Bulletin Spring‧Summer Autumn‧Winter 1999

Project Title CUHK Investigator(s) Funds Approved (HK$m) Me d i c i ne & He a l th * Studies of the role of ion channels in male reproduction Prof. P.Y.D. Wong 0,813 * Identification of neuro-specific cell damage related proteins in ischemic brain Dr. W.K.K.Ho 0.400 * To investigate the immunogenetics of IgA nephropathy with respect to major histo-compatibility complex class I I region in Chinese patients Dr. K.N. Lai 0.490 * A study on the regeneration power of axonal cells in the central nervous system Dr. M.I. Chuah Dr. D.T. Yew Prof. P.C. Leung Dr. S.C. Tsang 0.500 * To study the effectiveness of Epstein-Barr virus serology screening in family members of nasopharyngeal cancer patients Dr. S.Y. Tsao Dr. T.W. Wong Dr. E . M .C Lau Mr. A.C. Van Hasselt Dr. G.H.S. Murray Prof. J.C.K. Lee 0.500 * Studies on the interactions between an oral anticoagulant (warfarin) and traditional Chinese medicines using animal models Dr. K. Chan Dr. K.S. Woo Dr. J. H.K. Yeung 0.500 * The role of c-fos proto-oncogene expression in the activation of tumoricidal macrophages Dr. K.W.K. L iu Dr. C.C. Wong 0.360 * A clinicopathologic study of the heterogeneity of malignant gliomas in Hong Kong with respect to glial differentiation Dr. H.K. Ng Mr. W.S. Poon Dr. S.F. Leung Prof. J.C.K. Lee 0.216 * Image recognition for colposcopic features in precancerous lesion of the cervix Mr. F.W.S. Wong Dr. K.S. Leung 0.570 * (1) Structure-activity relationship of the natural inhibitor of β -EP (1-27) Dr. J.C.L. Wong 0.220 r e s e a r c h 6 一