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UG List of Research Projects 2010-2011
BSc in Biochemistry   |   BSc in Biology
BSc in Biochemistry
 
Laboratory Final Year Project Seminar
Dr. Kenny Chung
bokchung@ust.hk		 1. Characterization of familial Parkinson's disease linked gene products 1. Factors that contribute to neurodegenerative disorders
Prof. Nancy Ip
boip@ust.hk 		1. Roles of Cdk5 in neuronal development    
Prof. Robert Ko
bcrko@ust.hk		 1. Cardioprotective effect of Yang-invigorating tonifying Chinese herbs 1. Biochemical basis of diseases
Dr. Chun Liang
bccliang@ust.hk		 1. Yeast DNA replication-initiation proteins 1. Cancer stem cells
2. DNA replication in human cells 2. The relationship between metabolism and cancer
Prof. Randy Poon
rycpoon@ust.hk		 1. Characterization of novel mitotic kinases in mammalian cells    
2. Mitotic catastrophe as a possible anti-cancer treatment: defining the critical modulating factors    
Prof. Robert Qi
qirz@ust.hk		 1. Regulation of microtubule organization during cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation 1. Molecular insights into the control of human brain size
    2. Centrosome aberrations and the development of cancer
Dr. Zilong Wen
zilong@ust.hk		 1. Study of blood cell development using zebrafish model system 1. The role of oncogene c-myb in blood cell development
Raymond S.C. Wong
bcrayw@ust.hk		     1. Nutrition, health, and genetic modified food, related topics
Dr. Raymond W.K. Wong
bcwkrw@ust.hk		 1. Extracellular expression of heterologous proteins in E.coli and B. subtilis    
2. Cell death of B. subtilis transformants expressing heterologous proteins    
3. Characterization and applications of recombinant cellulases    
Prof. Y. H. Wong
boyung@ust.hk		 1. G protein signaling in tumor suppression 1. Regulation of PKD by G protein-coupled receptors
2. Regulation of STAT3 by G protein-coupled receptors 2. Regulation of AMPK by G proteins
Prof. Zhenguo Wu
bczgwu@ust.hk		 1. Optimal expression of exogenous genes in selected mouse muscles 1. Abnormal expression of tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
2. Indentify LMP1-interacting proteins by yeast two-hybrid screening 2. Genes affecting muscle regeneration
Dr. Jun Xia
jxia@ust.hk		 1. Molecular mechanism of synaptogenesis and autism 1. The molecular mechanisms of learning and memory
2. Role of PICK1 in protein trafficking and synapse function 2. Autism: gene and disease
3. Insulin secretion and diabetes    
Prof. Hong Xue
hxue@ust.hk		 1. GABAA receptor structure, function and genetics 1. Bioinformatic applications in integrated data mining
2. The application of bioinformatics 2. Chinese herbal medicine with CNS activities
3. Human Genome and diseases 3. GABAA receptor structure, function and genetics
Prof. Mingjie Zhang
mzhang@ust.hk		 1. Biochemical studies of neuronal scaffold proteins Assembling signaling proteins into large complexes:
1. Theoretical consideration
2. Experimental exploration of functional significance
Dr. Guang Zhu
gzhu@ust.hk		 1. Expression and characterization of proteins involved in DNA replication 1. Covalent modifications of histones and their functional implications