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School of Medical and Health Sciences

Dr. Michael Chi Ho CHAU

Senior Lecturer

Office: Room 1903, 19/F, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel : (852) 3725 6261

Fax: (852) 2783 8635

Email : [email protected]

Biography

Dr. Chau joined Tung Wah College in December 2021 as a Senior Lecturer in the Medical Laboratory Science programme. He obtained his doctorate in Biochemistry from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at HKU and pursued postdoctoral research funded by the Croucher Foundation on the biochemical roles of neuro-glycoconjugates at his alma mater. He then advanced his studies on neuronal recovery from spinal cord injury in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at St. Louis University, USA. From 2005 to 2010, Dr. Chau served as Teaching Consultant in the Department of Biochemistry at HKU to teach undergraduate students across medical, dental, nursing, science, and biomedical engineering programmes. He later joined HKU SPACE as Programme Director responsible for designing and implementing programmes in medical biochemistry, pathobiology, applied toxicology, molecular diagnostics, and analytical laboratory techniques for Biomedical and Biological Sciences. He also held the role of Programme Leader to oversee all teaching-related activities for various sub-degree programmes in Medical Laboratory Sciences and the BSc (Hons) in Biological Science programme jointly offered with Edinburgh Napier University at HKU SPACE.

Academic Qualifications

PhD (Biochemistry), LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU

BSc (Hons) (Applied Biology), HKBU

Professional Qualifications/Memberships

Associate Member, Hong Kong Society for Molecular Diagnostic Sciences Limited,HK

Member, Hong Kong Society of Clinical Chemistry, HK

Honours and Awards (selected)

Croucher Fellowship, The Croucher Foundation (1998-2000)

Young Scientist Award, Scientific Committee of International Glycoconjugate Organization, Switzerland (1997)

Asian Young Scientist Fellowship, IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Japan (1995)

Wong Ching Yee Medical Scholarship, The University of Hong Kong (1995)

Teaching Areas

Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Chemical Pathology, Immunology, Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Pathophysiology

Research Interests

Glycoconjugate biochemistry on neuronal recovery

Endocrine-disrupting compounds and their metabolites in metabolic disorders

Trace elements on metabolic syndromes

Funded Projects (Selected)

· TWC School Research Grant, Tung Wah College, HK (09/2024-06/2025, Principal Investigator)

· TWC Research Matching Grant, Tung Wah College, HK (06/2022-08/2026, Principal Investigator)

· Daniel Heumann Fund for Spinal Cord Research, University of Louisville, USA (10/2003-09/2005, Co-applicant)

· CRCG High Degree Research Grant, The University of Hong Kong, HK (1993)

Publications (Selected)

Abstracts published in international Conference Proceedings since 2025:

· Chau MCH, Cheng HY, Yee C-C and Ngai YK (2025) Assessment of arsenic, cadmium, and lead levels in fresh oysters purchased from Hong Kong wet markets using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. 15^th International Conference on Environmental and Public Health issues in Asian mega-cities (EPAM 2025), https://sciforum.net/paper/view/24180.

· Chau MCH, Lo HT, Kwong TM, Yee C-C, Ngai YK and Lee JSK (2025) Assessment of arsenic, cadmium, and lead levels in dried Agaricus sp. cultivated in China, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Japan by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. 15^th International Conference on Environmental and Public Health issues in Asian mega-cities (EPAM 2025), https://sciforum.net/paper/view/24179.

· Chau MCH, Wu WY, Yee C-C, Ngai YK and Lee JSK (2025) Evaluation of toxic heavy metal (Cd, As, Hg & Pb) contamination in shellfish imported from countries with varying levels of industrialization. 15^th International Conference on Environmental and Public Health issues in Asian mega-cities (EPAM 2025), https://sciforum.net/paper/view/24181.

Peer-reviewed journal articles (including reviews and book chapters):

· Wong KHT and Chau MCH (2014) Application of mesenchymal stem cells therapy in heart failure. J. HKIMLS 14: 71-81.

· Zhang Y, Liu J, Chau CH and Shum, DKY (2006) Heparanse-syndecan-3 interaction in neurons of the adult spinal cord. Neurosignals 15(3): 133-4. [Q3 Impact Factor₂₀₂₄: 0.5]

· Zhang Y, Yeung MN, Liu J, Chau CH, Chan YS and Shum, DKY (2006) Mapping heparanase expression in the spinal cord of adult rats. J. Comp. Neurol. 494: 345-57. [Q1 Impact Factor₂₀₂₄: 2.1]

· Liu J, Chau CH, Liu HY, Li XG, Chan YS and Shum DKY (2006) Upregulated chondroitin 6-sulphotransferase facilitates Schwann cell migration and axonal growth. J. Cell Sci. 119: 933-42. [Q2 Impact Factor₂₀₂₄: 3.6]

· Chau CH, Shum DKY and Xu X-M (2004) Combinatorial strategies towards spinal cord repair: enhancement of the Schwann cell bridge and modification of the graft-host interface. Preclinica 2: 409-15.

· Chau CH, Shum DKY and Xu X-M (2004) Towards spinal cord repair: strategies to overcome the glial scar. In Current Opinions on Neuroscience, pp. 157-69. China: Higher Education Press.

· Chau CH, Shum DKY, Li H, Pei J, Lui YY, Wirthlin L, Chan YS and Xu X-M (2004) Chondroitinase treatment enhances axonal regrowth through Schwann cell-seeded guidance channels after spinal cord injury. FASEB J. 18: 194-6. (Epub 2003 Nov 20: 10.1096/fj.03-0196fje) [Q1 Impact Factor₂₀₂₅: 4.2]

· Chau CH, Shum DKY, Chan YS and So K-F (1999) Heparan sulphates upregulate regeneration of transected sciatic nerves of adult guinea-pigs. Eur. J. Neurosci. 11: 1914-26. [Q2 Impact Factor₂₀₂₅: 2.4]

· Chen LW, Chau CH, Lui YY and Shum DKY (1996) 星形膠質性蛋白多糖對大鼠胚胎皮層神經元貼附、存活和生長的影響: 星形膠質細胞神經元的體外共培養研究. Chin. J. Neuroanat. 13: 206.

· Shum DKY and Chau CH (1996) Changes in glycosaminoglycans during regeneration of post-crush sciatic nerves of adult guinea pigs. J. Neurosci. Res. 46: 465-76. [Q2 Impact Factor₂₀₂₆: 3.4]