DENTAL FACULTY - ORAL BIOSCIENCES
| Researcher : Chan YK |
| Project Title: | Establishment and characterization of in vitro model oral microbiome for studying periodontitis |
| Investigator(s): | Chan YK, Watt RM, Leung WK |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff |
| Start Date: | 06/2017 |
| Project Title: | 96TH GENERAL SESSION & EXHIBITION OF THE IADR IADR/PAN EUROPEAN REGIONAL CONGRESS; Complete Genome Sequencing Of Oral Spirochete Treponema sp. OMZ 305 |
| Investigator(s): | Chan YK |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff |
| Start Date: | 07/2018 |
| Completion Date: | 07/2018 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Acharya A., Kheur S., Chan Y.K., Watt R.M., Jin L. and Mattheos N., Salivary microbiome of periodontitis-phenotype differs in Indian and Chinese cohorts, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 1286. |
| Researcher : Seneviratne CJ |
| Project Title: | Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry) |
| Investigator(s): | Seneviratne CJ |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Output Prize (in Faculty) |
| Start Date: | 12/2011 |
| Researcher : Tsang WK |
| Project Title: | Generation of focused libraries by combinatorial biocatalysis with anti-Candidal activity: synthesis and in vitro study |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang WK |
| Department: | Dental Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Mini Grants |
| Start Date: | 01/2009 |
| Project Title: | Investigation of the functional significance of phytase activity in Candida albicans: gene disruption, pH regulation, and virulence study |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang WK, Samaranayake LP |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants |
| Start Date: | 03/2012 |
| Project Title: | Perturbation of pH homeostasis: a comparative study on the inhibitory effect of purpurin on membrane-bound ATPases in Candida albicans |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang WK, Samaranayake LP, Lam OLT |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant |
| Start Date: | 03/2013 |
| Project Title: | Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry) |
| Investigator(s): | Tsang WK |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Output Prize (in Faculty) |
| Start Date: | 01/2014 |
| Researcher : WANG H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| WANG H., Xie S. and Watt R.M., Biochemical activities of the calpain peptidase homologue from Actinomyces israelii, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 2550. 2018. |
| ZENG H., WANG H., Chan Y.K. and Watt R.M., Functional analysis of two serine peptidases from Treponema putidum, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 3390. 2018. |
| Researcher : Watt RM |
| Project Title: | Research Output Prize (Faculty of Dentistry) |
| Investigator(s): | Watt RM |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Research Output Prize (in Faculty) |
| Start Date: | 01/2013 |
| Project Title: | Whats in your pockets? Single-site analysis of Treponema and Synergistetes populations associated with periodontal health and disease |
| Investigator(s): | Watt RM, Leung WK, Lacap-Bugler DC |
| Department: | Dental Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2014 |
| Project Title: | Bark and Bite: a Comparative Genomics Approach to Unwind Uncertainties in Treponeme Biology, Taxonomy and Pathogenicity |
| Investigator(s): | Watt RM, Leung WK, Chan YK |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Oral Biosciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 01/2016 |
| Project Title: | The truth laid bare: establishing the roles of Nudix hydrolase and DHH domain proteins in stress-response pathways in spirochete bacteria |
| Investigator(s): | Watt RM |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 05/2017 |
| Completion Date: | 04/2019 |
| Project Title: | Teenage rebellion: when plaque turns to the dark side! |
| Investigator(s): | Watt RM, Yiu CKY |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 06/2018 |
| Project Title: | Good-chop, bad-chop? Defining the activities of calpain-like cysteine proteases from oral Actinomyces bacteria |
| Investigator(s): | Watt RM |
| Department: | Dental Faculty |
| Source(s) of Funding: | General Research Fund (GRF) |
| Start Date: | 09/2018 |
| Project Title: | Getting personal with periodontitis! Identifying single-site microbiome signatures indicative of successful treatment outcomes |
| Investigator(s): | Watt RM, Leung WK, Chan YK |
| Department: | Dental Faculty - Applied Oral Sciences |
| Source(s) of Funding: | Seed Fund for Basic Research |
| Start Date: | 05/2019 |
| List of Research Outputs |
| Acharya A., Kheur S., Chan Y.K., Watt R.M., Jin L. and Mattheos N., Salivary microbiome of periodontitis-phenotype differs in Indian and Chinese cohorts, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 1286. |
| Researcher : ZENG H |
| List of Research Outputs |
| ZENG H., Chan Y.K., Flemmig T.F., Beikler T. and Watt R.M., Canine Subgingival Microbiota: With Focus On Treponeme Populations, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 3046. 2018. |
| ZENG H., WANG H., Chan Y.K. and Watt R.M., Functional analysis of two serine peptidases from Treponema putidum, Journal of Dental Research. 2018, 97 (Spec Iss B): 3390. 2018. |