Prospective Graduate Students @ LDR

PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS

Who should apply :

Good B.Sc. degree, highly motivated and would like to develop a career in life sciences & biomedical research

Duration :

2-5 years

What you will learn : :

Basic attitudes towards scientific research, advanced research techniques, experimental design, advanced data analysis & presentation skills, thesis & manuscript writing, and job search tips

Career Prospects :

Name	Major	Duration	Current Position
AN YING	BCH	25-08-2014 - 31-05-2022	Postdoc Fellow, Room 509A, Mong Man Wai Building, School of Life Sciences, CUHK
CHAN GARY	BCH	12-06-2017 - 15-09-2018	,
CHAN KAM LEUNG	SCHOOL OF CHINESE MEDICINE	01-08-2003 - 31-08-2007	INSTRUCTOR, SCHOOL OF CHINESE MEDICINE, CUHK
CHAN SIN TING JESSICA	BCH	15-08-2016 - 16-06-2017	,
CHAN WING MAN PRISCILLA	MBT	15-09-2004 - 30-04-2010	SCIENTIST, HK
CHAU WING KAM KATY	MBT	31-05-2002 - 31-10-2005	BUSINESS, HONG KONG
CHENG TAT CHEUNG	MBT	01-08-2007 - 30-06-2011	POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA
CHENG YAT PANG	BCH	10-05-2008 - 30-06-2011	-, -
CHOI CHING GEE GIGI	MBT	01-08-2005 - 31-08-2007	PHD STUDENT, PWH, CUHK
CHRISTINE TUNG	BCH	01-03-2002 - 30-06-2002	TECHNICIAN, SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, CUHK
FUNG TERESA	MBT	01-09-2009 - 28-10-2010	,
HUEN NGAR YEE MACY	BCH	01-08-2002 - 12-09-2006	POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, NCI, USA
LAM WUN JESSICA	MBT	19-05-2003 - 26-09-2005	POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, CIMR, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK
LAW BERNARD	BCH	19-01-2015 - 27-04-2015	,
LUK HON WING ERIC	MBT	14-05-2007 - 31-07-2012	,
NG STEPHANIE	BCH	01-06-2015 - 31-07-2015	LECTURER, FACULTY OF SCIECNE, HKU
PENG SHAOHONG	BCH	01-08-2013 - 31-05-2022	POSTDOC FELLOW, UCSD
SHEN YUN	BCH	18-08-2014 - 17-08-2016	Lab Manager, Room 509A, Mong Man Wai Building School of Life Sciences, CUHK
WONG KAM YAN AZARIA	MBT	05-06-2006 - 30-09-2010	Nature Conservation Officer, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Government
WONG SIU LAN ALAN	MBT	01-06-2004 - 31-07-2007	PHD STUDENT, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, HKUST
WU CHI CHUNG	MBT	14-05-2007 - 07-09-2010	PHD STUDENT, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany

Research Publications :

Publications contributed by Graduate Students
1.	2011	Tsoi, H., Lau, T.C.K., Lau, K.F. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2011) Perturbation of U2AF65/NXF1-mediated RNA nuclear export enhances RNA toxicity in polyQ diseases. Hum. Mol. Genet. 20, 3787-3797	[ LINK ]
2.	2011	Chan, W.M., Tsoi, H., Wu, C.C., Wong, C.H., Cheng, T.C., Li, H.Y., Lau, K.F., Shaw, P.C., Perrimon, N. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2011) Expanded polyglutamine domain possesses nuclear export activity which modulates subcellular localization and toxicity of polyQ disease protein via exportin-1. Hum. Mol. Genet. 20, 1738-1750.	[ LINK ]
3.	2010	Cheng, T.C., Chen, Y.W., Wong, K.B., Ngai, S.M. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2010) Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of the central domain of Drosophila Dribble, a protein that is essential for ribosome biogenesis. Acta. Cryst. F 66, 546-548.	[ LINK ]
4.	2009	Chan, C.M., Tsoi, H., Chan, W.M., Zhai, S., Wong, C.O., Yao, X., Chan, W.Y., Tsui, S.K.W., and Chan, H.Y.E. (2009) The ion channel activity of the SARS-Coronavirus 3a protein is linked to its pro-apoptotic function. Int. J. Biochem. & Cell Biol. 41, 2232-2239	[ LINK ]
5.	2009	Lee, F.K.M., Wong, A.K.Y., Lee, Y.W., Wan, O.W., Chan, H.Y.E., and Chung, K.K.K. (2009) The role of ubiquitin linkages on alpha-synuclein induced-toxicity in a Drosophila model of Parkinson s disease. J. Neurochem. 110, 208-219.	[ LINK ]
6.	2008	Lam, W., Chan, W.M., Lo, T.W., Wong, A.K.Y., Wu, C.C. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2008) Human receptor for activated protein kinase C1 associates with polyglutamine aggregates and modulates polyglutamine toxicity. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 377, 714-719.	[ LINK ]
7.	2008	Wong, A.K.Y., Chan, H.Y.E. and Chan, W.M. (2008) Recent developments in targeted transgene expression systems. Fly 2, 169-171.	[ LINK ]
8.	2008	Wong, S.L.A., Chan, W.M. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2008) SDS-insoluble polyglutamine oligomers are involved in neuronal degeneration. FASEB J. 22, 3348-3357.	[ LINK ]
9.	2008	Lau, K.F., Chan, W.M., Perkinton, M.S., Chang, R.C.C., Chan, H.Y.E., McLoughlin, D.M., and Miller, C.C.J. (2008) Dexras1 interacts with FE65 to regulate FE65-amyloid precursor protein dependent transcription. J. Biol. Chem. 283, 34728-34737.	[ LINK ]
10.	2007	Chan, W.M., Shaw, P.C. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2007) A green fluorescent protein-based reporter for protein import studies in Drosophila cells. Fly 1, 340-342	[ LINK ]
11.	2007	Huen, N.Y.M., Wong, S.L.A. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2007) Transcriptional malfunctioning of heat shock protein gene expression in spinocerebellar ataxias. The Cerebellum. (Invited review) 6, 111-117.	[ LINK ]
12.	2005	Huen, N.Y.M. and Chan, H.Y.E (2005) Dynamic regulation of molecular chaperone gene expression in polyglutamine disease. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Comm. 334, 1074-1084.	[ LINK ]
13.	2005	Wong, S.L.A., Chen, Y.W., Chan, C.M. , Chan, C.S.M., Chan, P.K.S., Chui, Y.L., Fung, K.P., Waye, M.M.Y., Tsui, S.K.W. and Chan, H.Y.E. (2005) In vivo functional characterization of the SARS Coronavirus 3a protein in Drosophila. Biochem. Biophy. Res. Comm. 337, 720-729. (Featured on the cover of the issue)	[ LINK ]
14.	2005	Law, P.T.W., Wong, C.H., Au, T.C.C., Chuck, C.P., Kong, S.K., Chan, P.K.S.,To, K.F., Lo, A.W.I., Chan, J.Y.W., Suen, Y.K., Chan, H.Y.E., Fung, K.P., Waye, M.M.Y., Sung, J.J.Y., Lo, Y.M.D., Tsui, S.K.W. (2005) The 3a protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus induces apoptosis in Vero E6 cells. J. Gen. Virol. 86, 1921-1930.	[ LINK ]

Awards :

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For enquires, please contact Head of Laboratory of Drosophila Research, Prof. Edwin Chan at 3163-4021 or hyechan@cuhk.edu.hk

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