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TIGRIS SCHOLARSHIP

 

The Tigris Educational Fund: List of Awardees

 

 

2024

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  • YU Ching-Yun Tiffany, GPD1L participates in glycerol-3-phosphate biogenesis and promotes tumor initiation and invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma, 2024

 

2023

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  • LEI Mang Leng, Wild-type Kirsten rat Sarcoma (Kras) promotes immune escape via suppression of
    interferon-mediated immunity in hepatocellular carcinoma, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2023.

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  • YEUNG Lot Sum Cherlie, NAMPT-enriched small EV promotes liver cancer via activation of STAT1-SLC27A4 mediated glycolysis, The University of Hong Kong, 2023.

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  • CHAN Hoi Yin, RAC1 aberrations in head and neck cancer affect immune microenvironments, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2023.

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2019

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  • ZHANG Hao, Mechanisms driving accelerated sequence evolution and genome reduction of a free-living marine bacterial lineage, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2019.

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  • CHEN Mengnuo, tRNA m1A methyltransferase TRMT6 promotes liver cancer stemness, The University of Hong Kong, 2019.

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  • WONG Ming-Kin, Systematic monitoring of cell cycle progression reveals only a single cell pair develops with full cell cycle during C. elegans embryogenesis, Hong Kong Baptist University 2019.

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  • ZENG Xuezhen, Hepatic cell cycle-related kinase shapes a metastatic-prone liver microenvironment via crosstalk between myeloid-derived suppressor cell and natural killer T cell, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2019.

 

2018

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  • XU Changhuo, A new strategy towards “Simple” Water-soluble AIE probe for hypoxia detection, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 2018

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  • SHEN Jialing, Histone Chaperone FACT complex is indispensable for oxidative stress response and liver cancer progression,  The University of Hong Kong, 2018

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  • CHEUNG Pak Hin Hinson, Influenza A virus PB1-F2 protein suppresses IL-1β production from human macrophages by enhancing MAVS degradation,  The University of Hong Kong, 2018

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  • ZHANG Jun, Epstein Barr virus-encoded LMP1 reprograms glucose metabolism to enhance cell motility in nasopharyngeal epithelial cell, The University of Hong Kong, 2018

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  • LUK Tin Chi Steve, Identification of ZFP42/REX1 as a regulator of cancer stemness in CD133+ liver cancer stem cells by genome-wide DNA methylation analysis, The University of Hong Kong, 2018

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2017

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  • CHAN Chui Kuen, Extracellular matrix protein-induced assembly of podosome-like structures for aneural acetylcholine receptor cluster remodeling, The University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • ZHOU Yuhang, AMOTL1 is involved in Hippo pathway by promoting YAP1 nuclear localization to drive gastric carcinogenesis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • LI Wenling, The functional roles of Mst1/2 in bone development and homeostasis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • KWAN Tsz Ho, Identification of rapid and emerging transmission clusters from genetic network, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • CHAUDHARY Vidyanath, Severe fever-with-thrombocytopenia syndrome virus NSs protein exerts opposite regulatory roles on type I and type II interferon signaling, The University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • WONG Tsz-Lo Ivy, Genome-wide profiling of PAK4 DNA-binding sites and transcriptome reveal its potential transcriptional control on DNA repair-related genes in ovarian cancer cells, The University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • XU Jiankun, Unravelling the connection of sensory nerve system and stem cells in magnesium-enhanced bone formation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • LAW Cheuk Ting, Chromatin remodeler, HELLS is an epigenetic driver for hepatocellular carcinoma progression, The University of Hong Kong, 2017

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  • LEE Derek, Folate cycle represents a new metabolic vulnerability for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment, The University of Hong Kong, 2017

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2016

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  • WONG Yan Yu Charmaine, Determining the mechanism of CSR-1 RNAi pathway in organizing holocentromere in Caenorhabditis elegans,  The University of Hong Kong, 2016.

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  • LEUNG Sze Man Kathy, Monitoring the fitness of transmissible antiviral resistant influenza strains, The University of Hong Kong, 2016.

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  • WONG Lok Yin Roy, Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus M protein is a type I IFN antagonist that impedes TRAF3-TBK1 complex formation, The University of Hong Kong, 2016.

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  • MA Kin Fai, Targeting liver-tumor initiating cells via hampering the lipogenesis pathways through stearoyl-CoA desaturase, The University of Hong Kong, 2016.

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2015

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  • FUNG Sin Ki, Angiogenic effects of platinum (II) complexes with tridentate N-donor ligands and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, The University of Hong Kong, 2015.

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  • HO Yuan Heng Trevor, Optimizing architecture and reporter improves dynamic range of regulation by dCas9 based transcription factors, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2015.

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  • YEUNG Hing-Yuen, T cell-dependent anti-tumor immunity induced by photodynamic therapy with a novel phthalocyanine based photosensitizer BAM-SiPc, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2015.

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  • TEY Sze Keong, Overexpression of nuclear met activates NF-KB signaling to promote tumorigenesis and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma, The University of Hong Kong, 2015.

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2014

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  • ZHAO Yu, A novel wnt regulatory axis in endometrioid endometrial cancer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014.

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  • SUN Zehua, Functional screening of human broadly neutralizing HIV-1 monoclonal antibodies by antibody cell surface display, The University of Hong Kong, 2014.

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  • CAI Yu, SIRT1 enhances lipid storage and utilization in adipose tissues by promoting mitophagy: role of adiponectin, The University of Hong Kong, 2014.

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  • MAN Wing Chung, Molecular dissection of the interplay between SIRT1, LKB1 and HERC2: linkage implication in endothelial senescence and vascular remodeling, The University of Hong Kong, 2014.

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  • NG Tsz Yan, Diversity and flexibility of Hong Kong Scleractinian coral symbiosis–A spatial and temporal Investigation in a marginal environment, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014.

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  • WONG Mei Ki, Dynamics of chondroitin sulfotransferase expression for cranial motor neuron migration in rat hindbrain development, The University of Hong Kong, 2014.

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2013

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  • LUI Nga Chu, F-actin bundling protein espin is required for normal dendritogenesis of Purkinje cells in postnatal mouse cerebellum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013.

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  • WANG Yuan, Epigenetic changes in response to hypoxia -marine medaka as a model, The University of Hong Kong, 2013.

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  • FUNG Tsun Ming, RNA-Seq identifies neuropilin-2 as a novel oncogene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, The University of Hong Kong, 2013.

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  • WU Lap Kei Kenneth, Heparanase upregulation in the inflammatory airway facilitates syndecan shedding and sustained inflammation, The University of Hong Kong, 2013.

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  • TSE Kai Hei, Sensory neurons regulate Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in glia derived from dorsal root ganglia (DRG), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013.

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  • YUAN Jian, Design, synthesis of glycosyltransferase inhibitors and antibacterial bioactivity evaluation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2013.

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2012

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  • CHEUNG Peter Pak-Hang, Department of Microgiology, The University of Hong Kong, 2012.

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  • LIU Xin, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Hong Kong, 2012.

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  • YALAMANCHILI Hari Krishna, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong, 2012.

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  • KONG Ka Yiu, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong, 2012.

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  • KOH Su Pin, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, 2012

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  • LAU Yuen Ting, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2012.

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  • ZHAO Yu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012.

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2011

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  • LI Jing Woei, School of Biomedical Sciences,  The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011.

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  • XU Wen Wen, School of Life Sciences,  The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011.

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  • WONG Kai Lun Wilson, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2011.

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  • YU Jiaole, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2011.

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2010

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  • HE Yixin, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology,  The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010.

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  • LI Meng, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, 2010.

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  • NG Ka Leung, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong, 2010.

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  • LAM Kai Yee Emily, Department of Clinical Oncology,  The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010.

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  • YU Chi Shing, Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010.

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2009

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  • MA Yan, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009.

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  • ZHAO Wenting, Department of Bioengineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 2009.

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  • CASTILHO Antonia, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2009.

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2008

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  • XIA Wei, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, 2008.

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  • MIAO Yansong, Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008.

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  • CHAN Chi Ping, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong, 2008.

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