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Healthy Aging
0930-1120
Seminar Rooms 1-3, G/F, Laboratory Block

Adjudicators:
Dr SWS Leung, Department of Pharmacology
Dr SYW Shiu, Department of Physiology

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Presentations

1.01

4-O-sulfated Chondroitins Contribute to Axon-restrictive Property in Schwann Cell-astrocyte Encounters

CHAN Ching, MPhil Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.02

Depletion of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Normal Subjects with Depression

CHEN Hua, MPhil Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.03

Characterization of Ca2+ Signaling Pathways in Human Cardiac Fibroblast

CHEN Jingbo, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.04

Double Blind Randomized Control Trial of Real Electro-acupuncture Versus Sham Electro-acupuncture in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

CHEN Wenxiong, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

1.05

The Role of Polyol Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

CHENG Wing Tim, MPhil Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.06

Global Protein Translation Control in β-Amyloid Peptide Neurotoxicity

CHEUNG Yuen Ting, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1.07

Early Evidence of Cerebral Grey Matter Volume Changed after Treatment in Neuroleptic Naïve, Newly Diagnosed Schizophrenia

DENG Yi, PhD Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

1.08

Protein Kinase D Is an Essential Mediator during Obsteoblast Differentiation

FAN Ngo Yin, MPhil Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.09

Generation of Schwann Cell from Neural Crest-derivatives for Use in Axonal Regeneration

FUNG Chun Kit, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.10

Cognitive Assessments in Normal Aging and in the Early Alzheimer's Disease

GAO Junling, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.11

Generation and Characterization of Exchange Protein Directly Activated by Cyclic AMP 1 (Epac1) Deficient Mice

KAI Ka Lun Alan, MPhil Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1.12

Chronic Hypoxia Enhances the Expression and Function of Proinflammatory Cytokines in the Rat Carotid Body

LAM Siu Yin Sylvia, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.13

Adiponectin Expression in Relation to Macrophage-adipocyte Cross-talk in Obesity-related Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

LAU Tik Yan Ivy, MPhil Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.14

Effect of Corticosteroid and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor on Amygdala Neurogenesis and Depressive Behavior

LAU Wui Man, PhD Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

1.15

Prediction of Candidate Genes for Osteoporosis by a Combination of Computational Disease Gene Prioritization Methods

LI Hoi Yee, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.16

Chondroitin Sulfate Moieties Restrict Migration of Cranial Motor Neurons in the Developing Hindbrain of Rats

LI Mei, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.17

In Silico Mapping of a Charcot-marie-tooth Disease Gene in a Pedigree of Hong Kong Chinese

LI Miaoxin, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.18

Characterization and Identification of a Putative Phytoestrogen Receptor that Mediates Rapid Non-genomic Vascular Actions

LIN Hoi Yan Amanda, MPhil Candidate
Department of Pharmacology

1.19

Fast Extraction of Somatosensory Evoked Potential Based on Second Order Blind Identification

LIU Hongtao, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1.20

Histochemical Study of Perineuronal Nets in the Rat Vestibular Nucleus during Development and in Injury

MA Chun Wai, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.21

Estrogen Protects the Heart Against Ischemic Insult by Suppressing the Ca2+ / Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II

MA Yan, MPhil Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.22

Topographic Distribution of Rat Thalamic Neurons to Rotational and Translational Motions

NG Ka Pak, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.23

Junctional Adhesion Molecule-1 Gene Polymorphisms in Central Obesity and Raised Blood Pressure

ONG Kwok Leung, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.24

Investigation of Vascular Function in Scleroderma (SD)

QIUWAXI Jianadi, MPhil Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.25

The Effects of Self-assembling Peptide Nanofiber Scaffold in a Rat Model of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Plus Clot Aspiration

SANG Yanhua, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.26

Effects of Green Tea on Hypercholesterolemia Induced Hypertension in Rats

SONG Liyang, MPhil Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.27

Preparations of Chitosan Support for Cultures of Schwann Cells and Transdifferentiated Mesenchymal Stem Cells

TSUI Yat Ping, MPhil Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.28

Physical Activity and Cause-specific Morbidity in Older People

WANG Xin, MPhil Candidate
Department of Community Medicine

1.29

Berberine Exerts Vaso-protective Effects through Activation of the LKB1- AMPK-eNOS Signaling Cascade

WANG Yiqun, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.30

Measurement and Prevalence of Delusions of Reference in Schizophrenia

WONG Hoi Yan Gloria, MPhil Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

1.31

Acute and Chronic Effects of Vitamin D on Endothelium-dependent Contractions of the Isolated SHR Aorta

WONG Sze Ka, MPhil Candidate
Department of Pharmacology

1.32

Characteristics of Telomerase Expression in Neurogenic Sites of Adult Central Nervous System (CNS)

WU Gang, MPhil Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1.34

The Identification of Candidate Genes for Peak Bone Mass in Chinese Women

XIAO Sumei, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.35

Involvement of Volume-activated Chloride Channels in EDHF-induced Vasodilation in Rats

YANG Cui, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology

1.36

Signaling Mechanisms of Angiotensin II-induced EMT in Tubular Epithelial Cells

YANG Fuye, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.37

Counteractive Effect of Voluntary Exercise on Depression-like Behavior of Corticoseterone Treated Rats

YAU Suk Yu, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1.38

Epidermal Fatty Acid-binding Protein Is a Novel Circulating Biomarker Associated with Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors and Carotid Atherosclerosis

YEUNG Chun Yu, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.39

Melatonin Ameliorates Calcium Homeostasis in Myocardial and Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Chronically Hypoxic Rats

YEUNG Hang Mee, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.40

Commissural Projection from the Vestibular Nucleus in Rat Embryos: Role of Chondroitin Sulfates

YUEN Ying Lai, MPhil Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.41

Generation of Mutant Mouse Models for Studying the Role of Sox10 Functional Domains in Enteric Nervous System Development

ZHANG Mei, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.42

Investigation of the Role of Endothelin-1 in an Alzheimer's Disease Model with Over Expression of Endothelin-1 in Endothelial Cells

ZHANG Xu, MPhil Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1.43

Increased Vulnerability to Liver Injury Is Associated with Decreased Mitochondrial Activities in Adiponectin Knockout Mice: Potential Roles of UCP2 in the Hepatoprotective Functions of Adiponectin

ZHOU Mingyan, MPhil Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.44

Skilled Motor Learning and EEG with Virtual Orchestra Studio

ZHU Fan, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1.45

Comparison and Characterization of APPL1 and APPL2 - Two Novel Cellular Adaptor Proteins Involved in Multiple Signaling Pathways

ZHU Weidong, MPhil Candidate
Department of Medicine

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