2000e-8

Appendix M: Continued
Biology & Medicine
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Project Title
Principal Investigator
Subject Area: Biological Sciences
Enhanced UV-B Radiation on Phototaxis and Settlement of Barnacle Larvae, in Relation to Cytological Changes in Larval Eyes Organochlorine Bioaccumulation from Coastal Sediments in Representative Hong Kong Benthic Invertebrates: Implications forToxicity Testing Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of the Hypoxia- Inducible Genes - HIF-1, Erythropoietin (EPO), Vascular EndothelialGrowth Factor (VEGF) and, Glucose Transporters 1 and 3 (GLUT1 andGLUT3) - of the grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus The Relationship between Gene Activation and the Physiological Responses of Fish to Environmental Hypoxia The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cadmium Induced Developmental Toxicity in Target Tissues of Zebrafish Embryos Mechanistic Studies of Unsaturated Fatty Acid Oxidation Biosorption and Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Partial Rootzone Irrigation: Its Physiological Consequences and The Mechanisms of Metal (Lead and Zinc) Tolerance in Wetland Plants and Their Effects on Metal Removal in Wetlands Biosurfactants-enhanced Biodegradation of PAHs During Thermophilic Composting Treatment of PAH Contaminated Soils Identification of genes involved in carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury: a model for chemical toxicity-mediated by free radicals Interactions between Tumor Necrossi Factor-alpha and Beta- adrenergic Mechanism in Cultured Rat Astrocytes Interaction of Ribosomal Proteins P0 and P1 with Trichosanthin Stimulation of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Sea Bream: Metabolic Significance and Potential Applications Identification and Characterization of Genes Differentially Expressed in Dikaryotic Mycelium of Shiitake Mushroom Lentinula edodes bycDNA Microarray Hybridization Molecular and Functional Characterization of Ghrelin and Its Activin System in the Pituitary: How Important Is It in the Differential Cercariae Stage Sepecific and Immunogenic Antigen of Schistosoma Sorting of Proteins to the Protein Storage Vacuole in Plant Cells Molecular Population Structure of Penaeid Shrimp in the Indo-West Appendix M: Continued
Biology & Medicine
Project No.
Project Title
Principal Investigator
Expression of Genes Encoding for Celluloytic Enzymes and Laccase in Volvariella volvacea during Substrate Colonisation and Fruit BodyMorphogenesis Isolation, Characterization and Mode of Action of Novel Antiviral Overexpression and characterisation of a putative chloroquine Does ceruloplasmin have a role in iron uptake by brain neuronal cells Improved PHA production and enhance efficiency of wastewater treatment based on an investigation of the role of specializedmicrobial populations and the mechanism of PHA accumulation inactivated sludge The Effect of Light Scattering on the Multifocal Electroretinogram Development and Biomechanical Characterization of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds for Articular Cartilage Regeneration Delineating the functional roles of cdk5/p35 in synapse formation Genetic and environmental controls on the expression of the Cloning, characterization and application of a novel cellobiase gene from C. biazotea to cellulose degradation Deciphering the role of the alpha-subunit of Gz in cellular signaling Crystallization of recombinant GABAa receptor fragments Solution structure and function of neuronal scaffold protein GKAP Mutational analysis and functional characterization of the initiation proteins for DNA replication in human cancers Elucidation of the roles of the CaMK and calcineurin mediated signaling pathways during muscle differentiation Gene expression and promoter activity of the rat nonmuscle myosin heavy chain-B gene assessed in transformed and nmMHC-B nullfibroblasts Molecular dissection of the dual ethylene signaling pathways in the An investigation of calcium signaling during the segmentation period Signal transduction mechanisims in presynaptic development at the Calcium signaling in regulation of cell division Molecular genetic analysis of ray cell assembly in C. elegans Appendix M: Continued
Biology & Medicine
Project No.
Project Title
Principal Investigator
Identification of tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 11q in Association of the serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A with the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR3A Molecular mechanism of phosphate acquisition and xenobiotic Marine natural colloids : their influences on metal bioavailability to Antifouling mechanisms of soft-bodied marine invertebrates in Hong Bacterial activities in toxic algal blooms The role of 5 HT and 5 HT receptors in the regulation of shrimp neurohormone gene expression: potential application in shrimpaquaclture Characterisation of three new genes expressed in human heart Regulation of cysteine proteinase expression in Solanum melongena Patterns of seed movement in a degraded tropical landscape Angiotensin II receptors in the carotid body: its function and expression in perinatal and postnatal hypoxia Identification of myosin VA interacting proteins Study of a novel pathway that links small G protein to neuronal differentiation - Regulation of the neuronal cdc2-like kinase bychimaerin Disassembly of cell junctions in the testis Developmental function, molecular target, and transcriptional regulation of the cold-inducible RNA binding protein Structure-function study of rice seed proteins Novel aspects of adrenergic regulation of growth hormone release in Effects of GC content and mutational pressure on exon length FoxM1 and transcriptional regulation of cell cycle progression Effects of anti-DNA antibodies on the synthesis of hyaluronan by Visualization and characterization of actin and microtubule cytoskeletal organization in living pollen-mother-cells and microspores of male sterile rice using GFP-based markers Molecular and cellular changes underlying increased bone formation in a mouse model with generalized progressive hyperostosis Molecular evolution studies on H5N1/97 and related avian influenza Appendix M: Continued
Biology & Medicine
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Project Title
Principal Investigator
In vivo functional analysis of the SOX9 transcription factor in Subject Area Total
63,761,416
Subject Area: Medicine, Dentistry & Health
Visceral Nociception and Its Interaction with Tactile Inputs The Establishment of a Microscopic Images Database and Comparison Methodology of Authenticated Chinese Materia Medica(CMM) for the Identification of Chinese Patent Medicine in Hong Kong Postoperative Cognitive Function in Children Establishing Patient and Health Professional Preferences for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: An Applicationof Conjoint Analysis Does the Enteral Administration of Lactobacillus Species to Critically Ill Patients Reduce the Severity of Multi-organ Dysfunction andDecrease Mortality? Characterization of the RASSF1A Gene in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Migration of Neural Crest Cells to the Bowel in Normal and A Study on the Use of Sertoli Cells to Promote Retinal Ganglion Cell Cellular Mechanisms of Neuronal Loss during Aging Functional Analysis of a Novel Gene Over-expressed in Doxorubicin Is Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Resulted from a Calcium Ion Studies on Anti-tumour Effect of M225, a Monoclonal Anti-epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibody, on Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Impact on Salivary Gland Function by Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy in Treatment of Nasopharynx Cancer: A ProspectiveRandomised Trial A Double-blind Placebo Controlled Randomized Study on the Use of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Treatment of Advanced Non-small CellLung Cancer Chromosomal Aberrations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Elucidation by Spectral Karyotyping and ComparativeGenomic Hybridisation Detection of Mitochondrial DNA Mutation in Tumour and Peripheral Blood (Cell-free) of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma A Study on the Prevalence, Brain Pain Centre Activity, Psychological Stress and Quality of Life of Subjects with the Irritable BowelSyndrome (IBS) Development of Food Frequency Questionnaire and Database for Assessing Soy Isoflavones Intake in the Chinese Population

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