaimes-Becerra A., Long P.F., Marques A.C., Miller L.A., Mydlarz L.D., Morandini A.C., Newkirk C.R., Putri S.P., Samson J.E., Stampar S.N., Steinworth B., Templeman M., Thome P.E., Vlok M., Woodley C.M., WONG C.Y., Martindale M.Q., Fitt W.K. and Medina M., Upside-Down but Headed in the Right Direction: Review of the Highly Versatile Cassiopea xamachana System, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2018, 6.

Researcher : Bonebrake TC

Project Title:	Ecology and Conservation of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC, Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Start Date:	10/2016

Project Title:	Climate change implications of nocturnality and resource restriction for ectotherms across latitude
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2017

Project Title:	Conservation Action Plan for Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) in Hong Kong: Assessment of Threats and Resource Requirements
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC, Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	04/2017

Project Title:	Population modeling and conservation of the endangered Golden Kaiserihind butterfly in China and Vietnam
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2017
Completion Date:	03/2018

Project Title:	Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting; Warming vulnerability and thermal performance differences of skinks and butterflies across a forest-savanna gradient in Cameroon
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2017
Completion Date:	08/2017

Project Title:	Habitat’s role in structuring climate change vulnerability: Thermal tolerance of Central African mycalesine butterflies
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2018

Project Title:	Invasion resistance in native urban bird communities: dietary breadth and food web complexity
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2018

List of Research Outputs

Astudillo Placencia J.C., Bonebrake T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Deterred but not preferred: Predation by native whelk Reishia clavigera on invasive bivalves, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0196578.

CHENG W. and Bonebrake T.C., Conservation effectiveness of protected areas for Hong Kong butterflies declines under climate change, Journal of Insect Conservation. 2017, 21: 599-606.

Dingle C.E., GUO F., Lo W.F. and Bonebrake T.C., Urban blues: Both oscine and non-oscine birds adjust their songs in noisy cities., Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. 2017.

Researcher : CHAN CY

List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.Y. and Karczmarski L., Survival or extinction of a declining population? Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins at the brink in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary, 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

Lin W., Karczmarski L., Zheng R., Guo L., CHAN C.Y., Mo Y., HO Y.W., OR K.M., CHUI Y.S. and Wu Y., The extinction risk has been seriously underestimated for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

OR K.M., CHAN C.Y. and Karczmarski L., Coastal construction projects and fishery practices affect socio-spatial behaviour of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Researcher : CHEN H

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Ge R., Lian Q., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Monitoring the Integrity of the Blood-Testis Barrier (BTB): An In Vivo Assay., Methods Molecular Biology. 2018, 1748: 245-252.

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Regulation of spermatogenesis by a local functional axis in the testis: role of the basement membrane–derived noncollagenous 1 domain peptide, The FASEB Journal. 2017, 31: 3587-3607.

CHEN H., Gao Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., John C.M., Turek P.J., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Rescue of PFOS-induced human Sertoli cell injury by overexpressing a p-FAK-Y407E phosphomimetic mutant., Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 15810.

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Vangl2 regulates spermatid planar cell polarity through microtubule (MT)-based cytoskeleton in the rat testis, Cell Death and Disease. 2018, 9: 340.

Gao Y., CHEN H., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Mruk D.D. and Cheng C.Y., Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced Sertoli cell injury through a disruption of F-actin and microtubule organization is mediated by Akt1/2, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 1110.

Researcher : CHEN J

List of Research Outputs

CHEN J., Turner I.M., Saunders R.M.K. and Thomas D.C., Artabotrys scortechinii (Annonaceae): an augmented species description and a new record for Singapore, Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. 2018, 70: 3-8.

CHEN J., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Lineage diversification and evolution of pollinator trapping in Artabotrys (Annonaceae), 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

CHEN J., Chalermglin P. and Saunders R.M.K., Two new species and two new records of Artabotrys (Annonaceae) from Thailand, PhytoKeys. 2018, 95: 71-81.

Researcher : CHENG W

List of Research Outputs

CHENG W. and Bonebrake T.C., Conservation effectiveness of protected areas for Hong Kong butterflies declines under climate change, Journal of Insect Conservation. 2017, 21: 599-606.

Researcher : CHUI YS

List of Research Outputs

Lin W., Karczmarski L., Zheng R., Guo L., CHAN C.Y., Mo Y., HO Y.W., OR K.M., CHUI Y.S. and Wu Y., The extinction risk has been seriously underestimated for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

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 : Cannicci S

Project Title:	Hong Kong mangroves: where are they now?
Investigator(s):	Cannicci S, Williams GA, Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	Hong Kong mangrove crabs as early sentinels of heavy metal pollution
Investigator(s):	Cannicci S, Not CA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	Health assessment of Hong Kong mangroves using nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids: a new tool for biodiversity management
Investigator(s):	Cannicci S, Thibodeau B
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2018

List of Research Outputs

Cannicci S., Schubart C. .D., Innocenti G., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Shahdadi A. and Fratini S., A new species of the genus Parasesarma De Man 1895 from East African mangroves and evidence for mitochondrial introgression in sesarmid crabs., In: Elsevier, Zoologischer Anzeiger. 2017, 269: 89-99.

Cannicci S., Associate Editor, Frontier in Genetics. 2018.

Cannicci S., Editorial Board, Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 2018.

Cannicci S., Fusi M., Cimo F., Dahdouh-Guebas F. and Fratini S., Interference competition as a key determinant for spatial distribution of mangrove crabs, In: BioMed Central, BMC Ecology. 2018, 18.

Fratini S., Cannicci S. and Schubart C. .D., Molecular phylogeny of the crab genus Metopograpsus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 (Decapoda : Brachyura : Grapsidae) reveals high intraspecific genetic variation and distinct evolutionarily significant units., In: CSIRO, Invertebrate Systematics. 2018, 32: 215-223.

Researcher : Chan CB

Project Title:	Functions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in skeletal muscle
Investigator(s):	Chan CB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:	06/2016
Completion Date:	06/2018

Project Title:	PIKE-A GTPase and Energy Metabolism
Investigator(s):	Chan CB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:	09/2016

Project Title:	Metabolic roles of muscle-derived BDNF
Investigator(s):	Chan CB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2017

Project Title:	Development of a cell-based platform to study the mitochondrial activity and cellular bioenergetics
Investigator(s):	Chan CB, El-Nezamy HS, Lee CYJ, Louie CYJ, Wang M, Wong AST
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Equipment Grant
Start Date:	04/2018

List of Research Outputs

Chan C.B., Regulation of energy metabolism in skeletal muscle by 7,8-dihydroxyflavione, Third Trilateration Meeting of Food Science and Biotechnology for Health. 2017.

Chan C.B., Skeletal Muscle Metabolism in Aging: The Role of Myokine, 13th International Symposium on Healthy Aging. 2018.

Chan C.B., Tissue-specific roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in metabolism, Xian Nong Tan Forum for Medicine . 2017.

Tse C.L., Herlea-Pana O., Brobst D., Yang X., Wood J., Hu X., Liu Z., Lee C.W., Zaw A.M., Chow B.K.C., Ye K. and Chan C.B., Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Promotes Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Enhancer A and AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Interaction to Suppress Lipid Oxidation in Skeletal Muscle, Diabetes. 2017, 66: 1858-1870.

Researcher : Chan KY

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y., The Award of Continuing Professional Development Grants, The University of Hong Kong. 2018.

Chan K.Y., E-waste management in Hong Kong and e-waste recycling in mainland China, An HKU common core course entitled “CCGL9051 Technology, Power, and Culture in the Global Age” . 2018.

Chan K.Y., Cheng I.N.Y., Kong S.S.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Use of online platform for student learning in higher education: The use of YouTube and Facebook as assessment tools , The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) Conference 2018. Conference theme: Higher education for diversity and global citizenship. March 2018, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan. Conference paper No. AE454-2B-3.. 2018, AE454-2B-3: 92-101.

Researcher : Cheng CY

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Ge R., Lian Q., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Monitoring the Integrity of the Blood-Testis Barrier (BTB): An In Vivo Assay., Methods Molecular Biology. 2018, 1748: 245-252.

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Regulation of spermatogenesis by a local functional axis in the testis: role of the basement membrane–derived noncollagenous 1 domain peptide, The FASEB Journal. 2017, 31: 3587-3607.

CHEN H., Gao Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., John C.M., Turek P.J., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Rescue of PFOS-induced human Sertoli cell injury by overexpressing a p-FAK-Y407E phosphomimetic mutant., Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 15810.

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Vangl2 regulates spermatid planar cell polarity through microtubule (MT)-based cytoskeleton in the rat testis, Cell Death and Disease. 2018, 9: 340.

Gao Y., CHEN H., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Mruk D.D. and Cheng C.Y., Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced Sertoli cell injury through a disruption of F-actin and microtubule organization is mediated by Akt1/2, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 1110.

Wen Q., Li N., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Chu D.S., Wong C.K.C., Lian Q., Ge R.S., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin nucleator Spire 1 is a regulator of ectoplasmic specialization in the testis, Cell Death and Disease. 2018, 9: 208.

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 Fund 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 : Chiu WT

List of Research Outputs

Chiu W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Kitamura A. and Fujita K., Response of subtropical submarine-cave ecosystem to Holocene cave development and Asian monsoon variability, Paleobiology. 2017.

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:	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 (NFAT5) plays a key role in regulating secretin and secretin receptor in the kidney for renal omsoprotection against osmotic stress
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC, Chung SK, Lee TO
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	07/2014
Completion Date:	12/2017

Project Title:	Marine Genomics: Crustacean Evolution and Aquaculture
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:	03/2015

Project Title:	Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Progressive Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Secretin Knockout Mice
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2016

Project Title:	Function of transmembrane peptides of angiotensin and secretin receptors in regulation of vasopressin expression and release in the hypothalamus
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2016
Completion Date:	12/2017

Project Title:	Secretin as a key in regulation of cardiovascular nitric oxide synthase and aldosterone
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2017

Project Title:	13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and related Peptides
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Croucher Foundation - Conference / Seminars
Start Date:	12/2017

Project Title:	Co-evolution of function and structure of PACAP with the hypothalamo-pituitary axis from invertebrates to vertebrates
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC, Li XD
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2018

Project Title:	Exploring the role of secretin in modulating postnatal development of mouse cerebellar cortex
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	01/2018

List of Research Outputs

ON S.W., Lee L.T.O. and Chow B.K.C., The relationship between the evolutionary origin of PACAP/GCG subfamily and two rounds of whole genome duplication (2WGD) in the beginning of vertebrate evolution, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin and lipid metabolism, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

SINGH K., Leprince J., Lefranc B., Vaudry D. and Chow B.K.C., Discovering small compound modulators for Secretin receptor, Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 13th Annual Drug Discovery Chemistry. April 2-6, 2018 in San Diego, CA USA. 2018.

SINGH K., SENTHIL V., AROKIARAJ A.W.R., Leprince J., Lefranc B., Vaudry D., Allam A.A., Ajarem J. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin receptors structural analysis as a potential drug target, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Tse C.L., Herlea-Pana O., Brobst D., Yang X., Wood J., Hu X., Liu Z., Lee C.W., Zaw A.M., Chow B.K.C., Ye K. and Chan C.B., Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Promotes Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Enhancer A and AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Interaction to Suppress Lipid Oxidation in Skeletal Muscle, Diabetes. 2017, 66: 1858-1870.

WANG L., Zhang L.I. and Chow B.K.C., A role of secretin in postnatal development of purkinje cells, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

WANG L., Zhang L. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin Modulates the Postnatal Development of Mouse Cerebellar Cortex Via PKA- and ERK-dependent Pathways, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2017, 11: 382.

Wang R., Chow B.K.C. and Zhang L., Distribution and Functional Implication of Secretin in Multiple Brain Regions, Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 2018, 1-9.

ZHENG T., NI Y., LI J., Chow B.K.C. and Panagiotou G., Designing Dietary Recommendations Using System Level Interactomics Analysis and Network-Based Inference, Frontiers in Physiology. 2017, 8: 753.

Zaw A.M., Law H.K. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin deficiency causes cardiopulmonary pathologies in mice, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Zhang L.I., WANG L. and Chow B.K.C., Expression and functional implications of secretin in cerebellar cortex, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

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:	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:	Centre for Organelle Biogenesis and Function
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Areas of Excellence Scheme
Start Date:	01/2014

Project Title:	Investigations on the rice class I and class II acyl-CoA-binding proteins
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2015

Project Title:	12th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Croucher Foundation - Conference / Seminars
Start Date:	10/2016

Project Title:	Characterization of ACBPs during lipid metabolism in plant seeds
Investigator(s):	Chye ML, Liao P
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2017
Completion Date:	02/2018

Project Title:	Centre for Genomic Studies on Plant-Environment Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Areas of Excellence Scheme
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress; A potential role for Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP6 in the phloem
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2017
Completion Date:	08/2017

Project Title:	Characterization of a fungal-inducible rice acyl-CoA-binding protein
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2017

Project Title:	Functional characterization of STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-3 in Arabidopsis
Investigator(s):	Chye ML, Lung SC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2018

List of Research Outputs

Alahakoon A.Y., Tongson E.J., Chye M.L., Golz J.F., Russell D.A. and Taylor P.W.J., 2017. Alleviation of abiotic stress in canola using genetic engineering., ComBio2017, Adelaide, Australia, Oct 2-5. 2017., Biotechnology and Sustainable Futures.. 2017, Poster POS-THU-068, p. 108.

Chye M.L., YE Z., LUNG S.C., HU T., CHEN Q.F., SUEN Y.L., Wang M., Hoffmann-Benning S. and YEUNG E., 2017. A Potential Role for Arabidopsis Acyl‐CoA‐Binding Protein ACBP6 in the Phloem, 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Uppsala, Aug 27-30 Aug, 2017, Session “Plant Lipids and Plant Breeding”, p. 65 Invited talk (28/8/17). 2017.

Chye M.L., 2017. How Do We Get There from Here and Why Should We Do It?: Facilitating Graduate Curricula Change., 11th Annual Strategic Leaders Global Summit on Graduate Education, Graduate Education 2030: Imaging the Future, Sep 10-12, 2017, Alyeska Resort. 11/9/17, Panel 4: Globalization. 2017, p. 54-55.

Chye M.L., 2017. Industry Engagement in Doctoral Education at HKU., Australian Council of Graduate Research (ACGR) International Forum ‐ PhD Education in our Region: Excellence, Engagement and Employability, RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Session on “Regional Models of Industry Engagement”. Invited talk( 27/11/17). 2017.

Chye M.L., 2017. Supervising International Research Postgraduate Students @ The University of Hong Kong., Australian Council of Graduate Research International Meeting. RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City. Session 3 "Supporting High Quality Supervision" Invited talk (28/11/17).. 2017.

Chye M.L., 2018. Cross-talk between subcellular compartments in isoprenoid biosynthesis., Joint Workshop of Hong Kong 6th AoE and SDU (Shandung University) School of Life Sciences, Shandung (9/5/18). 2018.

Chye M.L., 2018. Manipulation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase in isoprenoid biosynthesis., A Joint-Meeting of Institute of Plant Biology (IPB), National Taiwan University and HK RGC-Area of Excellence Center for Genomic Studies on Plant-Environment Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, CUHK, National Taiwan University (15/6/18). 2018.

Chye M.L., 2018. Promoting Entrepreneurship at HKU., DDoGS Workshop: Developing U21 Researchers, University of Queensland (22/4/18). 2018.

Chye M.L., Associate Editor, Plant Molecular Biology (Springer). 2017-2018. 2017.

Chye M.L., Invited Grant Reviewer, EdUHK Dean's Research Fund Review (1/18). 2018.

Chye M.L., Invited Grant Reviewer, European Research Council (ERC). 2018.

Chye M.L., Invited Grant Reviewer, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) (5/18). 2018.

Chye M.L., Invited Grant Reviewer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). 2018.

Chye M.L., Member (Editor), Editorial board, Planta (Springer). 2017-2018. 2017.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Cell Biology. 2017-2018. 2017.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity. 2017-2018. 2017.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Physiology. 2017-2018. 2017.

HSIAO A.S., YE Z., GUO Z., Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins in reproduction., 13th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Taichung, Oct 17-20, 2017, Plant Biotechnology Session III, p 21 Invited talk (18/10/17) and session co-chair. 2017.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2018. Depletion of Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN3 affects fatty acid composition in the phloem., Front. Plant Sci.. 2018, 9: 2.

LIAO P. and Chye M.L., 2017. Effect of specific inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase (F‐244) on Arabidopsis., State Key Laboratory (SKL) of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB), Chinese University of Hong Kong, 14 Oct 2017, Session “Stress Tolerance & Genomics”, p 18 Invited talk (14/10/17). 2017.

LIAO P. and Chye M.L., 2018. The effect of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase extends beyond the isoprenoid pathway., 5th Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, March 26-27, 2018, Session on “Plant Gene Technologies”, p. 8. Invited talk (26/3/18) . 2018.

Liao P., Lung S.C., Jiang L. and Chye M.L., 2017. Subcellular localization of stress-related rice acyl-CoA-binding proteins., 4th AoE Symposium on “Organelle Biogenesis and Function”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2 Dec, 2017, Poster 15 (presented by P. Liao and awarded a Poster Award). 2017.

Liao P., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2017. The overexpression of cytosolic Brassica 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase enhances plastidial vitamin E and carotenoids., 4th AoE Symposium on “Organelle Biogenesis and Function”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2 Dec, 2017, Oral presentation 14 (30/11/17 presented by P. Liao). 2017.

Liao P., Chen X., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2018. Improved fruit a-tocopherol, carotenoid, squalene and phytosterol content through manipulation of Brassica juncea 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE1 in transgenic tomato., Plant Biotechnol. J.. 2017, 16: 784-796.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., The effect of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase extends beyond the isoprenoid pathway. 5th Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress Asia. March 26-27, 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Invited talk (presented by Chye ML). , 2018.

Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The ABCs of ACBPs (acyl-CoA-bining proteins), 2017. 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, Opening Lecture, p. 23. Invited talk (29/11/17 Opening Lecture presented by M-L. Chye; M-L. Chye also chaired Session 5 “Lipidomics and Lipid Metabolic Analysis on 30/11/17). 2017.

Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The ABCs of ACBPs (acyl-CoA-bining proteins), 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, Opening Lecture, p. 23. Invited talk (29/11/17 Opening Lecture presented by M-L. Chye). 2017.

Lung S.C., LIAO P., HSIAO A.S. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 in regulating sterol production., 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, p.32. (30/11/17 presented by S-C. Lung). 2017.

Lung S.C., Liao P., YEUNG E., HSIAO A.S., Xue Y. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-2 to modulate gene expression of homeodomain-leucine zipper IV transcription factors., New Phytologist. 2018, 218: 183-200.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., HSIAO A.S., XUE Y. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 modulates sterol synthesis during embryogenesis, Plant Physiology. 2017, 174: 1420-1435.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., Hsiao A.S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-2 to modulate gene expression of homeodomain-leucine zipper IV transcription factors, New Phytologist . 2018, 218: 183-200.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Hsiao A.S. and Chye M.L., The role of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 in regulating sterol production. The 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipid, Nov 29- Dec 2, 2017, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Oral presentation (presented by Lung SC). , 2017.

Sinsdt C., Young L. and Chye M.L., 2017. Graduate Education 2030: A Global Perspective. CGS Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, Dec 6-9, 2017, p. 11, Invited talk (8/12/17), 2017.

YE Z., HSIAO A.S. and Chye M.L., 2017. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins are involved in floral and seed development., The International Symposium on Plant Reproductive Development, Shanghai Jiaotung University, China, July 3-7, p. 45 Invited talk (3/5/17). 2017.

YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2017. Distinct expression profiles of acyl-CoA-binding proteins AtACBP4 and AtACBP5 during pollen development., Atlas of Science. 2017.

YE Z., Chen Q.F. and Chye M.L., 2017. Arabidopsis thaliana acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP6 interacts with plasmodesmata-located protein PDLP8., Plant Signaling & Behaviour. 2017.

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:	AACC International Annual Meeting; Lactic acid fermentation affects antioxidant capacity and polyphenol content in Chinese beans-based functional foods
Investigator(s):	Corke H
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2016

List of Research Outputs

DAI S., Jiang F.T., Corke H. and Shah N., 2017. The stability and phase behavior of konjac glucomannan-milk systems., Food Hydrocolloids . 2017, 73: 30-40.

DAI S., Corke H. and Shah N., 2017. Utilization of konjac glucomannan as a fat replacer in low-fat and skimmed Mozzarella cheese., ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

DAI S., Jiang F.T., Corke H. and Shah N., 2018. Physicochemical and textural properties of Mozzarella cheese made with konjac glucomannan as a fat replacer., Food Research International, . 2018, Ref. No.: FOODRES-D-18-00038R1.

Researcher : Crickenberger SE

List of Research Outputs

Crickenberger S.E., Range limits throughout life-history., Lingfeng forum #67: Marine organisms and ecological processes under influences of ocean global changes, Xiamen, China.. 2018.

Researcher : DAI S

List of Research Outputs

DAI S., Jiang F.T., Corke H. and Shah N., 2017. The stability and phase behavior of konjac glucomannan-milk systems., Food Hydrocolloids . 2017, 73: 30-40.

DAI S., Corke H. and Shah N., 2017. Utilization of konjac glucomannan as a fat replacer in low-fat and skimmed Mozzarella cheese., ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

DAI S., Jiang F.T., Corke H. and Shah N., 2018. Physicochemical and textural properties of Mozzarella cheese made with konjac glucomannan as a fat replacer., Food Research International, . 2018, Ref. No.: FOODRES-D-18-00038R1.

Researcher : Degger N

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.H., Guo M., Ma P.Y., Ng A.M.C., Djurisic A., Degger N. and Leung F.C.C., Transmission electron microscopy artifacts in characterization of the nanomaterial-cell interactions, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Springer, 2017, 101(13): 5469-5479.

Researcher : Dingle CE

Project Title:	Avian behavioural responses to urbanization – case study of the Oriental Magpie Robin.
Investigator(s):	Dingle CE
Department:	Earth Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:	07/2015
Completion Date:	07/2017

Project Title:	Conservation Forensic Analysis: Optimizing a multi-marker toolkit
Investigator(s):	Dingle CE
Department:	Earth Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2017

Project Title:	Ecological Society of America; Urban blues: both oscine and non-oscine birds adjust their songs in noisy cities
Investigator(s):	Dingle CE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2017
Completion Date:	08/2017

Project Title:	Assessing the population status and ecological niche of the Critically Endangered Yellow-Crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea in Singapore
Investigator(s):	Dingle CE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund (WRSCF)
Start Date:	01/2018

Project Title:	Assessing threats to yellow-crested cockatoos (cacatua sulphurea) in native habitats in Indonesia, and conservation opportunities in introduced populations in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Dingle CE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	National Geographic Society - General Award
Start Date:	04/2018

List of Research Outputs

Dingle C.E., GUO F., Lo W.F. and Bonebrake T.C., Urban blues: Both oscine and non-oscine birds adjust their songs in noisy cities., Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. 2017.

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:	Noise annoys: evaluating the impact of urban noise on biodiversity in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Dudgeon D, Dingle CE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	08/2016

List of Research Outputs

Boyero L., Graca M.A.S., Tonin A.M., Perez J., Swafford J.A., Ferreira V., Landeira-Dabarca A., Alexandrou A.M., Gessner M.O., McKie B.G., Albarino R.J., Barmuta L.A., Callisto M., Chara J., Chauvet E., Colon-Gaud C., Dudgeon D. and Encalada A.C., Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.

Dudgeon D., Editor in Chief, Freshwater Biology. 2017.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2017.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board, Global Ecology and Conservation. 2017.

Dudgeon D., Freshwater Biodiversity Under Global Threat: what Are The Risks From Invasive Species In Asia? (plenary Lecture), Aquatic Alien Invasive Species in Southeast Asia (AIASSEA) Symposium 2017, Singapore. 2017.

Hermoso V., Januchowski-Hartley S.R., Linke S., Dudgeon D., Petry P. and McIntyre P., Optimal allocation of Red List assessments to guide conservation of biodiversity in a rapidly changing world, Global Change Biology. 2017, 23: 3525-3532.

LAU Y.K.A., Karraker N.E. and Dudgeon D., Does forest extent affect salamander survival? Evidence from a long-term demographic study of a tropical newt, Ecology and Evolution. 2017, 7: 10963-10973.

Turak E., Harrison I., Dudgeon D., Abell R., Bush A., Darwall W., Finlayson M., Ferrier S., Freyhof J., Hermoso V., Juffe-Bignoli D., Linke S., Nel J., Patricio H., Pittock J., Raghavan R., Revenga C., Simaika J.P. and De Wever A., Essential Biodiversity Variables for measuring change in global freshwater biodiversity, Biological Conservation. 2017, 213: 272-279.

Turak E., Dudgeon D., Harrison I.J., Freyhof J., De Wever A., Revenga C., Garcia-Moreno J. and Abell R., Observations of Inland Water Biodiversity: Progress, Needs and Priorities, In: Michele Walters, Robert J. Scholes, The GEO Handbook on Biodiversity Observation Networks. Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017, 165-186.

Researcher : Dvornyk V

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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

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 mucus synthesis and secretion: A 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:	10/2014
Completion Date:	09/2017

Project Title:	Novel bioactive peptides from probiotic bacteria for management of infectious diarrhea- potential involvement of mucus barrier on bacterial adherence and invasion
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2016
Completion Date:	09/2017

Project Title:	Impact of engineered nanomaterials on gut health: A Transcriptomics and metagenomics approach
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2017
Completion Date:	08/2018

Project Title:	Research Output Prize (Faculty of Science)
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS, Lee NPY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	Therapeutic effect of yeast beta-glucans on experimental colitis - role of modulation of colonic metabolic profile and activation of beta-glucan receptors
Investigator(s):	El-Nezamy HS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2018

List of Research Outputs

OU J., Teng J., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Impact of resveratrol, epicatechin and rosmarinic acid on fluorescent AGEs and cytotoxicity of cookies, Journal of Functional Foods. 2018, 40: 44-50.

POON W.L., Alenius H., Ndika J., Fortino V., Kolhinen V., Meščeriakovas A., Wang M., Greco D., Lähde A., Jokiniemi J., Lee C.Y.J., El-Nezamy H.S. and Karisola P., Nano-sized zinc oxide and silver, but not titanium dioxide, induce innate and adaptive immunity and antiviral response in differentiated THP-1 cells, Nanotoxicology. 2017, 1-16.

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Influence of functional food components on gut health, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2018, 1-10.

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Oxyresveratrol protective effects against deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction and bacterial translocation on porcine intestinal epithelial IPEC-J2 cells, Journal of Food Bioactives. 2018, 1: 116-123.

YIP K.Y., Wan L.Y., Wong A.S.T., Kenneth Korach K.K. and El-Nezamy H.S., 1 Combined Low-Dose Zearalenone and Aflatoxin B1 on Cell Growth and Cell-Cycle Progression in Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells, Toxicology Letters. 2017.

Researcher : Fan D

List of Research Outputs

Fan D., Gao Y., Chen Y., Wang M., Gu X., Wang L., Shen H., Liao H., Zhao J. and Zhang H., Non-additive response of starch systems in different hydration states: A study of microwave-absorbing properties, 2017, 44: 103-108.

Researcher : Fougeres PA

List of Research Outputs

Yung M.N.M., Fougeres P.A., Leung Y.H., Liu F., Djurisic A., Giesy J.P. and Leung K.M.Y., Physicochemical characteristics and toxicity of surface-modified zinc oxide nanoparticles to freshwater and marine microalgae, Scientific Reports. Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 7: 15909:1-14.

Researcher : GUAN X

List of Research Outputs

GUAN X., Chen S.H.U.A.I., VOON C.P., Wong K.A.M.-.B.O., Tikkanen M.I.K.K.O. and Lim B.L., FdC1 and Leaf-Type Ferredoxins Channel Electrons From Photosystem I to Different Downstream Electron Acceptors, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9.

Researcher : GUO F

List of Research Outputs

Dingle C.E., GUO F., Lo W.F. and Bonebrake T.C., Urban blues: Both oscine and non-oscine birds adjust their songs in noisy cities., Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. 2017.

Researcher : GUO X

List of Research Outputs

GUO X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Gene tree discordance and coalescent methods support ancient intergeneric hybridisation between Dasymaschalon and Friesodielsia (Annonaceae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2018.

GUO X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Organ Homologies and Perianth Evolution in the Dasymaschalon Alliance (Annonaceae): Inner Petal Loss and Its Functional Consequences, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9: art. 174.

Guo X., TANG C.C., Thomas D.C., Couvreur T.L.P. and Saunders R.M.K., A mega-phylogeny of the Annonaceae: taxonomic placement of five enigmatic genera and support for a new tribe, Phoenicantheae, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.

Guo X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Gene tree discordance and coalescent methods support ancient intergeneric hybridisation between Dasymaschalon and Friesodielsia (Annonaceae), 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

Guo X., TANG C.C., Thomas D.C., Couvreur T.L.P. and Saunders R.M.K., The most comprehensive phylogeny of the Annonaceae: clarification of the taxonomic placement of five enigmatic genera and support for a new tribe, Phoenicantheae, 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

Researcher : GUO Z

List of Research Outputs

HSIAO A.S., YE Z., GUO Z., Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins in reproduction., 13th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Taichung, Oct 17-20, 2017, Plant Biotechnology Session III, p 21 Invited talk (18/10/17) and session co-chair. 2017.

Researcher : Gaitan Espitia JD

List of Research Outputs

Quintero-Galvis J., Paleo-Lopez R., Solano-Iguaran J., Poupin J., Ledger T., Gaitan Espitia J.D., Antol A., Travisano M. and Nespolo R., Exploring the evolution of multicellularity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae under bacteria environment: An experimental phylogenetics approach, In: Allen Moore, University of Georgia, USA Andrew Beckerman, University of Sheffield, UK Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Ecology and Evolution. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018, 8(9): 4619-4630(9.

Researcher : Gao Y

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Gao Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., John C.M., Turek P.J., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Rescue of PFOS-induced human Sertoli cell injury by overexpressing a p-FAK-Y407E phosphomimetic mutant., Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 15810.

Gao Y., CHEN H., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Mruk D.D. and Cheng C.Y., Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced Sertoli cell injury through a disruption of F-actin and microtubule organization is mediated by Akt1/2, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 1110.

Researcher : Gibson LG

Project Title:	Identifying ecological relationships of Cacatua sulphurea to aid conservation in its native and introduced ranges
Investigator(s):	Gibson LG, Dingle CE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Start Date:	11/2016

Project Title:	Elephants, defaunation, and cascading effects in Asian tropical forests
Investigator(s):	Gibson LG, Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2018

Researcher : Giesy JP

List of Research Outputs

LAI W.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Yung M.N.M., Djurisic A., Giesy J.P. and Leung K.M.Y., Regulation of engineered nanomaterials: current challenges, insights and future directions, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2018, 25: 3170-3182.

Yung M.N.M., Fougeres P.A., Leung Y.H., Liu F., Djurisic A., Giesy J.P. and Leung K.M.Y., Physicochemical characteristics and toxicity of surface-modified zinc oxide nanoparticles to freshwater and marine microalgae, Scientific Reports. Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 7: 15909:1-14.

Researcher : Gu J

Project Title:	Super genetic engineered bacterium and detoxification enzymes for bioremidiation
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	Ecology & Biodiversity
Source(s) of Funding:	Matching Fund for Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Projects)
Start Date:	02/2004

Project Title:	Biological Methanogenesis of Alkanes: Thermodynamics and Microbial Ecology
Investigator(s):	Gu J, 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:	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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

HAN P., Klumper U., Wong A., Li M., Lin J.G., Quan Z., Denecke M. and Gu J., Assessment of molecular detection of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria in different environmental samples using PCR primers based on 16S rRNA and functional genes, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2017, 101: 7689-7702.

Liu Y.F., Glzerani D.D., Mbadinga S.M., Zaramela L.S., Gu J., Mu B.-.Z. and Zengler K., Metabolic capability and in situ activity of microorganisms in an oil reservoir, Microbiome. Washington DC, American Society for Microbiology, 2018, 6: 5.

MENG H., WU R., Wang Y.F. and Gu J., A comparison of denitrifying bacterial community structures and abundance in acidic soils between natural forest and re-vegetated forest of Nanling Nature Reserve in southern China, Journal of Environmental Management. 2017, 198: 41-49.

YANG Y., Chui T.F.M., Shen P., YANG Y. and Gu J., Modeling the temporal dynamics of intertidal benthic infauna biomass with environmental factors: Impact assessment of land reclamation, Science of The Total Environment. 2018, 618: 439-450.

Yang L., Zhou Z., Pan J., Baker B.J., Gu J. and Li M., Comparative genomic inference suggests mixotrophic lifestyle for Thorarchaeota, The ISME Journal. Nature, 2018.

Researcher : Gu JD

Project Title:	Super genetic engineered bacterium and detoxification enzymes for bioremidiation
Investigator(s):	Gu J
Department:	Ecology & Biodiversity
Source(s) of Funding:	Matching Fund for Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Projects)
Start Date:	02/2004

Project Title:	Biological Methanogenesis of Alkanes: Thermodynamics and Microbial Ecology
Investigator(s):	Gu J, 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:	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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2014

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Guenard BS

Project Title:	Monitoring of terrestrial non-native insect species introductions in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Hong Kong International Airport
Start Date:	06/2015

Project Title:	Distribution and ecological impacts of invasive ant species on arthropod communities in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	05/2016
Completion Date:	04/2018

Project Title:	Effects of micro-habitats and competition on species diversity of social insects: observational and experimental approaches in arboreal ant communities
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2016
Completion Date:	04/2018

Project Title:	Assessing IUCN Red List status of Hong Kong Ants
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Start Date:	10/2016

Project Title:	Winkler samples sorting, counting and identification: for ants collected from rubber monoculture and rubber agroforestry sites in Hainan, China
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
Start Date:	12/2016

Project Title:	Dimensions of ant diversity along latitudinal and disturbance gradients in Asia
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	Temporal dimensions of subtropical ant communities along a disturbance gradient
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:	06/2018

Project Title:	Role of ant-mediated diaspore cleaning on seed fate along vegetation gradient
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2018

List of Research Outputs

Arnan X., Andersen A.A., Gibb H., Parr C.L., Sanders N.J., Dunn R.R., Angulo E., Baccaro F.B., Bishop T.R., Boulay R., Castracani C., Cerdá X., Del Toro I., Delsinne T., Donoso D.A., Elten E.K., Fayle T.M., Fitzpatrick M.C., Gómez C., Grasso D.A., Grossman B.F., Guenard B.S., Gunawardene N., Heterick B., Hoffmann B.D., Janda M., Jenkins C.N., Klimes P., Lach L., Laeger T., Leponce M., Lucky A., Majer J., Menke S., Mezger D., Mori A., Moses J., Munyai T.C., Paknia O., Pfeiffer M., Philpott S.M., Souza J.L.P., Tista M., Vasconcelos H.L. and Retana J., Dominance-diversity relationships in ant communities differ with invasion, Global Change Biology. 2018.

Leong C.M., Shiao S.F. and Guenard B.S., Ants in the city, a preliminary checklist of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) in Macau, one the most heavily urbanized region of the world, Asian Myrmecology. 2017, 9: 1-20.

Leong C.M., Yamane S. and Guenard B.S., Lost in the city: discovery of the rare ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Macau with description of Leptanilla macauensis sp. nov, Asian Myrmecology. 2018, 10: e010001.

Seebens H., Blackburn T.M., Dyer E.E., Genovesi P., Hulme P.E., Jeschke J.M., Pagad S., Pyšek P., van Kleunen M., Winter M., Ansong M., Arianoutsou M., Bacher S., Blasius B., Brockerhoff E.G., Brundu G., Capinha C., Causton C.E., Celesti-Grapow L., Dawson W., Dullinger S., Economo E.P., Fuentes N., Guenard B.S., Jäger H., Kartesz J., Kenis M., Kühn I., Lenzner B., Liebhold A.M., Mosena A., Moser D., Nentwig W., Nishino M., Pearman D., Pergl J., Rabitsch W., Rojas-Sandoval J., Roques A., Rorke S., Rossinelli S., Roy H.E., Scalera R., Schindler S., Štajerová K., Tokarska-Guzik B., Walker K., Ward D.F., Yamanaka T. and Essl F., Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E2264-E2273.

Suehiro W., Hyodo F., Tanaka H.O., Himuro C., Yokoi T., Dobata S., Guenard B.S., Dunn R.R., Vargo E.L., Tsuji K. and Matsuura K., Radiocarbon analysis reveals expanded diet breadth associates with the invasion of a predatory ant, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 15016.

Researcher : Guo X

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : HAN P

List of Research Outputs

HAN P., Klumper U., Wong A., Li M., Lin J.G., Quan Z., Denecke M. and Gu J., Assessment of molecular detection of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria in different environmental samples using PCR primers based on 16S rRNA and functional genes, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2017, 101: 7689-7702.

Researcher : HO SW

List of Research Outputs

HO S.W. and Shah N., 2017. The antibacterial effect of addition of citrulline in fermented milk against foodborne pathogens., ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

Researcher : HO YW

List of Research Outputs

HO Y.W., Baker D.M., Wu Y., Lin W. and Karczmarski L., Ontogenetic dietary shifts in the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Lin W., Karczmarski L., Zheng R., Guo L., CHAN C.Y., Mo Y., HO Y.W., OR K.M., CHUI Y.S. and Wu Y., The extinction risk has been seriously underestimated for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

Researcher : HSIAO AS

List of Research Outputs

HSIAO A.S., YE Z., GUO Z., Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins in reproduction., 13th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Taichung, Oct 17-20, 2017, Plant Biotechnology Session III, p 21 Invited talk (18/10/17) and session co-chair. 2017.

Lung S.C., LIAO P., HSIAO A.S. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 in regulating sterol production., 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, p.32. (30/11/17 presented by S-C. Lung). 2017.

Lung S.C., Liao P., YEUNG E., HSIAO A.S., Xue Y. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-2 to modulate gene expression of homeodomain-leucine zipper IV transcription factors., New Phytologist. 2018, 218: 183-200.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., HSIAO A.S., XUE Y. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 modulates sterol synthesis during embryogenesis, Plant Physiology. 2017, 174: 1420-1435.

YE Z., HSIAO A.S. and Chye M.L., 2017. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins are involved in floral and seed development., The International Symposium on Plant Reproductive Development, Shanghai Jiaotung University, China, July 3-7, p. 45 Invited talk (3/5/17). 2017.

Researcher : HU A

List of Research Outputs

HU A., Gale S.W., Fischer G.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Phylogenetics, floral and photosynthetic pathway evolution in the Cirrhopetalum alliance (Bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae), Taiwan Society of Plant Systematics, Taiwan, 10 March 2018.

Researcher : HU T

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., YE Z., LUNG S.C., HU T., CHEN Q.F., SUEN Y.L., Wang M., Hoffmann-Benning S. and YEUNG E., 2017. A Potential Role for Arabidopsis Acyl‐CoA‐Binding Protein ACBP6 in the Phloem, 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Uppsala, Aug 27-30 Aug, 2017, Session “Plant Lipids and Plant Breeding”, p. 65 Invited talk (28/8/17). 2017.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2018. Depletion of Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN3 affects fatty acid composition in the phloem., Front. Plant Sci.. 2018, 9: 2.

Researcher : HUANG HH

List of Research Outputs

Yasuhara M., HUANG H.H., Kulhanek D.K., Rosenthal Y., Holbourn A. and IODP Expedition 363 Scientists .., Neogene biotic response and macroevolutionary history in the Western Pacific Warm Pool region: preliminary results of deep-sea ostracods from IODP Expedition 363, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 15th Annual Meeting. 2018.

Researcher : Habimana O

Project Title:	Experimental setup for the sampling of biofilms grown from artificially reconstructed freshwater ecosystems
Investigator(s):	Habimana O
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:	11/2016
Completion Date:	10/2017

Project Title:	Towards a Biofilm-Based Micro-ecosystem Analysis Strategy for Assessing Irrigation Water Safety and Risks (-BioMASS-)
Investigator(s):	Habimana O
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:	10/2017

Project Title:	Evaluating the bioaccumulated levels of pollutants within benthic biofilm communities from various Hong Kong freshwater environments.
Investigator(s):	Habimana O
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	02/2018

List of Research Outputs

Allen A., Habimana O. and Casey E., The effects of extrinsic factors on the structural and mechanical properties of Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms: A combined study of nutrient concentrations and shear conditions, In: Elsevier B. V , Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. Netherlands, Elsevier B.V, 2018, 165: 127-134.

Grønseth T., Vestby L.K., Nesse L.L., Thoen E., Habimana O., von Unge M. and Silvola J.T., Lugol's solution eradicates Staphylococcus aureus biofilm in vitro, International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. Netherlands, Elsevier B.V, 2017, 103: 58-64.

Habimana O. and Casey E., Biofilm recruitment under nanofiltration conditions: the influence of resident biofilm structural parameters on planktonic cell invasion, Microbial biotechnology. UK, John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology, 2017, 11: 264-267.

Habimana O., Biofilms out of sight: a food safety concern in food processing , 2017 Third Trilateration meeting (JNU-SNU-HKU). 2017.

Habimana O., Heffernan R. and Casey E., Nanofiltration-induced cell death: An integral perspective of early stage biofouling under permeate flux conditions, In: Editor - in - Chief: A.L. Zydney , Journal of Membrane Science. 2017.

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

Project Title:	Understanding Debris Flow Mechanisms and Mitigating Risks for a Sustainable Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Theme-based Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2016

Project Title:	Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Start Date:	10/2016

Project Title:	Study on the health conditions of trees and undergrowth on fill slopes upgraded by soil nails with grillage beam
Investigator(s):	Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited
Start Date:	03/2017

Project Title:	Jockey Club Smart City Tree Management Project
Investigator(s):	Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - General Award
Start Date:	02/2018

List of Research Outputs

Xu Q., Chen J., Peart M.R., Ng C.N., Hau C.H. and Law W.W.Y., Exploration of severities of rainfall and runoff extremes in ungauged catchments: A case study of Lai Chi Wo in Hong Kong, China, Science of the Total Environment. 2018, 634: 640-649.

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

Hu G., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Endocrinology, TAC1 gene products regulate pituitary hormone secretion and gene expression in prepubertal grass carp pituitary cells. (as PI & corresponding author, impact factor: 4.438 / SJR ranking: top 3.8% of total). 2017, 158: 1-22.

Jian Q., BAI J., He M., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wong A.O.L., Mechanisms Underlying the Synergistic Action of Insulin and Growth Hormone on IGF-I and -II Expression in Grass Carp Hepatocytes, Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2018, 9.

MA A., He M., BAI J., Wong M.K.H., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Endocrinology, Dual role of insulin in spexin regulation : Functional link between food intake and spexin expression in fish model. (as PI & corresponding author, impact factor: 4.438 / SJR ranking: top 3.8% of total) . 2017, 158: 560-577.

fung R.S.K., BAI J., He M., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wong A.O.L., Grass Carp Follisatin: Molecular Cloning, Functional Characterization, Dopamine D1 Regulation at Pituitary Level, and Implication in Growth Hormone Regulation, Frontiers in Endocrinology. Frontiers, 2017, 8: 211.

Researcher : Ho KY

List of Research Outputs

SHAM R.C.-.T., TAO S., MAK K.Y., YAU K.C.J., Wai T.C., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profile of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, The 5th National Toxicology Symposium, 25-28 April 2018, Dalian, China. 2018.

SHAM R.C.-.T., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

SHAM R.C.-.T., Ho K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Tissue-specific accumulation of triphenyltin compounds in marine fishes in sub-tropical Hong Kong, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

TAO S., Perkins M.J., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Stable isotope-based tools to understand the effect of trawling ban on crustacean community in coastal waters of Hong Kong, 2017 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 6-11 Auguest 2017, Portland, Oregon, USA . 2017.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Distribution and ecological risk assessment of palm stearin in coastal marine environments of Hong Kong after an accidental pollution in Pearl River Estuary, South China, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Researcher : Hu S

List of Research Outputs

Wang M., WU Y. and Hu S., Effect and molecular mechanism of some phenolic compounds on melanin synthesis and degradation, the 3rd International Symposium of Food Science and Human Wellness during August 5th-6th, 2017 in Jilin, Changchun, China. 2017.

Researcher : Hui TY

List of Research Outputs

Hui T.Y., Ecology of crabs on tropical sandy shore: distribution and adaptations, CLD9018 Natural History of Hong Kong, Lingnan University. 2017.

Hui T.Y. and Williams G.A., Experience matters: context-dependent decisions explain spatial foraging patterns in the deposit-feeding crab Scopimera intermedia, Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 2017, 284: 20171442.

Researcher : Iwatani H

Project Title:	2017 International Symposium on Ostracoda ; Intermediate-water dynamics of the Indonesian Throughflow during the last 15,000 years.
Investigator(s):	Iwatani H
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2017
Completion Date:	08/2017

List of Research Outputs

Chiu W.T., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Kitamura A. and Fujita K., Response of subtropical submarine-cave ecosystem to Holocene cave development and Asian monsoon variability, Paleobiology. 2017.

Christensen B., Renema W., Henderiks J., De Vleeschouwer D., Groeneveld J., Castaneda I., Reuning L., Bogus K., Auer G., Ishiwa T., McHugh C., Gallagher S., Fulthorpe C., Mamo B.L., Kominz M., McGregor H., Petrick B., Takayanagi H., Levin E., Korpanty C., Potts D., Branawal S., Franco D., Gurnis M., Haller C., He Y., Himmler T. and Iwatani H., Indonesian Throughflow drove Australian climate form humid Pliocene to arid Pleistocene, Geophysical Research Letters. Elsevier, 2017, 44: 6914–6925.

Iwatani H., Yasuhara M., Rosenthal Y. and Linsley B.K., Intermediate-water dynamics and ocean ventilation effects on the Indonesian Throughflow during the past 15,000 years: Ostracod evidence, Geology. 2018, 46: 567–570.

Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Hunt G., Okahashi H., Kase T., Hayashi H., Irizuki T., Aguilar Y.M., Fernando A.G.S. and Renema W., Cenozoic dynamics of shallow-marine biodiversity in the Western Pacific, 18th International Symposium on Ostracoda (ISO-18). 2017.

Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Hunt G., Okahashi H., Kase T., Hayashi H., Irizuki T., Aguilar Y.M., Fernando A.G.S. and Renema W., Cenozoic dynamics of shallow-marine biodiversity in the Western Pacific, Paleontological Society of Japan Meeting, Tohoku University, Japan. 2018.

Researcher : Joest AB

List of Research Outputs

Joest A.B., Yasuhara M., Okahashi H., Brix S., Martínez Arbizu P. and Ostmann A., Biogeographic distributions of Cytheropteron species (Ostracoda) in Icelandic waters (sub-polar North Atlantic), Marine Biodiversity. 2018, 48: 763–782.

Researcher : KALA S

List of Research Outputs

Ma J., KALA S., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Cao Y., Jiang Y., Liu X., Giorgio S., Peng L. and Wong A.S.T., Blocking Stemness and Metastatic Properties of Ovarian Cancer Cells by Targeting p70 S6K with Dendrimer Nanovector-Based siRNA Delivery, Molecular Therapy. 2018, 26: 70-83.

Researcher : Karczmarski L

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:	Habitat integrity and conservation ecology of a coastal delphinid: The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin in anthropogenically degraded environments
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	08/2015

Project Title:	Small Cetacean Conservation Initiative: Population Assessment and Conversation Status of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins across Habitats and Regions in Asia-Pacific and Beyond
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Research Project
Start Date:	07/2016

Project Title:	Tracing the demographic history of two sympatric cetaceans in the face of environmental change in the Pearl River Delta coastal ecosystem
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	08/2016
Completion Date:	02/2018

Project Title:	Diurnal Activity Pattern of Chinese White Dolphin in Hong Kong Waters Through Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Investigator(s):	Karczmarski L
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Start Date:	02/2017

List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.Y. and Karczmarski L., Survival or extinction of a declining population? Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins at the brink in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary, 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

HO Y.W., Baker D.M., Wu Y., Lin W. and Karczmarski L., Ontogenetic dietary shifts in the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Karczmarski L., Invited Lecture: Coastal and semi-pelagic dolphins: Insular socio-ecology, socio-spatial dynamics, and conservation challenges , Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 27 October 2017. 2017.

Karczmarski L., Invited Lecture: Ecology and conservation of a regional biodiversity icon: Chinese white dolphins in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary, Yale University, New Haven, USA; 2 November 2017.. 2017.

Lin W., Karczmarski L. and Wu Y., Phylogeography of the finless porpoise and potential implications for the taxonomy of Neophocaena spp. , Mammalian Biology . 2017, 86: 92–101.

Lin W., Karczmarski L., Zheng R., Guo L., CHAN C.Y., Mo Y., HO Y.W., OR K.M., CHUI Y.S. and Wu Y., The extinction risk has been seriously underestimated for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

OR K.M., CHAN C.Y. and Karczmarski L., Coastal construction projects and fishery practices affect socio-spatial behaviour of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

TIONGSON A.J.C. and Karczmarski L., Spatio-behavioural habitat partitioning by two sympatric island-associated dolphins in Tañon Strait, central Philippines. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

WONG W.H. and Karczmarski L., Habitat selection and cumulative impacts of habitat loss on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong, 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. . International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

YIU S.W., Parrini F., Karczmarski L. and Keith M., Home range establishment and utilization by reintroduced lions (Panthera leo) in a small South African wildlife reserve, Integrative Zoology. 2017, 12: 318–332.

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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2011

Researcher : Ko KW

List of Research Outputs

Hu G., He M., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Endocrinology, TAC1 gene products regulate pituitary hormone secretion and gene expression in prepubertal grass carp pituitary cells. (as PI & corresponding author, impact factor: 4.438 / SJR ranking: top 3.8% of total). 2017, 158: 1-22.

MA A., He M., BAI J., Wong M.K.H., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Endocrinology, Dual role of insulin in spexin regulation : Functional link between food intake and spexin expression in fish model. (as PI & corresponding author, impact factor: 4.438 / SJR ranking: top 3.8% of total) . 2017, 158: 560-577.

Researcher : LAI WS

List of Research Outputs

LAI W.S., Yung M.N.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Influence of temperature and salinity on toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticle on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

LAI W.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Yung M.N.M., Djurisic A., Giesy J.P. and Leung K.M.Y., Regulation of engineered nanomaterials: current challenges, insights and future directions, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2018, 25: 3170-3182.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Distribution and ecological risk assessment of palm stearin in coastal marine environments of Hong Kong after an accidental pollution in Pearl River Estuary, South China, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Researcher : LAI Y

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., LAI Y., Salim B., XU Z. and Yan A., Comparative genome and transcriptome analysis reveals distinctive surface characteristics and unique physiological potentials of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, BMC Genomics. 2017, 18.

Researcher : LAM PY

List of Research Outputs

LAM P.Y., Tobimatsu Y., Takeda Y., Suzuki S., Yamamura M., Umezawa T. and Lo C.S.C., Altered cell wall structure and improved biomass digestibility in tricin-truncated rice mutant deficient in flavone synthase II, The 62nd Lignin Symposium, Nagoda, Japan. 2017.

LAM P.Y., Liu H., Tobimatsu Y. and Lo C.S.C., Flavone biosynthesis in rice: pathway elucidation and manipulation for improved cell wall digestibility, 13th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2017.

LAM P.Y., Tobimatsu Y., Takeda Y., Suzuki S., Yamamura M., Umezawa T. and Lo C.S.C., Tricin-depleted flavone synthase II mutant of rice displays altered lignin and improved cell wall digestibility, The 11th Cell Wall Researcher Meeting. 2017.

Researcher : LAU YKA

List of Research Outputs

LAU Y.K.A., Karraker N.E. and Dudgeon D., Does forest extent affect salamander survival? Evidence from a long-term demographic study of a tropical newt, Ecology and Evolution. 2017, 7: 10963-10973.

Researcher : LAU YY

List of Research Outputs

LAU Y.Y., Pang C.C., Ramsden L. and Saunders R.M.K., Stigmatic exudate in the Annonaceae: Pollinator reward, pollen germination medium or extragynoecial compitum?, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2017, 59: 881-894.

Researcher : LEE YY

List of Research Outputs

Galano J.M., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Vigor C., Vercauteren J., Durand T., Giera M. and Lee C.Y.J., Isoprostanes, neuroprostanes and phytoprostanes. An overview of 25 years of research in chemistry and biology, Progress in Lipid Research. 2017.

LEE Y.Y. and Lee C.Y.J., LC-MS/MS Analysis of Lipid Oxidation Products in Blood and Tissue Samples, Clinical Metabolomics. 2018, 83-92.

Researcher : LEUNG WS

List of Research Outputs

LEUNG W.S., Kim S., Lim B.L. and Saunders R.M.K., Transcriptome profiling of Desmos chinensis: revealing the molecular basis of dipartite perianth evolution in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

Researcher : LI J

List of Research Outputs

Singh G.H.H., Ip H.W., Yim R.L.H., Tang T.W.F., Pang H.M.H., Lee P., Leung G.M.K., Li J.W.Y., Tang K., So J.C.C., Leung R.Y.Y., Li J., Panagiotou I., Lam C.C.K. and Kwong Y.L., Next-Generation Sequencing with a 54-Gene Panel Identifies Unique Mutational Profile and Prognostic Markers in Chinese Patients with Myelofibrosis, 59th American Society of Haematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, GA,. Blood, 2017, Supplement 8 December 2017.

ZHENG T., NI Y., LI J., Chow B.K.C. and Panagiotou G., Designing Dietary Recommendations Using System Level Interactomics Analysis and Network-Based Inference, Frontiers in Physiology. 2017, 8: 753.

Researcher : LI PS

List of Research Outputs

LI P.S., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Historical biogeography and ecological niche modelling of the Asimina-Disepalum clade (Annonaceae): role of ecological differentiation in Neotropical-Asian disjunctions and diversification in Asia, BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2017, 17.

Researcher : LIAO P

List of Research Outputs

LIAO P. and Chye M.L., 2017. Effect of specific inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase (F‐244) on Arabidopsis., State Key Laboratory (SKL) of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB), Chinese University of Hong Kong, 14 Oct 2017, Session “Stress Tolerance & Genomics”, p 18 Invited talk (14/10/17). 2017.

LIAO P. and Chye M.L., 2018. The effect of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase extends beyond the isoprenoid pathway., 5th Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, March 26-27, 2018, Session on “Plant Gene Technologies”, p. 8. Invited talk (26/3/18) . 2018.

Liao P., Lung S.C., Jiang L. and Chye M.L., 2017. Subcellular localization of stress-related rice acyl-CoA-binding proteins., 4th AoE Symposium on “Organelle Biogenesis and Function”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2 Dec, 2017, Poster 15 (presented by P. Liao and awarded a Poster Award). 2017.

Liao P., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2017. The overexpression of cytosolic Brassica 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase enhances plastidial vitamin E and carotenoids., 4th AoE Symposium on “Organelle Biogenesis and Function”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2 Dec, 2017, Oral presentation 14 (30/11/17 presented by P. Liao). 2017.

Liao P., Chen X., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2018. Improved fruit a-tocopherol, carotenoid, squalene and phytosterol content through manipulation of Brassica juncea 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE1 in transgenic tomato., Plant Biotechnol. J.. 2017, 16: 784-796.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., The effect of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase extends beyond the isoprenoid pathway. 5th Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress Asia. March 26-27, 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Invited talk (presented by Chye ML). , 2018.

Lung S.C., LIAO P., HSIAO A.S. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 in regulating sterol production., 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, p.32. (30/11/17 presented by S-C. Lung). 2017.

Lung S.C., Liao P., YEUNG E., HSIAO A.S., Xue Y. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-2 to modulate gene expression of homeodomain-leucine zipper IV transcription factors., New Phytologist. 2018, 218: 183-200.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., HSIAO A.S., XUE Y. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 modulates sterol synthesis during embryogenesis, Plant Physiology. 2017, 174: 1420-1435.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., Hsiao A.S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-2 to modulate gene expression of homeodomain-leucine zipper IV transcription factors, New Phytologist . 2018, 218: 183-200.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Hsiao A.S. and Chye M.L., The role of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 in regulating sterol production. The 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipid, Nov 29- Dec 2, 2017, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Oral presentation (presented by Lung SC). , 2017.

Researcher : LING KH

List of Research Outputs

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Influence of functional food components on gut health, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2018, 1-10.

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Oxyresveratrol protective effects against deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction and bacterial translocation on porcine intestinal epithelial IPEC-J2 cells, Journal of Food Bioactives. 2018, 1: 116-123.

Researcher : LING YH

List of Research Outputs

LING Y.H. and Yuen K.W.Y., Elucidating the molecular and epigenetic basis of centromere instability and premature sister chromatid cohesion separation, The 76th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association, Yokohama, Japan. Session: Chromosomal instability as a cause and a therapeutic target for cancer. 2017.

Researcher : Lai KP

Project Title:	Prenatal perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: an in vivo mechanistic study
Investigator(s):	Lai KP
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:	02/2015

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 : Law SW

List of Research Outputs

Law S.W. and Sadovy Y.J., Reproductive biology of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii, threadfin porgy Evynnis cardinalis and red pargo Pagrus major in the northern South China Sea with consideration of fishery status and management needs, Journal of Fish Biology. 2017, 91: 101-125.

Researcher : Law YS

List of Research Outputs

SUN Y., Law Y.S., CHENG S. and Lim B.L., RNA editing of cytochrome c maturation transcripts is responsive to the energy status of leaf cells in Arabidopsis thaliana, Mitochondrion. 2017, 35: 23-34.

Researcher : Lee CYJ

Project Title:	HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards 2014-15
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards
Start Date:	07/2014

Project Title:	Functional role of lipid mediators of polyunsaturated fatty acids on cardiomyocytes
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	06/2015

Project Title:	Protective role of neuroprostanes generated from docosahexaenoic acid in neuronal damage
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:	07/2017
Completion Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	13th Congress of the International Society for the study of fatty acids and lipids (ISSFAL); Peroxidation of 4-F4-neuroprostanes induces neurotoxicity in human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y)
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2018
Completion Date:	05/2018

List of Research Outputs

Galano J.M., Roy J., Durand T., Lee C.Y.J., Le Guennec J.Y., Oger C. and Demion M., Biological activities of non-enzymatic oxygenated metabolites of polyunsaturated fatty acids (NEO-PUFAs) derived from EPA and DHA: New anti-arrhythmic compounds?, Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 2018.

Galano J.M., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Vigor C., Vercauteren J., Durand T., Giera M. and Lee C.Y.J., Isoprostanes, neuroprostanes and phytoprostanes. An overview of 25 years of research in chemistry and biology, Progress in Lipid Research. 2017.

LEE Y.Y. and Lee C.Y.J., LC-MS/MS Analysis of Lipid Oxidation Products in Blood and Tissue Samples, Clinical Metabolomics. 2018, 83-92.

POON W.L., Alenius H., Ndika J., Fortino V., Kolhinen V., Meščeriakovas A., Wang M., Greco D., Lähde A., Jokiniemi J., Lee C.Y.J., El-Nezamy H.S. and Karisola P., Nano-sized zinc oxide and silver, but not titanium dioxide, induce innate and adaptive immunity and antiviral response in differentiated THP-1 cells, Nanotoxicology. 2017, 1-16.

Roy J., Oger C., Fauconnier J., Farah C., Lee C.Y.J., Bultel Ponce V., Vigor C., Lacampagne A., Galano J.M., Durand T. and Le Guennec J.Y., Metabolism of omegas 3: Which is responsible for cardioprotective effects?, Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 2018, 10: 230-231.

Signorini C., De Felice C., Durand T., Galano J.M., Oger C., Leoncini S., Ciccoli L., Carone M., Ulivelli M., Manna C., Cortelazzo A., Lee C.Y.J. and Hayek J., Relevance of 4-F 4t -neuroprostane and 10-F 4t -neuroprostane to neurological diseases, Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 2017.

Researcher : Lee WWM

Project Title:	Regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis by polarity protein Crumbs homolog-3.
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2016
Completion Date:	09/2017

Project Title:	The downstream signaling pathways of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced disruption of blood-testis barrier -- disorganization of F-actin-based and microtubule-based cytoskeleton in Sertoli cells.
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2017
Completion Date:	06/2018

Project Title:	33rd Annual Congress of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology; The downstream signaling pathways of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced disruption of blood-testis barrier -- disorganization of F-actin-based and microtubule-based cytoskeleton in Sertoli cells.
Investigator(s):	Lee WWM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2017
Completion Date:	07/2017

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Ge R., Lian Q., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Monitoring the Integrity of the Blood-Testis Barrier (BTB): An In Vivo Assay., Methods Molecular Biology. 2018, 1748: 245-252.

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Regulation of spermatogenesis by a local functional axis in the testis: role of the basement membrane–derived noncollagenous 1 domain peptide, The FASEB Journal. 2017, 31: 3587-3607.

CHEN H., Gao Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., John C.M., Turek P.J., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Rescue of PFOS-induced human Sertoli cell injury by overexpressing a p-FAK-Y407E phosphomimetic mutant., Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 15810.

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Vangl2 regulates spermatid planar cell polarity through microtubule (MT)-based cytoskeleton in the rat testis, Cell Death and Disease. 2018, 9: 340.

Gao Y., CHEN H., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Mruk D.D. and Cheng C.Y., Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced Sertoli cell injury through a disruption of F-actin and microtubule organization is mediated by Akt1/2, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 1110.

Wen Q., Li N., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Chu D.S., Wong C.K.C., Lian Q., Ge R.S., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin nucleator Spire 1 is a regulator of ectoplasmic specialization in the testis, Cell Death and Disease. 2018, 9: 208.

Researcher : Leung FCC

Project Title:	Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2001-2002
Investigator(s):	Leung FCC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Start Date:	06/2002

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:	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

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.H., Guo M., Ma P.Y., Ng A.M.C., Djurisic A., Degger N. and Leung F.C.C., Transmission electron microscopy artifacts in characterization of the nanomaterial-cell interactions, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Springer, 2017, 101(13): 5469-5479.

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:	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:	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:	Influences of temperature and salinity on the physicochemical properties and toxicities of nano zinc oxide to marine organisms
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Djurisic A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2015

Project Title:	Enhancing marine biodiversity and ecological function on artificial coastal structures through ecological engineering
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Perkins MJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2016
Completion Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2015-16
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Start Date:	11/2016

Project Title:	Determining optimal sample-preparation methodologies for stable isotope analysis of marine animals
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Perkins MJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2017
Completion Date:	09/2018

Project Title:	Ecological risk assessment of retinoic acids in urbanised coastal marine ecosystems
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2017

Project Title:	SETAC Rome – SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting; Distribution and ecological risk assessment of palm stearin in coastal marine environments of Hong Kong after an accidental pollution in Pearl River Estuary, South China
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2018
Completion Date:	05/2018

Project Title:	Development of a new ecologically friendly concrete mix to enhance biodiversity on artificial coastlines
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Lau TCE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2018

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:	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:	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:	Influences of temperature and salinity on the physicochemical properties and toxicities of nano zinc oxide to marine organisms
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Djurisic A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2015

Project Title:	Enhancing marine biodiversity and ecological function on artificial coastal structures through ecological engineering
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Perkins MJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2016
Completion Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2015-16
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award
Start Date:	11/2016

Project Title:	Determining optimal sample-preparation methodologies for stable isotope analysis of marine animals
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Perkins MJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2017
Completion Date:	09/2018

Project Title:	Ecological risk assessment of retinoic acids in urbanised coastal marine ecosystems
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2017

Project Title:	SETAC Rome – SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting; Distribution and ecological risk assessment of palm stearin in coastal marine environments of Hong Kong after an accidental pollution in Pearl River Estuary, South China
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2018
Completion Date:	05/2018

Project Title:	Development of a new ecologically friendly concrete mix to enhance biodiversity on artificial coastlines
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Lau TCE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2018

List of Research Outputs

Ankley G.T., Carusi A., Davies W.A., De Grandis G., Escher B., Hodges G., Leung K.M.Y., Whelan M. and Willett C., Ensuring long-term utility of the AOP Framework and knowledge for multiple stakeholders, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Astudillo Placencia J.C., Bonebrake T.C. and Leung K.M.Y., Deterred but not preferred: Predation by native whelk Reishia clavigera on invasive bivalves, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0196578.

Chan K.Y., Cheng I.N.Y., Kong S.S.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Use of online platform for student learning in higher education: The use of YouTube and Facebook as assessment tools , The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) Conference 2018. Conference theme: Higher education for diversity and global citizenship. March 2018, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan. Conference paper No. AE454-2B-3.. 2018, AE454-2B-3: 92-101.

Diamond J., Altenburger R., Coors A., Dyer S., Focazio M., Kidd K., Koelmans B., Leung K.M.Y., Servos M., Snape J., Tolls J. and Zhang X.W., Use of prospective and retrospective risk assessment methods that simplify chemical mixtures associated with treated domestic wastewater discharges, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2018, 37: 690-702.

LAI W.S., Yung M.N.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Influence of temperature and salinity on toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticle on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

LAI W.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Yung M.N.M., Djurisic A., Giesy J.P. and Leung K.M.Y., Regulation of engineered nanomaterials: current challenges, insights and future directions, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2018, 25: 3170-3182.

Leung K.M.Y., Eco-shoreline designs for sustainable coastal development and Revealing ecological risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals in marine protected areas through an integrative approach, Invited Lectures at the Global Marine Science Summit: Coastal Resilience and the Blue Economy, held during 5-8 November 2017 at University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA. 2017.

Leung K.M.Y., Richardson B., Au D.W.T., Chan K.M. and Wong C.K.C., ICMPE-8: Dedicated to Professor Rudolf Wu, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2017, 124: 569-572.

Leung K.M.Y., Joining the dots between omics and environmental management, As a Keynote Speaker in the session about Omics Advances in Ecotoxicology at the 4th Conference on Environmental Pollution and Health, held during 18-20 May 2018 at Nankai University, Tianjin, China. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Joining the dots between omics and environmental management, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2018, 14: 169-173.

Leung K.M.Y., SETAC Fellows Award 2017, The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2017.

Leung K.M.Y., Selected as one of the Top 100 Asian Scientists in the 2018 Edition of the Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist Magazine. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., The 19th Biwako Prize for Ecology, The Ecological Society of Japan. 2017.

Leung K.M.Y., Merrington G., Warne M.S.J., Wenning R.J. and Wu F.C., The good, the bad, and the ugly of environmental quality benchmarks: EQSPAE-2016 dedicated to Dr. Peter Michael Chapman (1951–2017), Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2018, 25: 3038-3042.

Leung K.M.Y., Top 1% Cited Scientist in Ecology/Environmental Science, Thomson Reuters' Essential Science Indicators. 2017.

SHAM R.C.-.T., TAO S., MAK K.Y., YAU K.C.J., Wai T.C., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profile of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, The 5th National Toxicology Symposium, 25-28 April 2018, Dalian, China. 2018.

SHAM R.C.-.T., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

SHAM R.C.-.T., Ho K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Tissue-specific accumulation of triphenyltin compounds in marine fishes in sub-tropical Hong Kong, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Sun P.Y., Foley H.B., Wu L., Nguyen C., Chaudhry S., Bao V.W.W., Leung K.M.Y. and Edmands S., Long-term laboratory culture causes contrasting shifts in tolerance to two marine pollutants in copepods of the genus Tigriopus, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2017, 25: 3183-3192.

TAO S., Perkins M.J., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Stable isotope-based tools to understand the effect of trawling ban on crustacean community in coastal waters of Hong Kong, 2017 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 6-11 Auguest 2017, Portland, Oregon, USA . 2017.

XU G., Chan S.N., Choi K.W., Lee J.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Tracking major endocrine disruptors in coastal waters using an integrative approach coupling field-based study and hydrodynamic modeling, Environmental Pollution. 2018, 233: 387-394.

YAU K.C.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S. and Leung K.M.Y., Recovery of molluscan community after the implementation of trawling ban in Hong Kong, 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), 13-16 May 2018, Montreal, Canada . 2018.

YEUNG W.Y.K. and Leung K.M.Y., Ecological impacts of larvicidal oil on the marine ecosystem: implications on its management, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Yung M.N.M., Fougeres P.A., Leung Y.H., Liu F., Djurisic A., Giesy J.P. and Leung K.M.Y., Physicochemical characteristics and toxicity of surface-modified zinc oxide nanoparticles to freshwater and marine microalgae, Scientific Reports. Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 7: 15909:1-14.

Zeng L., Lam J.C.W., Chen H., Du B., Leung K.M.Y. and Lam P.K.S., Tracking Dietary Sources of Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Marine Mammals through a Subtropical Marine Food Web, Environmental Science & Technology. 2017, 51: 9543-9552.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Distribution and ecological risk assessment of palm stearin in coastal marine environments of Hong Kong after an accidental pollution in Pearl River Estuary, South China, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Zhou G. and Leung K.M.Y., The genetic makeup of marine organisms to determine who is a winner or a loser under global climate change, 全球氣候變化背景下海洋生物成為〝贏家〞或〝輸家〞的遺傳决定因素, 10000 Selected Problems in Sciences: Ocean Science. 10000個科學難題:海洋科學卷, 2018, 1162-1165.

Researcher : Li J

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Li S

List of Research Outputs

To K.Y., Mak A.S.C., Fung E.Y.M., Che C.M., Li S., Deng W., RU B., Zhang J. and Wong A.S.T., β-catenin downregulates Dicer to promote ovarian cancer metastasis, Oncogene. England, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 36: 5927-5938.

Researcher : Liao P

List of Research Outputs

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., HSIAO A.S., XUE Y. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 modulates sterol synthesis during embryogenesis, Plant Physiology. 2017, 174: 1420-1435.

Researcher : Lim BL

Project Title:	A Study on Energy Outputs from Chloroplasts and Mitochondria and their Impact on Plant Physiology
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding for Incubating Group-based Collaborative Research Projects
Start Date:	03/2016
Completion Date:	02/2018

Project Title:	Influence of the interaction between AtPAP2 and MORF proteins on RNA editing
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2017
Completion Date:	03/2018

Project Title:	Centre for Genomic Studies on Plant-Environment Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Areas of Excellence Scheme
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	A study of phosphorylation of presequences of plant mitochondrial proteins
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:	07/2017
Completion Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	29th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research; MATURE CHLOROPLASTS OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA DO NOT IMPORT ATP EFFICIENTLY
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2018
Completion Date:	06/2018

List of Research Outputs

De Col V., Philippe F., Nietzel T., Elsasser M., VOON C.P., Candeo A., Seeliger I., Fricker M.D., Grefen C., Moller I.M., Bassi A., Lim B.L., Zancani M., Meyer A.J., Costa A., Wagner S. and Schwarzlander M., ATP sensing in living plant cells reveals tissue gradients and stress dynamics of energy physiology, eLIFE. 2017, 6: e26770.

GUAN X., Chen S.H.U.A.I., VOON C.P., Wong K.A.M.-.B.O., Tikkanen M.I.K.K.O. and Lim B.L., FdC1 and Leaf-Type Ferredoxins Channel Electrons From Photosystem I to Different Downstream Electron Acceptors, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9.

LEUNG W.S., Kim S., Lim B.L. and Saunders R.M.K., Transcriptome profiling of Desmos chinensis: revealing the molecular basis of dipartite perianth evolution in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

Lim B.L., Mature chloroplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana do not import ATP efficiently, 29th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. 2018.

SUN Y., Law Y.S., CHENG S. and Lim B.L., RNA editing of cytochrome c maturation transcripts is responsive to the energy status of leaf cells in Arabidopsis thaliana, Mitochondrion. 2017, 35: 23-34.

Researcher : Lin W

List of Research Outputs

HO Y.W., Baker D.M., Wu Y., Lin W. and Karczmarski L., Ontogenetic dietary shifts in the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis). , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Lin W., Karczmarski L. and Wu Y., Phylogeography of the finless porpoise and potential implications for the taxonomy of Neophocaena spp. , Mammalian Biology . 2017, 86: 92–101.

Lin W., Karczmarski L., Zheng R., Guo L., CHAN C.Y., Mo Y., HO Y.W., OR K.M., CHUI Y.S. and Wu Y., The extinction risk has been seriously underestimated for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

Researcher : Lo CSC

Project Title:	Further molecular dissection of pathogen-inducible biosynthesis of 3-deoxyflavonoid phytoalexins in sorghum
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2016

Project Title:	7th World Summit on Plant Genomics ; Distinct biosynthesis pathways for flavone C-glycosides and O-glycosides in rice
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2017
Completion Date:	07/2017

Project Title:	Functional and molecular characterization of flavonol biosynthesis in rice anther
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2018

List of Research Outputs

LAM P.Y., Tobimatsu Y., Takeda Y., Suzuki S., Yamamura M., Umezawa T. and Lo C.S.C., Altered cell wall structure and improved biomass digestibility in tricin-truncated rice mutant deficient in flavone synthase II, The 62nd Lignin Symposium, Nagoda, Japan. 2017.

LAM P.Y., Liu H., Tobimatsu Y. and Lo C.S.C., Flavone biosynthesis in rice: pathway elucidation and manipulation for improved cell wall digestibility, 13th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2017.

LAM P.Y., Tobimatsu Y., Takeda Y., Suzuki S., Yamamura M., Umezawa T. and Lo C.S.C., Tricin-depleted flavone synthase II mutant of rice displays altered lignin and improved cell wall digestibility, The 11th Cell Wall Researcher Meeting. 2017.

Lo C.S.C., Distinct Biosynthesis Pathways For Flavone C-glycosides And O-glycosides In Rice, 7th World Submit on Plant Genomics. 2017.

Lo C.S.C., Flavone biosynthesis in rice: different biosynthetic routes for C-linked and O-linked conjugates, XIX International Botanical Congress. 2017.

Researcher : Louie CYJ

Project Title:	Effect of lifelong added sugars consumption at human relevant levels on food intake and body composition of C57BL6 mice
Investigator(s):	Louie CYJ, Wan JMF, Li ETS, Chan CB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:	01/2017

Project Title:	Identification of potential plant-based functional for protection against salt-induced endothelial dysfunction
Investigator(s):	Louie CYJ, Wan JMF
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Translational and Applied Research
Start Date:	04/2017

Project Title:	Effect of low vs high glycaemic index diet on day-long glycaemia in healthy adults
Investigator(s):	Louie CYJ, Wan JMF
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2018

Project Title:	Nutrition 2018; Effect of chronic sucrose consumption at human-relevant levels on metabolic health and body composition in mice
Investigator(s):	Louie CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2018
Completion Date:	06/2018

List of Research Outputs

Boylan S., Mihrshahi S., Louie C.Y.J., Rangan A., Salleh H.N., Md Ali H.I., Dato Paduka H.R. and Gill T., Prevalence and Risk of Moderate Stunting Among a Sample of Children Aged 0–24 Months in Brunei, Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2017, 21: 2256-2266.

Kusnadi D.T.L., Barclay A.W., Brand-Miller J.C. and Louie C.Y.J., Changes in dietary glycemic index and glycemic load in Australian adults from 1995 to 2012, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 106: 189-198.

Louie C.Y.J., Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member, Nutrition & Dietetics. 2018.

Louie C.Y.J., Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports. 2018.

Louie C.Y.J., Review Editor, Frontiers in Nutrition. 2017.

Mok A., Ahmad R., Rangan A. and Louie C.Y.J., Intake of free sugars and micronutrient dilution in Australian adults, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018, 107: 94-104.

Probst Y.C., Dengate A., Jacobs J., Louie C.Y.J. and Dunford E.K., The major types of added sugars and non-nutritive sweeteners in a sample of Australian packaged foods, Public Health Nutrition. 2017, 20: 3228-33.

Slater C., Cusick A. and Louie C.Y.J., Explaining variance in self-directed learning readiness of first year students in health professional programs, BMC Medical Education. 2017, 17.

YEUNG H.C., Gohil P., Rangan A.M., Flood V.M., Arcot J., Gill T.P. and Louie C.Y.J., Modelling of the impact of universal added sugar reduction through food reformulation, Scientific Reports. 2017, 12: 17392.

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:	Unraveling the function of doppel in the testis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2015

Project Title:	Characterization of coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) and its mechanism on junction dynamics using in vivo and in vitro knockout models
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2016

Project Title:	Unraveling the function of LFA-1 and its interacting partners in the testis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2017

Project Title:	Identification of target substrates of MARCH in the testis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	ECE 2018 20th European Congress of Endocrinology ; Sertoli cell-specific knockout of coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (Cxadr) disrupts the blood-testis barrier and causes impaired fertility
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2018
Completion Date:	05/2018

Project Title:	Unraveling the function of calrecticulin in the testis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2018

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Ge R., Lian Q., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Monitoring the Integrity of the Blood-Testis Barrier (BTB): An In Vivo Assay., Methods Molecular Biology. 2018, 1748: 245-252.

CHEN H., Gao Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., John C.M., Turek P.J., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Rescue of PFOS-induced human Sertoli cell injury by overexpressing a p-FAK-Y407E phosphomimetic mutant., Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 15810.

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Vangl2 regulates spermatid planar cell polarity through microtubule (MT)-based cytoskeleton in the rat testis, Cell Death and Disease. 2018, 9: 340.

Gao Y., CHEN H., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Mruk D.D. and Cheng C.Y., Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced Sertoli cell injury through a disruption of F-actin and microtubule organization is mediated by Akt1/2, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 1110.

Lai K.P., Li J.W., Wang S.Y., Wan M.T., Chan T.F., Lui W.Y., Au D.W., Wu R.S. and Kong R.Y., Transcriptomic analysis reveals transgenerational effect of hypoxia on the neural control of testicular functions, Aquatic Toxicology. 2017, 195: 41-48.

Wen Q., Li N., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Chu D.S., Wong C.K.C., Lian Q., Ge R.S., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Actin nucleator Spire 1 is a regulator of ectoplasmic specialization in the testis, Cell Death and Disease. 2018, 9: 208.

Researcher : Lung SC

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., YE Z., LUNG S.C., HU T., CHEN Q.F., SUEN Y.L., Wang M., Hoffmann-Benning S. and YEUNG E., 2017. A Potential Role for Arabidopsis Acyl‐CoA‐Binding Protein ACBP6 in the Phloem, 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Uppsala, Aug 27-30 Aug, 2017, Session “Plant Lipids and Plant Breeding”, p. 65 Invited talk (28/8/17). 2017.

HSIAO A.S., YE Z., GUO Z., Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins in reproduction., 13th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Taichung, Oct 17-20, 2017, Plant Biotechnology Session III, p 21 Invited talk (18/10/17) and session co-chair. 2017.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2018. Depletion of Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN3 affects fatty acid composition in the phloem., Front. Plant Sci.. 2018, 9: 2.

Liao P., Lung S.C., Jiang L. and Chye M.L., 2017. Subcellular localization of stress-related rice acyl-CoA-binding proteins., 4th AoE Symposium on “Organelle Biogenesis and Function”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2 Dec, 2017, Poster 15 (presented by P. Liao and awarded a Poster Award). 2017.

Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The ABCs of ACBPs (acyl-CoA-bining proteins), 2017. 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, Opening Lecture, p. 23. Invited talk (29/11/17 Opening Lecture presented by M-L. Chye; M-L. Chye also chaired Session 5 “Lipidomics and Lipid Metabolic Analysis on 30/11/17). 2017.

Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2017. The ABCs of ACBPs (acyl-CoA-bining proteins), 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, Opening Lecture, p. 23. Invited talk (29/11/17 Opening Lecture presented by M-L. Chye). 2017.

Lung S.C., LIAO P., HSIAO A.S. and Chye M.L., 2017. The role of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 in regulating sterol production., 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, Taipei, Nov 29-2 Dec, 2017, p.32. (30/11/17 presented by S-C. Lung). 2017.

Lung S.C., Liao P., YEUNG E., HSIAO A.S., Xue Y. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-2 to modulate gene expression of homeodomain-leucine zipper IV transcription factors., New Phytologist. 2018, 218: 183-200.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., HSIAO A.S., XUE Y. and Chye M.L., Acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 modulates sterol synthesis during embryogenesis, Plant Physiology. 2017, 174: 1420-1435.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Yeung E.C., Hsiao A.S. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1-2 to modulate gene expression of homeodomain-leucine zipper IV transcription factors, New Phytologist . 2018, 218: 183-200.

Lung S.C., Liao P., Hsiao A.S. and Chye M.L., The role of acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 in regulating sterol production. The 7th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipid, Nov 29- Dec 2, 2017, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Oral presentation (presented by Lung SC). , 2017.

Researcher : MA A

List of Research Outputs

MA A., He M., BAI J., Wong M.K.H., Ko K.W. and Wong A.O.L., Endocrinology, Dual role of insulin in spexin regulation : Functional link between food intake and spexin expression in fish model. (as PI & corresponding author, impact factor: 4.438 / SJR ranking: top 3.8% of total) . 2017, 158: 560-577.

Researcher : MAK KY

List of Research Outputs

SHAM R.C.-.T., TAO S., MAK K.Y., YAU K.C.J., Wai T.C., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profile of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, The 5th National Toxicology Symposium, 25-28 April 2018, Dalian, China. 2018.

TAO S., Perkins M.J., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Stable isotope-based tools to understand the effect of trawling ban on crustacean community in coastal waters of Hong Kong, 2017 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 6-11 Auguest 2017, Portland, Oregon, USA . 2017.

YAU K.C.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S. and Leung K.M.Y., Recovery of molluscan community after the implementation of trawling ban in Hong Kong, 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), 13-16 May 2018, Montreal, Canada . 2018.

Researcher : MENG H

List of Research Outputs

MENG H., WU R., Wang Y.F. and Gu J., A comparison of denitrifying bacterial community structures and abundance in acidic soils between natural forest and re-vegetated forest of Nanling Nature Reserve in southern China, Journal of Environmental Management. 2017, 198: 41-49.

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 J

List of Research Outputs

Ma J., KALA S., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Cao Y., Jiang Y., Liu X., Giorgio S., Peng L. and Wong A.S.T., Blocking Stemness and Metastatic Properties of Ovarian Cancer Cells by Targeting p70 S6K with Dendrimer Nanovector-Based siRNA Delivery, Molecular Therapy. 2018, 26: 70-83.

Researcher : Ma PY

List of Research Outputs

Leung Y.H., Guo M., Ma P.Y., Ng A.M.C., Djurisic A., Degger N. and Leung F.C.C., Transmission electron microscopy artifacts in characterization of the nanomaterial-cell interactions, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Springer, 2017, 101(13): 5469-5479.

Researcher : Mak ASC

List of Research Outputs

To K.Y., Mak A.S.C., Fung E.Y.M., Che C.M., Li S., Deng W., RU B., Zhang J. and Wong A.S.T., β-catenin downregulates Dicer to promote ovarian cancer metastasis, Oncogene. England, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 36: 5927-5938.

Researcher : Mamo BL

List of Research Outputs

Christensen B., Renema W., Henderiks J., De Vleeschouwer D., Groeneveld J., Castaneda I., Reuning L., Bogus K., Auer G., Ishiwa T., McHugh C., Gallagher S., Fulthorpe C., Mamo B.L., Kominz M., McGregor H., Petrick B., Takayanagi H., Levin E., Korpanty C., Potts D., Branawal S., Franco D., Gurnis M., Haller C., He Y., Himmler T. and Iwatani H., Indonesian Throughflow drove Australian climate form humid Pliocene to arid Pleistocene, Geophysical Research Letters. Elsevier, 2017, 44: 6914–6925.

Christensen B., Takayanagi H., Petrick B., Ishiwa T., Hendricks J., Groeneveld J., Mamo B.L., De Vleeschouwer D., Auer G., Deik H., Fulthorpe C., Gallagher S., McHugh C., Reuning L. and Yokoyama Y., Late Pleistocene Age Model for Site U1460, Perth Basin, SW Australian Shelf: Implications for Leeuwin Current History, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 2018.

Fontanier C., Mamo B.L., Toucanne S., Bayon G., Schmidt S., Deflandre B., Dannielou B., Jouet G., Garnier E., Sakai S., Martinez Lamas R., Duros P., Toyofuku T., Sale A., Belleney D., Bichon S., Boissier A., Cheron S., Pitel M., Roubi A., Rovere M., Gremaire A., Dupre S. and Jorry S., Are deep-sea ecosystems surrounding Madagascar threatened by land-use or climate change?, Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. Elsevier, 2018, 131: 93-100.

Fontanier C., Dissard D., Ruffine L., Mamo B.L., Ponzevera E., Pelleter E., Baudin F., Roubi A., Cheron S., Boissier A., Gayet N., Bermell-Fleury S., Pitel M., Guyader V., Lesongeur F. and Savignac F., Living (stained) deep-sea foraminifera from the sea of Marmara: A preliminary study, Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Elsevier, 2017.

Mamo B.L., Applications of Foraminifera, ZMT Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research. 2017.

Mamo B.L., Detritus and Pearls – The flourishing benthos of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Estuary, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. 2017.

Mamo B.L., Foraminifera, HKU Robert Black Evening Seminar Series. 2017.

Mamo B.L., McHugh C., Renema W., Gallagher S., Fulthorpe C. and Bogus K., Foraminiferal signatures of mass transport from the north-west continental shelf off Western Australia, IODP Exp. 356, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 2018.

Mamo B.L., Reports of Research Activities, Nomen Nudum. Australasian Palaeontologists, 2017, 37: 97.

McHugh C., Castaneda I., Kominz M., Gurnis M., Ishiwa T., Mamo B.L., Hendricks J., Christensen B., Groeneveld J., Yokoyama Y., Mustaque S. and Iqbal F., Pleistocene arid and wet climate variability: imprint of glacial climate, tectonics and oceanographic events in the sediments of the SE Indian Ocean, Western Australia, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 2018.

Researcher : Mruk DD

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Lui W.Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., Ge R., Lian Q., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Monitoring the Integrity of the Blood-Testis Barrier (BTB): An In Vivo Assay., Methods Molecular Biology. 2018, 1748: 245-252.

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Regulation of spermatogenesis by a local functional axis in the testis: role of the basement membrane–derived noncollagenous 1 domain peptide, The FASEB Journal. 2017, 31: 3587-3607.

CHEN H., Gao Y., Mruk D.D., Xiao X., John C.M., Turek P.J., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Rescue of PFOS-induced human Sertoli cell injury by overexpressing a p-FAK-Y407E phosphomimetic mutant., Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 15810.

Gao Y., CHEN H., Xiao X., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Mruk D.D. and Cheng C.Y., Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-induced Sertoli cell injury through a disruption of F-actin and microtubule organization is mediated by Akt1/2, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 1110.

Researcher : NI Y

List of Research Outputs

ZHENG T., NI Y., LI J., Chow B.K.C. and Panagiotou G., Designing Dietary Recommendations Using System Level Interactomics Analysis and Network-Based Inference, Frontiers in Physiology. 2017, 8: 753.

Researcher : ON SW

List of Research Outputs

ON S.W., Lee L.T.O. and Chow B.K.C., The relationship between the evolutionary origin of PACAP/GCG subfamily and two rounds of whole genome duplication (2WGD) in the beginning of vertebrate evolution, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Researcher : OR KM

List of Research Outputs

Lin W., Karczmarski L., Zheng R., Guo L., CHAN C.Y., Mo Y., HO Y.W., OR K.M., CHUI Y.S. and Wu Y., The extinction risk has been seriously underestimated for the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017.. International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

OR K.M., CHAN C.Y. and Karczmarski L., Coastal construction projects and fishery practices affect socio-spatial behaviour of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Researcher : OU J

List of Research Outputs

OU J., Teng J., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Impact of resveratrol, epicatechin and rosmarinic acid on fluorescent AGEs and cytotoxicity of cookies, Journal of Functional Foods. 2018, 40: 44-50.

OU J., Huang J., Zhao D., Du B. and Wang M., Protective effect of rosmarinic acid and carnosic acid against streptozotocin-induced oxidation, glycation, inflammation and microbiota imbalance in diabetic rats, Food & Function. 2018, 9: 851-860.

Researcher : POON WL

List of Research Outputs

POON W.L., Alenius H., Ndika J., Fortino V., Kolhinen V., Meščeriakovas A., Wang M., Greco D., Lähde A., Jokiniemi J., Lee C.Y.J., El-Nezamy H.S. and Karisola P., Nano-sized zinc oxide and silver, but not titanium dioxide, induce innate and adaptive immunity and antiviral response in differentiated THP-1 cells, Nanotoxicology. 2017, 1-16.

Researcher : PRAVELIL AP

List of Research Outputs

PRAVELIL A.P., WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. Effect of sugars and protein sources on expression of genes involved in exopolysaccharide production by Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC1275, ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

Researcher : Panagiotou I

List of Research Outputs

Singh G.H.H., Ip H.W., Yim R.L.H., Tang T.W.F., Pang H.M.H., Lee P., Leung G.M.K., Li J.W.Y., Tang K., So J.C.C., Leung R.Y.Y., Li J., Panagiotou I., Lam C.C.K. and Kwong Y.L., Next-Generation Sequencing with a 54-Gene Panel Identifies Unique Mutational Profile and Prognostic Markers in Chinese Patients with Myelofibrosis, 59th American Society of Haematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, GA,. Blood, 2017, Supplement 8 December 2017.

Researcher : Pang CC

List of Research Outputs

LAU Y.Y., Pang C.C., Ramsden L. and Saunders R.M.K., Stigmatic exudate in the Annonaceae: Pollinator reward, pollen germination medium or extragynoecial compitum?, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2017, 59: 881-894.

Researcher : Perkins MJ

List of Research Outputs

TAO S., Perkins M.J., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Stable isotope-based tools to understand the effect of trawling ban on crustacean community in coastal waters of Hong Kong, 2017 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 6-11 Auguest 2017, Portland, Oregon, USA . 2017.

Researcher : RU B

List of Research Outputs

RU B., SUN J., TONG Y., Wong C.N., Chandra A., Tang A.T.S., Chow L.K.Y., Wun W.L., Levitskaya Z. and Zhang J., CR2Cancer: a database for chromatin regulators in human cancer, Nucleic Acids Research. 2017.

TONG Y., RU B. and Zhang J., miRNACancerMAP: an integrative web server inferring miRNA regulation network for cancer, Bioinformatics. 2018.

To K.Y., Mak A.S.C., Fung E.Y.M., Che C.M., Li S., Deng W., RU B., Zhang J. and Wong A.S.T., β-catenin downregulates Dicer to promote ovarian cancer metastasis, Oncogene. England, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 36: 5927-5938.

Researcher : Russell BD

Project Title:	Limits to resistance: can subtidal marine grazers perform their ecological function under future conditions?
Investigator(s):	Russell BD
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	11/2016

Project Title:	The future of a keystone grazer: physiological and nutritional responses of an urchin to ocean warming across its geographical range.
Investigator(s):	Russell BD, Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:	07/2017
Completion Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	4th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change in the World’s Oceans ; Time matters: longer heatwaves increase mortality of subtidal organisms at sub-lethal temperatures
Investigator(s):	Russell BD
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2018

List of Research Outputs

Connell S.D., Fernandes M., Burnell O.W., Doubleday Z.A., Griffin K.J., Irving A.D., Leung J.Y.S., Owen S., Russell B.D. and Falkenberg L.J., Testing for thresholds of ecosystem collapse in seagrass meadows, Conservation Biology. 2017, 31: 1196-1201.

Connell S.D., Doubleday Z.A., Foster N.R., Hamlyn S.B., Harley C.D.G., Helmuth B., Kelaher B.P., Nagelkerken I., Rodgers K.L., Sara G. and Russell B.D., The duality of ocean acidification as a resource and a stressor, Ecology. 2018, 99: 1005-1010.

Davis K.L., Coleman M.A., Connell S.D., Russell B.D., Gillanders B.M. and Kelaher B.P., Ecological performance of construction materials subject to ocean climate change, Marine Environmental Research. 2017, 131: 177-182.

Harley C.D.G., Connell S.D., Doubleday Z.A., Kelaher B.P., Russell B.D., Sarà G. and Helmuth B., Conceptualizing ecosystem tipping points within a physiological framework, Ecology and Evolution. 2017, 7: 6035-6045.

Knights A.M., Firth L.B. and Russell B.D., Ecological responses to environmental change in marine systems, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2017, 492: 3-6.

Leung J.Y.S., Connell S.D. and Russell B.D., Heatwaves diminish the survival of a subtidal gastropod through reduction in energy budget and depletion of energy reserves, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 17688.

Leung J.Y.S., Connell S.D., Nagelkerken I. and Russell B.D., Impacts of near-future ocean acidification and warming on the shell mechanical and geochemical properties of gastropods from intertidal to subtidal zones, Environmental Science and Technology. 2017, 51: 12097–12103.

Nagelkerken I., Goldenberg S.U., Ferreira C.M., Russell B.D. and Connell S.D., Species interactions drive fish biodiversity loss in a high-CO2 world., Current Biology. 2017, 27: 2177-2184.

Russell B.D., Using ecophysiology to predict ecosystem shifts under climate change, Lecture to Marine Ecology and Oceanography course. 2017.

Wang J., Russell B.D., Ding M.W. and Dong Y.W., Ocean acidification increases the sensitivity and variability of physiological responses of an intertidal limpet to thermal stress, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 2803-2817.

Researcher : SEKAR R

List of Research Outputs

SEKAR R. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin and lipid metabolism, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Researcher : SENTHIL V

List of Research Outputs

SINGH K., SENTHIL V., AROKIARAJ A.W.R., Leprince J., Lefranc B., Vaudry D., Allam A.A., Ajarem J. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin receptors structural analysis as a potential drug target, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Researcher : SHAM RC-T

List of Research Outputs

SHAM R.C.-.T., TAO S., MAK K.Y., YAU K.C.J., Wai T.C., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profile of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, The 5th National Toxicology Symposium, 25-28 April 2018, Dalian, China. 2018.

SHAM R.C.-.T., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

SHAM R.C.-.T., Ho K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Tissue-specific accumulation of triphenyltin compounds in marine fishes in sub-tropical Hong Kong, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Distribution and ecological risk assessment of palm stearin in coastal marine environments of Hong Kong after an accidental pollution in Pearl River Estuary, South China, SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting, 13-17 May 2018, Rome, Italy. 2018.

Researcher : SINGH K

List of Research Outputs

SINGH K., Leprince J., Lefranc B., Vaudry D. and Chow B.K.C., Discovering small compound modulators for Secretin receptor, Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 13th Annual Drug Discovery Chemistry. April 2-6, 2018 in San Diego, CA USA. 2018.

SINGH K., SENTHIL V., AROKIARAJ A.W.R., Leprince J., Lefranc B., Vaudry D., Allam A.A., Ajarem J. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin receptors structural analysis as a potential drug target, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Researcher : SO YK

List of Research Outputs

Chen J., Liu K., Xu Q., LU Y., Peart M.R., Hau C.H., Hui H.H. and SO Y.K., Influences of River Water Turbidity and Other Physical Properties on Biodiversity in the Lai Chi Wo in Hong Kong, China, AOGS2017, Singapore, August 2017.

Researcher : SUN J

List of Research Outputs

RU B., SUN J., TONG Y., Wong C.N., Chandra A., Tang A.T.S., Chow L.K.Y., Wun W.L., Levitskaya Z. and Zhang J., CR2Cancer: a database for chromatin regulators in human cancer, Nucleic Acids Research. 2017.

Researcher : SUN Y

List of Research Outputs

SUN Y., Law Y.S., CHENG S. and Lim B.L., RNA editing of cytochrome c maturation transcripts is responsive to the energy status of leaf cells in Arabidopsis thaliana, Mitochondrion. 2017, 35: 23-34.

Researcher : Sadovy YJ

Project Title:	6th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference The Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregation (SCFRA) Perplexing Problems of Sexual Patterns in the Genus Paralabrax
Investigator(s):	Sadovy YJ
Department:	Ecology & Biodiversity
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2001

Project Title:	Workshop to assess current conservation status and identify management and research needs for 90 Asian species of groupers according to IUCN Red List Criteria and Categories
Investigator(s):	Sadovy YJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Start Date:	07/2016

Project Title:	Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Annual meeting; Aggregations as a Proxy for Changes in Abundance in a Threatened Reef Fish, the Nassau Grouper
Investigator(s):	Sadovy YJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	11/2017
Completion Date:	11/2017

List of Research Outputs

Law S.W. and Sadovy Y.J., Reproductive biology of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii, threadfin porgy Evynnis cardinalis and red pargo Pagrus major in the northern South China Sea with consideration of fishery status and management needs, Journal of Fish Biology. 2017, 91: 101-125.

Researcher : Saunders RMK

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:	Perianth evolution in the Annonaceae, an early-divergent family of flowering plants: integrating floral development, comparative transcriptomics and pollination ecology
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK, Pang CC, Arias Garzon T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2015

Project Title:	Pollinator trapping in the early-divergent flowering plant family Annonaceae: evolution of a mechanism that maximizes the efficiency of pollinator use
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2016
Completion Date:	03/2018

Project Title:	Conserving Hong Kong’s endemic and endangered flora: pollination ecology, seed dispersal, population genetics and conservation biology of Thismia species
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	05/2016
Completion Date:	04/2018

Project Title:	Assessing key evolutionary innovations and founder events as drivers of speciation: an integrated phylogenetic approach to the study of evolutionary diversification in the genus Meiogyne (Annonaceae)
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2017

Project Title:	Reproductive ecology and biogeography of Artabotrys (Annonaceae): using phylogenies to test hypotheses in plant-pollinator coevolution, pollinator trapping, and spatio-temporal changes in distribution ranges and ecological niches
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK, Guo X
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2018

List of Research Outputs

CHEN J., Turner I.M., Saunders R.M.K. and Thomas D.C., Artabotrys scortechinii (Annonaceae): an augmented species description and a new record for Singapore, Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. 2018, 70: 3-8.

CHEN J., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Lineage diversification and evolution of pollinator trapping in Artabotrys (Annonaceae), 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

CHEN J., Chalermglin P. and Saunders R.M.K., Two new species and two new records of Artabotrys (Annonaceae) from Thailand, PhytoKeys. 2018, 95: 71-81.

GUO X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Gene tree discordance and coalescent methods support ancient intergeneric hybridisation between Dasymaschalon and Friesodielsia (Annonaceae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2018.

GUO X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Organ Homologies and Perianth Evolution in the Dasymaschalon Alliance (Annonaceae): Inner Petal Loss and Its Functional Consequences, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9: art. 174.

Guo X., TANG C.C., Thomas D.C., Couvreur T.L.P. and Saunders R.M.K., A mega-phylogeny of the Annonaceae: taxonomic placement of five enigmatic genera and support for a new tribe, Phoenicantheae, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.

Guo X., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Gene tree discordance and coalescent methods support ancient intergeneric hybridisation between Dasymaschalon and Friesodielsia (Annonaceae), 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

Guo X., TANG C.C., Thomas D.C., Couvreur T.L.P. and Saunders R.M.K., The most comprehensive phylogeny of the Annonaceae: clarification of the taxonomic placement of five enigmatic genera and support for a new tribe, Phoenicantheae, 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

HU A., Gale S.W., Fischer G.A. and Saunders R.M.K., Phylogenetics, floral and photosynthetic pathway evolution in the Cirrhopetalum alliance (Bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae), Taiwan Society of Plant Systematics, Taiwan, 10 March 2018.

LAU Y.Y., Pang C.C., Ramsden L. and Saunders R.M.K., Stigmatic exudate in the Annonaceae: Pollinator reward, pollen germination medium or extragynoecial compitum?, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2017, 59: 881-894.

LEUNG W.S., Kim S., Lim B.L. and Saunders R.M.K., Transcriptome profiling of Desmos chinensis: revealing the molecular basis of dipartite perianth evolution in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

LI P.S., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Historical biogeography and ecological niche modelling of the Asimina-Disepalum clade (Annonaceae): role of ecological differentiation in Neotropical-Asian disjunctions and diversification in Asia, BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2017, 17.

Saunders R.M.K., Editor, Taxon. 2017.

Thomas D.C., TANG C.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Historical biogeography of Goniothalamus and Annonaceae tribe Annoneae: dispersal-vicariance patterns in tropical Asia and intercontinental tropical disjunctions revisited , Journal of Biogeography. 2017, 44: 2862-2876.

Thomas D.C., Arias T., Lundberg M., Couvreur T.L.P., Sauquet H., Carrive L., Erkens R.H.J., Brandao R., Chatrou L.W., de Carvalho Lopes J., Xue B., Chaowasku T. and Saunders R.M.K., Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of the recalcitrant Annonaceae subfamily Malmeoideae, 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

Xue B., Tan Y.H., Thomas D.C., Chaowasku T., Hou X.L. and Saunders R.M.K., A new Annonaceae genus, Wuodendron, provides support for a post-boreotropical origin of the Asian-Neotropical disjunction in the tribe Miliuseae , Taxon. 2018, 67: 250-266.

Researcher : Shah N

Project Title:	Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of exopolysaccharide producing dairy starter Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275
Investigator(s):	Shah N, Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2015

Project Title:	Genome-wide association study of sensory quality of cooked rice focusing on taste and olfactory attributes
Investigator(s):	Shah N, Corke H
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	07/2016

Project Title:	A comprehensive characterization of high γ-aminobutyric acid producing lactic acid bacteria: insights into genomics, transcriptomics and molecular dynamic simulation
Investigator(s):	Shah N, Huang J, Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:	07/2017
Completion Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	3rd International conference on Natural Products utilization ; SULPHONATED MODIFICATION OF POLYSACCHARIDES FROM PLEUROTUS ERYNGII AND STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS ASCC 1275 IMPROVES HEALTH FUNCTIONALITIES AND UPTAKE OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES USING CCD AND CACO-2 CELL LINE MODELS
Investigator(s):	Shah N
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2017
Completion Date:	10/2017

List of Research Outputs

Abushelaibi A., Al-Mahadin S., El-Tarabily K., Ayyash M. and Shah N., 2017. In-vitro investigation into probiotic characterisation of Streptococcus and Enterococcus isolated from camel milk., LWT - Food Science and Technology. Ms. Ref. No.: LWT-D-17-00520R2.. 2017.

Abushelaibi A., Al-Mahadin S., El-Tarabily K., Ayyash M. and Shah N., 2017. Probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from camel milk., LWT - Food Science and Technology. 2017, 79: 316-325.

Al-Dhaheri A.S., Al-Hemeiri R., Kizhakkayil J., Al-Nabulsi A., Abushelaibi A., Shah N. and Ayyash M., 2017. Health-promoting benefits of Low-Fat Akawi Cheese Made by Exopolysaccharide-producing Probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from Camel milk., J. Dairy Sci.. 2017, 100 (10):7771–7779.

Ayyash M., Abushelaibi A., Al-Mahadin S., Enan M., El-Tarabily K. and Shah N., 2018. In-vitro investigation into probiotic characterisation of Streptococcus and Enterococcus isolated from camel milk., LWT - Food Science and Technology. 2018, 87(Supplement C):478-487.

DAI S., Jiang F.T., Corke H. and Shah N., 2017. The stability and phase behavior of konjac glucomannan-milk systems., Food Hydrocolloids . 2017, 73: 30-40.

DAI S., Corke H. and Shah N., 2017. Utilization of konjac glucomannan as a fat replacer in low-fat and skimmed Mozzarella cheese., ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

DAI S., Jiang F.T., Corke H. and Shah N., 2018. Physicochemical and textural properties of Mozzarella cheese made with konjac glucomannan as a fat replacer., Food Research International, . 2018, Ref. No.: FOODRES-D-18-00038R1.

Dianawati D., Lim S.F., Ooi Y., Houi B. and Shah N., 2017. Effect of type of protein-based microcapsules and storage at various ambient temperatures on the survival and heat tolerance of spray dried L. acidophilus., J Food Sci.. 2017, JFDS-2017-0465.R2.

HO S.W. and Shah N., 2017. The antibacterial effect of addition of citrulline in fermented milk against foodborne pathogens., ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

PRAVELIL A.P., WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. Effect of sugars and protein sources on expression of genes involved in exopolysaccharide production by Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC1275, ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. High gamma-aminobutyric acid production from lactic acid bacteria: emphasis on Lactobacillus brevis as a functional dairy starter., Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr.. 2017, 57(17):3661-72.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. Restoration of GABA production machinery in Lactobacillus brevis by accessible carbohydrates, anaerobiosis and early acidification., Food Microbiology.. 2017.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. Transcriptomic analysis of high exopolysaccharide-producing dairy starter bacterium Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC 1275 in milk., ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2018. Comparative mRNA-seq analysis reveals the improved EPS production machinery in Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 during optimized milk fermentation., Frontiers in Microbiology, section Food Microbiology. 2018, 9: 445.

Researcher : Sin YW

Project Title:	Genetic Diversity, Demographic History and Introgression of the North Pacific Albatrosses
Investigator(s):	Sin YW
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Start-up Allowance for Returning Croucher Award Recipients
Start Date:	06/2018

List of Research Outputs

Grayson P., Sin Y.W., Sackton T. and Edwards S.V., Comparative genomics as a foundation for evo-devo studies in birds, Avian and Reptilian Developmental Biology. 2017, 11-46.

Xu L., Sin Y.W., Grayson P., Janes D.E., Edwards S.V. and Sackton T.B., Evolutionary dynamics of sex chromosomes of palaeognathous birds, bioRxiv. 2018.

Researcher : Sobko T

Project Title:	Child's physical activity and eating habits at home - how to involve, educate and empower the domestic worker - developing and testing an intervention
Investigator(s):	Sobko T
Department:	Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:	Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Fund Award Scheme
Start Date:	01/2015

Project Title:	Eportfolio - a tool for reflective, autonomous learning: evaluation and further development.
Investigator(s):	Sobko T, Churchill D, Bridges SM
Department:	Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:	Teaching Development Grants
Start Date:	04/2015

Project Title:	Play&Grow: Randomised Controlled Trial
Investigator(s):	Sobko T, Tse MA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2017

Project Title:	Promoting healthy eating and active playtime by connecting preschool children to nature: A randomised control trial
Investigator(s):	Sobko T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2018

Project Title:	INFLAME Global network, 7th Annual workshop; Abstract Title: Improved eating habits and active playtime though connecting preschool children to nature: preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial.
Investigator(s):	Sobko T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	04/2018
Completion Date:	04/2018

Project Title:	Effect of nature intervention ‘Play&Grow’ RCT on Hong Kong 2-4 year old children – Can nature exposure change the gut microbiota?
Investigator(s):	Sobko T, El-Nezamy HS, Chan CS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2018

Researcher : Sun M

Project Title:	Speciation, phylogeography, and conservation genetics of Asian wild orchid Spiranthes
Investigator(s):	Sun M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	09/2016

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 : TANG CC

List of Research Outputs

Guo X., TANG C.C., Thomas D.C., Couvreur T.L.P. and Saunders R.M.K., A mega-phylogeny of the Annonaceae: taxonomic placement of five enigmatic genera and support for a new tribe, Phoenicantheae, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.

Guo X., TANG C.C., Thomas D.C., Couvreur T.L.P. and Saunders R.M.K., The most comprehensive phylogeny of the Annonaceae: clarification of the taxonomic placement of five enigmatic genera and support for a new tribe, Phoenicantheae, 19th International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, PRC, 23–29 July 2017.

Thomas D.C., TANG C.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Historical biogeography of Goniothalamus and Annonaceae tribe Annoneae: dispersal-vicariance patterns in tropical Asia and intercontinental tropical disjunctions revisited , Journal of Biogeography. 2017, 44: 2862-2876.

Researcher : TAO S

List of Research Outputs

SHAM R.C.-.T., TAO S., MAK K.Y., YAU K.C.J., Wai T.C., Ho K.Y., Wang X.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatial comparison of contamination and biomagnification profile of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine environments of Hong Kong, The 5th National Toxicology Symposium, 25-28 April 2018, Dalian, China. 2018.

TAO S., Perkins M.J., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Stable isotope-based tools to understand the effect of trawling ban on crustacean community in coastal waters of Hong Kong, 2017 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 6-11 Auguest 2017, Portland, Oregon, USA . 2017.

YAU K.C.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S. and Leung K.M.Y., Recovery of molluscan community after the implementation of trawling ban in Hong Kong, 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), 13-16 May 2018, Montreal, Canada . 2018.

Researcher : THOMPSON PD

List of Research Outputs

Mc Sharry Mc Ilroy S.E., THOMPSON P.D., YUAN F.L. and Baker D.M., Which species will proliferate? Hong Kong as a coral acclimatization experiment for climate change. , Gordon Research Conference. 2017.

Researcher : TIONGSON AJC

List of Research Outputs

TIONGSON A.J.C. and Karczmarski L., Spatio-behavioural habitat partitioning by two sympatric island-associated dolphins in Tañon Strait, central Philippines. , 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. International Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Researcher : TONG Y

List of Research Outputs

RU B., SUN J., TONG Y., Wong C.N., Chandra A., Tang A.T.S., Chow L.K.Y., Wun W.L., Levitskaya Z. and Zhang J., CR2Cancer: a database for chromatin regulators in human cancer, Nucleic Acids Research. 2017.

TONG Y., RU B. and Zhang J., miRNACancerMAP: an integrative web server inferring miRNA regulation network for cancer, Bioinformatics. 2018.

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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2013

List of Research Outputs

Man K.N., Tian Z., Lam C.L.D., Wan J.M.F. and Tan-Un K.C., Satisfaction, preference and error occurrence of three dry powder inhalers as assessed by a cohort naïve to inhaler operation, International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2018, 13: 1949.

Researcher : To KY

List of Research Outputs

To K.Y., Mak A.S.C., Fung E.Y.M., Che C.M., Li S., Deng W., RU B., Zhang J. and Wong A.S.T., β-catenin downregulates Dicer to promote ovarian cancer metastasis, Oncogene. England, Nature Publishing Group, 2017, 36: 5927-5938.

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

Researcher : VOON CP

List of Research Outputs

De Col V., Philippe F., Nietzel T., Elsasser M., VOON C.P., Candeo A., Seeliger I., Fricker M.D., Grefen C., Moller I.M., Bassi A., Lim B.L., Zancani M., Meyer A.J., Costa A., Wagner S. and Schwarzlander M., ATP sensing in living plant cells reveals tissue gradients and stress dynamics of energy physiology, eLIFE. 2017, 6: e26770.

GUAN X., Chen S.H.U.A.I., VOON C.P., Wong K.A.M.-.B.O., Tikkanen M.I.K.K.O. and Lim B.L., FdC1 and Leaf-Type Ferredoxins Channel Electrons From Photosystem I to Different Downstream Electron Acceptors, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9.

Researcher : Vengatesen T

Project Title:	Larvae of the Hong Kong, Pacific, and Portuguese oysters in a changing climate: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why?
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2015

Project Title:	Architecture and material properties of oyster shells: new insights from 3D printing and FEA modeling
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T, Yeung KWK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2016
Completion Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	2nd Interdisciplinary Symposium on Ocean Acidification and Climate Change (2nd ISOACC)
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	12/2016

Project Title:	Ocean acidification threatens Chinese oysters: Can some species adapt within this century?(SKLMP/SCRF/0019)
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	SKLMP Seed Collaborative Research Fund
Start Date:	11/2017

Project Title:	Understanding the mechanisms for shell strength in Hong Kong oysters: will the toughest survive climate change?
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2018

Project Title:	The 19th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling; Biofouling in multi-stressed coastal oceans: a synthesis of experimental data
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2018

Researcher : WANG L

List of Research Outputs

WANG L., Zhang L.I. and Chow B.K.C., A role of secretin in postnatal development of purkinje cells, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

WANG L., Zhang L. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin Modulates the Postnatal Development of Mouse Cerebellar Cortex Via PKA- and ERK-dependent Pathways, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2017, 11: 382.

Zhang L.I., WANG L. and Chow B.K.C., Expression and functional implications of secretin in cerebellar cortex, 13th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides Dec 3-7, 2017 Hong Kong SAR, China. 2017.

Researcher : WONG CY

List of Research Outputs

Baker D.M., Freeman C.J., WONG C.Y., Fogel M.L. and Knowlton N., Climate change promotes parasitism in a coral symbiosis, The ISME Journal. 2018, 12: 921-930.

Ohdera A., Abrams M.J., Ames C.L., Baker D.M., Suescun-Bolivar L.P., Collins A.G., Freeman C.J., Gamero-Mora E.D.G.A.R., Goulet T.L., Hofmann D.K., Jaimes-Becerra A., Long P.F., Marques A.C., Miller L.A., Mydlarz L.D., Morandini A.C., Newkirk C.R., Putri S.P., Samson J.E., Stampar S.N., Steinworth B., Templeman M., Thome P.E., Vlok M., Woodley C.M., WONG C.Y., Martindale M.Q., Fitt W.K. and Medina M., Upside-Down but Headed in the Right Direction: Review of the Highly Versatile Cassiopea xamachana System, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2018, 6.

Researcher : WONG WH

List of Research Outputs

WONG W.H. and Karczmarski L., Habitat selection and cumulative impacts of habitat loss on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Hong Kong, 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; 22–27 October 2017. . International Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2017.

Researcher : WU Q

List of Research Outputs

PRAVELIL A.P., WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. Effect of sugars and protein sources on expression of genes involved in exopolysaccharide production by Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC1275, ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. High gamma-aminobutyric acid production from lactic acid bacteria: emphasis on Lactobacillus brevis as a functional dairy starter., Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr.. 2017, 57(17):3661-72.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. Restoration of GABA production machinery in Lactobacillus brevis by accessible carbohydrates, anaerobiosis and early acidification., Food Microbiology.. 2017.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2017. Transcriptomic analysis of high exopolysaccharide-producing dairy starter bacterium Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC 1275 in milk., ADSA Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24-28, 2017.. 2017.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2018. Comparative mRNA-seq analysis reveals the improved EPS production machinery in Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 during optimized milk fermentation., Frontiers in Microbiology, section Food Microbiology. 2018, 9: 445.

Researcher : WU R

List of Research Outputs

MENG H., WU R., Wang Y.F. and Gu J., A comparison of denitrifying bacterial community structures and abundance in acidic soils between natural forest and re-vegetated forest of Nanling Nature Reserve in southern China, Journal of Environmental Management. 2017, 198: 41-49.

Researcher : WU Y

List of Research Outputs

Wang M., WU Y. and Hu S., Effect and molecular mechanism of some phenolic compounds on melanin synthesis and degradation, the 3rd International Symposium of Food Science and Human Wellness during August 5th-6th, 2017 in Jilin, Changchun, China. 2017.

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:	Metagenomic Analysis of the Effect of Dietary Extra-virgin Olive Oil on the Intestinal Microbiota of Rats with Liver Fibrosis
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2017

List of Research Outputs

Man K.N., Tian Z., Lam C.L.D., Wan J.M.F. and Tan-Un K.C., Satisfaction, preference and error occurrence of three dry powder inhalers as assessed by a cohort naïve to inhaler operation, International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 2018, 13: 1949.

Wan J.M.F. and Kwan H.Y., Dietary Modulation, Obesity And Cancer Prevention, In: Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS & Dr M. Iqbal Choudhary, Anti-obesity Drug Discovery And Development. Bentham Science Publishers, 2017, 4: 1-24.

Researcher : Wan LY

List of Research Outputs

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Influence of functional food components on gut health, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2018, 1-10.

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Oxyresveratrol protective effects against deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction and bacterial translocation on porcine intestinal epithelial IPEC-J2 cells, Journal of Food Bioactives. 2018, 1: 116-123.

YIP K.Y., Wan L.Y., Wong A.S.T., Kenneth Korach K.K. and El-Nezamy H.S., 1 Combined Low-Dose Zearalenone and Aflatoxin B1 on Cell Growth and Cell-Cycle Progression in Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells, Toxicology Letters. 2017.

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:	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:	Inhibitory effects of some dietary phenolics on adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	04/2015
Completion Date:	03/2018

Project Title:	Phenolic-type Reactive Carbonyl Scavengers as Inhibitors against the Formation of Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and AGEs-induced Endothelial Dysfunction, Cell Apoptosis and Inflammation
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2015
Completion Date:	09/2017

Project Title:	The formation of beneficial compounds in soups
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2016
Completion Date:	03/2018

Project Title:	Flavonoids in meat soups: stability, reactivity and potential health benefits
Investigator(s):	Wang M, Zhang J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2016

Project Title:	Effect and molecular mechanism of selected terpenoids on melanogenesis and melanomagenesis
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2017

Project Title:	Protective Effect of Plant Polyphenols on UV-induced Skin Photodamages
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Matching Grant for Joint Research
Start Date:	06/2017

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., YE Z., LUNG S.C., HU T., CHEN Q.F., SUEN Y.L., Wang M., Hoffmann-Benning S. and YEUNG E., 2017. A Potential Role for Arabidopsis Acyl‐CoA‐Binding Protein ACBP6 in the Phloem, 15th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Uppsala, Aug 27-30 Aug, 2017, Session “Plant Lipids and Plant Breeding”, p. 65 Invited talk (28/8/17). 2017.

Fan D., Gao Y., Chen Y., Wang M., Gu X., Wang L., Shen H., Liao H., Zhao J. and Zhang H., Non-additive response of starch systems in different hydration states: A study of microwave-absorbing properties, 2017, 44: 103-108.

JIANG N., Cheng T., Wang M., Chan G.C.F., Jin L., Li H. and Sun H., Tracking iron associated proteomes in pathogens by a fluorescence approach, Metallomics. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017, 10: 77-82.

JIANG N., Cheng T., Wang M., Chan G.C.F., Jin L., Li H. and Sun H., Tracking iron-associated proteomes in pathogens by a fluorescence approach, Metallomics. 2018, 10: 77-82.

Liao P., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2017. The overexpression of cytosolic Brassica 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase enhances plastidial vitamin E and carotenoids., 4th AoE Symposium on “Organelle Biogenesis and Function”, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2 Dec, 2017, Oral presentation 14 (30/11/17 presented by P. Liao). 2017.

Liao P., Chen X., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2018. Improved fruit a-tocopherol, carotenoid, squalene and phytosterol content through manipulation of Brassica juncea 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE1 in transgenic tomato., Plant Biotechnol. J.. 2017, 16: 784-796.

OU J., Teng J., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Impact of resveratrol, epicatechin and rosmarinic acid on fluorescent AGEs and cytotoxicity of cookies, Journal of Functional Foods. 2018, 40: 44-50.

OU J., Huang J., Zhao D., Du B. and Wang M., Protective effect of rosmarinic acid and carnosic acid against streptozotocin-induced oxidation, glycation, inflammation and microbiota imbalance in diabetic rats, Food & Function. 2018, 9: 851-860.

POON W.L., Alenius H., Ndika J., Fortino V., Kolhinen V., Meščeriakovas A., Wang M., Greco D., Lähde A., Jokiniemi J., Lee C.Y.J., El-Nezamy H.S. and Karisola P., Nano-sized zinc oxide and silver, but not titanium dioxide, induce innate and adaptive immunity and antiviral response in differentiated THP-1 cells, Nanotoxicology. 2017, 1-16.

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Influence of functional food components on gut health, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2018, 1-10.

Wan L.Y., LING K.H., El-Nezamy H.S. and Wang M., Oxyresveratrol protective effects against deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction and bacterial translocation on porcine intestinal epithelial IPEC-J2 cells, Journal of Food Bioactives. 2018, 1: 116-123.

Wang M., Advisory Editorial Board Member 2017-2017, Chemical Research in Toxicology. American Chemical Society, 2017.

Wang M., Associate editor 2017-2018, Food Science & Nutrition. Wiley, 2018.

Wang M., Associate editor 2017-2018, Journal of Functional Foods . Elseiver, 2018.

Wang M., Dietary polyphenols for food quality and human health, School of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, June 6-8, 2018. 2018.

Wang M., Editorial Board Member 2017-2018 , Food Science and Human Wellness. Elseiver, 2018.

Wang M., Editorial board member 2017-2018, Food Bioscience. Elseiver, 2018.

Wang M., WU Y. and Hu S., Effect and molecular mechanism of some phenolic compounds on melanin synthesis and degradation, the 3rd International Symposium of Food Science and Human Wellness during August 5th-6th, 2017 in Jilin, Changchun, China. 2017.

Wang M., Phenolic compounds as prebiotics, 2017 International Dairy Sci-Tech and innovation conference，Nov 16-18, Shanghai, China. 2017.

Wang M. and Zhao Y., The discovery of stilbene-fused flavonoids as a new class of chemopreventive agents against colon cancer, Food & Function international symposium 2018 (FFIS 2018)，Xi’an, China on May 26th and 27th 2018. 2018.

Wang M., The impact of dietary phenolics on food quality and human health, East China University of Science and Technology， Department of Food Science and Engineering， March 14-16, 2018. 2018.

Wang M., Visiting professorship, Jilin University. 2018.

Wang W., Chen J., Mao J., Li H., Wang M., Zhang H., Li H. and Chen W., Genistein Ameliorates Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Targeting the Thromboxane A 2 Pathway , Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2018, 66: 5853-5859.

Xu Y., Wang W., Wang M., Liu X., Lee M.H., Wang M., Zhang H., Li H. and Chen W., High Salt Intake Attenuates Breast Cancer Metastasis to Lung, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2018, 66: 3386-3392.

Yu W., Tao M., Zhao Y., Hu X. and Wang M., 4′-Methoxyresveratrol Alleviated AGE-Induced Inflammation via RAGE-Mediated NF-κB and NLRP3 Inflammasome Pathway, Molecules. 2018, 23: 1447.

Yu W., Hu X. and Wang M., Pterostilbene inhibited advanced glycation end products (AGEs)-induced oxidative stress and inflammation by regulation of RAGE/MAPK/NF-κB in RAW264.7 cells, Journal of Functional Foods. 2018, 40: 272-279.