School of Biological Sciences

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Researcher : ANAND A

List of Research Outputs

ANAND A., Thibodeau B., Geeraert N.A.A. and Baker D.M., Nitrogen isotopes in a complex urbanized marine environment, Fourth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences. 2019.

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Researcher : Arokiaraj AWR

List of Research Outputs

On S.W., Arokiaraj A.W.R. and Chow B.K.C., Molecular evolution of CRH and CRHR subfamily before the evolutionary origin of vertebrate, Peptides. 2019, 9781(19): 30045-2.

Researcher : Ashton LA

List of Research Outputs

Ashton L.A., Associate Editor, Biodiversity and Conservation. 2019.

Ashton L.A., Griffiths H.M., Parr C.L., Evans T.A., Didham R.K., Hasan F., Teh Y.A., Tin H.S., Vairappan C.S. and Eggleton P., Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest, Science. AAAS, 2019, 363: 174-177.

Dale E.J., Kitching R.L., Thebaud C., Maunsell S.C. and Ashton L.A., Moths in the Pyrénées: spatio-temporal patterns and indicators of elevational assemblages, In: Nigel E Stork, Biodiversity and Conservation. Springer, 2019, 28: 1593-1610.

Griffiths H.M., Ashton L.A., Evans T.A., Parr C.L. and Eggleton P., Termites can decompose more than half of deadwood in tropical rainforest. Elsevier, 2019, 29: R118-R119.

Law S., Eggleton P., Griffiths H.M., Ashton L.A. and Parr C., Suspended Dead Wood Decomposes Slowly in the Tropics, with Microbial Decay Greater than Termite Decay, Ecosystems. 2019, 1-13.

Xing S., Bonebrake T.C., Ashton L.A., Kitching R.L., Cao M., Sun Z., Chee Ho J. and Nakamura A., Colors of night: climate–morphology relationships of geometrid moths along spatial gradients in southwestern China, Oecologia. 2018.

Researcher : Astudillo Placencia JC

List of Research Outputs

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., Lam C.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive ecological risk assessment of an accidental spill of palm stearin on the subtropical marine environment, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Researcher : BUTLER RJ

List of Research Outputs

BUTLER R.J., Bradford T., Not C.A. and Cannicci S., Exploring the State of Heavy Metal Pollution the sediment, flora and fauna of Hong Kong's mangroves., 9th International Conference of Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. 2019.

BUTLER R.J., Cannicci S. and Not C.A., Heavy metal exposure influences the thermal performance of mangrove crabs in Hong Kong, British Ecological Society Annual Meeting. 2018.

BUTLER R.J., Bradford T., Not C.A. and Cannicci S., Heavy metals and their potential physiological effects to Parasesarma bidens from Hong Kong mangrove, The Crustacea Society Mid Year Meeting. 2019.

Researcher : Bai J

List of Research Outputs

Bai J., Jiang X., He M., Chan C.B. and Wong A.O.L., 2019. Novel mechanisms for IGF-I regulation by glucagon in carp hepatocytes: Up-regulation of HNF1a and CREB expression via signaling crosstalk for IGF-I gene transcription., Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019, 10: 606.

Jiang Q., Bai J., He M., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wong A.O.L., 2018. 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: 336.

Lin C.Y., Bai J., He M. and Wong A.O.L., 2018. Grass carp prolactin gene: Structural organization and signal transduction for PACAP-induced prolactin promoter activity., Sci Rep. . 2018, 8: 4655.

MA A., Bai J., He M. and Wong A.O.L., 2018. Spexin as a neuroendocrine signal with emerging functions in mammals and fish models., Gen Comp Endocrinology. 2018, 265: 90-96.

Researcher : Baker DM

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
Completion Date:	10/2019

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
Completion Date:	04/2019

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

Project Title:	Hong Kong: The City that Coral Built
Investigator(s):	Baker DM
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2019

List of Research Outputs

ANAND A., Thibodeau B., Geeraert N.A.A. and Baker D.M., Nitrogen isotopes in a complex urbanized marine environment, Fourth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences. 2019.

CYBULSKI J.D., Husa S., DUPREY, N., Mamo B.L., YU P.F., TSANG P.N.T. and Yasuhara M., Baker D.M., THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF HONG KONG CORALS: HOPE FOR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS FOUND IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE, 11th North American Paleontological Conference Program with Abstracts. 2019.

Geeraert N.A.A., Yau Y.Y., Thibodeau B. and Baker D.M., Pathways of anthropogenic nitrogen in the coastal environment of Hong Kong, Fourth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences. 2019.

Gibson L., Hofford A., Dudgeon D., Song Y., Chen Y., Baker D.M. and Andersson A., Hong Kong's delayed ivory ban endangers African elephants, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2018, 16: 378-380.

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Kwon M.J., Tudge C., Kim K., Baker D.M. and MacAvoy S.E., Museum Collections Yield Information on Nitrogen Sources for Coastal Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina, and Caribbean Sea Invertebrates, 1850 to 2004, Journal of Shellfish Research. 2018, 37: 1159.

Mc Sharry Mc Ilroy S.E. and Baker D.M., Building blue networks: Measuring and conserving marine biodiversity., NSFC Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Workshop. 2018.

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S., WONG T.L., YAU K.C.J., Baker D.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Short-term tissue decomposition alters stable isotope values and C:N ratio, but does not change relationships between lipid content, C:N ratio, and Δδ13C in marine animals, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0199680.

SHIN C.P., Hoffman A., Li W.Y., Kendrick R.C., Baker D.M. and Bonebrake T.C., Stable isotopes of Lithosiini and lichens in Hong Kong show the biodindicator potential of lichenivorous moths, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 2018, 21: 1110-1115.

Thibodeau B., Geeraert N.A.A., YAU Y.Y. and Baker D.M., Nitrogen sources and cycling in Hong Kong waters: A game of Cluedo, Symposium on Ocean Circulation, Ecosystem, Hypoxia and Consequences (OCEAN-HK) 2019, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. 2019.

WONG C.W.M., CONTI-JERPE I.E., Raymundo L.J., Dingle C.E., Araujo G., Ponzo A. and Baker D.M., Whale Shark Tourism: Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Philippines, Environmental Management. 2019, 63: 282-291.

YAU Y.Y., Geeraert N.A.A., Baker D.M. and Thibodeau B., Impact of atmospheric deposition to coastal waters of Hong Kong, Fourth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences. 2019.

YAU Y.Y., Geeraert N.A.A., Baker D.M. and Thibodeau B., Quantifying seasonal nitrogen input from the atmosphere to Hong Kong coastal waters, Symposium on Ocean Circulation, Ecosystem, Hypoxia and Consequences (OCEAN-HK) 2019, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. 2019.

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:	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
Completion Date:	02/2019

Project Title:	Global consequences of urbanization for bee beta diversity
Investigator(s):	Bonebrake TC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:	07/2018
Completion Date:	11/2018

List of Research Outputs

GUO F., Lenoior J. and Bonebrake T.C., Land-use change interacts with climate to determine elevational species redistribution, Nature Communications. 2018, 9.

Hui T.Y., Yuan F.L., Bonebrake T.C. and Williams G.A., Multifunctional behaviour in a sandy shore crab enhances performance in extreme intertidal environments, Oecologia. 2019, 189: 79-89.

SHIN C.P., Hoffman A., Li W.Y., Kendrick R.C., Baker D.M. and Bonebrake T.C., Stable isotopes of Lithosiini and lichens in Hong Kong show the biodindicator potential of lichenivorous moths, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 2018, 21: 1110-1115.

Tsang P.N.T., Dyer E.E. and Bonebrake T.C., Alien species richness is currently unbounded in all but the most urbanized bird communities, Ecography. 2019.

Xing S., Bonebrake T.C., Ashton L.A., Kitching R.L., Cao M., Sun Z., Chee Ho J. and Nakamura A., Colors of night: climate–morphology relationships of geometrid moths along spatial gradients in southwestern China, Oecologia. 2018.

Xing S., Au T.F., DUFOUR P.C.J., Cheng W., YUAN F.L., Jia F., Vu L.V., Wang M. and Bonebrake T.C., Conservation of data deficient species under multiple threats: Lessons from an iconic tropical butterfly (Teinopalpus aureus), Biological Conservation. 2019, 234: 154-164.

YUAN F.L., Freedman A.H., Chirio L., LeBreton M. and Bonebrake T.C., Ecophysiological variation across a forest-ecotone gradient produces divergent climate change vulnerability within species, Ecography. 2018, 41: 1627-1637.

Researcher : CHAN WS

List of Research Outputs

Wood J., Tse C.L., Yang X., Brobst D., Liu Z., Zaw A.M., Chow B.K.C., Lee C.W., Chan C.B., PANG P.S.B., CHAN W.S. and Ye K., BDNF Mimetic alleviates body weight gain in obese mice by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle, Metabolism. 2018, 87: 113-122.

Researcher : CHEN H

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and planar cell polarity (PCP) in spermatogenesis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 71-77.

Researcher : CHEN J

List of Research Outputs

CHEN J., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Correlated evolution of fruit and seed traits in Artabotrys (Annonaceae) and the potential role of frugivore-mediated selection, 3rd UK Plant Evolution Meeting, Kew, London. 2019.

Researcher : CHENG CFM

List of Research Outputs

CHENG C.F.M., Sara G. and Williams G.A., Combined effects of thermal conditions and food availability on thermal tolerance of the marine bivalve Perna viridis, Journal of Thermal Biology. 2018, 78: 270-276.

CHENG C.F.M., TAN L.S., Rinaldi A., Giacoletti A., Sara G. and Williams G.A., Predicting effective aquaculture in subtropical waters: A dynamic energy budget model for the green lipped mussel, Perna viridis, Aquaculture. 2018, 495: 749-756.

Hui T.Y., Dong Y.W., Han G.D., LAU L.Y., CHENG C.F.M., Meepoka C., Monthon G. and Williams G.A., Metabolic depression as a key mechanism to survive high on the shore, International Temperate Reefs Symposium 2019.

Researcher : CHEUNG CWR

List of Research Outputs

Cheung C.W.R., Yasuhara M., Mamo B.L., Katsuki K., Seto K., Takata H., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Yamada K. and Iwatani H., Decadal‐centennial scale East Asian Summer Monsoon variability over the past millennium: an oceanic perspective, Geophysical Research Letters. 2018, 45: 7711–7718.

Yasuhara M., CHEUNG C.W.R., Mamo B.L., Katsuki K., Seto K., Takata H., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Yamada K. and Iwatani H., Decadal‐centennial scale East Asian summer monsoon variability over the past millennium: an oceanic perspective , American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 2018.

Researcher : CONTI-JERPE IE

List of Research Outputs

WONG C.W.M., CONTI-JERPE I.E., Raymundo L.J., Dingle C.E., Araujo G., Ponzo A. and Baker D.M., Whale Shark Tourism: Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Philippines, Environmental Management. 2019, 63: 282-291.

Researcher : CYBULSKI JD

List of Research Outputs

CYBULSKI J.D., Husa S., DUPREY, N., Mamo B.L., YU P.F., TSANG P.N.T. and Yasuhara M., Baker D.M., THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF HONG KONG CORALS: HOPE FOR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS FOUND IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE, 11th North American Paleontological Conference Program with Abstracts. 2019.

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

Project Title:	The sky's the limit: the irresistible ascent to land and trees by crabs
Investigator(s):	Cannicci S
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	The TUYF Charitable Trust
Start Date:	07/2018

Project Title:	10th Brazilian Crustacean Congress; The role of fiddler crabs in estuarine ecosystem functioning: state of the art and future challenges
Investigator(s):	Cannicci S
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	11/2018
Completion Date:	11/2018

Project Title:	The role of associated microbiota in the conquest of land by Hong Kong terrestrial crabs
Investigator(s):	Cannicci S
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	06/2019

List of Research Outputs

BUTLER R.J., Bradford T., Not C.A. and Cannicci S., Exploring the State of Heavy Metal Pollution the sediment, flora and fauna of Hong Kong's mangroves., 9th International Conference of Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. 2019.

BUTLER R.J., Cannicci S. and Not C.A., Heavy metal exposure influences the thermal performance of mangrove crabs in Hong Kong, British Ecological Society Annual Meeting. 2018.

BUTLER R.J., Bradford T., Not C.A. and Cannicci S., Heavy metals and their potential physiological effects to Parasesarma bidens from Hong Kong mangrove, The Crustacea Society Mid Year Meeting. 2019.

Cannicci S., The role of fiddler crabs in estuarine ecosystem functioning: state of the art and future challenges. , The 10th Brazilian Crustaceans Congress, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. 2018.

De Grande F. .R., Cannicci S. and Costa T. .M., Can fiddler crabs detect underwater predators? A laboratory test with Leptuca thayeri , Ethology Ecology & Evolution. Taylor & Francis Group, 2019, 31: 86-97.

De Grande F. .R., Colpo K. .D., Queiroga H., Cannicci S. and Costa T. .M., Contrasting activity patterns at high and low tide in two Brazilian fiddler crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Ocypodidae), In: Oxfor University Press, Journal of Crustacean Biology. 2018, 38: 407-412.

Fratini S., Cannicci S., Porri F. and Innocenti G., Revision of the Parasesarma guttatum species complex reveals a new pseudo-cryptic species in South East African mangroves, In: CSIRO, Invertebrate Systematics. 2019, in press: in press.

Not C.A., Lui C.A.Y.I. and Cannicci S., The ingestion of microplastics and micro-particles by mangroves crabs is related to their feeding habits, 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. 2019.

Researcher : Cao H

Project Title:	Copenhagen Bioscience Conference 15 - Averting the post-antibiotic era; Transmission Of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Between Human And Swine
Investigator(s):	Cao H
Department:	Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2018
Completion Date:	11/2018

List of Research Outputs

Andolina G., Wei R., Liu H., Zhang Q., Yang X., Cao H., Chen S., Yan A., Li X.D. and Li X.C., Metabolic Labeling Of Pseudaminic Acid-containing Glycans On Bacterial Surfaces, ACS Chem. Biol.. 2018, 13: 3030-3037.

Researcher : Chan CB

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

Project Title:	Functional studies of SH3 domain binding kinase 1 in liver metabolism
Investigator(s):	Chan CB, Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2019

Project Title:	Cell Symposium on Exercise Metabolism; Roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in muscle remodeling
Investigator(s):	Chan CB
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2019
Completion Date:	05/2019

List of Research Outputs

Bai J., Jiang X., He M., Chan C.B. and Wong A.O.L., 2019. Novel mechanisms for IGF-I regulation by glucagon in carp hepatocytes: Up-regulation of HNF1a and CREB expression via signaling crosstalk for IGF-I gene transcription., Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019, 10: 606.

Chan C.B., Regulation of muscle physiology by 7,8-dihydroxyflavone, 3rd International Conference of Bioactive substance (Okayama, Japan). 2018.

Chen T., Wong M.K.H., Chan C.B. and Wong A.O.L., 2019. Mechanisms for temperature regulation of feeding in goldfish and implications on seasonal changes in feeding behavior and food intake. , Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019, 10: 133.

Jia W., Wang N., Lin Y., Chen X., Hou B., Qiang G., Chan C.B., Yang X. and Du G., Effect of skeletal muscle phenotype and gender on fasting-induced myokine expression in mice, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2019, 514: 407-414.

Wood J., Tse C.L., Yang X., Brobst D., Liu Z., Zaw A.M., Chow B.K.C., Lee C.W., Chan C.B., PANG P.S.B., CHAN W.S. and Ye K., BDNF Mimetic alleviates body weight gain in obese mice by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle, Metabolism. 2018, 87: 113-122.

Yang X., Tse C.L., Hu X., Jia W.H., Du G.H. and Chan C.B., Interaction of CREB and PGC-1α Induces Fibronectin Type III Domain Containing Protein 5 Expression in C2C12 Myotubes., Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 2018, 50: 1574-1584.

Zhang S., Sheng H., Zhang X., Qi Q., Chan C.B., Li L., Shan C. and Ye K., Cellular energy stress induces AMPK-mediated regulation of glioblastoma cell proliferation by PIKE-A phosphorylation, Cell Death & Disease. 2019, 10: 222-.

Researcher : Chan CL

List of Research Outputs

GAN R., Chan C.L., Shah N. and Corke H., 2018. Enhancing antioxidant capacity of Lactobacillus acidophilus-fermented milk fortified with pomegranate peel extracts. 2018.10.016 Article, Food Bioscience 26 · October 2018. 2018.

Poonsuk K., On H., Chan C.L. and Tun H.M., Antimicrobial Resistance E.coli Recovered from Aero- and Hydro- Environments, Regional Symposium on AMR, Fighting AMR - Partnerships in Action, 13-14 November 2018, Hong Kong. 2018.

Researcher : Chan KY

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y., Climate change & global citizenship, “Woodland YMCA” Desert Tree Planting Service Camp 2018 (July 29 – August 4, 2018), organised by the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong and Xi’an YMCA. 2018.

Chan K.Y., Cheng I.N.Y., KONG S.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Constructivist blended learning approach in higher education, Co-Constructing Excellence: Recognizing, Scaffolding and Building Excellence in University Learning and Teaching. The University of Hong Kong, CETL, 2018, JTC2-B: 77.

Chan K.Y., Individual and group capstone projects in environmental management Masters programme at the University of Hong Kong. , In: Prof. Mick Healey, Workshop on Rethinking Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Capstone Projects and Dissertations. 2018, 4.23.

Chan K.Y., The Award of Continuing Professional Development Grants , The University of Hong Kong. 2019.

Researcher : Chan MN

List of Research Outputs

VOON C.P., GUAN X., SUN Y., Sahu A., Chan M.N., Gardeström P., Wagner S., Philippe F., Nietzel T., Versaw W.A.Y.N.E., Schwarzländer M.A.R.K.U.S. and Lim B.L., ATP compartmentation in plastids and cytosol of Arabidopsis thaliana revealed by fluorescent protein sensing , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E10778-E10787.

Researcher : Chan WL

List of Research Outputs

HUANG K., RU B., ZHANG Y., Chan W.L., Chow S.C., Zhang J., Lo C.S.C. and Lui W.Y., Sertoli cell–specific coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor regulates cell adhesion and gene transcription via β-catenin inactivation and Cdc42 activation, The FASEB Journal. 2019, 33: 7588-7602.

Zhu F., Chen M., Chan W.L., YANG F., Tian Y., Song T., Xie L., Zhou Y., Xiao S., Zhang J. and Lo C.S.C., SWATH-MS quantitative proteomic investigation of nitrogen starvation in Arabidopsis reveals new aspects of plant nitrogen stress responses, Journal of Proteomics. 2018, 187: 161-170.

Researcher : Cheng CY

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and planar cell polarity (PCP) in spermatogenesis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 71-77.

Wen Q., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Xiao X., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and cytoskeletons-Lesson from the testis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 21-32.

Wen Q., TANG E.I.Y., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Dynein 1 supports spermatid transport and spermiation during spermatogenesis in the rat testis, American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018.

Researcher : Cheng KW

List of Research Outputs

Fan D., Li J., Zhang N., ZHAO Y., Cheng K.W., Yan B., Wang Q., Zhao J., Wang M. and Zhang H., A comparison of mutagenic PhIP and beneficial 8- C -( E -phenylethenyl)quercetin and 6- C -( E -phenylethenyl)quercetin formation under microwave and conventional heating , Food & Function. 2018, 9: 3853-3859.

ZHOU Q., Cheng K.W., Gong J., Li E.T.S. and Wang M., Apigenin and its methylglyoxal-adduct inhibit advanced glycation end products-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in endothelial cells, Biochemical Pharmacology. 2019, 166: 231-241.

Researcher : Cheng W

List of Research Outputs

Xing S., Au T.F., DUFOUR P.C.J., Cheng W., YUAN F.L., Jia F., Vu L.V., Wang M. and Bonebrake T.C., Conservation of data deficient species under multiple threats: Lessons from an iconic tropical butterfly (Teinopalpus aureus), Biological Conservation. 2019, 234: 154-164.

Researcher : Cheung CWR

List of Research Outputs

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., Lam Y.Y.W., Yasuhara M., Cronin T.M., Kitamura A., Fujita K. and Lau S.S.S., Holocene shell geochemical and paleoecological records of a submarine cave in Okinawa, Japan, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 2018.

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:	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
Completion Date:	12/2018

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
Completion Date:	12/2018

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
Completion Date:	12/2018

Project Title:	BIT's 8th Annual World Congress of Molecular & Cell Biology (CMCB-2018) ; Structure and Signalling of Secretin Receptor in Water and Blood Pressure Control
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	10/2018
Completion Date:	10/2018

Project Title:	Osmoregulatory Actions of Secretin in Excitatory and Inhibitory Neuronal Populations of the Subfornical Organ
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC, Zhang J
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2019

Project Title:	Insight from amphioxus into the rudimentary functions of secretin-like peptides before vertebrate evolution
Investigator(s):	Chow BKC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2019

List of Research Outputs

Chow B.K.C., Structure and Signalling of Secretin Receptor in Water and Blood Pressure Control, BIT's 8th Annual World Congress of Molecular & Cell Biology (CMCB-2018). 2018.

Mak S.O.K., Zhang L. and Chow B.K.C., In vivo actions of SCTR/AT1aR heteromer in controlling Vp expression and release via cFos/cAMP/CREB pathway in magnocellular neurons of PVN , The FASEB Journal. 2019, 33: 5389-5398.

On S.W., Arokiaraj A.W.R. and Chow B.K.C., Molecular evolution of CRH and CRHR subfamily before the evolutionary origin of vertebrate, Peptides. 2019, 9781(19): 30045-2.

Sekar R., Wang L. and Chow B.K.C., Corrigendum: Central Control of Feeding Behavior by the Secretin, PACAP, and Glucagon Family of Peptides, Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2018, 9.

Wang L., Zhang L. and Chow B.K.C., Secretin Prevents Apoptosis in the Developing Cerebellum Through Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. Springer US, 2019, 68: 494-503.

Wang L.Q., Singh K., Zaw A.M. and Chow B.K.C., The Emerging Role of Epigenetics, Heart Genomics. 2018, 65-101.

Wood J., Tse C.L., Yang X., Brobst D., Liu Z., Zaw A.M., Chow B.K.C., Lee C.W., Chan C.B., PANG P.S.B., CHAN W.S. and Ye K., BDNF Mimetic alleviates body weight gain in obese mice by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle, Metabolism. 2018, 87: 113-122.

Zheng T.T., Li J., Ni Y.Q., Kang K., Misiakou M.A., Imamovic L., Chow B.K.C., Rode A.A., Bytzer P., Sommer M. and Panagiotou G., Mining, analyzing, and integrating viral signals from metagenomic data, Microbiome. BioMed Central, 2019, 7: 42.

Researcher : Chow SC

List of Research Outputs

HUANG K., RU B., ZHANG Y., Chan W.L., Chow S.C., Zhang J., Lo C.S.C. and Lui W.Y., Sertoli cell–specific coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor regulates cell adhesion and gene transcription via β-catenin inactivation and Cdc42 activation, The FASEB Journal. 2019, 33: 7588-7602.

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:	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:	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
Completion Date:	02/2019

Project Title:	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY CONGRESS; Manipulation of isoprenoid biosynthesis in transgenic food crops
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2018
Completion Date:	08/2018

Project Title:	Interactions of plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins with lipids and/or protein partner
Investigator(s):	Chye ML, Hao Q
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	11/2018

Project Title:	Analysis of lipid metabolic pathways and gene regulatory networks in anther development in Arabidopsis and rice
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:	01/2019

Project Title:	Role of Arabidopsis cytosolic ACBPs in seed oil regulation
Investigator(s):	Chye ML
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2019

List of Research Outputs

Chen M.X., HU T., ZHU F.Y., DU Z.Y., XUE Y., Lo C.S.C. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 interacts with AREB1 and mediates salt and osmotic signaling in seed germination and seedling growth., Environmental Exp Botany. 2018, 156: 130-140.

Chen M.X., Hu T.H., Xue Y., Zhu F.Y., Du Z.Y., Lo C.S.C. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis Acyl-Coenzyme-A-Binding Protein ACBP1 interacts with AREB1 and mediates salt and osmotic signaling in seed germination and seedling growth, Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2018, 156: 130-140.

Chye M.L., Lung S.C. and Liao P., 2018. ARABIDOPSIS ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 coordinates sterol regulation in plant development via protein-protein interaction, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB2018), Montpellier, 5-10 August 2018, Session 9 “Protein interactions in plant growth and development”. Invited concurrent talk (7/8/18). 2018.

Chye M.L., 2018. Potential applications of acyl-CoA-binding proteins in agricultural biotechnology, 14th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Kuala Lumpur, Oct 22-24, 2018, p 22 ABO4. Invited talk (22/10/18) and session chair. 2018.

Chye M.L., 2018. Promoting diversity at the University of Hong Kong , 12th Annual Strategic Leaders Global Summit, Supporting Diversity in Graduate Education, Nov 11-13, 2018, University of Johannesburg. 12/11/18, Panel 3: Recruiting a Diverse Student Body, p.42-43. 2018.

Chye M.L., 2019. Acyl-CoA-binding proteins function in plant stress responses. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya. Invited talk (12/6/19), 2019.

Chye M.L., GUO Z. and YE Z., 2019. Plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins are important in reproductive development. International Plant Growth Substances Association (IPGSA), Universite Paris-Descartes, Paris, Jun 26-29, 2019, Session 2C-6, p 7. Oral presentation (26/6/19), 2019.

Chye M.L., 2019. Plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins are important in stress responses. Symposium on Organelle Biogenesis and Function, Seoul National University, May 21-22, 2019 (Invited talk 22/5/19), 2019.

Chye M.L., Associate Editor, Plant Molecular Biology (Springer). 2018-2019, 2018. 2018.

Chye M.L., Associate Editor, Plant Molecular Biology (Springer). 2018-2019, 2019. 2019.

Chye M.L., Member (Editor) Editorial Board, Planta (Springer). 2018-2019. 2018.

Chye M.L., Member (Editor) Editorial Board, Planta (Springer). 2018-2019, 2019. 2019.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Cell Biology, 2018-2019. 2018.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Physiology, 2018-2019. 2018.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity, 2018-2019, 2018. 2018.

Chye M.L., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity. 2018-2019, 2019. 2019.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2018. A Class III Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein Affects Fatty Acid Composition in the Phloem, 23rd International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Yokohama, Jul 8-13, 2018, Session 2 “Lipid Trafficking and Channeling”, OP-10, p. 43. Invited talk (9/8/18) M-L. Chye also chaired Session 4 (Lipids and Environment on 10/7/18). 2018.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2019. Arabidopsis phloem oxylipin-related fatty acid content is affected by the expression of acyl-CoA-binding protein AtACBP3 , Regulatory Oxylipins, Ghent, Belgium, Apr 1-4, 2019 (Poster 15). 2019.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., 2018. Manipulation of isoprenoid biosynthesis in transgenic food crops , International Association of Plant Biotechnology Congress 2018 (IAPB 2018) August 19-24, 2018, Dublin, Ireland. Oral presentation (presented by Chye ML). Abstract page number, S126 Abstract number, O-119 Talk time, Aug 21, 2018, Session 3A, Track 1.. 2018.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., 2018. Manipulation of isoprenoid biosynthesis in transgenic food crops. International Association for Plant Biotechnology Congress, Aug 19-24, 2018, Dublin, Theme 7 “Plant Nutrinomics” O-119., In Vitro Cellular Developmental Biology 54: S126 Invited talk (21/8/18). 2018.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., 2018. The function of HMGS in plant development and isoprenoid production, State Key Laboratory (SKL) of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB), Chinese University of Hong Kong, 24 Oct 2018, Session “Stress Tolerance & Genomics”, p 16 Invited talk (24/11/18). 2018.

Liao P., Chen X., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2018. Transgenic tomato overexpressing Brassica juncea 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE1 enhances health-promoting vitamin E, carotenoids, squalene and phytosterols, Third International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (3-ISPMF), August 25-30, 2018, Kunming, China. Session 14 “Bioengineering & Biotechnology”, OL50, p. 92. Invited talk (28/8/18 presented by P. Liao). 2018.

Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1 to control sterol synthesis and lipid signaling, 23rd International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Yokohama, Jul 8-13, 2018, Session 8 “Extracellular Lipids and Isoprenoids”, OP-47, p. 80. Invited talk (12/8/18 presented by S-C. Lung). 2018.

Miao R., Lung S.C., Li X., Li X.D. and Chye M.L., 2019. Thermodynamic insights into an interaction between ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN2 and LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE2 in Arabidopsis., J. Biol. Chem.. 2019, 294: 6214-6226.

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

GAN R., Chan C.L., Shah N. and Corke H., 2018. Enhancing antioxidant capacity of Lactobacillus acidophilus-fermented milk fortified with pomegranate peel extracts. 2018.10.016 Article, Food Bioscience 26 · October 2018. 2018.

Researcher : Crickenberger SE

List of Research Outputs

Crickenberger S.E. and Wethey D.S., Annual temperature variation as a time machine to understand the effects of long-term climate change on a poleward range shift, Global Change Biology. 2018, 24: 3804-3819.

Crickenberger S.E., Biogeography and range limits of marine organisms, Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Workshop on Challenges in Sustainable Coastal Observation and Experiments in a Rapidly Changing Environment. 2018.

Crickenberger S.E. and Wethey D.S., Reproductive physiology, temperature and biogeography: the role of fertilization in determining the distribution of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 2018, 98: 1411-1424.

Wares J., Crickenberger S.E., Govindarajan A.F., Hamrick J.L., Skoczen K.M., Trapnell D.W. and Wethey D.S., The cryptic biology of Chthamalus fragilis (Darwin 1854) on the Atlantic coast of North America, Journal of Crustacean Biology. 2018.

Researcher : DUFOUR PCJ

List of Research Outputs

Xing S., Au T.F., DUFOUR P.C.J., Cheng W., YUAN F.L., Jia F., Vu L.V., Wang M. and Bonebrake T.C., Conservation of data deficient species under multiple threats: Lessons from an iconic tropical butterfly (Teinopalpus aureus), Biological Conservation. 2019, 234: 154-164.

Researcher : Dingle CE

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:	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

Project Title:	Development of a forensic toolkit to aid in the conservation and the prevention of illegal trade of the critically endangered Helmeted Hornbill
Investigator(s):	Dingle CE
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Start Date:	07/2018

List of Research Outputs

Lim B.T.M., Sadanandan K.R., Dingle C.E., LEUNG Y.Y., Prawiradilaga D.M., Irham M., Ashari H., Lee J.G.H. and Rheindt F.E., Molecular evidence suggests radical revision of species limits in the great speciator white-eye genus Zosterops, Journal of Ornithology. 2018, 1583-7.

WONG C.W.M., CONTI-JERPE I.E., Raymundo L.J., Dingle C.E., Araujo G., Ponzo A. and Baker D.M., Whale Shark Tourism: Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Philippines, Environmental Management. 2019, 63: 282-291.

Wang X., Que P., Heckel G., Hu J., Zhang X., Chiang C.Y., Zhang N., Huang Q., Liu S., Martinez J., Pagani-Nunez E., Dingle C.E., LEUNG Y.Y., Szekely T., Zhang Z. and Liu Y., Genetic, phenotypic and ecological differentiation suggests incipient speciation in two Charadrius plovers along the Chinese coast. , BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2019, 19: 135.

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

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2019.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board, Freshwater Biology. 2019.

Dudgeon D., Editorial Board, Global Ecology & Conservation. 2019.

Gibson L., Hofford A., Dudgeon D., Song Y., Chen Y., Baker D.M. and Andersson A., Hong Kong's delayed ivory ban endangers African elephants, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2018, 16: 378-380.

Li J., Hughes A.C. and Dudgeon D., Mapping wader biodiversity along the East Asian—Australasian flyway., PLoS One. 2019, 14: e0210552.

Reid A.J., Carlson A.K., Creed I.F., Eliason E.J., Gell P.A., Johnson P.T.J., Kidd K.A., MacCormack T.J., Olden J.D., Ormerod S.J., Smol J.P., Taylor W.W., Tockner K., Vermaire J.C., Dudgeon D. and Cooke S.J., Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity, Biological Reviews. 2019, 94: 849-873.

Sahadevan S., Barlocher F., Sobral O., Gessner M., Dudgeon D., McKie B., Chauvet E., Boyero L., Ferereira V., Frainer A., Bruder A. and Matthaei C.D., Biodiversity of leaf litter fungi in streams along a latitudinal gradient, Science of the Total Environment. 2019, 661: 306-315.

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:	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

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

HO S.W., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. Effects of supplementation of citrulline and /Lactobacillus helveticus ASCC 511 on the intestinal epithelial cell integrity. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

HO S.W., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. The protective effects of enriched citrulline fermented milk with Lactobacillus helveticus on the intestinal epithelium integrity against Escherichia coli infection. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

Lee C.Y.J., AlGhawas D.S., Poutanen K., LEUNG K.S., Oger C., Galano J.M., Durand T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Dietary Oat Bran Increases Some Proinflammatory Polyunsaturated Fatty-Acid Oxidation Products and Reduces Anti-Inflammatory Products in Apolipoprotein E −/− Mice , Lipids. 2018, 53: 785-796.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Lo C.S.C., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of the global response in high EPS producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 in the presence of different sugars. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

WAN L.Y., Chen Z.J., Shah N. and El-Nezamy H.S., 2018. Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 cell-free supernatants on modulation of mucin and cytokine secretion on human goblet cells. , J. Food Sci. Jul. . 2018, 83(7): 1999-2007.

Researcher : Evans MR

List of Research Outputs

Liu Y., Scordato E.S.C., Safran R. and Evans M.R., Ventral colour, not tail streamer length, is associated with seasonal reproductive performance in a Chinese population of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica gutturalis), Journal of Ornithology. 2018, 159: 675-685.

Moustakas A., Evans M.R., Daliakopoulos I.N. and Markonis Y., Abrupt events and population synchrony in the dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis, Nature Communications. 2018, 9.

Researcher : Fan D

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., Jiao X., Fan D., Huang J., Zhao J., Yan B., Zhou W., Zhang H. and Wang M., Microwave irradiation promotes aggregation behavior of myosin through conformation changes, Food Hydrocolloids. 2019, 96: 11-19.

Fan D., Li J., Zhang N., ZHAO Y., Cheng K.W., Yan B., Wang Q., Zhao J., Wang M. and Zhang H., A comparison of mutagenic PhIP and beneficial 8- C -( E -phenylethenyl)quercetin and 6- C -( E -phenylethenyl)quercetin formation under microwave and conventional heating , Food & Function. 2018, 9: 3853-3859.

Yan B., Shen J., Fan D., Tao Y., Wu Y., Wang M., Zhao J. and Zhang H., Microwave treatment regulates the free volume of rice starch, Scientific Reports. 2019, 9.

Researcher : GAN R

List of Research Outputs

GAN R., Chan C.L., Shah N. and Corke H., 2018. Enhancing antioxidant capacity of Lactobacillus acidophilus-fermented milk fortified with pomegranate peel extracts. 2018.10.016 Article, Food Bioscience 26 · October 2018. 2018.

Researcher : GUAN X

List of Research Outputs

VOON C.P., GUAN X., SUN Y., Sahu A., Chan M.N., Gardeström P., Wagner S., Philippe F., Nietzel T., Versaw W.A.Y.N.E., Schwarzländer M.A.R.K.U.S. and Lim B.L., ATP compartmentation in plastids and cytosol of Arabidopsis thaliana revealed by fluorescent protein sensing , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E10778-E10787.

Researcher : GUO F

List of Research Outputs

GUO F., Lenoior J. and Bonebrake T.C., Land-use change interacts with climate to determine elevational species redistribution, Nature Communications. 2018, 9.

Researcher : GUO Z

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., GUO Z. and YE Z., 2019. Plant acyl-CoA-binding proteins are important in reproductive development. International Plant Growth Substances Association (IPGSA), Universite Paris-Descartes, Paris, Jun 26-29, 2019, Session 2C-6, p 7. Oral presentation (26/6/19), 2019.

Researcher : Gaitan Espitia JD

List of Research Outputs

Donelson J., Sunday J., Figueira W., Gaitan Espitia J.D. and Hobday A., Understanding interactions between plasticity, adaptation and range shifts in response to marine environmental change, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 2019, 374.

Fox R., Donelson J., Schunter C.M., Ravasi T. and Gaitan Espitia J.D., Beyond buying time: the role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 2019, 374.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Gonzalez C., Poulin E. and Cardenas L., Antarctic and sub-Antarctic Nacella limpets reveal novel evolutionary characteristics of mitochondrial genomes in Patellogastropoda, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2019, 131: 1-7.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Associate editor special issue, Marine and Freshwater Research. 2018.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Associate editor special issue, Philosophical Transactions B. 2018.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Evolution in Changing Oceans: From plasticity to local adaptation in the face of climate change, In: Xiamen University, MEL Seminars, Xiamen University. 2019.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Evolution in changing oceans: Phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation to ocean warming and acidification, In: Universidad Andres Bello, Seminars Universidad Andres Bello (Chile). 2019.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Evolution in changing oceans: phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation to ocean warming and acidification, In: Jerome Hui, 3rd seminar of the Life Sciences Seminar Series at the School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2018.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Scaling up resolution to understand coastal dynamics in changing oceans: Lessons from international networks, In: Prof Minhan Dai, NSFC Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Workshop at the Xiamen University. 2018.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., Sustainable futures, In: Connie Wan, Universities U21 Workshop for Early Career Researchers. 2018.

Gaitan Espitia J.D., The interplay between phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution in changing oceans, In: Cristian Vargas, Understanding the Phenotypic Plasticity of Marine Organisms in a multiple- stressor world. 2019.

Schunter C.M. and Gaitan Espitia J.D., Invited editor, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 2019.

Wong J., Gaitan Espitia J.D. and Hofmann G.E., Transcriptional profiles of early stage red sea urchins (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) reveal differential regulation of gene expression across development, Marine Genomics. 2019.

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 : Gong J

List of Research Outputs

ZHOU Q., Cheng K.W., Gong J., Li E.T.S. and Wang M., Apigenin and its methylglyoxal-adduct inhibit advanced glycation end products-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in endothelial cells, Biochemical Pharmacology. 2019, 166: 231-241.

ZHOU Q., Gong J. and Wang M., Phloretin and its methylglyoxal adduct: Implications against advanced glycation end products-induced inflammation in endothelial cells, Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2019, 129: 291-300.

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

Gu J., Editor-in-Chief, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 2018.

LIU X., Li M., Castelle C., Probst A., ZHOU Z., Pan J., Liu Y., Banfield J. and Gu J., Insights into the ecology, evolution, and metabolism of the widespread Woesearchaeotal lineages, Microbiome. 2018, 6.

LIU X., Shi L. and Gu J., Microbial electrocatalysis: Redox mediators responsible for extracellular electron transfer, Biotechnology Advances. 2018, 36: 1815-1827.

LIU X., MENG H., WANG Y., Katayama Y. and Gu J., Water is a critical factor in evaluating and assessing microbial colonization and destruction of Angkor sandstone monuments, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 2018, 133: 9-16.

Liu X., Pan J., Liu Y., Li M. and Gu J., Diversity and distribution of Archaea in global estuarine ecosystems, Science of The Total Environment. 2018, 637-638: 349-358.

ZHOU Z., Pan J., Wang F., Gu J. and Li M., Bathyarchaeota: globally distributed metabolic generalists in anoxic environments, FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 2018, 42: 639-655.

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:	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
Completion Date:	06/2019

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

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:	Do extreme environmental tolerance and plasticity explain ecological success and dominance of invasive species? A test with ants along latitudinal gradients in Asia.
Investigator(s):	Guenard BS
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2019

List of Research Outputs

Barlow J., França F., Gardner T.A., Hicks C.C., Lennox G.D., Berenguer E., Castello L., Economo E.P., Ferreira J., Guenard B.S., Gontijo Leal C., Isaac V., Lees A.C., Parr C.L., Wilson S.K., Young P.J. and Graham N.A.J., The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems, Nature. 2018, 559: 517-526.

Economo E.P., Narula N., Friedman N.R., Weiser M.D. and Guenard B.S., Macroecology and macroevolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in ants, Nature Communications. 2018, 9.

Economo E.P.E., Huang J.P.H., Fischer G.F., Sarnat E.M.S., Narula N.N., Janda M.J., Guenard B.S., Longino J.T.L. and Knowles L.L.K., Evolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole , Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2019, 28: 456-470.

Eyer P.A.E., Matsuura K.M., Vargo E.L.V., Kobayashi K.K., Yashiro T.Y., Suehiro W.S., Himuro C.H., Yokoi T.Y., Guenard B.S., Dunn R.R.D. and Tsuji K.T., Inbreeding tolerance as a pre‐adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis , Molecular Ecology. 2018.

Guenard B.S., First record of the emerging global pest Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr 1868 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from continental Asia, Asian Myrmecology. 2018, 10: 12.

Guenard B.S., Wetterer J.K.W. and MacGown J.A.M., Global and Temporal Spread of a Taxonomically Challenging Invasive ant, Brachyponera chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Florida Entomologist. 2018, 101: 649.

Guenard B.S., Dumont F., Fréchette B., Francoeur A. and Lucas E., May furtive predation provide enemy free space in ant-tended aphid colonies?, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0204019.

Jaitrong W.J., Tasen W.T. and Guenard B.S., The ant genus Myopias Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa. 2018, 4526: 151.

LEE H. and Guenard B.S., Choices of sampling method bias functional components estimation and ability to discriminate assembly mechanisms, Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2019, 10: 867-878.

LEONG C.M., Guenard B.S., Shiao S.F.S. and Lin C.C.L., Taxonomic revision of the genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan and Japan, with a key to East Asian species, Zootaxa. 2019, 4594: 1.

Moser D., Lenzner B., Weigelt P., Dawson W., Kreft H., Pergl J., Pyšek P., van Kleunen M., Winter M., Capinha C., Cassey P., Dullinger S., Economo E.P., García-Díaz P., Guenard B.S., Hofhansl F., Mang T., Seebens H. and Essl F., Remoteness promotes biological invasions on islands worldwide, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 201804179.

Tang K.L.T., Pierce M.P. and Guenard B.S., Review of the genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Hong Kong with the description of three new species and the addition of five native and four introduced species records, ZooKeys. 2019, 831: 1-48.

Wong M.W., Guenard B.S. and Lewis O.T.L., Trait‐based ecology of terrestrial arthropods, Biological Reviews. 2019, 94: 999-1022.

Researcher : Guo X

List of Research Outputs

Guo X., Zhao Z., Mar S.S., Zhang D. and Saunders R.M.K., A symbiotic balancing act: arbuscular mycorrhizal specificity and specialist fungus gnat pollination in the mycoheterotrophic genus Thismia (Thismiaceae), Annals of Botany. 2019.

MAHADURA A.D., Guo X. and Saunders R.M.K., Variation in self-incompatibility and selfing syndromes in sympatric Hedyotis species (Rubiaceae), 3rd UK Plant Evolution Meeting, Kew, London. 2019.

Xue B., Guo X., Landis J.B., Sun M., Tang C.C., Soltis P.S., Soltis D.E. and Saunders R.M.K., Accelerated diversification correlated with functional traits shape extant diversity of the early divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, bioRxiv. 2019, 652065.

Researcher : Guo Z

Researcher : HESHIKI Y

List of Research Outputs

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Researcher : HO SW

List of Research Outputs

HO S.W., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. Effects of supplementation of citrulline and /Lactobacillus helveticus ASCC 511 on the intestinal epithelial cell integrity. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

HO S.W., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. The protective effects of enriched citrulline fermented milk with Lactobacillus helveticus on the intestinal epithelium integrity against Escherichia coli infection. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

Researcher : HU T

List of Research Outputs

Chen M.X., HU T., ZHU F.Y., DU Z.Y., XUE Y., Lo C.S.C. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 interacts with AREB1 and mediates salt and osmotic signaling in seed germination and seedling growth., Environmental Exp Botany. 2018, 156: 130-140.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2018. A Class III Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein Affects Fatty Acid Composition in the Phloem, 23rd International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Yokohama, Jul 8-13, 2018, Session 2 “Lipid Trafficking and Channeling”, OP-10, p. 43. Invited talk (9/8/18) M-L. Chye also chaired Session 4 (Lipids and Environment on 10/7/18). 2018.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2019. Arabidopsis phloem oxylipin-related fatty acid content is affected by the expression of acyl-CoA-binding protein AtACBP3 , Regulatory Oxylipins, Ghent, Belgium, Apr 1-4, 2019 (Poster 15). 2019.

Researcher : HUANG HH

List of Research Outputs

HUANG H.H., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Yamaguchi T., Yamada K. and Mamo B.L., Deep-sea ostracod faunal dynamics in a marginal sea: biotic response to oxygen variability and mid-Pleistocene global changes, Paleobiology. 2019, 45: 85–97.

HUANG H.H. and Yasuhara M., THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECTONICS AND OSTRACODS: OSTRACODS FAUNAL CHANGES UNDER A SUBDUCTION INITIATION SYSTEM IN THE TASMAN SEA, 11th North American Paleontological Conference Program with Abstracts. 2019.

Yasuhara M. and HUANG H.H., Deep-sea biotic response to oxygen variability and Pleistocene global changes: paleoecological and macroevolutionary dynamics in a marginal sea, 9th Biennial Conference Malaga, Spain January 8-12. 2019.

Yasuhara M., deMenocal P.B., Dwyer G.S., Cronin T.M., Okahashi H. and HUANG H.H., North Atlantic intermediate water variability over the past 20,000 years, Geology. 2019, 47: 659–663.

Researcher : HUANG K

List of Research Outputs

HUANG K., RU B., ZHANG Y., Chan W.L., Chow S.C., Zhang J., Lo C.S.C. and Lui W.Y., Sertoli cell–specific coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor regulates cell adhesion and gene transcription via β-catenin inactivation and Cdc42 activation, The FASEB Journal. 2019, 33: 7588-7602.

Researcher : Habimana O

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
Completion Date:	07/2019

Project Title:	Safer water quality "in the pipeline": Assessing the true impact of biofilms in Hong Kong's drinking water distribution systems - BioImpact-
Investigator(s):	Habimana O
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:	07/2018
Completion Date:	11/2018

Project Title:	Towards an Optimized Engineered Biofilm Bio-carrier Technology for Efficient Food Waste Digestion Functionality
Investigator(s):	Habimana O
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Matching Grant for Joint Research
Start Date:	04/2019

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., O'Rourke M., Habimana O. and Casey E., Analysis of surrogate bacterial cell transport to nanofiltration membranes: Effect of salt concentration and hydrodynamics, Separation and Purification Technology. Netherlands, Elsevier B. V, 2018, 207: 498-505.

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

Gazzola G., Habimana O., Quinn L., Casey E. and Murphy C.D., Population dynamics of a dual Pseudomonas putida–Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm in a capillary bioreactor, In: Prof. Len Evans, Biofouling. UK, Taylor and Francis ONline, 2019, 35: 299-307.

Habimana O., Course on Food Waste Management (28-29-Nov-2018), University of Eastern Finland . 2018.

Habimana O., Method to Study the Survival Abilities of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens Under Food Processing Conditions, In: Arnaud Bridier, Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens. New York, NY, Humana Press, 2019, 105-116.

Habimana O., Zanoni M., Vitale S., O'Neill T., Scholz D., Xu B. and Casey E., One particle, two targets: A combined action of functionalised gold nanoparticles, against Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms, Journal of colloid and interface science . Netherlands, Elsevier B.V, 2018, 526: 419-428.

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

Project Title:	Centre for Slope Safety
Investigator(s):	Hau CH
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Areas of Excellence Scheme
Start Date:	03/2019

List of Research Outputs

LIN H., Nunes Lourenco S.D., YAO T., Zhou Z., Yeung A.T.C., Hallett P., Paton G., Shih K., Hau C.H. and Cheuk J., Imparting water repellency in completely decomposed granite with Tung oil, Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019.

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

Bai J., Jiang X., He M., Chan C.B. and Wong A.O.L., 2019. Novel mechanisms for IGF-I regulation by glucagon in carp hepatocytes: Up-regulation of HNF1a and CREB expression via signaling crosstalk for IGF-I gene transcription., Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019, 10: 606.

Hu G., He M., Ko K.W., Ye C., Hu Q. and Wong A.O.L., 2019. IGFs potentiate TAC3-induced SLa expression via upregulation of TACR3 expression in grass carp pituitary cells. , Cells . 2019, 8: 889.

Jiang Q., Bai J., He M., Yuen K.W.Y. and Wong A.O.L., 2018. 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: 336.

Lin C.Y., Bai J., He M. and Wong A.O.L., 2018. Grass carp prolactin gene: Structural organization and signal transduction for PACAP-induced prolactin promoter activity., Sci Rep. . 2018, 8: 4655.

MA A., Bai J., He M. and Wong A.O.L., 2018. Spexin as a neuroendocrine signal with emerging functions in mammals and fish models., Gen Comp Endocrinology. 2018, 265: 90-96.

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., Trophic magnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine food webs, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

TAO S., Lui K.K.Y., Lau T.C.E., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan. 2018.

WANG Z., Ho K.Y., Zhou G., YEUNG W.Y.K. and Leung K.M.Y., Effects of silver and zinc on tropical freshwater organisms: Implications on water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessment, Chemosphere. 2019, 225: 897-905.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., Lam C.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive ecological risk assessment of an accidental spill of palm stearin on the subtropical marine environment, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Researcher : Hong Y

List of Research Outputs

Hong Y., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H. and Mamo B.L., Baseline for ostracod-based northwestern Pacific and Indo-Pacific shallow-marine paleoenvironmental reconstructions: ecological modeling of species distributions, Biogeosciences. 2019, 16: 585–604.

Yasuhara M., Hong Y., Okahashi H., Littler K. and Cotton L., Eocene shallow-marine ostracods from Madagascar: southern end of the Tethys?, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 2019, 17: 707–757.

Researcher : Hui TY

List of Research Outputs

Han G., Cartwright S.R., Ganmanee M., Chan B.K.K., Adzis K.A.A., Hutchinson N., Wang J., Hui T.Y., Williams G.A. and Dong Y., High thermal stress responses of Echinolittorina snails at their range edge predict population vulnerability to future warming, Science of the Total Environment. 2018, 647: 763-771.

Hui T.Y., Dong Y.W., Han G.D., LAU L.Y., CHENG C.F.M., Meepoka C., Monthon G. and Williams G.A., Metabolic depression as a key mechanism to survive high on the shore, International Temperate Reefs Symposium 2019.

Hui T.Y., Yuan F.L., Bonebrake T.C. and Williams G.A., Multifunctional behaviour in a sandy shore crab enhances performance in extreme intertidal environments, Oecologia. 2019, 189: 79-89.

Hui T.Y., Soft shore ecology: a general introduction, CLD9018 Natural History of Hong Kong, Lingnan University . 2018.

Researcher : Ip KM

List of Research Outputs

Li S., Ip K.M., Tang Y.H., Tang K.S., Tong Y., Zhang J., Hassan A.A., Mak A.S.C., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Ip P.C.P., Lee C.L., Chiu C.N., Lee L.T.O., Lai H.C., Zeng J.Z., Shum H.C. and Wong A.S.T., Sialyl Lewis^X-P-selectin cascade mediates tumor-mesothelial adhesion in ascitic fluid shear flow, Nat Cummun. 2019, 10(1): 2406.

Researcher : Iwatani H

List of Research Outputs

Cheung C.W.R., Yasuhara M., Mamo B.L., Katsuki K., Seto K., Takata H., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Yamada K. and Iwatani H., Decadal‐centennial scale East Asian Summer Monsoon variability over the past millennium: an oceanic perspective, Geophysical Research Letters. 2018, 45: 7711–7718.

HUANG H.H., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Yamaguchi T., Yamada K. and Mamo B.L., Deep-sea ostracod faunal dynamics in a marginal sea: biotic response to oxygen variability and mid-Pleistocene global changes, Paleobiology. 2019, 45: 85–97.

Hong Y., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H. and Mamo B.L., Baseline for ostracod-based northwestern Pacific and Indo-Pacific shallow-marine paleoenvironmental reconstructions: ecological modeling of species distributions, Biogeosciences. 2019, 16: 585–604.

SHIN C.P., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Kase T., Fernando A.G.S., Hayashi H., Kurihara Y. and Pandita H., Neogene marine ostracod diversity and faunal composition in Java, Indonesia: Indo-Australian Archipelago biodiversity hotspot and the Pliocene diversity jump, Journal of Crustacean Biology. 2019, 39: 244–252.

Yasuhara M., CHEUNG C.W.R., Mamo B.L., Katsuki K., Seto K., Takata H., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Yamada K. and Iwatani H., Decadal‐centennial scale East Asian summer monsoon variability over the past millennium: an oceanic perspective , American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 2018.

Researcher : Jiang X

List of Research Outputs

Bai J., Jiang X., He M., Chan C.B. and Wong A.O.L., 2019. Novel mechanisms for IGF-I regulation by glucagon in carp hepatocytes: Up-regulation of HNF1a and CREB expression via signaling crosstalk for IGF-I gene transcription., Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019, 10: 606.

Researcher : KANG K

List of Research Outputs

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Researcher : KANG Q

List of Research Outputs

TONG Y., SUN J., WONG C.F., KANG Q., RU B., WONG C., Chan A.S., Leung S.Y. and Zhang J., MICMIC: identification of DNA methylation of distal regulatory regions with causal effects on tumorigenesis, Genome Biology. 2018, 19.

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
Completion Date:	08/2018

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:	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

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., Ye C., Hu Q. and Wong A.O.L., 2019. IGFs potentiate TAC3-induced SLa expression via upregulation of TACR3 expression in grass carp pituitary cells. , Cells . 2019, 8: 889.

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 nanoparticles on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., Lam C.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive ecological risk assessment of an accidental spill of palm stearin on the subtropical marine environment, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Researcher : LAM PY

List of Research Outputs

WANG L., LAM P.Y., LUI C.W., YANG F., TAM L.C. and Lo C.S.C., Further Characterization of Pathogen Inducted Flavonoid Biosynthesis Genes In Sorghum Sorghum, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, Montpellier, France. 2018.

Researcher : LAU LY

List of Research Outputs

Hui T.Y., Dong Y.W., Han G.D., LAU L.Y., CHENG C.F.M., Meepoka C., Monthon G. and Williams G.A., Metabolic depression as a key mechanism to survive high on the shore, International Temperate Reefs Symposium 2019.

Researcher : LEE H

List of Research Outputs

LEE H. and Guenard B.S., Choices of sampling method bias functional components estimation and ability to discriminate assembly mechanisms, Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2019, 10: 867-878.

Researcher : LEE YY

List of Research Outputs

LEUNG H.H., YAU Y.F., LEUNG K.S., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Durand T., Galano J.M., Loke W.M. and Lee C.Y.J., Garlic supplementation modified enzymatic omega‐6 polyunsaturated fatty oxidation in mild hypercholesterolemia, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 2019, 1900069.

Researcher : LEONG CM

List of Research Outputs

LEONG C.M., Guenard B.S., Shiao S.F.S. and Lin C.C.L., Taxonomic revision of the genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan and Japan, with a key to East Asian species, Zootaxa. 2019, 4594: 1.

Researcher : LEUNG HH

List of Research Outputs

LEUNG H.H., YAU Y.F., LEUNG K.S., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Durand T., Galano J.M., Loke W.M. and Lee C.Y.J., Garlic supplementation modified enzymatic omega‐6 polyunsaturated fatty oxidation in mild hypercholesterolemia, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 2019, 1900069.

Researcher : LEUNG KS

List of Research Outputs

LEUNG H.H., YAU Y.F., LEUNG K.S., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Durand T., Galano J.M., Loke W.M. and Lee C.Y.J., Garlic supplementation modified enzymatic omega‐6 polyunsaturated fatty oxidation in mild hypercholesterolemia, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 2019, 1900069.

LEUNG K.S., Galano J.M., Durand T. and Lee C.Y.J., Profiling of Omega-Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Oxidized Products in Salmon after Different Cooking Methods, Antioxidants. 2018, 7: 96.

Lee C.Y.J., AlGhawas D.S., Poutanen K., LEUNG K.S., Oger C., Galano J.M., Durand T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Dietary Oat Bran Increases Some Proinflammatory Polyunsaturated Fatty-Acid Oxidation Products and Reduces Anti-Inflammatory Products in Apolipoprotein E −/− Mice , Lipids. 2018, 53: 785-796.

Researcher : LEUNG YY

List of Research Outputs

Lim B.T.M., Sadanandan K.R., Dingle C.E., LEUNG Y.Y., Prawiradilaga D.M., Irham M., Ashari H., Lee J.G.H. and Rheindt F.E., Molecular evidence suggests radical revision of species limits in the great speciator white-eye genus Zosterops, Journal of Ornithology. 2018, 1583-7.

Wang X., Que P., Heckel G., Hu J., Zhang X., Chiang C.Y., Zhang N., Huang Q., Liu S., Martinez J., Pagani-Nunez E., Dingle C.E., LEUNG Y.Y., Szekely T., Zhang Z. and Liu Y., Genetic, phenotypic and ecological differentiation suggests incipient speciation in two Charadrius plovers along the Chinese coast. , BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2019, 19: 135.

Researcher : LI Y

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., XIA T., LI Y., XU Z., Bougouffa S., Lo Y., Bajic V.B., Luo H., Woo P.C.Y. and Yan A., A multidrug resistant clinical P. aeruginosa isolate in the MLST550 clonal complex: uncoupled quorum sensing modulates the interplay of virulence and resistance , Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2019, 63: e01944-18.

Researcher : LIU MF

List of Research Outputs

Johnson D.M., LIU M.F., Saunders R.M.K., Chalermglin P. and Chaowasku T., A revision of Meiogyne (Annonaceae) in Thailand, with descriptions of four new species, Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany). 2019, 47: 91-107.

Researcher : LIU X

List of Research Outputs

LIU X., Li M., Castelle C., Probst A., ZHOU Z., Pan J., Liu Y., Banfield J. and Gu J., Insights into the ecology, evolution, and metabolism of the widespread Woesearchaeotal lineages, Microbiome. 2018, 6.

LIU X., Shi L. and Gu J., Microbial electrocatalysis: Redox mediators responsible for extracellular electron transfer, Biotechnology Advances. 2018, 36: 1815-1827.

LIU X., MENG H., WANG Y., Katayama Y. and Gu J., Water is a critical factor in evaluating and assessing microbial colonization and destruction of Angkor sandstone monuments, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 2018, 133: 9-16.

Researcher : LUI CW

List of Research Outputs

Milne R.J., Dibley K.E., Schnippenkoetter W.H., Mascher M., LUI C.W., WANG L., Lo C.S.C., Ashton A.R., Ryan P.R. and Lagudah E., The wheat Lr67 gene of the Sugar Transport Protein family confers multipathogen resistance in barley., Plant Physiology. 2019, 179: 1285-1297.

WANG L., LAM P.Y., LUI C.W., YANG F., TAM L.C. and Lo C.S.C., Further Characterization of Pathogen Inducted Flavonoid Biosynthesis Genes In Sorghum Sorghum, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, Montpellier, France. 2018.

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 : Lam CS

List of Research Outputs

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., Lam C.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive ecological risk assessment of an accidental spill of palm stearin on the subtropical marine environment, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Researcher : Lam WH

List of Research Outputs

Li N., Lam W.H., Zhai Y., Cheng J., Cheng E., Zhao Y., Gao N. and Tye B., Structure of the origin recognition complex bound to DNA replication origin, Nature. 2018, 559: 217-222.

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 : Lau TCE

List of Research Outputs

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Native amphibian larvae exhibit higher upper thermal limits but lower performance than their introduced predator Gambusia affinis, Journal of Thermal Biology. 2019, 81: 154-161.

TAO S., Lui K.K.Y., Lau T.C.E., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan. 2018.

Researcher : Law YS

List of Research Outputs

Law Y.S., Ngan L., Yan J., Kwok L.Y., SUN Y., CHENG S., Schwenkert S. and Lim B.L., Multiple Kinases Can Phosphorylate the N-Terminal Sequences of Mitochondrial Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9.

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:	Deciphering the role of neuroprostanes in stimulating specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators in rats induced with Status Epilepticus
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:	07/2018
Completion Date:	11/2018

Project Title:	American Chemical Society; Oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids: Are they toxic or bioactive?
Investigator(s):	Lee CYJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2018
Completion Date:	08/2018

List of Research Outputs

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

LEUNG H.H., YAU Y.F., LEUNG K.S., LEE Y.Y., Oger C., Durand T., Galano J.M., Loke W.M. and Lee C.Y.J., Garlic supplementation modified enzymatic omega‐6 polyunsaturated fatty oxidation in mild hypercholesterolemia, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 2019, 1900069.

LEUNG K.S., Galano J.M., Durand T. and Lee C.Y.J., Profiling of Omega-Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Their Oxidized Products in Salmon after Different Cooking Methods, Antioxidants. 2018, 7: 96.

Lee C.Y.J., AlGhawas D.S., Poutanen K., LEUNG K.S., Oger C., Galano J.M., Durand T. and El-Nezamy H.S., Dietary Oat Bran Increases Some Proinflammatory Polyunsaturated Fatty-Acid Oxidation Products and Reduces Anti-Inflammatory Products in Apolipoprotein E −/− Mice , Lipids. 2018, 53: 785-796.

Lee C.Y.J. and Durand T., Guest Editor for Special Issue: ‘Lipid Peroxidation: Analysis and Applications in Biological Systems', Antioxidants. 2018.

Lee C.Y.J., International Conference on Biologically Active Substances ‘Bioactive Okayama 2018’, Okayama Japan, The role of oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acid in health and diseases. 2018.

Lee C.Y.J., Oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids: Are they toxic or bioactive?, Chemical Research in Toxicology Young Investigator Award, 256th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston USA. 2018.

Lee C.Y.J., The robustness of X500R in the analysis of polyunsaturated fatty acids and its oxidized metabolites in environmentally stressed marine species, International Scientific Conference on ‘Chemistry for Sustainable Developments,’ Hanoi Vietnam. 2018.

Signorini C., Cardile V., Pannuzzo G., Eleonora Graziano A.C., Durand T., Galano J.M., Oger C., Leoncini S., Cortelazzo A., Lee C.Y.J., Hayek J. and De Felice C., Increased isoprostanoid levels in brain from murine model of Krabbe disease – Relevance of isoprostanes, dihomo-isoprostanes and neuroprostanes to disease severity, Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 2019.

Signorini C., De Felice C., Galano J.M., Oger C., Leoncini S., Cortelazzo A., Ciccoli L., Durand T., Hayek J. and Lee C.Y.J., Isoprostanoids in Clinical and Experimental Neurological Disease Models, Antioxidants. 2018, 7: 88.

Researcher : Lee HMT

List of Research Outputs

Zheng C., Atlas E., Lee H.M.T., Jao S.L.J., Sayegh N.Y., Nguyen K.C.Q., Hall D.H. and Chalfie M., F-box protein MEC-15 promotes microtubule stability and neurite growth by antagonizing the activity of HSP90 chaperone network, 22nd International C. elegans Conference. 2019.

Researcher : Lee WWM

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and planar cell polarity (PCP) in spermatogenesis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 71-77.

Wen Q., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Xiao X., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and cytoskeletons-Lesson from the testis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 21-32.

Wen Q., TANG E.I.Y., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Dynein 1 supports spermatid transport and spermiation during spermatogenesis in the rat testis, American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018.

Wen Q., Wu S.W., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C., Lui W.Y., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Myosin VIIa Supports Spermatid/Organelle Transport and Cell Adhesion During Spermatogenesis in the Rat Testis, Endocrinology. 2019, 160: 484-503.

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

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:	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:	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
Completion Date:	05/2019

Project Title:	The 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology (ICMPE-9)
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, El-Nezamy HS, Liu PY, Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	01/2019

Project Title:	SIRMS 2.0: Establishing Asia’s premier stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry laboratory in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Baker DM, Lee CYJ, Not CA, Ran L, Tan VPY, Thibodeau B, Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Major Equipment Project
Start Date:	06/2019

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:	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:	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
Completion Date:	05/2019

Project Title:	The 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology (ICMPE-9)
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, El-Nezamy HS, Liu PY, Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Environment and Conservation Fund
Start Date:	01/2019

Project Title:	SIRMS 2.0: Establishing Asia’s premier stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry laboratory in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):	Leung KMY, Baker DM, Lee CYJ, Not CA, Ran L, Tan VPY, Thibodeau B, Yasuhara M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Major Equipment Project
Start Date:	06/2019

List of Research Outputs

Carusi A., Davies M.R., De Grandis G., Escher B.I., Hodges G., Leung K.M.Y., Whelan M., Wilett C. and Ankley G.T., Harvesting the promise of AOPs: An assessment and recommendations, Science of The Total Environment. 2018, 628-629: 1542-1556.

Carusi A., Davies M.R., De Grandis G., Escher B.I., Hodges G., Leung K.M.Y., Whelan M., Willett C. and Ankley G.T., Harvesting the promise of AOPs: an assessment and recommendations, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Chan K.Y., Cheng I.N.Y., KONG S.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Constructivist blended learning approach in higher education, Co-Constructing Excellence: Recognizing, Scaffolding and Building Excellence in University Learning and Teaching. The University of Hong Kong, CETL, 2018, JTC2-B: 77.

LAI W.S., Yung M.N.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Influence of temperature and salinity on toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Lai N.L.S., Kwok K.Y., Wang X.H., Yamashita N., Liu G., Leung K.M.Y., Lam P.K.S. and Lam J.C.W., Assessment of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in aquatic environments of China (Pearl River Delta, South China Sea, Yellow River Estuary) and Japan (Tokyo Bay), Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2019, 371: 288-294.

Lau T.C.E., Leung K.M.Y. and Karraker N.E., Native amphibian larvae exhibit higher upper thermal limits but lower performance than their introduced predator Gambusia affinis, Journal of Thermal Biology. 2019, 81: 154-161.

Leung K.M.Y., Warne M.S.J., Merrington G. and Stauber J., A call for international harmonization and collaboration in scientific derivation of environmental quality benchmarks for protecting aquatic ecosystems from chemical contaminants , SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Certificate for Top Downloaded Article in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry [2017-2018], Wiley. 2019.

Leung K.M.Y., Eco-shoreline designs for sustainable coastal development in Hong Kong, As an invited speaker at the Oyster Restoration Scientific Workshop co-organised by HKU and the Nature Conservancy held on 28 August 2018 at HKU, Hong Kong, China. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Joining the dots between omics and environmental management, As a Keynote Speaker at the BK21 Environmental Health Workshop: Advancing Toxicology and Omics for Environmental Health Management, held on 14 September 2018 at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Joining the dots between omics and environmental management, As an Invited Speaker at Global Challenges in Food, Nutrition & Environment Symposium and the 6th National Ecotoxicology Conference, held during 6-8 December 2018 at HKU, Hong Kong, China. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Justice of the Peace , The Hong Kong SAR Government . 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Putting ‘eco’ into ecotoxicology: A revisit, As a Keynote Invited Speaker at the 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, held during 10-14 June 2019 in Hong Kong, China. 2019.

Leung K.M.Y., Putting ‘eco’ into ecotoxicology: A revisit, As an Invited Speaker at 2019 International Symposium on Chemical Risk Prediction and Management, as part of the 6th National Ecotoxicology Conference, held during 26-29 April 2019 in Guangzhou, China. 2019.

Leung K.M.Y., Lauenstein G. and Sheng J., Regional studies in marine science is growing healthily and stronger, Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2018, 24: 411-412.

Leung K.M.Y., Top 1% Cited Scientist in Ecology/Environmental Science, Clarivate Analytics' Essential Science Indicators. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Tracking major endocrine disruptors in coastal waters using an integrative approach coupling field-based study and hydrodynamic modelling, Invited Lectures at the Symposium on Hydro-environment Research for Smart Cities, held during 12-14 December 2017 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China. 2018.

Leung K.M.Y., Trawling ban drives the recovery of benthic ecosystem and associated fisheries resources in the marine environment of Hong Kong, As a Keynote Speaker at the 4th Korea-China Symposium on Environmental Health and Ecological Safety cum Yellow Sea Ecosystem (YES) Symposium 2018, held during 18-21 July 2018 at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. 2018.

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., Law C.S.W., Tao S., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Length‐weight relationships of 79 marine fish species from the coastal waters of Hong Kong, Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2019, 35: 779-788.

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S., WONG T.L., YAU K.C.J., Baker D.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Short-term tissue decomposition alters stable isotope values and C:N ratio, but does not change relationships between lipid content, C:N ratio, and Δδ13C in marine animals, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0199680.

Ruan Y., Zhang X., Qiu J.W., Leung K.M.Y., Lam J.C.W. and Lam P.K.S., Stereoisomer-Specific Trophodynamics of the Chiral Brominated Flame Retardants HBCD and TBECH in a Marine Food Web, with Implications for Human Exposure, Environmental Science & Technology. 2018, 52: 8183-8193.

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., Trophic magnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine food webs, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

TAO S., Lui K.K.Y., Lau T.C.E., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan. 2018.

Tao S., Lui K...K...Y..., Lau E...T...C., Ho K...K...Y..., Mak Y...K...Y..., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, Scientific Report. 2018, 8: 17876.

WANG Z., Kwok K.W.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Comparison of temperate and tropical freshwater species’ acute sensitivities to chemicals: An update, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2019, 15: 352-363.

WANG Z., Ho K.Y., Zhou G., YEUNG W.Y.K. and Leung K.M.Y., Effects of silver and zinc on tropical freshwater organisms: Implications on water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessment, Chemosphere. 2019, 225: 897-905.

WANG Z., Lui G.C.S., Burton G.A. and Leung K.M.Y., Thermal extremes can intensify chemical toxicity to freshwater organisms and hence exacerbate their impact to the biological community, Chemosphere. 2019, 224: 256-264.

YAU K.C.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawling Ban in Hong Kong Hope and challenges for marine benthic molluscs recovery, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan . 2018.

YEUNG W.Y.K., Zhou G. and Leung K.M.Y., Spatiotemporal variations of retinoic acids in the marine environment of Hong Kong, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Zhang A.Q., Zhou G., Lam M.H.W. and Leung K.M.Y., Toxicities of the degraded mixture of Irgarol 1051 to marine organisms, Chemosphere. 2019, 225: 565-573.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., Lam C.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive ecological risk assessment of an accidental spill of palm stearin on the subtropical marine environment, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Zhou G., Li X.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Retinoids and endocrine disrupting chemicals in sewage treatment plants: removal efficiencies and ecological risks to marine organisms in a highly urbanized coastal city, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Zhou G., Li X.Y. and Leung K.M.Y., Retinoids and oestrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals in saline sewage treatment plants: Removal efficiencies and ecological risks to marine organisms, Environment International. 2019, 127: 103-113.

Researcher : Li C

List of Research Outputs

Meng Y., GUO Z.B., FITZER S.C., UPADHYAY A., CHAN V.B.S., Li C., CUSACK M., YAO H.M., Yeung K.W.K. and Vengatesen T., Ocean acidification reduces hardness and stiffness of the Portuguese oyster shell with impaired microstructure: a hierarchical analysis, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 6833-6846.

Researcher : Li ETS

Project Title:	Nutritional benefits of dietary fiber supplementation in hospitalized geriatrics
Investigator(s):	Li ETS
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	09/1997

Project Title:	An evaluation on the antioxidant effects of Lycium barbarum L. and its supplementation on cataract formation in rats
Investigator(s):	Li ETS
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2003

Project Title:	Anti-cataract effects of Lycium barbarum L and Momordica charantia
Investigator(s):	Li ETS
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	Small Project Funding
Start Date:	11/2004

Project Title:	The CSCN 5th Annual Scientific Meeting Bitter Melon Supplementation Changes Expression of Genes Controlling Lipid Metabolism in Diet-induced Obese Rats
Investigator(s):	Li ETS
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	05/2006

List of Research Outputs

ZHOU Q., XU H., Yu W., Li E.T.S. and Wang M., Anti-Inflammatory Effect of an Apigenin-Maillard Reaction Product in Macrophages and Macrophage-Endothelial Cocultures, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2019, 2019: 1-12.

ZHOU Q., Cheng K.W., Gong J., Li E.T.S. and Wang M., Apigenin and its methylglyoxal-adduct inhibit advanced glycation end products-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in endothelial cells, Biochemical Pharmacology. 2019, 166: 231-241.

Researcher : Li J

List of Research Outputs

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Li J., Hughes A.C. and Dudgeon D., Mapping wader biodiversity along the East Asian—Australasian flyway., PLoS One. 2019, 14: e0210552.

Researcher : Li S

List of Research Outputs

Li S., Ip K.M., Tang Y.H., Tang K.S., Tong Y., Zhang J., Hassan A.A., Mak A.S.C., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Ip P.C.P., Lee C.L., Chiu C.N., Lee L.T.O., Lai H.C., Zeng J.Z., Shum H.C. and Wong A.S.T., Sialyl Lewis^X-P-selectin cascade mediates tumor-mesothelial adhesion in ascitic fluid shear flow, Nat Cummun. 2019, 10(1): 2406.

YUAN H., CHAO Y., Li S., Tang Y.H., HUANG Y., CHE Y., Wong A.S.T., Zhang T. and Shum H.C., Picoinjection-Enabled Multitarget Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of Foodborne Pathogens, Analytical Chemistry. American Chemical Society (ACS), 2018, 90: 13173-13177.

Researcher : Liao P

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., Lung S.C. and Liao P., 2018. ARABIDOPSIS ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 coordinates sterol regulation in plant development via protein-protein interaction, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB2018), Montpellier, 5-10 August 2018, Session 9 “Protein interactions in plant growth and development”. Invited concurrent talk (7/8/18). 2018.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., 2018. Manipulation of isoprenoid biosynthesis in transgenic food crops , International Association of Plant Biotechnology Congress 2018 (IAPB 2018) August 19-24, 2018, Dublin, Ireland. Oral presentation (presented by Chye ML). Abstract page number, S126 Abstract number, O-119 Talk time, Aug 21, 2018, Session 3A, Track 1.. 2018.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., 2018. Manipulation of isoprenoid biosynthesis in transgenic food crops. International Association for Plant Biotechnology Congress, Aug 19-24, 2018, Dublin, Theme 7 “Plant Nutrinomics” O-119., In Vitro Cellular Developmental Biology 54: S126 Invited talk (21/8/18). 2018.

Liao P. and Chye M.L., 2018. The function of HMGS in plant development and isoprenoid production, State Key Laboratory (SKL) of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB), Chinese University of Hong Kong, 24 Oct 2018, Session “Stress Tolerance & Genomics”, p 16 Invited talk (24/11/18). 2018.

Liao P., Chen X., Wang M., Bach T.J. and Chye M.L., 2018. Transgenic tomato overexpressing Brassica juncea 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA SYNTHASE1 enhances health-promoting vitamin E, carotenoids, squalene and phytosterols, Third International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (3-ISPMF), August 25-30, 2018, Kunming, China. Session 14 “Bioengineering & Biotechnology”, OL50, p. 92. Invited talk (28/8/18 presented by P. Liao). 2018.

Researcher : Liew JH

List of Research Outputs

Liew J.H., Chua K.W.J., Arsenault E.R., Thorp J.H., Suvarnaraksha A., Amirrudin A. and Yeo D.C.J., Quantifying terrestrial carbon in freshwater food webs using amino acid isotope analysis—case study with an endemic cave fish, Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2019.

Researcher : Lim BL

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:	Real-time sensing of NAD+/NADH ratio in plant cells
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2019

Project Title:	30th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR2019); How Arabidopsis chloroplasts maintain energy efficiency during the day and the night
Investigator(s):	Lim BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2019

List of Research Outputs

Law Y.S., Ngan L., Yan J., Kwok L.Y., SUN Y., CHENG S., Schwenkert S. and Lim B.L., Multiple Kinases Can Phosphorylate the N-Terminal Sequences of Mitochondrial Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9.

Lim B.L., 拟南芥叶绿体如何在白天和夜晚優化能量效率, 2019 National Photosynthesis Congress (Xian, China). 2019.

Lim B.L., How Arabidopsis chloroplasts maintain energy efficiency during the day and the night, 30th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR2019) Wuhan, China. 2019.

Lim B.L., Photosynthesis revisited by fluorescence ATP sensor, International Symposium on Photosynthesis and Chloroplast Biogenesis (Kurashiki, Japan). 2018.

VOON C.P., GUAN X., SUN Y., Sahu A., Chan M.N., Gardeström P., Wagner S., Philippe F., Nietzel T., Versaw W.A.Y.N.E., Schwarzländer M.A.R.K.U.S. and Lim B.L., ATP compartmentation in plastids and cytosol of Arabidopsis thaliana revealed by fluorescent protein sensing , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E10778-E10787.

Researcher : Ling YH

List of Research Outputs

Ling Y.H. and Yuen K.W.Y., Centromeric non-coding RNA as a hidden epigenetic factor of the point centromere, Current Genetics. 2019.

Ling Y.H. and Yuen K.W.Y., Point Centromere Activity Requires an Optimal Level of Centromeric Non-coding RNA, Gordon Research Conference on Centromere Biology, West Dover, VT, USA. 2018.

Ling Y.H. and Yuen K.W.Y., Point centromere activity requires an optimal level of centromeric non-coding RNA (selected for talk), Gordon Research Conference on Centromere Biology, West Dover, VT, USA. 2018.

Ling Y.H. and Yuen K.W.Y., Point centromere activity requires an optimal level of centromeric noncoding RNA, In: Douglas Koshland, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2019, 26: 620-6279.

Researcher : Lo CSC

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

Project Title:	Improvement of biomass utilization in rice through genetic manipulation of flavonoid biosynthesis pathway
Investigator(s):	Lo CSC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	10/2018

List of Research Outputs

Chen M.X., HU T., ZHU F.Y., DU Z.Y., XUE Y., Lo C.S.C. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding protein ACBP1 interacts with AREB1 and mediates salt and osmotic signaling in seed germination and seedling growth., Environmental Exp Botany. 2018, 156: 130-140.

Chen M.X., Hu T.H., Xue Y., Zhu F.Y., Du Z.Y., Lo C.S.C. and Chye M.L., Arabidopsis Acyl-Coenzyme-A-Binding Protein ACBP1 interacts with AREB1 and mediates salt and osmotic signaling in seed germination and seedling growth, Environmental and Experimental Botany. 2018, 156: 130-140.

HUANG K., RU B., ZHANG Y., Chan W.L., Chow S.C., Zhang J., Lo C.S.C. and Lui W.Y., Sertoli cell–specific coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor regulates cell adhesion and gene transcription via β-catenin inactivation and Cdc42 activation, The FASEB Journal. 2019, 33: 7588-7602.

Milne R.J., Dibley K.E., Schnippenkoetter W.H., Mascher M., LUI C.W., WANG L., Lo C.S.C., Ashton A.R., Ryan P.R. and Lagudah E., The wheat Lr67 gene of the Sugar Transport Protein family confers multipathogen resistance in barley., Plant Physiology. 2019, 179: 1285-1297.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Lo C.S.C., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of the global response in high EPS producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 in the presence of different sugars. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

WANG L., LAM P.Y., LUI C.W., YANG F., TAM L.C. and Lo C.S.C., Further Characterization of Pathogen Inducted Flavonoid Biosynthesis Genes In Sorghum Sorghum, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, Montpellier, France. 2018.

Zhu F., Chen M., Chan W.L., YANG F., Tian Y., Song T., Xie L., Zhou Y., Xiao S., Zhang J. and Lo C.S.C., SWATH-MS quantitative proteomic investigation of nitrogen starvation in Arabidopsis reveals new aspects of plant nitrogen stress responses, Journal of Proteomics. 2018, 187: 161-170.

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
Completion Date:	12/2018

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
Completion Date:	05/2019

Project Title:	Comprehensive nutrient intake analysis of the Hong Kong Food Consumption Surveys 2005-2007
Investigator(s):	Louie CYJ, Wan JMF, Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	HMRF Research Fellowship Scheme
Start Date:	03/2019

List of Research Outputs

Ahmad R., Mok A., Rangan A.M. and Louie C.Y.J., Association of free sugar intake with blood pressure and obesity measures in Australian adults, European Journal of Nutrition. 2019.

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

Louie C.Y.J., Academic Editor, PLoS ONE. 2018.

Louie C.Y.J., Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports. 2019.

Louie C.Y.J. and Rangan A.M., No need to change dairy food dietary guidelines yet, The Lancet. 2018, 392: 2242-2244.

Louie C.Y.J., Review Editor, Frontiers in Nutrition. 2018.

Luo X., Arcot J., Gill T., Louie C.Y.J. and Rangan A.M., A review of food reformulation of baked products to reduce added sugar intake, Trends in Food Science & Technology. 2019, 86: 412-425.

WONG H.T., Mok A., Ahmad R., Rangan A. and Louie C.Y.J., Intake of free sugar and micronutrient dilution in Australian children and adolescents, European Journal of Nutrition. 2018.

WONG H.T. and Louie C.Y.J., The direct and indirect associations of usual free sugar intake on BMI z-scores of Australian children and adolescents, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018, 72: 1058-1060.

YEUNG H.C., Kusnadi D.T.L., Barclay A.W., Brand-Miller J.C. and Louie C.Y.J., The Decreasing Trend in Dietary Glycaemic Index and Glycaemic Load in Australian Children and Adolescents between 1995 and 2012, Nutrients. 2018, 10: 1312.

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:	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

Project Title:	Unraveling the function of MARCH7 in the testis
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:	07/2018

Project Title:	Biomedical implications of emerging wireless energy transfer technologies (CRF)
Investigator(s):	Lui WY
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Funding for Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Scheme
Start Date:	06/2019

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and planar cell polarity (PCP) in spermatogenesis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 71-77.

HUANG K., RU B., ZHANG Y., Chan W.L., Chow S.C., Zhang J., Lo C.S.C. and Lui W.Y., Sertoli cell–specific coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor regulates cell adhesion and gene transcription via β-catenin inactivation and Cdc42 activation, The FASEB Journal. 2019, 33: 7588-7602.

Nielsen C., Hui S.Y.R., Lui W.Y. and Solov'yov I.A., Towards Predicting Intracellular Radiofrequency Radiation Effects, PLOS One. 2019, 14: e0213286.

Wen Q., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Xiao X., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and cytoskeletons-Lesson from the testis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 21-32.

Wen Q., TANG E.I.Y., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Dynein 1 supports spermatid transport and spermiation during spermatogenesis in the rat testis, American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018.

Wen Q., Wu S.W., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C., Lui W.Y., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Myosin VIIa Supports Spermatid/Organelle Transport and Cell Adhesion During Spermatogenesis in the Rat Testis, Endocrinology. 2019, 160: 484-503.

Researcher : Lung SC

Project Title:	The 23rd International Symposium on Plant Lipids; Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 Interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1 to Control Sterol Synthesis and Lipid Signaling
Investigator(s):	Lung SC
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2018
Completion Date:	07/2018

List of Research Outputs

Chye M.L., Lung S.C. and Liao P., 2018. ARABIDOPSIS ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 coordinates sterol regulation in plant development via protein-protein interaction, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB2018), Montpellier, 5-10 August 2018, Session 9 “Protein interactions in plant growth and development”. Invited concurrent talk (7/8/18). 2018.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2018. A Class III Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein Affects Fatty Acid Composition in the Phloem, 23rd International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Yokohama, Jul 8-13, 2018, Session 2 “Lipid Trafficking and Channeling”, OP-10, p. 43. Invited talk (9/8/18) M-L. Chye also chaired Session 4 (Lipids and Environment on 10/7/18). 2018.

HU T., Lung S.C., YE Z. and Chye M.L., 2019. Arabidopsis phloem oxylipin-related fatty acid content is affected by the expression of acyl-CoA-binding protein AtACBP3 , Regulatory Oxylipins, Ghent, Belgium, Apr 1-4, 2019 (Poster 15). 2019.

Lung S.C. and Chye M.L., 2018. Arabidopsis ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN1 interacts with STEROL C4-METHYL OXIDASE1 to control sterol synthesis and lipid signaling, 23rd International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Yokohama, Jul 8-13, 2018, Session 8 “Extracellular Lipids and Isoprenoids”, OP-47, p. 80. Invited talk (12/8/18 presented by S-C. Lung). 2018.

Lung S.C., Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Science. Frontiers Media, 2019.

Miao R., Lung S.C., Li X., Li X.D. and Chye M.L., 2019. Thermodynamic insights into an interaction between ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN2 and LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE2 in Arabidopsis., J. Biol. Chem.. 2019, 294: 6214-6226.

Researcher : MA A

List of Research Outputs

MA A., Bai J., He M. and Wong A.O.L., 2018. Spexin as a neuroendocrine signal with emerging functions in mammals and fish models., Gen Comp Endocrinology. 2018, 265: 90-96.

Researcher : MAHADURA AD

List of Research Outputs

MAHADURA A.D., Guo X. and Saunders R.M.K., Variation in self-incompatibility and selfing syndromes in sympatric Hedyotis species (Rubiaceae), 3rd UK Plant Evolution Meeting, Kew, London. 2019.

Researcher : MAK KY

List of Research Outputs

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., Law C.S.W., Tao S., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Length‐weight relationships of 79 marine fish species from the coastal waters of Hong Kong, Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2019, 35: 779-788.

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S., WONG T.L., YAU K.C.J., Baker D.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Short-term tissue decomposition alters stable isotope values and C:N ratio, but does not change relationships between lipid content, C:N ratio, and Δδ13C in marine animals, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0199680.

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., Trophic magnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine food webs, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

TAO S., Lui K.K.Y., Lau T.C.E., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan. 2018.

YAU K.C.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawling Ban in Hong Kong Hope and challenges for marine benthic molluscs recovery, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan . 2018.

Researcher : MENG H

List of Research Outputs

LIU X., MENG H., WANG Y., Katayama Y. and Gu J., Water is a critical factor in evaluating and assessing microbial colonization and destruction of Angkor sandstone monuments, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 2018, 133: 9-16.

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 : Mak ASC

List of Research Outputs

Li S., Ip K.M., Tang Y.H., Tang K.S., Tong Y., Zhang J., Hassan A.A., Mak A.S.C., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Ip P.C.P., Lee C.L., Chiu C.N., Lee L.T.O., Lai H.C., Zeng J.Z., Shum H.C. and Wong A.S.T., Sialyl Lewis^X-P-selectin cascade mediates tumor-mesothelial adhesion in ascitic fluid shear flow, Nat Cummun. 2019, 10(1): 2406.

Researcher : Mamo BL

Project Title:	5th International Paleontological Congress; Murky waters in benthic quarters – the dynamic distribution of Hong Kong foraminifera, a reflection of coastal ecosystems in Anthropocene Asia
Investigator(s):	Mamo BL
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	07/2018
Completion Date:	07/2018

List of Research Outputs

CYBULSKI J.D., Husa S., DUPREY, N., Mamo B.L., YU P.F., TSANG P.N.T. and Yasuhara M., Baker D.M., THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF HONG KONG CORALS: HOPE FOR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS FOUND IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE, 11th North American Paleontological Conference Program with Abstracts. 2019.

Cheung C.W.R., Yasuhara M., Mamo B.L., Katsuki K., Seto K., Takata H., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Yamada K. and Iwatani H., Decadal‐centennial scale East Asian Summer Monsoon variability over the past millennium: an oceanic perspective, Geophysical Research Letters. 2018, 45: 7711–7718.

HUANG H.H., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Yamaguchi T., Yamada K. and Mamo B.L., Deep-sea ostracod faunal dynamics in a marginal sea: biotic response to oxygen variability and mid-Pleistocene global changes, Paleobiology. 2019, 45: 85–97.

Hong Y., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H. and Mamo B.L., Baseline for ostracod-based northwestern Pacific and Indo-Pacific shallow-marine paleoenvironmental reconstructions: ecological modeling of species distributions, Biogeosciences. 2019, 16: 585–604.

Yasuhara M., CHEUNG C.W.R., Mamo B.L., Katsuki K., Seto K., Takata H., Yang D.Y., Nakanishi T., Yamada K. and Iwatani H., Decadal‐centennial scale East Asian summer monsoon variability over the past millennium: an oceanic perspective , American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 2018.

Researcher : Mc Sharry Mc Ilroy SE

List of Research Outputs

Mc Sharry Mc Ilroy S.E. and Baker D.M., Building blue networks: Measuring and conserving marine biodiversity., NSFC Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Workshop. 2018.

Researcher : Meng Y

List of Research Outputs

Meng Y., GUO Z.B., YAO H.M., Yeung K.W.K. and Vengatesen T., Calcium carbonate unit realignment under acidification: A potential compensatory mechanism in an edible estuarine oyster, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2019, 139: 141-149.

Meng Y., GUO Z.B., FITZER S.C., UPADHYAY A., CHAN V.B.S., Li C., CUSACK M., YAO H.M., Yeung K.W.K. and Vengatesen T., Ocean acidification reduces hardness and stiffness of the Portuguese oyster shell with impaired microstructure: a hierarchical analysis, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 6833-6846.

Researcher : Miao R

List of Research Outputs

Miao R., Lung S.C., Li X., Li X.D. and Chye M.L., 2019. Thermodynamic insights into an interaction between ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN2 and LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE2 in Arabidopsis., J. Biol. Chem.. 2019, 294: 6214-6226.

Researcher : Mruk DD

List of Research Outputs

CHEN H., Mruk D.D., Lui W.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lee W.W.M. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and planar cell polarity (PCP) in spermatogenesis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 71-77.

Wen Q., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Xiao X., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and cytoskeletons-Lesson from the testis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 21-32.

Researcher : Mumby HS

List of Research Outputs

Black C.E., Mumby H.S. and Henley M.D., Mining morphometrics and age from past survey photographs, Frontiers in Zoology. BMC, 2019, 16.

Plotnik J.M., Brubaker D.L., Dale R., Tiller L.N., Mumby H.S. and Clayton N.S., Elephants have a nose for quantity, In: Raghavendra Gadagkar, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2019, 116: 12566-12571.

Researcher : NI Y

List of Research Outputs

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Researcher : Ng PT

List of Research Outputs

Estevez D., Ng P.T., Fernandez-Meirama M., Voois J.M., Carvajal-Rodriguez A., Williams G.A., Galindo J. and Rolan-Alvarez E., A novel method to estimate the spatial scale of mate choice in the wild, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2018, 72.

Ng P.T., Rolan-Alvarez E., Dahlen S.S., Davies M.S., Estevez D., Stafford R. and Williams G.A., The Causal Relationship Between Sexual Selection And Sexual Size Dimorphism In Marine Gastropods, Animal Behaviour. 2019, 148: 53-62.

Researcher : OU J

List of Research Outputs

OU J., Wang M., Zheng J. and Ou J., Positive and negative effects of polyphenol incorporation in baked foods, Food Chemistry. 2019, 284: 90-99.

Researcher : On SW

List of Research Outputs

On S.W., Arokiaraj A.W.R. and Chow B.K.C., Molecular evolution of CRH and CRHR subfamily before the evolutionary origin of vertebrate, Peptides. 2019, 9781(19): 30045-2.

Researcher : PANG PSB

List of Research Outputs

Wood J., Tse C.L., Yang X., Brobst D., Liu Z., Zaw A.M., Chow B.K.C., Lee C.W., Chan C.B., PANG P.S.B., CHAN W.S. and Ye K., BDNF Mimetic alleviates body weight gain in obese mice by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle, Metabolism. 2018, 87: 113-122.

Researcher : PRAVELIL AP

List of Research Outputs

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Zhang J. and Shah N., 2018. Transcriptomic insights into the growth phase- and sugar-associated changes in the exopolysaccharide production mechanism of a high EPS-producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275, ADSA Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN.. 2018.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Lo C.S.C., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of the global response in high EPS producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 in the presence of different sugars. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

WU Q., PRAVELIL A.P. and Shah N., 2019. Functional genomic analyses of exopolysaccharide-producing Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC 1275 in response to milk fermentation conditions., Frontiers in Microbiology-Food Microbiology 2019-0197217-2. 2019.

Researcher : Pan M

List of Research Outputs

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

Researcher : Panagiotou I

List of Research Outputs

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Singh G.H.H., Ip H.W., Yim R.L.H., Tang 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 identified unique mutational profile and prognostic markers in Chinese patients with myelofibrosis, Annals of Hematology. 2018.

Researcher : Pang CC

List of Research Outputs

Bunker S.G., Saunders R.M.K. and Pang C.C., Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China. Hong Kong, Earnshaw Books, 2019, 289.

Researcher : Perkins MJ

List of Research Outputs

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., Law C.S.W., Tao S., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Length‐weight relationships of 79 marine fish species from the coastal waters of Hong Kong, Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2019, 35: 779-788.

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S., WONG T.L., YAU K.C.J., Baker D.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Short-term tissue decomposition alters stable isotope values and C:N ratio, but does not change relationships between lipid content, C:N ratio, and Δδ13C in marine animals, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0199680.

Researcher : Pierce MP

List of Research Outputs

Tang K.L.T., Pierce M.P. and Guenard B.S., Review of the genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Hong Kong with the description of three new species and the addition of five native and four introduced species records, ZooKeys. 2019, 831: 1-48.

Researcher : RU B

List of Research Outputs

HUANG K., RU B., ZHANG Y., Chan W.L., Chow S.C., Zhang J., Lo C.S.C. and Lui W.Y., Sertoli cell–specific coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor regulates cell adhesion and gene transcription via β-catenin inactivation and Cdc42 activation, The FASEB Journal. 2019, 33: 7588-7602.

RU B., TONG Y. and Zhang J., MR4Cancer: a web server prioritizing master regulators for cancer, Bioinformatics. 2018.

TONG Y., SUN J., WONG C.F., KANG Q., RU B., WONG C., Chan A.S., Leung S.Y. and Zhang J., MICMIC: identification of DNA methylation of distal regulatory regions with causal effects on tumorigenesis, Genome Biology. 2018, 19.

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:	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

Leung J.Y.S., Nagelkerken I., Russell B.D., Ferreira C.M. and Connell S.D., Boosted nutritional quality of food by CO2 enrichment fails to offset energy demand of herbivores under ocean warming, causing energy depletion and mortality, Science of the Total Environment. 2018, 639: 360-366.

Martinez B., Radford B., Thomsen M.S., Connell S.D., Carreno F., Bradshaw C.J.A., Fordham D.A., Russell B.D., Grugel F.D. and Wernberg T., Distribution models predict large contractions in habitat-forming seaweeds in response to ocean warming, Diversity and Distributions. 2018, 24: 1350-1366.

Russell B.D., Editor, Oceanography & Marine Biology Annual Reviews. 2019.

Russell B.D., Socioecological approaches to marine management: some Hong Kong case studies, Integrated Marine Biosphere Research Project, Coastal Margins Working Group (IMBeR CMWG) meeting, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. 2018.

Russell B.D., The future of a monsoonal tropical marine ecosystem under climate change, Invited Talk presented to the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore. 2019.

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., Trophic magnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine food webs, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Zhou G., LAI W.S., SHAM R.C.-.T., Lam C.S., YEUNG W.Y.K., Astudillo Placencia J.C., Ho K.Y., Yung M.N.M., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., A comprehensive ecological risk assessment of an accidental spill of palm stearin on the subtropical marine environment, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

Researcher : SHIN CP

List of Research Outputs

SHIN C.P., Yasuhara M., Iwatani H., Kase T., Fernando A.G.S., Hayashi H., Kurihara Y. and Pandita H., Neogene marine ostracod diversity and faunal composition in Java, Indonesia: Indo-Australian Archipelago biodiversity hotspot and the Pliocene diversity jump, Journal of Crustacean Biology. 2019, 39: 244–252.

SHIN C.P., Hoffman A., Li W.Y., Kendrick R.C., Baker D.M. and Bonebrake T.C., Stable isotopes of Lithosiini and lichens in Hong Kong show the biodindicator potential of lichenivorous moths, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 2018, 21: 1110-1115.

Researcher : SUN J

List of Research Outputs

TONG Y., SUN J., WONG C.F., KANG Q., RU B., WONG C., Chan A.S., Leung S.Y. and Zhang J., MICMIC: identification of DNA methylation of distal regulatory regions with causal effects on tumorigenesis, Genome Biology. 2018, 19.

Researcher : SUN Y

List of Research Outputs

Law Y.S., Ngan L., Yan J., Kwok L.Y., SUN Y., CHENG S., Schwenkert S. and Lim B.L., Multiple Kinases Can Phosphorylate the N-Terminal Sequences of Mitochondrial Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018, 9.

VOON C.P., GUAN X., SUN Y., Sahu A., Chan M.N., Gardeström P., Wagner S., Philippe F., Nietzel T., Versaw W.A.Y.N.E., Schwarzländer M.A.R.K.U.S. and Lim B.L., ATP compartmentation in plastids and cytosol of Arabidopsis thaliana revealed by fluorescent protein sensing , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E10778-E10787.

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:	16th FishBase Symposium and Annual Meeting; Fish Spawning Aggregations of the World Unite
Investigator(s):	Sadovy YJ
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	09/2018
Completion Date:	09/2018

Project Title:	SWIMS-FishBase/SeaLifeBase collaboration on international marine databases
Investigator(s):	Sadovy YJ, Williams GA
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Cannon Trustees Limited
Start Date:	11/2018

List of Research Outputs

TAO S., Lui K.K.Y., Lau T.C.E., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan. 2018.

Tao S., Lui K...K...Y..., Lau E...T...C., Ho K...K...Y..., Mak Y...K...Y..., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, Scientific Report. 2018, 8: 17876.

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:	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

Project Title:	Phylogenomics and comparative transcriptomics of the Cananga-Cyathocalyx-Drepananthus clade (Annonaceae): unlocking patterns of floral evolution, pollination ecology and evolutionary diversification
Investigator(s):	Saunders RMK, Guo X
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	04/2019

List of Research Outputs

Bunker S.G., Saunders R.M.K. and Pang C.C., Portraits of Trees of Hong Kong and Southern China. Hong Kong, Earnshaw Books, 2019, 289.

CHEN J., Thomas D.C. and Saunders R.M.K., Correlated evolution of fruit and seed traits in Artabotrys (Annonaceae) and the potential role of frugivore-mediated selection, 3rd UK Plant Evolution Meeting, Kew, London. 2019.

Guo X., Zhao Z., Mar S.S., Zhang D. and Saunders R.M.K., A symbiotic balancing act: arbuscular mycorrhizal specificity and specialist fungus gnat pollination in the mycoheterotrophic genus Thismia (Thismiaceae), Annals of Botany. 2019.

Johnson D.M., LIU M.F., Saunders R.M.K., Chalermglin P. and Chaowasku T., A revision of Meiogyne (Annonaceae) in Thailand, with descriptions of four new species, Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany). 2019, 47: 91-107.

MAHADURA A.D., Guo X. and Saunders R.M.K., Variation in self-incompatibility and selfing syndromes in sympatric Hedyotis species (Rubiaceae), 3rd UK Plant Evolution Meeting, Kew, London. 2019.

Saunders R.M.K. and Chalermglin P., Mitrephora monocarpa (Annonaceae): a new species from Surat Thani Province, Peninsular Thailand, PhytoKeys. 2019, 121: 73-80.

Xue B., Tan Y.H., Chaowasku T., Thomas D.C., 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, Botany 2018: Thriving with Diversity, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. 2018.

Xue B., Guo X., Landis J.B., Sun M., Tang C.C., Soltis P.S., Soltis D.E. and Saunders R.M.K., Accelerated diversification correlated with functional traits shape extant diversity of the early divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, bioRxiv. 2019, 652065.

Researcher : Schunter CM

List of Research Outputs

Fox R., Donelson J., Schunter C.M., Ravasi T. and Gaitan Espitia J.D., Beyond buying time: the role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 2019, 374.

Schunter C.M., Finding Nemo’s Genes: A chromosome‐scale reference assembly of the genome of the orange clownfish Amphiprion percula , Molecular Ecology Resources. 2019, 19: 570-585.

Schunter C.M., Adaptation and Phenotypic Plasticity in Marine Species as a Response to Global Change, Xiamen University. 2019.

Schunter C.M. and Gaitan Espitia J.D., Invited editor, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 2019.

Schunter C.M., Phenotypic plasticity in the responses to ocean acidification’, University of Auckland. 2019.

Schunter C.M., Review editor, Frontier in Marine Science: Global Change and the Future Ocean. 2018.

Schunter C.M., Unusual bilateral color pattern in a regal angelfish from the Red Sea, Bulletin of Marine Science. 2019, 95: 113-114.

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:	Investigation into high γ -aminobutyric acid producing lactic acid bacteria: insights into genomics, and transcriptomics
Investigator(s):	Shah N, Huang J, Yan A
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:	01/2019

Project Title:	*American Dairy Sci. Assoc. Annual meeting; Effects of supplementation of citrulline and Lactobacillus helveticus* ASCC 511 on the intestinal epithelial cell integrity**
Investigator(s):	Shah N
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	06/2019
Completion Date:	06/2019

List of Research Outputs

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

GAN R., Chan C.L., Shah N. and Corke H., 2018. Enhancing antioxidant capacity of Lactobacillus acidophilus-fermented milk fortified with pomegranate peel extracts. 2018.10.016 Article, Food Bioscience 26 · October 2018. 2018.

HO S.W., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. Effects of supplementation of citrulline and /Lactobacillus helveticus ASCC 511 on the intestinal epithelial cell integrity. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

HO S.W., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. The protective effects of enriched citrulline fermented milk with Lactobacillus helveticus on the intestinal epithelium integrity against Escherichia coli infection. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

Liu Z.Q., Dong L.Y., Jia K.Y., Zhan H., Zhang Z.H., Shah N., Hua W. and Tao X.Y., 2019. Sulfonation of Lactobacillus plantarum WLPL04 exopolysaccharide ameliorates its antioxidant activities in in vitro and Caco-2 cell model, J. Dairy Sci.. 2019, 102 (7): 5922–5932.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Zhang J. and Shah N., 2018. Transcriptomic insights into the growth phase- and sugar-associated changes in the exopolysaccharide production mechanism of a high EPS-producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275, ADSA Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN.. 2018.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Lo C.S.C., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of the global response in high EPS producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 in the presence of different sugars. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

Padmanabhan A., Tong Y., Wu Q., Zhang J. and Shah N., Transcriptomic Insights Into the Growth Phase- and Sugar-Associated Changes in the Exopolysaccharide Production of a High EPS-Producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275, Front Microbiol. 2018, 9: 1919.

Shah N., 2018. Bioactive peptides in dairy products, ADSA Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN., 2018.

Shah N., 2018. Chemical modification of EPS to improve its bio-functionalities, 2nd Symposium on Functional Foods, University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Philippines. 2018.

Shah N., 2018. Dairy based functional foods, Global Functional Dairy Summit China 2018-April 19-20, 2018, Shanghai, China. 2018.

Shah N., 2018. Nutreceuticals: Current trends and future perspective, Symposium on Functional Foods, Univ. of Santo Tomas (UST), Philippines, on April 28, 2018.

WAN L.Y., Chen Z.J., Shah N. and El-Nezamy H.S., 2018. Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 cell-free supernatants on modulation of mucin and cytokine secretion on human goblet cells. , J. Food Sci. Jul. . 2018, 83(7): 1999-2007.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2018. Challenges of synthesizing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in milk by a novel strain of Lactobacillus brevis, International Dairy Federation, Daejeon, Korea, October 14-18, 2018.

WU Q., PRAVELIL A.P. and Shah N., 2019. Functional genomic analyses of exopolysaccharide-producing Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC 1275 in response to milk fermentation conditions., Frontiers in Microbiology-Food Microbiology 2019-0197217-2. 2019.

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

Project Title:	Second Joint Conference on Evolutionary Biology 2018; Evolution and genetic basis of plumage color in the bi-colored fairywrens (Malurus)
Investigator(s):	Sin YW
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2018
Completion Date:	08/2018

Project Title:	Genetic basis of mate choice in the Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) – A study of inbreeding avoidance and MHC-associated mate selection
Investigator(s):	Sin YW
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:	09/2018

List of Research Outputs

Dierickx E., Sin Y.W., van Veelen H.P.J., Brooke M.D.L., Liu Y., Edwards S.V. and Martin S.H., Neo-sex chromosomes and demography shape genetic diversity in the Critically Endangered Raso Lark, bioRxiv. 2019.

Hoover B., Alcaide M., Jennings S., Sin Y.W., Edwards S. and Nevitt G., Ecology can inform genetics: Disassortative mating contributes to MHC polymorphism in Leach's storm-petrels ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa ) , Molecular Ecology. 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:	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 : Sung YH

Project Title:	Chemical communication in freshwater turtles
Investigator(s):	Sung YH, Sin YW
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	03/2019
Completion Date:	07/2019

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 : TAM LC

List of Research Outputs

WANG L., LAM P.Y., LUI C.W., YANG F., TAM L.C. and Lo C.S.C., Further Characterization of Pathogen Inducted Flavonoid Biosynthesis Genes In Sorghum Sorghum, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, Montpellier, France. 2018.

Researcher : TAN LS

List of Research Outputs

CHENG C.F.M., TAN L.S., Rinaldi A., Giacoletti A., Sara G. and Williams G.A., Predicting effective aquaculture in subtropical waters: A dynamic energy budget model for the green lipped mussel, Perna viridis, Aquaculture. 2018, 495: 749-756.

Researcher : TANG EIY

List of Research Outputs

Wen Q., Mruk D.D., TANG E.I.Y., Wong C.K.C., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Xiao X., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Cell polarity and cytoskeletons-Lesson from the testis, Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2018, 81: 21-32.

Wen Q., TANG E.I.Y., Lui W.Y., Lee W.W.M., Wong C.K.C., Silvestrini B. and Cheng C.Y., Dynein 1 supports spermatid transport and spermiation during spermatogenesis in the rat testis, American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018.

Researcher : TAO S

List of Research Outputs

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., Law C.S.W., Tao S., YAU K.C.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Length‐weight relationships of 79 marine fish species from the coastal waters of Hong Kong, Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2019, 35: 779-788.

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S., WONG T.L., YAU K.C.J., Baker D.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Short-term tissue decomposition alters stable isotope values and C:N ratio, but does not change relationships between lipid content, C:N ratio, and Δδ13C in marine animals, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0199680.

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., Trophic magnification profiles of triphenyltin compounds in sub-tropical marine food webs, SETAC Asia Pacific 2018 Meeting, 16-19 September 2018, Daegu, Korea. 2018.

TAO S., Lui K.K.Y., Lau T.C.E., Ho K.Y., MAK K.Y., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan. 2018.

Tao S., Lui K...K...Y..., Lau E...T...C., Ho K...K...Y..., Mak Y...K...Y..., Sadovy Y.J. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawl ban in a heavily exploited marine environment: Responses in population dynamics of four stomatopod species, Scientific Report. 2018, 8: 17876.

YAU K.C.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S. and Leung K.M.Y., Trawling Ban in Hong Kong Hope and challenges for marine benthic molluscs recovery, 2018 Summer School on Marine Environment and Fishery Resources under Global Change, 5-14 July 2018, Keelung, Taiwan . 2018.

Researcher : TIAN M

List of Research Outputs

Wang Z., Sun J., TIAN M., Xu Z., Liu Y., Fu J., Yan A. and Liu X., Proteomic Analysis of FNR-Regulated Anaerobiosis in Salmonella Typhimurium, Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 2019, 30: 1001-1012.

Researcher : TONG Y

List of Research Outputs

Li S., Ip K.M., Tang Y.H., Tang K.S., Tong Y., Zhang J., Hassan A.A., Mak A.S.C., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Ip P.C.P., Lee C.L., Chiu C.N., Lee L.T.O., Lai H.C., Zeng J.Z., Shum H.C. and Wong A.S.T., Sialyl Lewis^X-P-selectin cascade mediates tumor-mesothelial adhesion in ascitic fluid shear flow, Nat Cummun. 2019, 10(1): 2406.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Zhang J. and Shah N., 2018. Transcriptomic insights into the growth phase- and sugar-associated changes in the exopolysaccharide production mechanism of a high EPS-producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275, ADSA Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN.. 2018.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Lo C.S.C., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of the global response in high EPS producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 in the presence of different sugars. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

Padmanabhan A., Tong Y., Wu Q., Zhang J. and Shah N., Transcriptomic Insights Into the Growth Phase- and Sugar-Associated Changes in the Exopolysaccharide Production of a High EPS-Producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275, Front Microbiol. 2018, 9: 1919.

RU B., TONG Y. and Zhang J., MR4Cancer: a web server prioritizing master regulators for cancer, Bioinformatics. 2018.

TONG Y., SUN J., WONG C.F., KANG Q., RU B., WONG C., Chan A.S., Leung S.Y. and Zhang J., MICMIC: identification of DNA methylation of distal regulatory regions with causal effects on tumorigenesis, Genome Biology. 2018, 19.

Researcher : TSANG PNT

List of Research Outputs

CYBULSKI J.D., Husa S., DUPREY, N., Mamo B.L., YU P.F., TSANG P.N.T. and Yasuhara M., Baker D.M., THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF HONG KONG CORALS: HOPE FOR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS FOUND IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE, 11th North American Paleontological Conference Program with Abstracts. 2019.

Tsang P.N.T., Dyer E.E. and Bonebrake T.C., Alien species richness is currently unbounded in all but the most urbanized bird communities, Ecography. 2019.

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

Researcher : Tang CC

List of Research Outputs

Xue B., Guo X., Landis J.B., Sun M., Tang C.C., Soltis P.S., Soltis D.E. and Saunders R.M.K., Accelerated diversification correlated with functional traits shape extant diversity of the early divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, bioRxiv. 2019, 652065.

Researcher : Tang KS

List of Research Outputs

Li S., Ip K.M., Tang Y.H., Tang K.S., Tong Y., Zhang J., Hassan A.A., Mak A.S.C., Yung S.S.Y., Chan D.T.M., Ip P.C.P., Lee C.L., Chiu C.N., Lee L.T.O., Lai H.C., Zeng J.Z., Shum H.C. and Wong A.S.T., Sialyl Lewis^X-P-selectin cascade mediates tumor-mesothelial adhesion in ascitic fluid shear flow, Nat Cummun. 2019, 10(1): 2406.

Tang K.S., Yue P.Y.K., Ip P.C.P., Huang R.L., Lai H.C., Cheung A.N.Y., Tse K.Y., Ngan H.Y.S. and Wong A.S.T., Soluble E-cadherin promotes tumor angiogenesis and localizes to exosome surface, Nature Communications. 2018, 9: 2270.

Researcher : Tao S

List of Research Outputs

Researcher : Tong Y

List of Research Outputs

RU B., TONG Y. and Zhang J., MR4Cancer: a web server prioritizing master regulators for cancer, Bioinformatics. 2018.

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 : Tsang PNT

List of Research Outputs

Tsang P.N.T., Dyer E.E. and Bonebrake T.C., Alien species richness is currently unbounded in all but the most urbanized bird communities, Ecography. 2019.

Researcher : UPADHYAY A

List of Research Outputs

Meng Y., GUO Z.B., FITZER S.C., UPADHYAY A., CHAN V.B.S., Li C., CUSACK M., YAO H.M., Yeung K.W.K. and Vengatesen T., Ocean acidification reduces hardness and stiffness of the Portuguese oyster shell with impaired microstructure: a hierarchical analysis, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 6833-6846.

Researcher : VOON CP

List of Research Outputs

VOON C.P., GUAN X., SUN Y., Sahu A., Chan M.N., Gardeström P., Wagner S., Philippe F., Nietzel T., Versaw W.A.Y.N.E., Schwarzländer M.A.R.K.U.S. and Lim B.L., ATP compartmentation in plastids and cytosol of Arabidopsis thaliana revealed by fluorescent protein sensing , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E10778-E10787.

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:	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

Project Title:	Oyster as a model for studying biomineralisation in acidifying future oceans
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	U21 Graduate Collaborative Research Awards
Start Date:	11/2018

Project Title:	Epigenetic adaptations for climate change in edible oysters
Investigator(s):	Vengatesen T, Ng RK
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:	05/2019

List of Research Outputs

Campanati C., Dupont S., Williams G.A. and Vengatesen T., Differential sensitivity of larvae to ocean acidification in two interacting mollusc species, Marine Environmental Research. 2018, 141: 66-74.

Meng Y., GUO Z.B., YAO H.M., Yeung K.W.K. and Vengatesen T., Calcium carbonate unit realignment under acidification: A potential compensatory mechanism in an edible estuarine oyster, Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2019, 139: 141-149.

Meng Y., GUO Z.B., FITZER S.C., UPADHYAY A., CHAN V.B.S., Li C., CUSACK M., YAO H.M., Yeung K.W.K. and Vengatesen T., Ocean acidification reduces hardness and stiffness of the Portuguese oyster shell with impaired microstructure: a hierarchical analysis, Biogeosciences. 2018, 15: 6833-6846.

Researcher : WAN LY

List of Research Outputs

WAN L.Y., Chen Z.J., Shah N. and El-Nezamy H.S., 2018. Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 cell-free supernatants on modulation of mucin and cytokine secretion on human goblet cells. , J. Food Sci. Jul. . 2018, 83(7): 1999-2007.

Researcher : WANG L

List of Research Outputs

Milne R.J., Dibley K.E., Schnippenkoetter W.H., Mascher M., LUI C.W., WANG L., Lo C.S.C., Ashton A.R., Ryan P.R. and Lagudah E., The wheat Lr67 gene of the Sugar Transport Protein family confers multipathogen resistance in barley., Plant Physiology. 2019, 179: 1285-1297.

Sekar R., Wang L. and Chow B.K.C., Corrigendum: Central Control of Feeding Behavior by the Secretin, PACAP, and Glucagon Family of Peptides, Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2018, 9.

WANG L., LAM P.Y., LUI C.W., YANG F., TAM L.C. and Lo C.S.C., Further Characterization of Pathogen Inducted Flavonoid Biosynthesis Genes In Sorghum Sorghum, 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, Montpellier, France. 2018.

Researcher : WANG Z

List of Research Outputs

WANG Z., Kwok K.W.H. and Leung K.M.Y., Comparison of temperate and tropical freshwater species’ acute sensitivities to chemicals: An update, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 2019, 15: 352-363.

WANG Z., Ho K.Y., Zhou G., YEUNG W.Y.K. and Leung K.M.Y., Effects of silver and zinc on tropical freshwater organisms: Implications on water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessment, Chemosphere. 2019, 225: 897-905.

WANG Z., Lui G.C.S., Burton G.A. and Leung K.M.Y., Thermal extremes can intensify chemical toxicity to freshwater organisms and hence exacerbate their impact to the biological community, Chemosphere. 2019, 224: 256-264.

Researcher : WONG CF

List of Research Outputs

TONG Y., SUN J., WONG C.F., KANG Q., RU B., WONG C., Chan A.S., Leung S.Y. and Zhang J., MICMIC: identification of DNA methylation of distal regulatory regions with causal effects on tumorigenesis, Genome Biology. 2018, 19.

Researcher : WONG CWM

List of Research Outputs

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

WONG C.W.M., CONTI-JERPE I.E., Raymundo L.J., Dingle C.E., Araujo G., Ponzo A. and Baker D.M., Whale Shark Tourism: Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Philippines, Environmental Management. 2019, 63: 282-291.

Researcher : WONG CY

List of Research Outputs

KANG K., NI Y., Li J., Imamovic L., Sarkar C., Kobler M.D., HESHIKI Y., ZHENG T., Kumari S., WONG C.Y., ANAND A., WONG C.W.M., Dingle C.E., Denizen S., Baker D.M., Sommer M.O.A., Webster C.J. and Panagiotou I., The Environmental Exposures and Inner- and Intercity Traffic Flows of the Metro System May Contribute to the Skin Microbiome and Resistome, Cell Reports. 2018, 24: 1190-1202.e5.

Researcher : WONG HT

List of Research Outputs

WONG H.T., Mok A., Ahmad R., Rangan A. and Louie C.Y.J., Intake of free sugar and micronutrient dilution in Australian children and adolescents, European Journal of Nutrition. 2018.

WONG H.T. and Louie C.Y.J., The direct and indirect associations of usual free sugar intake on BMI z-scores of Australian children and adolescents, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018, 72: 1058-1060.

Researcher : WONG TL

List of Research Outputs

Perkins M.J., MAK K.Y., TAO S., WONG T.L., YAU K.C.J., Baker D.M. and Leung K.M.Y., Short-term tissue decomposition alters stable isotope values and C:N ratio, but does not change relationships between lipid content, C:N ratio, and Δδ13C in marine animals, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0199680.

Researcher : WU Q

List of Research Outputs

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Zhang J. and Shah N., 2018. Transcriptomic insights into the growth phase- and sugar-associated changes in the exopolysaccharide production mechanism of a high EPS-producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275, ADSA Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN.. 2018.

PRAVELIL A.P., TONG Y., WU Q., Lo C.S.C., El-Nezamy H.S. and Shah N., 2019. iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of the global response in high EPS producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275 in the presence of different sugars. ADSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2019.

Padmanabhan A., Tong Y., Wu Q., Zhang J. and Shah N., Transcriptomic Insights Into the Growth Phase- and Sugar-Associated Changes in the Exopolysaccharide Production of a High EPS-Producing Streptococcus thermophilus ASCC 1275, Front Microbiol. 2018, 9: 1919.

WU Q. and Shah N., 2018. Challenges of synthesizing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in milk by a novel strain of Lactobacillus brevis, International Dairy Federation, Daejeon, Korea, October 14-18, 2018.

WU Q., PRAVELIL A.P. and Shah N., 2019. Functional genomic analyses of exopolysaccharide-producing Streptococcus thermophiles ASCC 1275 in response to milk fermentation conditions., Frontiers in Microbiology-Food Microbiology 2019-0197217-2. 2019.

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:	Effects of tumor necrosis factor-[alpha]TNF-[alpha] on cyclins and related cell cycle proteins expressions in human tumor cell lines as determined
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	07/1995

Project Title:	The role of free radicals and antioxidants in motor neuron degenerative disease
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF, Vacca-Galloway LL
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	07/1995

Project Title:	The effects of antioxidants on small cell lung cancer cell line, NCI-H446
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	09/1995

Project Title:	The effects of different dietary fatty acids on the development of mammary tumors in female fischer 344 rats
Investigator(s):	Wan JMF
Department:	Zoology
Source(s) of Funding:	Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:	09/1995

Project Title:	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
Completion Date:	06/2019

List of Research Outputs

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

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:	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
Completion Date:	09/2018

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
Completion Date:	03/2019

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

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:	Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:	09/2017

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:	Innovation and Technology Fund Internship Programme
Start Date:	09/2017

Project Title:	the 256th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, August 19-23, 2018 in Boston, MA, USA.; Skin whitening effect and mechanism of isoartocarpesin, a flavonoid from jackfruit
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:	08/2018

Project Title:	Development of neuroprotective agents against oxygen and glucose deprivation/reperfusion damages
Investigator(s):	Wang M
Department:	School of Biological Sciences
Source(s) of Funding:	Seed Fund for Translational and Applied Research
Start Date:	04/2019

List of Research Outputs

Cao H., Jiao X., Fan D., Huang J., Zhao J., Yan B., Zhou W., Zhang H. and Wang M., Microwave irradiation promotes aggregation behavior of myosin through conformation changes, Food Hydrocolloids. 2019, 96: 11-19.

Dai S., Pan M., El-Nezamy H.S., Wan J.M.F., Wang M., Habimana O., Lee C.Y.J., Louie C.Y.J. and Shah N., Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria-Fermented Soymilk on Isoflavone Metabolites and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Excretion and Their Modulating Effects on Gut Microbiota, Journal of Food Science. 2019.

Fan D., Li J., Zhang N., ZHAO Y., Cheng K.W., Yan B., Wang Q., Zhao J., Wang M. and Zhang H., A comparison of mutagenic PhIP and beneficial 8- C -( E -phenylethenyl)quercetin and 6- C -( E -phenylethenyl)quercetin formation under microwave and conventional heating , Food & Function. 2018, 9: 3853-3859.

Jin L., Teng J., Hu L., Lan X., Xu Y., Sheng J., Song Y. and Wang M., Pepper fragrant essential oil (PFEO) and functionalized MCM‐41 nanoparticles: formation, characterization, and bactericidal activity, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 2019.

Li Z., Teng J., Lyu Y., Hu X., Zhao Y. and Wang M., Enhanced Antioxidant Activity for Apple Juice Fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC14917, Molecules. 2018, 24: 51.

OU J., Wang M., Zheng J. and Ou J., Positive and negative effects of polyphenol incorporation in baked foods, Food Chemistry. 2019, 284: 90-99.

Sun M., Shen Z., ZHOU Q. and Wang M., Identification of the antiglycative components of Hong Dou Shan (Taxus chinensis) leaf tea, Food Chemistry. 2019, 297: 124942.

Wang H., Wang M., Yang X., XU X., Hao Q., Yan A., Hu M., Lobinski R., Li H. and Sun H., Antimicrobial silver targets glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in glycolysis of E. coli , Chemical Science. 2019, 10: 7193-7199.

Wang M., AGFD Fellow Award, American Chemical Society. 2018.

Wang M., Associate Editor 2018-2019 , Journal of Functional Foods. Elseiver, 2019.

Wang M., Editorial board member 2018-2019, Food Bioscience. Elseiver, 2019.

Wang M., Editorial board member, 2018-2019, Food Science & Nutrition. Wiley, 2019.

Wang M., Effect of phenolics in skin health and facial hyperpigmentation, 2018 ISNFF (International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods) Conference and Exhibition. 2018.

Wang M., Food Science and Human Wellness, Editorial Board Member 2018-2019, Elseiver, 2019.

Wang M., Inhibitory Effect and Action Mechanism of Apigenin on the formation of AGEs and AGEs-induced Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis and Inflammation in HUVECs, 10th International symposium of food science. 2018.

Wang M., Most investment potential award, Greater Bay Area High Value Patent Portfolio Contest 2019. 2019.

Wang M. and ZHOU Q., Phenolic-type reactive carbonyl scavengers as inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and AGEs-induced endothelial cell apoptosis and inflammation, 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, USA, August 20- 24, 2017. 2018.

Wang M., The skin whitening effect and mechanism of isoartocarpesin, a flavonoid from jackfruit, The 256th ACS National Meeting in Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2018. 2018.

Yan B., Shen J., Fan D., Tao Y., Wu Y., Wang M., Zhao J. and Zhang H., Microwave treatment regulates the free volume of rice starch, Scientific Reports. 2019, 9.

ZHANG N., Fan D., ZHAO Y., Wu Y., Yan B., Zhao J., Wang M. and Zhang H., Dielectric loss mediated promotion of microwave heating in the Maillard reaction, LWT. 2019, 101: 559-566.

ZHAO Y., ZHOU Y. and Wang M., Brosimone I, an isoprenoid-substituted flavonoid, induces cell cycle G1 phase arrest and apoptosis through ROS-dependent endoplasmic reticulum stress in HCT116 human colon cancer cells , Food & Function. 2019, 10: 2729-2738.

ZHAO Y., Hu X., Zuo X. and Wang M., Chemopreventive effects of some popular phytochemicals on human colon cancer: a review, Food & Function. 2018, 9: 4548-4568.

ZHAO Y., Kong H., Zhang X., Hu X. and Wang M., The effect of Perilla ( Perilla frutescens) leaf extracts on the quality of surimi fish balls , Food Science & Nutrition. 2019.

ZHOU Q., XU H., Yu W., Li E.T.S. and Wang M., Anti-Inflammatory Effect of an Apigenin-Maillard Reaction Product in Macrophages and Macrophage-Endothelial Cocultures, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2019, 2019: 1-12.

ZHOU Q., Cheng K.W., Gong J., Li E.T.S. and Wang M., Apigenin and its methylglyoxal-adduct inhibit advanced glycation end products-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in endothelial cells, Biochemical Pharmacology. 2019, 166: 231-241.

ZHOU Q., Gong J. and Wang M., Phloretin and its methylglyoxal adduct: Implications against advanced glycation end products-induced inflammation in endothelial cells, Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2019, 129: 291-300.