Department of Biology

Projects

Projects per year 2007 2019 2023 2024 2027

• 1 Curtailed
• 29 Not started
• 42 Active
• 89 Finished

Projects per year

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  Defining the mechanism and function of Arabidopsis mRNA capping enzymes

  XIA, Y.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/26

  Project: Research project

  • RNA Caps 100%
  • Messenger RNA 91%
  • Arabidopsis 78%
  • NAD 61%
  • RNA 55%

• RNA cap modifications and gene regulation (RNA端帽的修饰和基因表达)

  XIA, Y.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research project

  • Hong Kong 100%
  • regulation 71%

• Screening, functional identification and transport mechanism study of tanshinone transporters in Salvia miltiorrhiza

  LIAO, P. & Kai, G.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/27

  Project: Research project

• Development of an oxidant-free catalytic system for one-pot synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran from fructose and the catalytic mechanism study

  ZHAO, J. & GAN, L. L.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/26

  Project: Research project

  • 2,5-diformylfuran 100%
  • Fructose 65%
  • One Pot Reaction 54%

• Construction of g-C3N4-based composites photocatalyst for reduction CO2 and mechanism insight

  Zhu, Z.

  1/08/23 → 31/07/26

  Project: Research project

• 珊瑚白化分子機制及早期預警標誌物的研究

  QIU, J.

  Project: Research project

• Environmental Screening, Computational and Biological Characterization of Endocrine Disruptors, in Respect to Receptor Binding, Embryo and Gonad Physiology

  WONG, C. K. C.

  Project: Research project

• Defining the Regulatory Pathways Coupling Cell Division Timing and Cell Fate Differentiation During C. elegans Embryogenesis Using Automated Lineaging

  ZHAO, Z.

  Project: Research project

  • Caenorhabditis elegans 100%
  • Caenorhabditis 83%
  • Gene Regulatory Networks 74%
  • Nematoda 71%
  • Rhabditidae 67%

• Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) on Male Reproductive Health

  WONG, C. K. C.

  Project: Research project

• Identification of Redox-sensitive Proteins and Characterization of Their Functions in Regulating the Oxidative Stress Response in Arabidopsis

  XIA, Y.

  Project: Research project

  • Arabidopsis 100%
  • Proteomics 44%
  • Oxidation-Reduction 43%
  • Arabidopsis Proteins 41%
  • Isotope Labeling 35%

• Marine Genomics: Crustacean evolution and aquaculture

  QIU, J.

  Project: Research project

• A state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction facility for structural biology research in Hong Kong

  XIA, Y.

  Project: Research project

• Control and prevention of mould contamination in Hong Kong indoor environments

  LAI, K. M.

  Project: Research project

• Role of Deubiquitinase, cops6, in Craniofacial Palatogenesis

  TSE, K. F. W.

  Project: Research project

• SIRMS 2.0: Establishing Asia's premier stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry laboratory in Hong Kong

  QIU, J.

  Project: Research project

• Asia-Pacific Conference on Biotechnology for Waste Conversion (BioWC 2016)

  WONG, J. W. C.

  Project: Research project

• Appointed Mainland Postdoctoral Fellows (肖光辉)

  XIA, Y.

  Project: Research project

• The First Integrated State-of-the-Art Sample Preparation System for Cryo-Electron Microscopy/Tomography Analysis to Promote Advanced Cellular and Structural Biology Research in Hong Kong

  XIA, Y.

  Project: Research project

• EXPO and Autophagosome in Plants

  XIA, Y.

  Project: Research project

• Catalytic Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste to Hydrogen as a Clean Fuel for Sustainable Transportation

  ZHAO, J.

  Project: Research project

• Four Dimensional Live Imaging of Zebrafish Embryonic Development Using Light Sheet Microscopy and Biocomputational Tools

  WONG, C. K. C.

  Project: Research project

• Finished

  Alternate wetting and drying irrigation enhances grain filling of inferior spikelets for different rice cultivars

  ZHANG, J.

  1/04/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research project

• Field Trials to Compare Common Fruits Flies Control Methods in Hong Kong

  WONG, J. W. C.

  15/01/22 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research project

• Integrative Anslysis of Microbiome, Metabolome, PM2.5-exposure, and dietary pattern for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice model

  TIAN, L. & YANG, Z.

  1/06/21 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research project

  • fatty liver 100%
  • disease models 63%
  • microbiome 58%
  • metabolome 57%
  • eating habits 51%

• Comparative study on subcritical hydrothermal treatment as pre- and post- treatment of anaerobic digestion—opportunities for the improvement of food waste treatment technology in Hong Kong

  ZHAO, J. & WONG, J. W. C.

  1/06/21 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research project

• International Conference on Sustainable Biowaste Management (SBM 2020)

  WONG, J. W. C.

  12/04/21 → 15/04/21

  Project: Research project

• Viral Inhibition of Pseudo-SARS-CoV-2 Using a UV-C Equipped Ventilation Pipe

  CHEUNG, K. L. A.

  16/03/21 → 15/06/21

  Project: Research project

• Understanding roles of NAD-capped RNAs in regulating virulence of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae

  XIA, Y.

  1/11/20 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research project

  • virulence 100%
  • RNA 93%
  • Pseudomonas syringae 83%
  • plant pathogens 33%
  • pathogens 31%

• A Study of Coral-Eating Nudibranchs

  QIU, J.

  1/06/20 → 31/05/22

  Project: Research project

• A network framework for inferring the underlying ecological processes of facilitated gut microbiota remodelling in response to therapeutic agents: Focus on irritable bowel syndrome interventions

  KIM, P. J.

  1/05/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research project

• Non-canonical NAD-capped RNAs in Arabidopsis: mechanisms of capping and decapping and molecular and physiological functions

  XIA, Y., XIONG, L., CAI, Z., Wong, K. B., Jiang, L., Huang, L. & Zhang, W.

  1/04/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research project

• The use of a bioactive peptide derived from edible Chinese yam to reduce chronic inflammation (inflammaging) in aging ovaries.

  SZE, C. W.

  1/01/20 → 30/04/23

  Project: Research project

  • Dioscorea 100%
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy 97%
  • Estradiol 75%
  • Longevity 58%
  • Ovary 56%

• Preparation and Modification of Biomass-derived Graphitic Carbon Materials and Their Performance in Metal-Free Catalytic One-Pot Synthesis of 2,5-Furandicarboxaldehyde

  ZHAO, J.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research project

• 基于Wnt/β-catenin通路探讨远志皂苷元的促神经发生作用及其治疗阿尔兹海默病的研究

  ZHANG, S.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research project

• Arabidopsis SIB1: its role in chloroplast-nucleus communication during the immune response and regulation of its expression by its NAD-capped RNAs

  XIA, Y.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research project

  • RNA 100%
  • chloroplasts 81%
  • immune response 52%
  • Arabidopsis 46%
  • genes 30%

• Defining human cytomegalovirus latent genes in favor of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coinfection in CD34+ cells and association in HIV patients

  CHEUNG, K. L. A.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research project

• Developing a novel genomic scaffolding toolkit with the nanopore DNA modification information and its applications on deep-sea invertebrate genomes

  LI, R.

  1/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research project

• Understanding the genomic basis of symbiosis in two deep-sea bivalves

  QIU, J.

  1/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research project

  • multiomics 100%
  • annelid 88%
  • Bivalvia 87%
  • hydrothermal vent 78%
  • deep sea 77%

• High-Resolution Genome Assembly and Characterization of Sex Determination Mechanism in the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica

  WONG, C. K. C.

  1/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research project

• BP InnoMed Limited

  LI, W. S., LUNG, H. L. & WONG, K.

  1/04/19 → 31/03/22

  Project: Knowledge transfer project

• CD133 Innovation Limited

  LI, H. Y. & YUNG, K. L.

  1/04/19 → 31/03/21

  Project: Knowledge transfer project

• Targeting Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: from mechanistic study to novel therapeutic development

  Lo, K. W., Chiang, A. K. S., MAK, N. K., To, K. F., Wong, A. S. T., WONG, K., Wu, A. R., Cheng, A. W. & Peng, L.

  1/03/19 → 28/02/22

  Project: Research project

• Autologous Neural Stem Cell (NSCs) Harvest: Precision cell therapies for neurodegeneration in animal model of Parkinson's disease

  YUNG, K. L.

  18/02/19 → 17/02/22

  Project: Research project

• Does a functional interaction between X chromosome and autosome exist in vivo to regulate male fertility? If yes, how?

  ZHAO, Z.

  1/01/19 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research project

  • autosomes 100%
  • male fertility 68%
  • male sterility 65%
  • loci 62%
  • X chromosome 60%

• Functional characterization of an ABA-responsive splicing factor SR184 and its five transcript isoforms

  ZHANG, J.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research project

  • abscisic acid 100%
  • alternative splicing 91%
  • acid treatment 41%
  • stress response 24%
  • knockout mutants 24%

• Roles of chromatin architecture in allele-specific expression and male sterility in species hybrids 染色質結構在種間雜交體的等位基因差异表達和雄性不育中的作用

  ZHAO, Z.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research project

  • Caenorhabditis 100%
  • Gene Transfer Techniques 76%
  • Caenorhabditis elegans 65%
  • Genome 20%
  • Spices 19%

• Effects of In Utero Exposure to Perfluorinated Compounds on Placental Functions and Early Development of Pancreatic Islets

  WONG, C. K. C.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research project

  • endocrine-disrupting chemicals 100%
  • maternal exposure 80%
  • islets of Langerhans 73%
  • metabolic diseases 73%
  • obesity 42%

• Defining molecular and biological functions of Arabidopsis DXO, a protein that removes the non-canonical NAD cap from RNA

  XIA, Y.

  1/10/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research project

  • NAD 100%
  • RNA 94%
  • RNA Caps 64%
  • Arabidopsis 63%
  • Yeasts 23%

• Bleaching in subtropical corals of the northern South China Sea: differential susceptibility to environmental stressors and molecular mechanisms

  QIU, J.

  1/09/18 → 31/08/20

  Project: Research project

  • coral 100%
  • bleaching 36%
  • salinity 30%
  • coral bleaching 29%
  • environmental change 18%

• High-resolution live-cell imaging system for quantifying long-term 3D dynamics of large tissue models and organisms

  SHI, J., Lam, Y. W., Lei, D., Leung, S. Y., Park, H., Sun, H., Tsao, S. W., Wong, A. S. T., Wong, C. C. L., Yuen, K. W. Y. & ZHAO, Z.

  1/06/18 → 30/11/21

  Project: Research project

  • CD66 antigens 100%
  • macrophages 86%
  • Single-Cell Analysis 80%
  • Catenins 75%
  • tumors 57%