Primary PI
Prof. TSUI Kwok Wing Stephen
is currently a professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences and directors of the Hong Kong Bioinformatics Centre and the Centre for Microbial Genomics and Proteomics in The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). His research focuses on bioinformatics, comparative genomics and molecular biology of clinical pathogens including human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, influenza virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Most recently, he cracked the genome, transcriptome and microbiome of several dust mite species, which can be linked to the house dust mite allergy.
Secondary PI
Prof. KWAN Yiu Wa
is the senior research fellow in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His main research interests are related to the pharmacology of different drugs in treating metabolic and vascular diseases e.g. type 2 diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis and pulmonary hypertension. He also has research interests in the utilization of alternative / un-conventional approaches such as recombinant probiotics in treating various diseases.
Secondary PI
Prof. HUI Xiaoyan Hannah
is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences, as well as the principal investigator of research grants including General Research fund (GRF), Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF), NSFC-RGC, and NSFC (Young Excellent Scientist). The research interest of Prof. Hui lies solely on Adipose Tissue, a highly plastic organ in our body. By using state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary approaches, the goal of our laboratory is to understand the molecular basis of adipose tissue remodelling and its physiological relevance in obesity and cardio-metabolic diseases. Ultimately we seek to develop biomedicine that can educate the dysfunctional adipose tissue to a metabolically beneficial organ.
Advisor
Mr. PANG Chun Keung Daniel
is a PhD student from Prof. Kwan lab. He mainly assists our team on the probiotics project.
Advisor
Ms. ZHAO Xuemei
is a PhD student from Prof. Hui lab. She provides assistance to our team on the miRNA project.
Team Members
(excluding leaders*, names in alphabetic order)
*CHAN Valerie Tanya
- Captain of the team
- Member of wet lab and human practice team
*YAU Lok Ching, Kara
- Vice-captain (Lab) of the team
- Leader of wet lab and dry lab team
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Financial secretary
*PINTO Netaniah Kisha
- Vice-captain (Human Practice) of the team
- Leader of human practice team
DEVINA Vania
- Member of dry lab team
HALIM Felicia
- Member of dry lab team
LOH Celeste
- Member of wet lab team
NG Nok Yiu, Yoyo
- Member of wet lab team
THIRUVENKADAM Bindhiya
- Member of wet lab and human practice team
WONG Chun Wing, Lucas
- Member of wet lab and human practice team
ZHUMAGALEYEV Alikhan
- Member of dry lab team
Division of Labour
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Prof. KWAN Yiu Wa for providing us the pTRKH3 plasmid, and Prof. HUI Xiaoyan Hannah for providing us the HEK293 human cell line. They also kindly provide our team with lab space for wet lab experiment.
We would like to thank the following professionals for their invaluable advice on our project design, as well as assistance given in carrying out our human practice and education activities.
(names in alphabetic order)