Research Focus:
Neurophysiology, neurodevelopment, and neurodegenerative diseases
One focus is neuroplasticity and motor learning, control of voluntary movement, treatment strategies for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases as well as stroke survivors. Members are also interested in neurocognitive deficits in obstructive sleep apnea, brain iron dysregulation in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, ocular inflammation, retinal degeneration and glaucoma, inflammatory response and platelets in the central nervous system.
Cardiovascular function, metabolic diseases, cellular signaling
- A focus is cellular and molecular events in the initiation and progression of endothelial cell dysfunction in hypertension and diabetes, and animal models for cardio-metabolic disorder. Members are also interested in ion channels (TRP and K channel) and calcium signaling in the cardiovascular system, modulation of cardiac and vascular smooth muscle ion channels by herbal medicine.
- Other interest includes molecular biology of fluorescent proteins, development of anti-obesity and anti-diabetic drugs, mechanisms of fetal programming of type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome in offspring of diabetic mothers, mediators of arthritis development and stroke, ion channels in cancer cells, subcellular vesicular trafficking and autophagy.
| Name |
Contact No. |
Research Interests |
| Prof CHAN Sun On |
3943 6898 |
Axon growth and guidance, degenerative and
inflammatory eye diseases |
| Prof CHEUNG Chi Kwan Vincent |
3943 9389 |
Motor control, motor learning, motor development,
stroke rehabilitation, diseases of the motor system,
computational neuroscience, biomechanics |
| Prof HUI Xiaoyan Hannah |
3943 5101 |
Adipose Remodelling |
| Prof IP Pak Kan Jacque |
3943 0456 |
Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity,
Autism and related disorders, Visual cortex,
Learning and memory, Immediate early genes,
Neurodevelopment, In vivo two-photon imaging |
| Prof KE Ya |
3943 6780 |
Network basis of cognitive functions,
Emotion and related innate behaviors,
Circuit aberrations and treatments in neurodegenerative diseases |
| Prof KWAN Yiu Wa |
3943 6884 |
Gut Microbiomes, Probiotics, Inflammatory
Bowel Diseases, colorectal cancer, Diabetes Mellitus |
| Prof POON Ngar Yun Ellen |
3943 5750 |
Human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes,
disease modelling and drug screening, precision medicine,
cardiotoxicity, mitochondria and metabolism, omics |
| Prof RANSOM Bruce Robert |
3943 0598 |
Glial cell physiology and function,
the cellular pathophysiology of ischemic brain injury,
brain and nerve energy metabolism (especially the role
of glycogen) and extracellular space ion homeostasis. |
| Prof SHUM Sau Wun Alisa |
3943 6840 |
Anti-obesity and anti–diabetes drug development,
fetal programming of adult diseases |
| Prof TIAN Xiaoyu (Deputy Chief) |
3943 3075 |
Macrophage, vascular homeostasis, molecular clock |
| Prof YAO Xiaoqiang (Chief) |
3943 6877 |
Ca2+ signaling, TRP channels, cardiovascular
physiology, atherosclerosis, mechanical sensation,
TM9SF4, ER stress, autophagy, cancer
chemoresistance |
Enquiry for research matters, please contact us at sbs.research@cuhk.edu.hk
