Dr NGAI Hung Kui

Address

(Office): Rm G83, Science Centre South Block

People NHK
 

Phone

(Office): (852) 3943 4359

Fax (852) 2603 7732
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Education

M.Ed. The University of Hong Kong
Dip.Ed. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ph.D. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
B.Sc. The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Position

  • Lecturer, School of Life Sciences

Research Interests

  • Protein Biochemistry
  • Metabolic diseases

Representative Publications

  • Ng TB, Lam JS, Wong JH, Lam SK, Ngai PH, Wang HX, Chu KT, Chan WY: Differential abilities of the mushroom ribosome-inactivating proteins hypsin and velutin to perturb normal development of cultured mouse embryos. Toxicol In Vitro. 2010, 24(4):1250-7.
  • Chan WY, Ng TB, Lam JS, Wong JH, Chu KT, Ngai PH, Lam SK, Wang HX: The mushroom ribosome-inactivating protein lyophyllin exerts deleterious effects on mouse embryonic development in vitro. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010, 85(4):985-93.
  • Wong JH, Ng TB, Cheung RC, Ye XJ, Wang HX, Lam SK, Lin P, Chan YS, Fang EF, Ngai PH, Xia LX, Ye XY, Jiang Y, Liu F: Proteins with antifungal properties and other medicinal applications from plants and mushrooms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010, 87(4):1221-35.
  • NG TB, NGAI HK, CHEUNG CF, WONG H, WANG HX, YE XJ, FANG F and CHAN YS: White Cabbage (Brassica chinensis) Seeds and Their Health Promoting Activities. Nuts and seeds in health and disease edited by VR Preedy, RR Watson and VB Patel (1st ed.), pp.1159-1163. United States of America: Elsevier Inc., 2011.
  • NG TB, LAM SK, CHEUNG CF, WONG H, WANG HX, NGAI HK, YE XJ and FANG F: Therapeutic Use of Caper (Capparis spinosa) Seeds. Nuts and seeds in health and disease edited by VR Preedy, RR Watson and VB Patel (1st ed.), pp. 284-289. United States of America: Elsevier Inc., 2011.

Research Grants

  • 2009-2011, Knowledge Transfer Project Fund (KTPF), Development of reagent kits for biotechnology teaching through forensic investigations, $200,000.
  • 2009-2011, Knowledge Transfer Project Fund (KTPF), Development of hardware modules for DNA amplification for New Senior Secondary School (NSS) Biology teaching and learning, $200,000.
  • 2009-2010, Teaching Development Grants (TDG), Development of a Web-based Teaching Platform for Biochemistry Courses, $200,000.

Professional Activities

  • The Hong Kong Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Comparative Education Research Center
  • Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education