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CityUHK Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture by Prof. SHIN Hee-Sup
29 October 2024
On 29 October 2024, Prof. Hee-Sup Shin, Distinguished Visiting Professor of CityUHK, delivered a lecture at on “Neural Circuits Controlling Vicarious Fear in Affective Empathy”. The event attracted a diverse crowd of audience eager to explore the brain’s mechanisms underlying fear responses.
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Prof. Jessica Liu awarded funding under NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme
15 November 2024
Three research projects by City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) outstanding scholars have been awarded funding under the 2024/25 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Research Grants Council (RGC) Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS), amounting to over HK$8.8 million. The number of funded projects for this exercise at CityUHK was tied for the highest in Hong Kong.
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Prof. Jessica Liu awarded ITF grant
31 October 2024
Congratulations to Prof. Jessica Liu, who has just been awarded the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) grant for HK$1,393,800 under the Partnership Research Programme (PRP) in collaboration with Lucy Biotech Limited for “Development of a Novel Permeable Transcriptional Factor System for Generating Personalized Neural Stem Cell in Regenerative Medicine”.
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Dr Daniel Muller-Komorowska presented a seminar entitled “Discovering Mechanisms of Neuronal Pathophysiology with Simulation-Based Inference”
23 September 2024
On 23 September, we invited Dr Daniel Muller-Komorowska to deliver a lecture on “Discovering Mechanisms of Neuronal Pathophysiology with Simulation-Based Inference”. In this lecture, Dr Muller-Komorowska provided an insightful overview of his research on applying simulation-based inference to study Neuroscience, including issues related to epilepsies.
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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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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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