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PhD Student Junmin Ren Leads Taikangnuo Biotechnology to Victory in HK Tech 300 Competition
4 September 2024
Taikangnuo Biotechnology Limited, one of the winning start-ups in the HK Tech 300 National Start-up Competition, was established by our PhD student, Junmin Ren. The company aims to innovate in the biotechnology sector, contributing to advancements in health and wellness through cutting-edge research and development.
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Prof. Tak Pan Wong presented a seminar entitled “Social Valence Dictates Sex Differences in Identity Recognition”
26 August 2024
On 26 August 2024 Prof. Tak Pan Wong of Department of Psychiatry and the Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, visited City University and delivered a lecture describing his recent works in social neuroscience, an emerging field in neuroscience.
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Lab Visit Co-Hosted by CityU NS Department and Hong Kong Brain Foundation
26 July 2024
The Department of Neuroscience (NS) is committed to sharing the latest advance in brain research with the bright minds of our next generation. On 26 July 2024, NS co-hosted a lab visit for the finalists of the Hong Kong Brain Bee Competition 2024 with Dr Michael Lee, Chairman of the Hong Kong Brain Foundation (HKBF) and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to share the latest in neurobehavior research and quantitative analysis.
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Welcome to our new Associate Professor (Presidential Assistant Professors Scheme)
22 August 2024
Professor Christy Hung recently joined the Department of Neuroscience as Associate Professor under the Presidential Assistant Professors Scheme. She received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge after completing her undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the University of Hong Kong.
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Welcome to our new Assistant Professor
22 August 2024
Professor Yuxiang Sun recently joined the Department of Neuroscience as Assistant Professor. He received his BSc in Biotechnology from Anhui University and PhD in Biophysics from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, where his research uncovered the disruption of chromosomal architecture at the COX2 locus, sensitizing lung cancer cells to radiotherapy. He completed postdoctoral training at UC Riverside, focusing on RNA modifications in trinucleotide repeat expansion disorders, employing molecular and cell biology, neuroscience, and mass spectrometry-based bioanalytical chemistry.
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Results of GRF/ECS 2024–25
4 July 2024
The RGC announced the funding results of the GRF and the ECS for 2024/25 on 27 June 2024. In this round, five research projects led by faculty members of the Department of Neuroscience (NS) were awarded funding, totaling over HK$7.3 million after a rigorous review process.
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Neurodiagnostic and neurotherapeutic potential of graphene nanomaterials
Yang, S., Baeg, E., Kim, K., Kim, D., Ahn, J.-H. &Yang, S.* (2024). Neurodiagnostic and neurotherapeutic potential of graphene nanomaterials.Biosensors and Bioelectronics,247:115906.
Entorhinohippocampal cholecystokinin modulates spatial learning by facilitating neuroplasticity of hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses
Su, J.,Huang, F.*., Tian, Y., Tian, R., Qianqian, G., Bello, S. T., Zeng, D.,Jendrichovsky, P.,Lau, C. G.,Xiong, W.,Yu, D., Tortorella, M., Chen, X.* &He, J.* (2023). Entorhinohippocampal cholecystokinin modulates spatial learning by facilitating neuroplasticity of hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses.Cell Reports,42:113467.
Astrocyte and L-lactate in the anterior cingulate cortex modulate schema memory and neuronal mitochondrial biogenesis
Akter, M., Hasan, M., Ramkrishnan, A. S., Iqbal, Z., Zheng, X., Fu, Z., Lei, Z., Karim, A. & Li, Y.* (2023). Astrocyte and L-lactate in the anterior cingulate cortex modulate schema memory and neuronal mitochondrial biogenesis.eLife, 12,e85751.
Low-dose ionizing radiation promotes motor recovery and brain rewiring by resolving inflammatory response after brain injury and stroke
Au, N. P. B., Wu, T., Kumar, G., Jin, Y., Li, Y. Y. T., Chan, S. L., Lai, J. H. C., Chan, K. W. Y., Yu, K. N., Wang, X., Ma, C. H. E.* (2024). Low-dose ionizing radiation promotes motor recovery and brain rewiring by resolving inflammatory response after brain injury and stroke.Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 115,43-63.
Does astrocytic L-lactate enhance cognition through myelination?
Akter, M. & Li, Y.* (2024). Does astrocytic L-lactate enhance cognition through myelination?Neural Regeneration Research 19(6), 1167-1168.
Cross-modal implicit learning of random time patterns
Kang, H., Auksztulewicz, R., Chan, C. H., Cappotto, D., Rajendran, V. G., & Schnupp, J. W. H. (2023). Cross-modal implicit learning of random time patterns.Hearing Research, 438,108857.
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