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Professor Ken K.L. YUNG received his DPhil from the University of Oxford, UK in Neuroscience. He then joined the Hong Kong Baptist University and started his lab. His current research mainly focusses on the causes and treatments of neurodegenerative diseases. His lab has developed a nanomaterial-based technology for harvesting autologous neural stem cells from the brain of living subjects. This unique patented technology forms an important basis for personalized neural stem cell replacement therapy for patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, his research team has also pioneered in nanomaterial-based cell differentiation device that can minimize the risk of tumorigenesis for stem cell therapy. These technologies have won several international innovation awards and gained over 15 patents in China, the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong.
Professor Yung has proactively engaged with the broader international scientific community and with community affairs. He was a member of the International Brain Research Organization and sat on the expert panel of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology. He is past President of the Hong Kong Movement Disorder Society and advisor for Hong Kong Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.
Research Interests
Stem cell therapy on neurodegeneration diseases
Neurobiology and neuropharmacology
Environmental neuroscience
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Autologous Neural Stem Cell (NSCs) Harvest: Precision cell therapies for neurodegeneration in animal model of Parkinson's disease
18/02/19 → 17/02/22
Project: Research project
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International Conference on Eco-aquaculture and Public Health
28/11/14 → 30/11/14
Project: Research project
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Rapid Screening Platforms for Modulators of Melanogenesis and Cytoprotectants Using Human Skin Equivalent Models
1/07/11 → 30/06/13
Project: Research project
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N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor as a prime target for therapy of Parkinson's disease: new discoveries on an old target
1/01/11 → 31/12/13
Project: Research project
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Aqua-fireflies: Novel Application of Luciferase-luciferin System in Household Aquariums
16/12/09 → 15/06/11
Project: Research project
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Aberrant Transferrin and Ferritin Upregulation Elicits Iron Accumulation and Oxidative Inflammaging Causing Ferroptosis and Undermines Estradiol Biosynthesis in Aging Rat Ovaries by Upregulating NF-Κb-Activated Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase: First Demonstration of an Intricate Mechanism
Sze, S. C. W., Zhang, L., Zhang, S., Lin, K., Ng, T. B., Ng, M. L., Lee, K. F., Lam, J. K. W., Zhang, Z. & Yung, K. K. L., 21 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23, 20, 28 p., 12689.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic proprietary Chinese medicine nasal spray designated as Allergic Rhinitis Nose Drops (ARND) with potential to prevent SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection by targeting RBD (Delta)- angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) binding
Yip, K. M., Lee, K. M., Ng, T. B., Xu, S., Yung, K. K. L., Qu, S., Cheung, A. K. L. & Sze, S. C. W., 27 Jul 2022, In: Chinese Medicine. 17, 1, 20 p., 88.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An integrative analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression in the brains of Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice after real-world PM2.5 exposure
Fu, P., Zhao, Y., Dong, C., Cai, Z., Li, R. & Yung, K. L., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Sciences. 122, p. 25-40 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between indoor environment and lifestyles and sick building syndrome symptoms among adults in Taiyuan and Urumqi of China
Fu, P., Zhao, Z., Norback, D., Zhang, X. & Yung, K. K. L., Jul 2022, In: Indoor Air. 32, 7, e13081.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biocompatible Sculptured Extracellular Nanomatrix enables self assembly of neural stem cells into miniature brain organoids of substantia nigra
YUNG, K. L., Huang, Z. & ZHANG, S., 10 Nov 2022, IPC No. C12-YK-NSCs-US03, 6 Jul 2022, Priority date 23 May 2016, Priority No. US 17/858,959Research output: Patent
Press / Media
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Press release by CPRO-HKBU study finds strong association between PM2.5 and neurological disorders
Kin Lam YUNG & Pengfei FU
6/09/21
3 items of Media coverage, 4 Media contributions
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