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Session II
Public Health, Reproduction & Development and Chinese Medicine
Seminar Room 6, LG1, Laboratory Block

Chairpersons:
Professor DA Lawlor, University of Bristol, UK
Professor J Turner, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, UK

Moderator:
Dr DSY Ho, Department of Community Medicine

Time

Session No.

Presentations

1020-1030

2.00

Association between Depressive Symptoms and Mortality among Chinese Elderly: a Hong Kong Cohort Study

SUN Wenjie, PhD Candidate
Department of Community Medicine

1030-1040

2.01

Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Motor Recovery after Stroke

Chau Cheuk Man, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1040-1050

2.02

Effects Of IL-1β and IL-6 on Glucose Uptake in Human Trophoblasts

Chow Ka Man, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1050-1100

2.03

Novel TagSNP Selection Methodology Incorporating Assay Failure Rates and Tagging Priorities

Kwan Sheung Him, PhD Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

1100-1110

2.04

Hong Kong Children Compared with the 2007 WHO Growth References: Evidence from "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort

Kwok Man Ki, PhD Candidate
Department of Community Medicine

1110-1120

2.05

Functional Analyses of Type IIA Procollagen in Mouse Inner Ear Development

Kwong Wai Hang, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1120-1130

2.06

Differential Glycosylation and Impaired Immunosuppressive Activities of Glycodelin-A in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Lee Cheuk Lun, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1130-1140

2.07

Moderating Factors of Age in Predicting Progression of Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Lee Chun Fan, PhD Candidate
Department of Nursing Studies

1140-1150

2.08

The Variance of Odds Ratio on Genotypic Data

Lee Yiu Fai, PhD Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

1150-1200

2.09

Study of MicroRNAs Expression Profile and Their Regulatory Roles in Ovarian Folliculogenesis

Lin Sau Wah Selma, PhD Candidate
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1200-1300

Lunch for Chairpersons and Moderators

1300-1310

2.10

Weight Misperception and Psychosocial Health Problems in Chinese Adolescents

Lo Wing Sze, PhD Candidate
Department of Community Medicine

1310-1320

2.11

Differential and Overlapping Expression of SOX2 and SOX9 in Inner Ear Development

Mak Chi Yan Angel, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1320-1330

2.12

Condition Ptc1 Knockout in Vagal Neural Crest Cells Causes a Reduced Proliferation of Enteric Nervous System Progenitors and Intestinal Hypoganglionosis

Poon Hiu Ching, PhD Candidate
Department of Surgery

1330-1340

2.13

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Youth-oriented Smoking Cessation Hotline in Changing Smoking Behaviours among Youth Smokers in Hong Kong

Wong Chung Ngok, PhD Candidate
Department of Nursing Studies

1340-1350

2.14

The Optimal Allocation of Resources for Breast Cancer Prevention and Care in Hong Kong Chinese

Wong Oi Ling, PhD Candidate
Department of Community Medicine

1350-1400

2.15

A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Wong Wendy, PhD Candidate
Department of Microbiology

1400-1410

2.16

Smad3 is a Key Mediator of Angiotensin II Induced Tubular Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition

Yang Fuye, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1410-1420

2.17

A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Residual Insomnia Associated with Major Depressive Disorder-Preliminary Data

Yeung Wing Fai, PhD Candidate
Department of Psychiatry

1420-1430

2.18

Aristolochic Acid Induced Tubular Epithelial Cell Apoptosis and Acute Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy (A-AAN, 急性馬兜鈴酸腎病) are via P53 Signaling Pathway

Zhou Li, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

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