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Congratulations to Miss Yan LIANG

Miss Yan LIANG, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr Y. Wang is awarded Young Investigator Bursary Award in EASL 2012 The International Liver Congress, April 18-22, 2012 Barcelona, Spain.

Congratulations to Ms Sophia WL LIANG

Ms Sophia WL LIANG, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr Jenny K.W. Lam has been funded for Student Travel Grant Award in AAPS-NUS 7th PharmSci@Asia Symposium, National University of Singapore, 2012.

HKU BPharm Programme Obtained Full Accreditation

We are pleased to announce that the Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme (BPharm) has obtained full accreditation from the Hong Kong Pharmacy and Poisons Board. 

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Congratulations to Professor P.M. VANHOUTTE

Professor P.M. Vanhoutte is awarded the highest degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa of Monash University

Congratulations to Miss Yuen Wah KWAN

Miss Yuen Wah KWAN, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Ricky Y.K. Man is awarded the 2011 AstraZeneca Poster Prize at the British Pharmacological Society Winter Meeting, London on December 12-15, 2011. 

Promotion – Professor Aimin XU

Congratulations to Dr Aimin XU being promoted to the position of Professor

Congratulations to Mr. Erfei SONG

Mr. Erfei SONG, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr. Y. Wang is awarded an outstanding poster presentation at the 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium on December 7, 2011

 

Congratulations to Mr. Michael Magtoto MANIO

Mr. Michael Magtoto MANIO, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr. JKF Ng is awarded an outstanding poster presentation at the 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium on December 7, 2011

Congratulations to Miss Yuen Ting LIN

Miss Yuen Ting Lin, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr George P.H. Leung is awarded an outstanding poster presentation (1st Prize) at the 15th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine on September 17, 2011

 

Congratulations to Miss Yuen Wah KWAN

Miss Yuen Wah Kwan, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Ricky Y.K. Man is awarded an outstanding oral presentation (3rd Prize) at the 15th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine on September 17, 2011

Congratulations to Miss Yingzi ZHAO

Miss Yingzi Zhao, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte is awarded First Class Prize of Young Investigator Award in oral presentation at the Chinese Pharmacological Society and the Hong Kong Pharmacology Society (HKPS), Jinan on September 24, 2011

Congratulations to Miss Yu ZHANG

Miss Yu Zhang, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Ricky Y.K. Man is awarded Second Class Prize of Young Investigator Award in oral presentation at the Chinese Pharmacological Society and the Hong Kong Pharmacology Society (HKPS), Jinan on September 24, 2011

Congratulations to Ms Winnie Zhuo Ming LI and Miss Qian ZOU

Ms Winnie Li and Miss Qian Zou, Postgraduate students under supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte are awarded Third Class Prizes of Young Investigator Award in oral presentation at the Chinese Pharmacological Society and the Hong Kong Pharmacology Society (HKPS), Jinan on Sept 24, 2011

Congratulations to Dr Y WANG

Dr Y Wang is awarded the Universitas 21 Fellowship 2011-2012

Congratulations to Miss Qian ZOU

Miss Qian Zou, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte is awarded a Gates scholarship from Cambridge.

Congratulations to Dr Y WANG

Dr Y. Wang is awarded Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2009-10 round of the University of Hong Kong's Outstanding Researcher Award Scheme by University Research Committee

Congratulations to Ms Jing LIU

Ms Jing Liu, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr. Y. Wang is awarded an Avon Foundation AACR International Scholar-in-Training Grant supported by The Avon Foundation at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2nd Place for Best Oral Presentation

Miss Sophie CF Liang Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor PM Vanhoutte is awarded the 2nd Place for Best Oral Presentation at the 12th Symposoum of Vascular Neuroeffector Mechanism, Odense, Denmark on July 26, 2010.  

Congratulations to Dr George P.H. Leung

Dr. George P.H. Leung 梁柏行副教授 is appointed member of the Pharmacy and Posion Board

Congratulations to Professor P.M. VANHOUTTE

Professor Paul M Vanhoutte was selected as a Novartis awardee by the Council for High Blood Pressure Research of American Heart Association.

IUPHAR Young Investigator Presentation

Mr. Jacky T.C. Liu was elected as one of the finalists of Young Investigator Competition for oral presentation at WorldPharma2010.

Congratulations to Mr. Jacky TC Liu and Miss Sophie CF Liang

Mr. Jacky TC Liu and Miss Sophie CF Liang, postgraduate students under the supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte, is granted the ASPET Graduate Student Travel Award EB2010.

Congratulations to Miss Amanda Lin Hoi Yan

Miss Amanda Lin, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Ricky Y.K. Man is awarded an outstanding oral presentation (3rd Prize) at the 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Institute of Cardiovascular Science & Medicine on 12 December 2009.

Congratulations to Miss Sophie Liang Chao Fan

Miss Sophie Liang, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte is awarded an outstanding oral presentation (2nd Prize) at the 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Institute of Cardiovascular Science & Medicine on 12 December 2009.

Membership of the Academie Nationale de Pharmacie [Paris]

Professor Paul M Vanhoutte have been elected to Membership of the Academie Nationale de Pharmacie [Paris] founded in 1803

Congratulations to Professor P.M. VANHOUTTE

Professor Paul M Vanhoutte was elected President, Hong Kong Pharmacology Society

Faculty Teaching Medal 2009

Dr. George P.H. Leung 梁柏行副教授 is awarded Faculty Teaching Medal 2009 that in recognition of his outstanding performance in teaching and in promotion of good practice in teaching.

Young Investigator’s Award

Mr. Jacky T.C. Liu (廖子超), Postgraduate student under the supervision of Dr Y Wang is awarded the Young Investigator’s Award at the 10th International Symposium on Mechanisms of Vasodilatation (MOVD 2009), Japan on June 3, 2009.

Congratulations to Professor Vanhoutte

Professor P.M. Vanhoutte is awarded Dotorem Honoris Causa by Universitas Medicinae Et Pharmaciae "Gr. T. Popa" Jassiensis in Romania

Congratulations to Mr. Calvin K.Y. Chan (陳翹昕)

Mr. Calvin K.Y. Chan, postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte is awarded YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship.

Honorary Member of the Physiological Society

Professor P.M. Vanhoutte was elected by the Council as Honorary Member of The Physiological Society for his outstanding contributions to science and physiology, particularly for his major scientific contributions to the understanding of the importance of endothelial cells in the control of vascular smooth muscle in health and disease.

Faculty Teaching Medal 2008

Dr. Marcel W.L. Koo 古永亮副教授 is awarded Faculty Teaching Medal 2008 that in recognition of his outstanding performance in teaching and in promotion of good practice in teaching.

Congratulations to Professor Man

Professor Ricky Y.K. Man 文英強教授 is awarded 2007-2008 Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award.  

Thomas G. Muldoon Memorial Lectureship

Professor Paul M Vanhoutte is invited to deliver the Seventeenth Thomas G. Muldoon Memorial Lectureship, title "Endothelial Dysfunction and Coronary Disease" in Medical College of Georgia on September 15, 2008 at 4 pm.

Congratulations to Mr. Michael S.K. Wong (黄思伽)

Mr. Michael S.K. Wong, PhD student under the supervision of Professor Paul M. Vanhoutte is awarded an outstanding oral presentation (2nd Prize) for the Young Investigators' Award Competition at the 3rd Scientific Meeting of the Asisan Society for Vascular Biology, Singapore on 5th August 2008.

Congratulations to Dr Koo

Dr. Marcel W.L. Koo  古永亮副教授 was re-appointed as a member of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board for a period of two years with effect from 1 September 2008.

Long Service Award - Dr Tom Wai Ming

It is the pleasure of The Department of Pharmacology to announce that Dr. Tom Wai Ming, Assistant Professor has been awarded Long Service Award for his 25 years' of loyalty to the University.
Long Service Awards

It is the pleasure of The Department of Pharmacology to announce that Ms Wong Wai Chun Ivy, Executive Officer II (after 25 years of service), Ms Wu Ka Ling, Clerk I and Ms Chan Shuk Han, Laboratory Assistant (both after 15 years of service) in Pharmacology will be awarded Long Service Award of their loyalty to the University on Feb 14, 2008. Congratulations to them all.
ASPET Young Scientist Travel Award Winner

Miss Chen Qu, MPhil student under the supervision of Professor Ricky Y.K. MAN and Dr. Eva H.C. Tang has been funded for a Young Scientist Travel Award to the ASPET Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2008 in San Diego, CA in April.
First Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Award Lecture

Professor Donald Heistad will deliver the First Paul M. Vanhoutte Distinguished Lecture, title “Endothelial function in the time of the giants” in Vascular Pharmacology during Experimental Biology 2008 Meeting in San Diego, CA on April 8, 2008 at 4:30 – 5:30pm, chairperson: Professor David D Ku.
Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student (2005-2006)

Miss Kai Yee LAM, MPhil student under the supervision of Professor C.H. Cho has received the Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Student (2005-2006) in the Graduate School Award Presentation Ceremony on December 5, 2007
Congratulations to Dr Koo

Dr. Marcel W.L. Koo 古永亮副教授 was appointed as a member of the Examination Committee in the Pharmacy and Poisons Board which deals with the qualifying examinations of pharmacists for registration in Hong Kong
Professor P.M. VANHOUTTE Distinguished Lectureship in Vascular Pharmacology, 2007

The Paul M. Vanhoutte Award in Vascular Pharmacology by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics was established to honor Professor Vanhoutte’s lifelong scientific contributions and appreciation of the importance of endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle function in health and disease and his mentoring of countless prominent endothelial and vascular biologists and pharmacologists.
Congratulations to Professor P.M. VANHOUTTE

Professor VANHOUTTE was awarded the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award, Mayo Clinic, 2007.
Congratulations to Miss Eva H.C. TANG 鄧凱澄

Miss Eva TANG, PhD student under the supervision of Professor PM VANHOUTTE is awarded Croucher Foundation Fellowships for two years for postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School, USA.
Young Investigator Award 2007

Ms Yan-Chun XU 徐豔春, PhD student under the supervision of Professor Ricky Y.K. MAN is awarded the Young Investigator Award for the oral category at the Second International Symposium on Healthy Aging: “Meeting the Challenges of an Aging Population” on March 4, 2007
Long Service Award

Ms CHUNG Yee Har and Mr. LEUNG Hon Cheung, Technicians in Pharmacology will be awarded Long Service Award for their 25 years' of loyalty to the University
Honorary Fellow of Academic Royale de Medecine de Belgique

Professor P.M. VANHOUTTE was awarded Honorary Fellow of the Academic Royale de Medecine de Belgique on November 25, 2006
Congratulations to Miss Emily K.K. TAI 戴健琦

Miss Emily TAI, PhD student under the supervision of Professor C.H. CHO is awarded an outstanding Postgraduate Oral Presentation in The 9th Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Pharmacology Society on December 16, 2006
Miss Yi SHI

Miss Yi SHI, PhD student under the supervision of Professor PM VANHOUTTE is awarded the best oral presentaion at the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine on December 10, 2006
Congratulations to Mary Y.K. LEE 李玉筠

Miss Mary LEE, PhD student under the supervision of Professor PM VANHOUTTE has received the Certificate of Merit in recognition of outstanding presentation at the 11th Research Postgraduate Symposium on December 7, 2006 and the Certificate of Recognition of an outstanding oral presentation in the 9th Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Pharmacology Society on December 16, 2006
Congratulations to Yan-Chun XU 徐豔春

Ms. XU, PhD student under the supervision of Professor Ricky Y.K. MAN has received an Award Certificate of MCMIA in the 2006 Hong Kong-Macau Postgraduate Symposium on Chinese Medicine on August 17, 2006
Presentation Award

Miss Mary Y.K. LEE 李玉筠, PhD student under the supervision of Professor PM VANHOUTTE is awarded the 2nd Prize by The Asian Society for Vascular Biology in recognition of an outstanding oral presentation for the Young Investigators' Award Competition at the 11th International Vascular Neuroeffector Mechanisms and Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Medicine Symposia, Shanghai-Suzhou 2006
New Chairman of NP Section, IUPHAR

Professor Ricky Y.K. MAN 文英強教授 was elected Chairman of Natural Product Section, IUPHAR
Certificate of Commendation

Miss Kin Ki TAI 戴健琦, PhD student under the title "Study of cathelicidin on ulcerative colitis in mice" was selected for the Excellent Presidential-Award at The 12th International Conference on Ulcer Research at GI Satellite of IUPHAR 2006
First Prize Award Natural Product Research

Ms Yan-Chun XU 徐豔春, PhD student has received the First Prize Award in the Natural Products Young Investigator Competition in recognition of research excellence during the 15th World Congress of Pharmacology, IUPHAR 2006, held in Beijing, China.
CRCG Conference Grants 05/06

Dr. Susan W.S. LEUNG 梁慧心助理教授 has been awarded a grant from the Committee on Research and Conference Grants to attend the 11th International Vascular Neuroeffector Mechanisms - Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Medicine Symposia, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

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The Erythropoietin Receptor Pool Dynamics: Its Role in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents

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Dysfunction of cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway mediates organ damage in hypertension

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GABA-B Receptors and Major Depression

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2010-01-05
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Pulmonary drug delivery by inhalation aerosols

2009-12-03
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2009-11-05
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Differential effects of obesity on vascular microdomain signaling - Is a human like a rat?

2009-11-02
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Professor Bertil B. Fredholm

Adenosine receptors - physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology

2009-10-29
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Dr. James S.K. Sham, Ph.D.

Multiple TRPs in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension

2009-10-27
Joint Seminar

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Professor Sue Piper Duckles, Ph.D.

Estrogen and Mitochondria: A New Paradigm for Vascular Protection?

2009-10-23
Journal Club

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Mr. Calvin Chan

NO regulates Gi protein expression in vascular smooth muscle cells

Mr. Cui Yang

Prostaglandin E2 Induces Vascular Relaxation by E-Prostanoid 4 Receptor-Mediated Activation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase

Mr. Michael Wong

Calcitriol blunts the deleterious impact of advanced glycation end products on endothelial cells

2009-09-18
Journal Club

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Miss Ivy Law

12/15-Lipoxygenase Products Induce Inflammation and Impair Insulin Signaling in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

Miss Sophie Liang

Toll-like receptors 4 contribute to endothelial injury and inflammation in hemorrhagic shock in mice

Mr. Matthew Lau

The flavonoid dioclein is a selective inhibitor of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase type 1 (PDE1) and a cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) vasorelaxant in human vascular tissue.

2009-09-17
Joint Seminar

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Professor Alexander S. Clanachan

Late INa, Ca2+ overload and post-ischemic LV dysfuntion

2009-09-14
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Valérie B. Schini-Kerth

Grape-derived polyphenols and tea polyphenols are potent stimulators of the endothelial formation of NO and EDHF: Characterization of the mechanism involved and functional significance

2009-08-05
Seminar

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Professor Colin Dollery

The challenge of discovering new medicines?

2009-08-03
Seminar

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Professor Ole Skott, M.D

Proteinuria and sodium retention: a novel mechanism?

2009-06-23
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor David D Ku

Role of Nitric Oxide in Pulmonary Hypertension

2009-06-05
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Richard A. Cohen

Cellular Oxidant Mechanisms in Atherosclerosis

2009-05-29
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Jo De Mey

The sensory neurotransmitter CGRP terminates vasoconstriction initiated by endothelin-1 through dissociation of agonist-receptor complexes

2009-05-08
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Pierre Corvol

Can we live without a functional renin angiotensin system?

2009-04-30
Journal Club

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Miss Amanda Lin

Characterization of a Membrane-Associated Estrogen Receptor in a Rat Hypothalamic Cell Line (D12)

Mr Matthew Lau

Mechanisms of relaxing response induced by rat/mouse hemokinin-1 in porcin coronary arteries: roles of potassium ion and nitric oxide

2009-04-30
Journal Club

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Mr. Jacky Liu

Cyclooxygenase-2-Derived Prostaglandin F2{alpha} Mediates Endothelium-Dependent Contractions in the Aortae of Hamsters With Increased Impact During Aging

Miss Emily Liu

Adiponectin-Activated AMPK Stimulates Dephosphorylation of Akt throught Protein Phosphatase 2A Activation.

2009-04-03
Journal Club

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Miss Ava Zhou

Dissociation of hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in mice overexpressing DGAT in the  liver

Miss Vena Qu

Beneficial cardiovascular effect  of combined PPAR alpha? and PPAR gamma agonists

Mr Aaron Xu

Endothelium-specific overexpression of class III deacetylase SIRT1 decreases atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

2009-04-03
Seminar

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Professor Si Lok

The Application of Next Generation DNA Sequencing Technologies in Research and Discovery

2009-03-30
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Dr Yuansheng Gao

NO-cGMP-PKG pathway and vasodilatation

2009-03-24
Seminar

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Dr Guangyu Zhu

A Phenotypic Screen for Dynein Inhibitors and Identification of Proteins that Bind to Cisplatin-Modified DNA

2009-03-06
Journal Club

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Miss Rachel Li

Vasorelaxing Effect of BAY 41-2272 in Rat Basilar Artery

Miss Winnie Li

Grape juice causes endothelium-dependent relaxation via a redox-sensitive Src- and Akt-dependent activation of eNOS

2009-03-04
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Hiroaki Shimokawa

Rho-kinase as a novel therapeutic target for pulmonary arterial hypertension

2009-03-03
Seminar

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Dr Lenny L.S. Chan, Pharm.D.

Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy

2009-02-25
Seminar

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Dr Vivian W.Y. Lee, B.Sc., Pharm.D.

Clinical Pharmacy Research in Hong Kong

2009-02-23
Seminar

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Dr Jenny K.W. Lam

Gene therapy: challenges of nucleic acids delivery

2009-02-19
Seminar

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Professor Kenneth Raymond

There's more to pharmacy research than ADMEI!

2009-02-18
Seminar

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Dr Emmanuel A Ho

The role of pro-inflammatory cytokines and drug delivery strategies in the regulation of multidrug resistance in cancer

2009-02-16
Seminar

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Dr Duanqing Pei

Stem cells and potential applications to drug discovery

2009-02-06
Journal Club

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Miss Alice Tsang

Mitotic clonal expansion: A synchronous process required for adipogenesis

Mr Billy Kong

Elucidation of the temporal relationship between endothelial-derived NO and EDHF in mesenteric vessels (Harrington L)

Mr Eric Zu

SIRT1 promotes endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation by activating endothelial nitric oxide synthase

2008-12-09
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor David D Ku

Garlic, Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide: What is Going on with these Gaseous Vascular Mediators

2008-12-01
Seminar

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Dr Pierre J. Jordaan

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Evolvement and ECG correlates

2008-11-26
Seminar

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Dr Edmond Dik-Lung Ma

Computer-aided drug design and lead optimization: small molecule inhibitors of beta-lactamase and peptidoglyean glycosyltransferases

2008-11-24
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Bernard M.Y. Cheung

Hypertension and diabetes: Two manifestations of the same disease?

2008-11-21
Seminar

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Dr Ming-Wei Wang

Boc5 and beyond: our quest in discovering small molecule modulators of GLP-1 signaling

2008-11-18
Seminar

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Dr. Catherine C.L. Wong

Development of proteomic technology - answering biology questions by mass spectrometry

2008-11-07
Journal Club

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Miss Kim Chow

PI3K/PTEN signaling in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis

Miss Aileen Li

Endothelial nitric oxide attenuates Na+/Ca2+ exchanger-mediated vasoconstriction in rat aorta

Miss Sophie Liang

Gender and relaxation to CNP in porcine coronary artery

2008-11-04
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Greg Dusting

To boldly grow what none has grown before - Cardiac tissue engineering underpinned by angiogenesis

2008-11-03
Joint Seminar

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Professor Yves Agid

Neuronal bases of emotions and surgical treatment of emotional disorders

2008-10-03
Journal Club

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Mr. Cui Yang

Interference with PPAR gamma function in smooth muscle causes vascular dysfunction and hypertension

Miss Ivy Law

The role of lipocalin 2 in the  regulation of inflammation in adipocytes and macrophages

Mr. Michael Wong

Recovery of impaired K+ channels in mesenteric arteries from SHR rats  by prolonged treatment with vitamin D

2008-09-09
Joint Seminar

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Dr Tai-Ping Fan

Unlocking the biochemical secrets of TCM - The art and science of chinese medicine

2008-09-05
Journal Club

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Mr. Calvin Chan

Hypoxic contraction of canine coronary arteries: role of endothelium and cGMP

Miss Emily Wong

Endotoxin-induced vascular  hyporeactivity in rat mesentaric arteries

Miss Idy Leung

Endothelium-dependent  induction of vasorelaxtion by Melissa officinalis L.ssp.officinals in  rat isolated thoracic aorta

2008-06-17
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Andrew C Newby

NO, PG12 and heart attacks

2008-06-13
Seminar

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Dr. Heyu Ni

Thrombosis, Hemostasis, and agiogenesis: Lessons from intravital microcopy and genetic deficient mice & human patients

2008-06-11
Seminar

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Dr. Alok K. Mitra

Structure-functional correlations of macromolecular assemblies revealed by electron microscopy

2008-06-10
Joint Seminar

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Professor Ingrid Fleming

All you ever wanted to know about vascular cytochrome P450...but were too afraid to ask!

2008-06-10
Joint Seminar

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Professor Ingrid Fleming

Consequences of calpain activation for platelet function in diabetes

2008-05-22
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Hua Linda Cai

Oxidant signaling in cardiovascular pathophysiology

2008-05-14
Joint Seminar

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Dr. Qingping Feng

Cardiac protection by erythropoietin: basic understanding and clinical implications

2008-05-09
Journal Club

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Miss Aileen Li

Visceral Adipose Tissue Inflammation Accelerates Atherosclerosis in ApoE-Deficient Mice

Miss Alice Tsang

Gallic Acid Induces Apoptosis in 3T3-L1 Pre-adipocytes via a Fas- and Mitochondrial-Mediated Pathway

2008-04-30
Joint Seminar

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Professor Jean-Pierre Montani

Mechanisms of obesity-induced hypertension

2008-04-23
Seminar

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Dr. Joanne Wang

Structure, function and pharmacological implications of a novel brain monamine transporter

2008-04-03
Journal Club

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Miss Rachel Li

Smooth muscle membrane potential modulates endohelium-dependent relaxation via 
myo-endothelial gap junctions

Mr. Billy Kong

Low-dose aspirin prevents age-related endothelial dysfunction in a mouse model of physiological aging

2008-03-31
Joint Seminar

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Professor Moustapha Kassem

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells: From basic biology to clinical applications

2008-03-12
Seminar

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Professor Joan A. Keiser

Challenges of drug discovery; translating pharmacology to clinical outcomes

2008-03-07
Journal Club

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Miss Sophie Liang

Toll-Like receptor-4 mediates vascular inflammation and insulin resistance in diet-induced obesity

Miss Vena Qu

Angiotensin II recerptor blocker can  reduce the increased cyclooxygenase-2-induced EDCF in SHR rats.

2008-02-28
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Jo G.R. De Mey

Pharmacological Evidence for Endothelin-1 in Myoendothelial Feedback Control of Resistance Artery Contractile Reactivity

2008-02-26
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Jo G.R. De Mey

Low VEGF Impairs Vascular Neuro-Effector Mechanisms In Vitro and In Vivo

2008-02-26
Lectures in Vascular Biology

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Professor Ian J.C. McGrath

Why are adrenoceptors present on all vascular cell types?

2008-02-01
Journal Club

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Mr. Calvin Chan

Endothelial Dysfunction

Mr Michael Wong

Calcium-independent phospholipase A2-derived arachidonic acid is essential for endothelium-dependent relaxation by acetylcholine

2008-02-01
Seminar

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Dr Yu WANG

Adipokine-based biomarker discovery and drug development for combating obesity-related diseases

2008-01-14
Seminar

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Dr. Daniel H.S. Lee

Regeneration Medicine, Reverse Translation Medicine and Revisiting Classical Pharmacology : Novel therapies for Alzheimer's disease targeting Axonopathy and B-amyloid Clearance

2008-01-11
Seminar

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Professor Hanns Moehler

A pharmacology of emotion and cognition: focus on GABA-A receptors

2008-01-04
Journal Club

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Miss Idy Leung

The Omega-3 Index: a new risk factor for death from coronary heart disease?

Miss Emily Wong

Cocoa improves Endothelium Vasodilatation in Hypertensives

2007-12-11
Seminar

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Dr Lise Madsen

cAMP-dependent signaling regulates the adipogenic effect of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids

2007-12-11
Seminar

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Dr Karsten Kristiansen

cAMP-mediated induction of adipocyte differentiation requires the synergistic action of Epac-and PKA-dependent processes

2007-12-11
Seminar

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Professor David Ku

Mechanisms of Garlic Protection Against Pulmonary Hypertension

2007-11-16
Joint Seminar

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Professor Urs T Ruegg

Pharmacological Approaches towards the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

2007-11-01
Journal Club

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Miss Amanda Lin

Beta-arrestin-biased Ligands at Seven-Transmembrane Receptors

Mr Cui Yang

Cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 Participate in 5,6-Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid-Induced Contraction of Rabbit Intralob

2007-10-15
Seminar

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Dr Man-Kin Wong

New Synthetic Methods for Organic Synthesis and Selective Modification of Natural Products and Biomolecules

2007-10-05
Journal Club

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Mr. Matthew Chan

Modulatory effect of flavone in rat aortae

Miss Emily Tai

The role of MUC2 in inflammatory bowel disease

2007-09-19
Journal Club

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Miss Eva Tang

Where does acetyleholine in the vasculature comes from?

Miss Helen Wong

Stress mediators regulate IL-6 expression in ovarian cancer cells

2007-08-02
Seminar

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Professor Johannes L. Bos

The Epac-Rap1 signaling pathway in cell-cell junction formation and cell adhesion

2007-07-13
Seminar

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Dr. Pawan K. Singal

Oxidative Stress and Heart Failure

2007-06-29
Joint Seminar

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Professor Hiroaki Shimokawa

Development of Rho-kinase Inhibitors forCardiovascular Medicine

2007-06-14
Seminar

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Dr. Paul L. Huang

Role of eNOS phosphorylation in mediating vascular dysfunction

2007-05-16
Seminar

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Dr. Cuihua Zhang

The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in Vascular Dysfunction

2007-04-20
Journal Club

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Ms Xu Yan Chun

Discovering Potassium Channel Blockers from Synthetic Compound Database by Using Structure-Based Virtual Screening in Conjunction with Electrophysiological Assay

Mr Yang Cui

Dual Effect of Initial [K] on Vascular Tone in Rat Mesenteric Arteries

2007-03-30
Seminar

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Dr. Owen L Woodman

Protection against ischaemia and reperfusion injury using flavonols

2007-03-28
Seminar

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Professor David Ku

In vivo and in vitro model systems to evaluate vascular and endothelial function

2007-03-09
Journal Club

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Miss Rachel Li

Targeted disruption of cd73ecto-5'-nucleotidasealters thromboregulation and augments vascular inflammatory response

Miss Qu Chen

Relationship between angiotensin II and cyclooxygenase in pathologicalconditions

2007-02-09
Journal Club

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Mr Matthew Chan

11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic and its analog relax rat mesenteric artery

Mr Michael Wong

Red wine polyphenols prevent cardiovascular alterations in L-NAME-induced hypertension

2007-02-02
Journal Club

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Miss Mary Lee

Effects of Activation of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase on Pulmonary Hypertension

Miss Eva Tang

Replacement Arteries Made to Order

2007-01-04
Journal Club

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Miss M Kopaniszen

The role of MCP-1 in experimental colitis

Miss Amanda Lin

A variant of estrogen receptor-alpha, hER-alpha36: Transduction of estrogen andantiestrogen-dependent membrane-initiated mitogenic signaling

2006-11-02
Journal Club

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Miss Emily Tai

Gene therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Ms Le Yu

The role of cox-2-derived prostaglandin E2 on human cholangiocarcinoma cell growth and invasion

2006-10-05
Journal Club

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Mr. William Wu

Gastric Cancer Originating from Bone Marrow-Derived Cells

Miss Helen Wong

Effect of Chronic Stress on Ovarian Cancer Growth

2006-09-29
Journal Club

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Miss Cynthia Chan

Benefits from Cocoa in Hypertension

Miss Shi Yi

The role of superoxide dismutase in hypertension

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Research
Bachelor of Pharmacy
  • Cardiovascular Pharmacology -

    • Low-density lipoprotein modification, endothelial function and endothelium-derived vasoactive factors.
    • Endothelium-dependent responses.
    • Regulation of vascular function by male and female hormones and the signal transduction pathways.
    • Vascular effect of phytoestrogens and compounds derived from Chinese
    • herbs; pharmacology of Chinese medicine.
    • Low-density lipoprotein modification, endothelial function and endothelium-derived vasoactive factors.

  • Toxicology and Drug Metabolism -

    • Pharmacological modulation of drug-induced tissue injury.
    • Antioxidant defence mechanisms in oxidative stress.
    • Proinflammatory mediators in disease.
    • DNA damage by antitumour agents and subsequent repair mechanisms.
    • Metabolic bioactivation of xenobiotics.
    • Chemical scavenging of reactive metabolites and downregulation of cytochrome P450 expression by bacterial endotoxins.

  • Cellular Signalling and Herbal Medicines -

    • Intracellular signalling pathways.
    • Specifically the mitogen-activated and stress-activated pathways in coronary heart disease.
    • Drug discovery based on Chinese Medicine for the prevention and/or therapy of coronary heart disease.

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine -

    • Effect of Chinese Medicine on the cardiovascular system.
    •Aantioxidant action of Chinese Medicine such as ginseng and ginkgo biloba extracts, and their productive effects against lipid peroxidation and restoration of normal vascular function.
    • Study the molecular pharmacology and biochemical mechanisms by which certain herbal medicines protect against vascular disorders.
  • Pharmacy -

    •Cellular uptake pathways and intracellular trafficking of drug delivery system.
    •Design and characteristics of pH responsive polymer and peptide for nucleic acids (DNA and siRNA) delivery.
    •Development of pulmonary delivery system for therapeutic nucleic acids.
    •Development of antimicrobial peptide as a new class of antibacterial agent.
    •Functionalise polymeric material by surface modification for specific targeting in gene therapy.
    •Side effects management of chemotherapy.
    •Effective patient counseling skills/techniques.
    •Pharmacoeconomics of oncology treatments.
    •Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in oncology patients.
    •Pharmacy awareness.

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