Cardiology
Endocrinology
General Paediatrics
Haematology / Oncology / Haemopoietic stem cell Transplant
Immunology, Infectious diseases & Rheumatology
Developmental Biology
Neonatology
Neurology
Respirology

Cardiology
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Dr. A.K.T. Chau

  1. Transvaginal echocardiography for measuring cardiac chamber size (O&G, PMH)
  2. Amplatzer device closure of patent ductus arteriosus (Various China Centres)
  3. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients after repair of coarctation of aorta (UMU, HKU)
  4. Exercise in children with or without congenital heart diseases (PE & Sport Science, HKU)

Dr. Y.F. Cheung

  1. Effects of morphine on myocardial protection (Department of Physiology, HKU)
  2. Effects of sera from patients with Kawasaki disease on macrophage iNOS activity (Department of Pharmacology, HKU)
  3. Gestational diabetes and fetal cardiovascular function (Department of O&G)

Dr. T.C. Yung

  1. Outcome of mothers whose babies have neonatal lupus syndrome (UMU-HKU)

Endocrinology
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Prof. L. Low

  1. Metabolic programming of glucose metabolism in nutritionally deprived rat during infancy (Physio-HKU)
  2. Eating disorders in children with type I diabetes mellitus (Dept of Psychiatry, Toronto Children Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada)

Dr. P.T. Cheung

  1. The protective role of clinically applicable molecules in protecting neonatal brains from bilirubin encephalopathy, alone or in association with hypoxia and endotoxaemia
  2. Localization of the gene of sitosterolaemia by genetic linkage mapping

General Paediatrics
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Haematology / Oncology / Haemopoietic stem cell Transplant
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Dr. S.Y. Ha

  1. Prevalence of silent thalassaemia carriers in Hong Kong (Dr. S.K. Ma, Path-HKU)
  2. The application of interphase Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH) technique in the study of childhood Leukaemia (Dr. S.K. Ma, Path-HKU)
  3. Cytogenetic and molecular genetic analysis on paediatric solid tumours in Hong Kong (HKPHOSG, Path-HKU)

Dr. G.C.F. Chan

  1. Electrogastrography findings of chemotherapy-induced emesis (Dr. W. Cheng, Surg-HKU)
  2. Local incidence and treatment outcome of childhood medulloblastoma/cerebral PNET (HKPHOSG)
  3. Antiemetic study (comparing zofran, kytril and navoban) in children on chemotherapy (Mr. I. Wong, Pharm. QMH)

Dr. Alan Chiang

  1. Experimental immunotherapy of tumours (Dr. FP Huang, Pathology HKU)
  2. Study of virologic and immunologic parameters of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection (Dr. KH Chan, Microbiology HKU)
  3. Dendritic cell regulation of Epstein-Barr virus infection (Dr. FP Huang, Pathology HKU)
  4. Genetic studies of tuberculosis (Prof. YL Lau, Paed HKU & Dr. CM Tam, Dept. of Health)
Immunology, Infectious diseases & Rheumatology

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Developmental Biology
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Dr. S.Y. Chan

  1. Mutational analysis of congenital heart defects (Dr. Y.F. Cheung, Paed-HKU)
  2. RT-PCR diagnosis of childhood leukaemia (Dr. C.F. Chan, Paed-HKU)
  3. Target mutagenesis of Hoxb-3 (Dr. Sham, Biochem-HKU)
  4. Establishment of human embryonic stem cells (Dr. Yeung, O&G-HKU)

Neonatology
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Prof. C.Y. Yeung

  1. Clothing materials to keep warm for neonatal transport (Poly-U)
  2. Linen materials to keep skin dry in children with no bladder control (Poly-U)

Dr. B. Lam

  1. Early MRI changes in term infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (RadioDx-QMH)
  2. Universal newborn hearing screening by 2 stage AABR (in collaboration with PYNEH) supported by SK Yee Foundation

Neurology
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Prof V. Wong

  1. Secretin DNA analysis of children with autistic spectrum disorder (Dr Billy Chow, Department of Zoology, HKU)
  2. Study of SMN & NAIP gene in childhood SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) (Prof Vivian Chan, Department of Medicine, HKU)

Respirology
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Dr. S.L. Lee

  1. Study on different asthmatic drugs and their effect on growth with asthma control (Glaxo-Welcome)