Dr NG Tsz Kin, Michael 伍子建助理教授
BSc (HKUST), Ph.D (CUHK)

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Office tel.: (852) 3943-5809
Fax no.: (852) 2715-9490
e-mail: micntk@cuhk.edu.hk

Biography

Dr Ng graduated in biochemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with First Class honors in 2006 and completed his Ph.D research program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2010, followed by 3-year post-doctoral research in the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Miami Veterans Affair Medical Center, USA.

In 2013, Dr Ng was appointed as the Assistant Professor in Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Dr Ng is a reviewer for international conferences and international journals. Dr Ng has delivered 10 lectures as invited speaker in conferences and institutions in Asia and USA.


Research interests

  1. Biology and preclinical trial of human adult stem cells on ocular diseases.
  2. Therapeutic effects of herbal medicine and bioactive molecules on ocular diseases.
  3. Molecular mechanisms of retinal ganglion cell differentiation and regeneration.
  4. Molecular genetics of myopia, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma.

Publications

20 papers in SCI international indexed peer reviewed journals and 1 book chapter.

Representative Publications

  1. Ng TK, Carballosa CM, Pelaez D, Wong HK, Choy KW, Pang CP, Cheung HS. Nicotine alters microRNA expression and hinders human adult stem cell regenerative potential. Stem Cells Dev 2013; 22:781-790.
  2. Lee SK, Teng Y, Wong HK, Ng TK, Huang L, Lei P, Choy KW, Liu Y, Zhang M, Lam DS, Yam GH, Pang CP. MicroRNA-145 Regulates Human Corneal Epithelial Differentiation. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21249.
  3. Ng TK, Yam GH, Chen WQ, Lee VY, Chen H, Chen LJ, Choy KW, Yang Z, Pang CP. Interactive expressions of HtrA1 and VEGF in human vitreous humors and fetal RPE cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52:3706-3712.
  4. Ng TK, Lam CY, Lam DS, Chiang SW, Tam PO, Wang DY, Fan BJ, Yam GH, Fan DS, Pang CP. AC and AG dinucleotide repeats in the PAX6 P1 promoter are associated with high myopia. Mol Vis 2009; 15:2239-2248.
  5. Ng TK, Chen LJ, Liu DT, Tam PO, Chan WM, Liu K, Hu YJ, Chong KK, Lau CS, Chiang SW, Lam DS, Pang CP. Multiple gene polymorphisms in the complement factor H gene are associated with exudative age-related macular degeneration in Chinese. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49:3312-17.
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