Chu Yan Shuen, Jessica

Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong, 2005- now
M.Phil. The University of Hong Kong, 2002-2005
B.Sc.(Hon), The University of Hong Kong, 1999-2002
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Prize and Awards:

  1. Anthony R. Means Basic Science Student Award, Endocrine Society, USA (2006)

  2. Dr. Lo Kwee Seong Education Foundation Travel and Conference Grants (2006)

  3. Best presentation award in the Zoology Department seminar (2006)

  4. Best presentation award in the Zoology Department seminar (2005)

  5. Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarship (2004-2005)

  6. Best poster award in the Half-Day Symposium on G protein-coupled receptors (2003)

Research interests:

Characterization of a secretin receptor knockout.

Publications:

  1. JYS Chu, SCK Chung, AKM Lam, S Tam, SK Chung, BKC Chow Phenotypes developed in secretin receptor-null mice indicated a role of secretin in vasopressin-independent aquaporin-2 trafficking and expression in the kidney. Mol. Cell Biology. In press.

  2. FKY Siu, IPY Lam, JYS Chu, BKC Chow 2006 Signaling mechanisms of secretin receptor. Regulatory Peptides. 137 : 95-104.

  3. JYS Chu, LTO Lee, FKY Siu, BKC Chow 2006 The secretin/pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide/vasoactive intestinal polypeptide superfamily in the central nervous system. Curr. Med. Chem. - Central Nervous System Agents 6: 27-57(31).

  4. YY Kwok, JYS Chu, H Vaudry, L Yon, Y Anouar, BKC Chow 2006 Cloning an Characterization of a PAC1 Receptor hop-1 Splice Variant in Goldfish (Carassius auratus).General Comparative Endocrinology, 145(2) : 188-196.

  5. JYS Chu, WH Yung, BKC Chow 2006 Endogenous release of secretin from the hypothalamus Ann. New York Academy of Sciences Vol 1070 p196-200.

  6. JYS Chu, WH Yung, BKC Chow 2006 Secretin: a pleiotrophic hormone Ann. New York Academy of Sciences 1070: 27-50.

Abstract and Poster:

  1. JYS Chu, D Alexandre, BKC Chow, H Vaudry and Y Anouar 2003 Caractˆmrisation molˆmculaire d'un nouveau variant du rˆmcepteur du neuropeptide PACAP dans le cerveau de la grenouille. 6e Colloque de la, Sociˆmtˆm des Neurosciences, Rouen, 13-16 mai.

  2. JYS Chu, SMY Lee, WH Yung, BKC Chow 2004 Localization and the release mechanism of secretin in hypothalamo-pituitary system of the Wistar Rat Rattus novegicus. 11th Meeting of the European Neuroendocrine Association, Sorrento, Italy.

  3. YY Kwok, JYS Chu, Y Anouar, DLY Tse, BKC Chow 2004 Cloning and characterizing PAC1 receptor-Hop1 splice variant in goldfish (Carrasius Auratus). 11th Meeting of the European Neuroendocrine Association, Sorrento, Italy.

  4. SSN Ho, JYS Chu, WH Yung, BKC Chow 2004 Expression and electrophysiological studies of secretin in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, USA

  5. BKC Chow, JYS Chu, SCK Chung 2005 A putative role of secretin to regulate water homeostasis. 7th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides, Rouen, France.

  6. JYS Chu, WH Yung, BKC Chow 2005 Actions of secretin on the hypothalamic magnocellular neurons: Implications for the control of body water homeostasis. 7th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides, Rouen, France.


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