0830-0840

1.01

Effect of Herbal Consumption on Clinical Efficacy of Warfarin Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Chan Hiu Ting, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.02

Endothelium-derived NO is Required for Contraction to Hypoxia in Porcine Coronary Arteries

Chan Kiu Yan Calvin, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

1.03

Adiponectin Prevents Diabetic Premature Senescence of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Promotes Endothelial Repair by Suppressing the p38 MAP kinase/p16INK4A Signaling Pathway

Chang Junlei, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.04

Associations of the Genetic Variants Near the GNPDA2, FTO and MC4R Genes with Persistent Central Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Southern Chinese

Cheung Yu Yan, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.05

5-HT2A Receptor Mediated Facilitation of Inhibitory Neurotransmission in Medial Vestibular Nucleus

Han Lei, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.06

Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Cardioprotective Effects in an Animal Model via Heme Oxygenase-1 Upregulation

Han Qian, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.07

Developmental Changes of GABAergic Transmission and Plasticity in Rat Medial Vestibular Nucleus

Hu Hui Jing, PhD Candidate
Department of Physiology

1.08

Chasing Evoked Potentials: Novel Approaches to Identify EEG Responses at Single-trial Level

Hu Li, PhD Candidate
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology

1.09

Endothelium Dependent Relaxations are Improved by Acute Treatment of 17β-estradiol in Atherosclerotic Mice with Ageing      

Kong Wing Cheung Billy, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

1.10

Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in a Defined, Feeder- and Serum-free System

Lai Wing Hon Kevin, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.11

Triiodothyronine Promotes Cardiac Differentiation and Maturation of Embryonic Stem Cells via the Classical Genomic Pathway

Lee Yee Ki, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.12

Effects of Abacavir Treatment on Vascular System

Li Wai Sum Rachel, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

Break

1.13

Caveolin-1 is a Negative Regulator of Neuronal Differentiation in Neural Progenitor Cells in Vivo and in Vitro

Li Yue, PhD Candidate
School of Chinese Medicine

1.14

Toll-like Receptor 4 Mutation Alleviates Endothelial Dysfunction in Genetically Obese Mice

Liang Chaofan, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

1.15

Proarrhythmic Risk of Embryonic Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocyte Transplantation in Infarcted Myocardium

Liao Songyan, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.16

KIF5b Interaction with NMDA Receptor Mediates NO Production in Neuron

Lin Raozhou, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.17

SIRT1 Promotes Proliferation and Prevents Senescence through Targeting LKB1 in Primary Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells

Liu Ling, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.18

Activated Microglia Promote Astrogliogenesis of Embryonic Neural Stem Cells in the Culture

Liu Xuqing, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1.19

Over Expression of Endothelin-1 in Vascular Endothelial Cell Induces Normal Tension Glaucoma in 2-year Old ET-1 Transgenic Mice

Mi Xuesong, PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy

1.20

Parallel Activation of Nrf2 and PI3K/Akt Pathways by Z-ligustilide Enhances the Survival of Neuronal PC12 Cells under Oxygen and Glucose Deprivation: a Role for Heme Oxygenase-1

Qi Hongyi, PhD Candidate
School of Chinese Medicine

Lunch for Chairpersons and Moderators

1330-1340

1.21

Beneficial Vascular Effect of A Non-selective PPAR Activator in Aorta of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Qu Chen, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

1.22

Chrysotoxine, a Novel Bibenzyl Compound, Inhibits 6-hydroxydopamine Induced Apoptosis in SH-SY5Y Cells via Mitochondria Protection and NF-kB Modulation

Song Juxian, PhD Candidate
School of Chinese Medicine

1.23

L-arginine and Arginase Products Increase Contractions to Dexmedetomidine in the Rat Aorta with Endothelium

Wong Sze Wan Emily, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

1.24

Regulation of BKCa Channels by Membrane Cholesterol

Wu Wei, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.25

Lipocalin-2 Deficiency Protects Hearts against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Yang Bo, PhD Candidate
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

1.26

Inactivation of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Alleviates Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis through Inhibiting ER Stress and Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in ApoE-deficient Mice

Ye Dewei, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine

1.27

Serotonin Enhances Megakaryopoiesis and Proplatelet Formation and Stimulates TPO Released from Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Ye Jieyu, PhD Candidate
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

1.28

The Role of Pax6 in Beta-Amyloid-induced Neuronal Apoptosis

Zhang Yalun, PhD Candidate
Department of Biochemistry

1.29

Demonstration of TRPC and TRPM Channels in Human Atrial Myocytes

Zhang Yanhui, PhD Candidate
Department of Medicine