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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.
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.
We are pleased to announce that the Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme (BPharm) has obtained full accreditation from the Hong Kong Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Professor P.M. Vanhoutte is awarded the highest degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa of Monash University
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.
Congratulations to Dr Aimin XU being promoted to the position of Professor
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Miss Qian Zou, Postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte is awarded a Gates scholarship from Cambridge.
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
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
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.
Dr. George P.H. Leung 梁柏行副教授 is appointed member of the Pharmacy and Posion Board
Professor Paul M Vanhoutte was selected as a Novartis awardee by the Council for High Blood Pressure Research of American Heart Association.
Mr. Jacky T.C. Liu was elected as one of the finalists of Young Investigator Competition for oral presentation at WorldPharma2010.
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.
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.
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.
Professor Paul M Vanhoutte have been elected to Membership of the Academie Nationale de Pharmacie [Paris] founded in 1803
Professor Paul M Vanhoutte was elected President, Hong Kong Pharmacology Society
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.
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.
Professor P.M. Vanhoutte is awarded Dotorem Honoris Causa by Universitas Medicinae Et Pharmaciae "Gr. T. Popa" Jassiensis in Romania
Mr. Calvin K.Y. Chan, postgraduate student under the supervision of Professor Paul M Vanhoutte is awarded YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship.
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.
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.
Professor Ricky Y.K. Man 文英強教授 is awarded 2007-2008 Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Professor VANHOUTTE was awarded the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award, Mayo Clinic, 2007.
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.
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
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
Professor P.M. VANHOUTTE was awarded Honorary Fellow of the Academic Royale de Medecine de Belgique on November 25, 2006
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, 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
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
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
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
Professor Ricky Y.K. MAN 文英強教授 was elected Chairman of Natural Product Section, IUPHAR
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
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.
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.
Miss Lorraine Cai
MMP-7 and ADAM-12 Define a Signaling Axis in Agonist-Induced Hypertension and Cardiac Hypertrophy
Mr. Oliver Baretella
Role of endothelin-1 in the hyper-responsiveness to nitrovasodilators following acute NOS inhibition
Professor Eric R. Prossnitz
Membrane Estrogen Receptor GPER in Health and Disease
Ms Sophia Liang
Comparative in vivo study of poly(ethylene imine)/siRNA complexes for pulmonary delivery in mice
Mr. Erfei Song
20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid causes endothelial dysfunction via eNOS uncoupling
Dr. Wang Yuewei
New insight into an intrahepatic role of Apolipoprotein C-III in promoting triglyceride-rich lipoprotein production
Miss Sophie Lin
Potentiation of the effect of gemcitabine by emodin in pancreatic cancer is associated with survivin inhibition
Mr. Manio Michael Magtoto
Effect of dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam on outcome in patients with sepsis: an a priori-designed analysis of the MENDS randomized controlled trial
Professor John Charles McDermott
Regulation of cardiac and skeletal muscle gene expression by beta-adrenergic antagonists
Professor Jo De Mey
Pharmacological and Physiological Modulation of Arterial Endothelin ETA-receptors
Miss Cathy Liang
Differences Among Depots in Angiogenic, Metabolic, and Inflammatory Gene Expression and Cellular Senescence
Mr. David Cai
Telomere-independent Rap1 is an IKK adaptor and regulates NF-κB-dependent gene expression
Dr Hui-Ling Yen, Ph.D.
Hemagglutinin-neuraminidase balance and the transmissibility of the influenza virus - a complex question
Professor Hak-Kim Chan, Ph.D, DSC
1. Delivery of Mannitol Powder to intubated Patients for Improving Sputum Clearance—An Update
2. Unraveling Powder Dispersion mechanisms in Pharmaceutical Inhalers
Miss Sophie Kwan
The cAMP responsive Rap1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Epac, induces smooth muscle relaxation by down regulation of RhoA activity
Miss April Zhao
20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid Causes Endothelial Dysfunction via eNOS Uncoupling
Mr. Bo Bai
Mutations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Gene SIR2 Can Have Differential Effects on In Vivo Silencing Phenotypes and In Vitro Histone Deacetylation Activity
Dr Shiuh-Bin Fang, M.D., Ph.D.
Non-typhoidal salmonellosis: from bedside to bench
Dr Lau Wing Man
Improved Topical Drug Delivery Using the Co-Drug Approach
Dr Xiaoyu Yan
The Erythropoietin Receptor Pool Dynamics: Its Role in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents
Professor Cherry L Wainwright
The Role of the Orphan GPR55 Receptor, a Putative Cannabinoid Receptor, in Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology
Ms Esther WY Chan
Clinical Pharmacy Research in the Emergency Department
Miss Qian Zou
Dysfunction of cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway mediates organ damage in hypertension
Miss Yolanda Lan
Mr. Pengcheng Fan
Disruption of the Lcn2 gene in mice suppresses primary mammary tumor formation but does not decrease lung metastasis
Dr Igor Gonda
Smoking Cessation Approach Via Deep Lung Delivery of 'Clean' Nicotine
Miss Winnie Li
Molecular mechanisms of angiotensin II-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction: linking mitochondrial oxidative damage and vascular endothelial dysfunction
Miss Maggie Chen
Mesenchymal stem cells within tumour stroma promote breast cancer metastasis
Mr. Aaron Xu
SIRT1 deacetylates and inhibits SREBP-1C activity in regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism
Dr Zang Mengwei, M.D., Ph.D.
AMPK, lipid metabolism, and therapeutic targets of diabetes
Miss Yun Lan
Anti-Tuberculosis Activity of •-Helical Antimicrobial Peptides: De Novo Designed L- and D-Enantiomers Versus L- and D-LL37
Miss Sophie Kwan
8-pCPT-conjugated cyclic AMP analogs exert thromboxane receptor antagonistic properties
Dr WS Fred Wong, BPharm, PhD
New Asthma Therapeutics Development of Chinese Medicinal Anti-Malarial Drug Artesunate for Airway Inflammation
Mr. David Cai
Endothelial Dysfunction in Mice with Streptozotocin-induced Type 1 Diabetes Is Opposed by Compensatory Overexpression of Cyclooxygenase-2 in the Vasculature
Mr. Michael M Manio
Effects of dexmedetomidine on mortality rate and inflammatory responses to endotoxin-induced shock in rats
Miss Sophie Lin
Emodin suppresses lipopolysaccharide-induced pro-inflammatory responses and NF-kB activation by disrupting lipid rafts in CD14-negative Endothelial cells
Miss Sophia Liang
RNA interference in vitro and in vivo using an arginine peptide/siRNA complex system
Mr. Erfei Song
Sulfaphenazole treatment restores endothelium-dependent vasodilation in diabetic mice
Miss Yuki Yeung
Antiretrovirals Induce Endothelial Dysfunction via an Oxidant-Dependent Pathway and Promote Neointimal Hyperplasia
Mr. Albert Sit
Ergothioneine inhibits monocyte binding to endothelial cells
Mr. Bo Bai
Cyclin-dependent Kinase 5 Regulates Endothelial Cell Migration and Angiogenesis
Miss April Zhao
Regulation of beta-adrenergic receptor signaling by S-nitrosylation of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2
Professor Nikolaus J Sucher
Complexity2: towards understanding the effects of complex mixtures of natural products on complex organisms
Mr. Pengcheng Fan
Inhibition of Lipocalin 2 Impairs Breast Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
Miss Winnie Li
Activation of NAD(P)H Oxidases by Thromboxane A2 Receptor Uncouples Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
Miss Yu Zhang
Complete estrogen receptor blocker ICI182,780 promotes the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells
Professor Matthias Barton
Endothelin in Biomedicine - Vasoconstriction and Beyond
Professor Ofer Binah, PhD
Functional cardiomyocytes derived from human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells
Dr Sophie Goulay-Dufay
Analytical chemistry for the development of new medicines
Miss Emily Wong
Upregulation of Vascular Arginase in Hypertension Decreases Nitric Oxide-mediated Dilation of Coronary Arteries
Miss Qian Zou
Estrogen prevents β-amyloid inhibition of sympathetic 7-nAChR-mediated nitrergic neurogenic dilation in porcine basilar arteries
Miss Cathy Liang
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase, SIRT1, and Catalase by Statins Inhibits Endothelial Senescence Through the Akt Pathway
Dr Warren Yuen Wo Tsang
Hong Kong Local Pharmaceutical Industry - Current Status and Future Perspectives
Professor Ian CK Wong
Improving Medication Safety in Paediatrics: Electronic Prescribing in Children (EPIC) Research Project
Dr Philip Chi Lip Kwok
Pharmaceutical Aerosols: Electrostatics and Novel Formulations
Dr Wai Hong Connie Woo
The cross talk between Toll-like-receptor signaling and unfolded protein response
Professor Hak-Kim Chan
Inhalational combination drug formulation and delivery of therapeutics to intubated patients at the ICU
Professor Soren-Peter Olesen
Role of Ca-activated K channels in the heart
Professor Jo De Mey
Molecular Pharmacology of Endothelin (ETa) Receptors. Consequences for Present and Future Pharmacotherapy
Professor Johannes-Peter Stasch
Stimulators and activators of soluble guanylate cyclase: from bench to bedside
Miss Vena Qu
The AMPK activator AICAR-mediated relaxation in SHR and WKY thoracic aorta
Mr Aaron Xu
Shear stress, SIRT1, and vascular homeostasis
Miss Sophie Liang
Adropin is a novel regulator of endothelial function
Ms Emily Liu
Autoghagy regulates lipid metabolism
Mr. Billy Kong
Estrogen replacement enhances EDHF-mediated vasodilation of mesenteric and uterine resistance arteries: role of endothelial cell Ca2+
Miss Kim Chow
Polycomb recruitment to DNA in vivo by the YY1 REPO domain
Mr Calvin Chan
Role of soluble guanylate cyclase in the relaxation to hydrogen peroxide
Professor Peter J Hylands, PhD
Recent studies on Traditional Chinese Medicines at King's College London
Professor Harald Schmidt
Oxidative stress: sources, targets, and medical applications
Mr. Albert Sit
The unusal amino acid L-ergothioneine is a physiologic cytoprotectant
Mr. Bo Bai
Hepatocyte-Specific Deletion of SIRT1 Alters Fatty Acid Metabolism and Results in Hepatic Steatosis and Inflammation.
Miss Yuki Yeung
HIV-1 antiretrovirals induce oxidant injury and increase intima-media thickness in an atherogenic mouse model
Miss Yu Zhang
Endothelium Dependent Relaxation in Rabbit Genital Resistance Arteries is Predominantly Mediated by Endothelial-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor in Females and Nitric Oxide in Males
Mr. Pengcheng Fan
Lipocalin 2 Promotes Breast Cancer Progression
Professor Yuansheng Gao
An old problem revisited: Nitrate Tolerance and the management of Angina Pectoris
Dr Wilson W.K. Cheng
Pharmacist in Pediatric Oncology: An Edmonton Experience
Dr Dongmei Wu
Na+/H+ Exchanger: a therapeutic target in disease-related metabolic acidosis
Miss Qian Zou
A novel angiogenic pathway mediated by non-neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Miss Cathy Liang
to be announced
Miss Winnie Li
Pathways of Carbon Monoxide-Mediated vasoregulation: Modulation by Redox Mechanisms
Miss Rachel Li
Role and mechanisms of anti-human immunodeficiency virus drugs in endothelial dysfunction of procine pulmonary arteries and human pulmonary artery endothelial cells
Miss Amanda Lin
G Protein-Coupled Receptor 30 Localizes to the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Is Not Activated by Estradiol
Mr. Aaron Xu
Specific SIRT1 activation mimics low energy levels and protects against diet-induced metabolic disorders by enhancing fat oxidation
Professor Karsten Kristiansen
Cyclooxygenases regulate transformation of white to brown adipocytes and energy balance
Ms Emily Liu
LRP1 Controls Intracellular Cholesterol Storage and Fatty Acid Synthesis through Modulation of Wnt Signaling
Miss Ava Zhou
Targeted expression of uncoupling protein 2 to mouse liver increases the susceptibility to lipopolysaccharide/galactosamine-induced acute liver injury.
Miss Vena Qu
Beneficial Effects of Proliferator-Activated Receptor β Agonist via the Phosphatidyl-Inositol-3 Kinase-Akt Pathway
Dr Andrew James Mason
pH sensitive peptides for gene delivery and silencing
Dr Andrew James Mason
Pharmaceutical biophysics applied to rational design of antimircrobial peptides
Miss Emily Wong
Arginase Reciprocally Regulates NOS Activity and Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction in Aging Blood Vessels
Mr. Billy Kong
Obesity Increases Vascular Senescence and Susceptibility to Ischemic Injury THrough Chronic Activation of Akt and mTOR
Miss Bo Yang
Increased systemic and myocardial expression of lipocalin-2 in clinical and experimental heart failure
Dr Teddy Tai Ning LAM
Mechanistic insight from in silico pharmacokinetic experiments
Dr May Pui San LAM
An evaluation of the importance & effectiveness of a pharmacist in the palliative care clinic
Dr Jeremy Tsz Yin SO
Use of ototoxic medications in neonates - the need for follow-up hearing test
Professor Kim Brosen
Cytochrome P450: Clinical relevance for SSRI’s, Oxycodone and Paclitaxel?
Miss Kim Chow
Novel insights into the design of histone deacetylase inhibitors
Miss Aileen Li
Fatty acid binding protein 4 is a target of VEGF and a regulator of cell proliferation in endothelial cells.
Mr. Jacky Liu
Local Inflammation and Hypoxia Abolish the Protective Anticontractile Properties of Perivascular Fat in Obese Patients
Dr. Shaun L. Sandow
Differential effects of obesity on vascular microdomain signaling - Is a human like a rat?
Professor Bertil B. Fredholm
Adenosine receptors - physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology
Dr. James S.K. Sham, Ph.D.
Multiple TRPs in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension
Professor Sue Piper Duckles, Ph.D.
Estrogen and Mitochondria: A New Paradigm for Vascular Protection?
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
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.
Professor Alexander S. Clanachan
Late INa, Ca2+ overload and post-ischemic LV dysfuntion
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
Professor Ole Skott, M.D
Proteinuria and sodium retention: a novel mechanism?
Professor Richard A. Cohen
Cellular Oxidant Mechanisms in Atherosclerosis
Professor Jo De Mey
The sensory neurotransmitter CGRP terminates vasoconstriction initiated by endothelin-1 through dissociation of agonist-receptor complexes
Professor Pierre Corvol
Can we live without a functional renin angiotensin system?
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
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.
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
Professor Si Lok
The Application of Next Generation DNA Sequencing Technologies in Research and Discovery
Dr Guangyu Zhu
A Phenotypic Screen for Dynein Inhibitors and Identification of Proteins that Bind to Cisplatin-Modified DNA
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
Professor Hiroaki Shimokawa
Rho-kinase as a novel therapeutic target for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Dr Vivian W.Y. Lee, B.Sc., Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Research in Hong Kong
Dr Emmanuel A Ho
The role of pro-inflammatory cytokines and drug delivery strategies in the regulation of multidrug resistance in cancer
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
Professor David D Ku
Garlic, Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide: What is Going on with these Gaseous Vascular Mediators
Dr Pierre J. Jordaan
Acute Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Evolvement and ECG correlates
Dr Edmond Dik-Lung Ma
Computer-aided drug design and lead optimization: small molecule inhibitors of beta-lactamase and peptidoglyean glycosyltransferases
Professor Bernard M.Y. Cheung
Hypertension and diabetes: Two manifestations of the same disease?
Dr Ming-Wei Wang
Boc5 and beyond: our quest in discovering small molecule modulators of GLP-1 signaling
Dr. Catherine C.L. Wong
Development of proteomic technology - answering biology questions by mass spectrometry
Miss Kim Chow
PI3K/PTEN signaling in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis
Miss Aileen Li
Miss Sophie Liang
Gender and relaxation to CNP in porcine coronary artery
Professor Greg Dusting
To boldly grow what none has grown before - Cardiac tissue engineering underpinned by angiogenesis
Professor Yves Agid
Neuronal bases of emotions and surgical treatment of emotional disorders
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
Dr Tai-Ping Fan
Unlocking the biochemical secrets of TCM - The art and science of chinese medicine
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
Dr. Heyu Ni
Thrombosis, Hemostasis, and agiogenesis: Lessons from intravital microcopy and genetic deficient mice & human patients
Dr. Alok K. Mitra
Structure-functional correlations of macromolecular assemblies revealed by electron microscopy
Professor Ingrid Fleming
All you ever wanted to know about vascular cytochrome P450...but were too afraid to ask!
Professor Ingrid Fleming
Consequences of calpain activation for platelet function in diabetes
Professor Hua Linda Cai
Oxidant signaling in cardiovascular pathophysiology
Dr. Qingping Feng
Cardiac protection by erythropoietin: basic understanding and clinical implications
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
Professor Jean-Pierre Montani
Mechanisms of obesity-induced hypertension
Dr. Joanne Wang
Structure, function and pharmacological implications of a novel brain monamine transporter
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
Professor Moustapha Kassem
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells: From basic biology to clinical applications
Professor Joan A. Keiser
Challenges of drug discovery; translating pharmacology to clinical outcomes
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.
Professor Jo G.R. De Mey
Pharmacological Evidence for Endothelin-1 in Myoendothelial Feedback Control of Resistance Artery Contractile Reactivity
Professor Jo G.R. De Mey
Low VEGF Impairs Vascular Neuro-Effector Mechanisms In Vitro and In Vivo
Professor Ian J.C. McGrath
Why are adrenoceptors present on all vascular cell types?
Mr. Calvin Chan
Endothelial Dysfunction
Mr Michael Wong
Calcium-independent phospholipase A2-derived arachidonic acid is essential for endothelium-dependent relaxation by acetylcholine
Dr Yu WANG
Adipokine-based biomarker discovery and drug development for combating obesity-related diseases
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
Professor Hanns Moehler
A pharmacology of emotion and cognition: focus on GABA-A receptors
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
Dr Lise Madsen
cAMP-dependent signaling regulates the adipogenic effect of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids
Dr Karsten Kristiansen
cAMP-mediated induction of adipocyte differentiation requires the synergistic action of Epac-and PKA-dependent processes
Professor David Ku
Mechanisms of Garlic Protection Against Pulmonary Hypertension
Professor Urs T Ruegg
Pharmacological Approaches towards the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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
Dr Man-Kin Wong
New Synthetic Methods for Organic Synthesis and Selective Modification of Natural Products and Biomolecules
Mr. Matthew Chan
Modulatory effect of flavone in rat aortae
Miss Emily Tai
The role of MUC2 in inflammatory bowel disease
Miss Eva Tang
Where does acetyleholine in the vasculature comes from?
Miss Helen Wong
Stress mediators regulate IL-6 expression in ovarian cancer cells
Professor Johannes L. Bos
The Epac-Rap1 signaling pathway in cell-cell junction formation and cell adhesion
Professor Hiroaki Shimokawa
Development of Rho-kinase Inhibitors forCardiovascular Medicine
Dr. Paul L. Huang
Role of eNOS phosphorylation in mediating vascular dysfunction
Dr. Cuihua Zhang
The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in Vascular Dysfunction
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
Dr. Owen L Woodman
Protection against ischaemia and reperfusion injury using flavonols
Professor David Ku
In vivo and in vitro model systems to evaluate vascular and endothelial function
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
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
Miss Mary Lee
Effects of Activation of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase on Pulmonary Hypertension
Miss Eva Tang
Replacement Arteries Made to Order
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
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
Mr. William Wu
Gastric Cancer Originating from Bone Marrow-Derived Cells
Miss Helen Wong
Effect of Chronic Stress on Ovarian Cancer Growth
Miss Cynthia Chan
Benefits from Cocoa in Hypertension
Miss Shi Yi
The role of superoxide dismutase in hypertension
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Pharmacy staff and BPharm students
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Pharmacy students
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Postgraduate students
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Pharmacy student demonstrates the correct use of medicine
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Students in laboratory
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- 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.
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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.
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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.
General Office
L02-56, 2/F, 21 Sassoon Road,
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine,
Laboratory Block,
Faculty of Medicine Building,
Hong Kong SAR, China.
Tel : 852-2819 9250
Fax : 852-2817 0859
Email : pharma@hku.hk