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University’s Recent Developments
大學最新發展
Academic expertise brings transformative 學術專業推動社會發展
changes to society
城大科學家發現「記憶開關」有助研製
Discovery of "memory ink” promises new hope for 促進記憶的藥物
patients with Alzheimer’s disease
生物醫學系的賀菊芳教授及其團隊的一項
The Charlie Lee Charitable Foundation has made a donation 研究獲李俊駒慈善基金捐款支持。是項研
to support the research of Professor He Jufang of Department 究取得顯著成果，為患有記憶衰退的病
of Biomedical Sciences. The research findings of Professor 人帶來新希望。研究顯示神經調節物質
He and his team has brought new hope for people who 「膽囊收縮素」能夠迅速把記憶寫入大腦皮
experience memory deficit as new drugs could be developed 層，在記憶形成過程中發揮關鍵作用。研究
to alleviate or even reverse the memory loss process caused 結果將有助研製新藥，減輕因衰老過程或
by aging or forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. 阿茲海默症等腦退化疾病而引起的記憶
It is found that a neuromodulator called cholecystokinin 衰退，甚至改善記憶。為擴大研究成果對
(CCK), plays a crucial role in memory formation by enabling 社會的影響，賀教授現正率領由城大及中
highly efficient memory writing in the neocortex. To expand 國科學院轄下的廣州生物醫藥與健康研究
the impact of the findings, Professor He is now directing a 院的藥物研發中心組成的聯合研究小組，
collaborative team between CityU and the Drug Discovery 研製有助記憶的膽囊收縮素激動劑，相信
Pipeline at the Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and 能為生物醫學研究領域帶來重大突破。
Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for the development
of the memory drug CCK agonist - the “memory ink” which
is expected to constitute a significant breakthrough in the
study of biomedical sciences.
City University of Hong Kong Foundation 香港城市大學基金 Professor He Jufang leads a research on cross-modal learning.
賀菊芳教授領導跨模式學習研究計劃。
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