Name Card
Emeritus Professor So, Kwok Fai 蘇國輝
Title:
Professor: Chair of Anatomy
Chair Professor
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Faculty:
Knowledge Exchange Activities
| Activity Title | Activity Type | Start Date | End Date | Member(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2014 (Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine) for "Life and Death Education through the HKU Body Donation Programme" (team award) | KE Award/Prize on KE Achievement | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-30 | Chan Owen O Cheung Kwan Annie Lai Han Wong Patrick Wing Leung | |
| Article in Apple Daily | Books and Other Media (Newspaper, Radio/TV, etc.) for Non-academic Audiences | 2011-10-23 | 2011-10-23 |
Invited Lectures & Keynote Speeches
| Title | Conference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Retinal neurodegeneration in AD transgenic mice | Joint seminar College of life sciences ShenZhen University/ HKU | 2011-06-01 |
| Protection Of Retinal Neurons By Administration Of Lycium Barbarum (wolfberry) In A Murine Model Of Acute Ischemia/reperfusion Injury | Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences and the Biophysical Society of Hong Kong | 2010-06-01 |
| Up-regulation of crystallins is involved in the neuroprotective effect of Wolfberry on survival of RGCs in rat ocular hypertension model | Joint seminar with Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre/ Poly U | 2010-01-01 |
| Immune modulation on ?retinal ganglion cell survival? in ?experimental glaucoma | Tianjin Medical University Eye Centre | 2009-09-01 |
| Effect of corticosteroid and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor on amygdala neurogenesis and depressive behavior | The University of Hong Kong Research postgraduate symposium 2007 | 2007-01-01 |
| Differential effect of chronic corticosterone and antidepressant treatment on amygdale cell proliferation and depression-like behavior | The Hong Kong Society for Biological Psychiatry 2007 | 2007-01-01 |
| Modulation By Paroxetine Of Suppressive Effect Of Corticosterone On Adult Hippocampal Cell Proliferation | Hong Kong Society of Biologcial Psychiatry Conference 2006 | 2006-12-01 |
| Inhibition Of Masculine Sexual Behavior Induced By Corticosterone | Hong Kong Society of Biological Psychiatry Conference 2006 | 2006-12-01 |
| Axonal regeneration in the central nervous system | Neuro-signals | 2006-09-30 |
| Inaugural International Congress on Complementary and Alternative Medicines (ICCAM) 2005, Singapore | Inaugural International Congress on Complementary and Alternative Medicines (ICCAM) 2005, Singapore | 2005-02-26 |
| Neuroprotective effects of Lycium barbarum Lynn in protecting retinal ganglion cells in an ocular hypertension model of glaucoma | Inaugural, International Congress on Complementary and Alternative Medicines (ICCAM) 2005 | 2005-02-01 |
| Preservation of synaptic connection as an example of neuronal protection in injuries to the visual system | Conference on Stroke Rehabilitation | 2005-02-01 |
| Axonal Regeneration in the CNS | 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences | 2005-01-01 |
| China Spinal Cord Injury Network | The 4th Asia Pacific Symposium on Neuroregeneration | 2004-12-01 |
| Neuroprotection and Chinese Herbal Extracts | International Symposium on Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals | 2004-12-01 |
| Strategies to promote optic nerve regeneration | II International Congress on Neuroregeneration | 2004-11-01 |
| Self assembling peptide nano-fibre hydrogel scaffold for brain lesion repair: In-vivo experiment on damaged brain | National Conference on Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells & Neuroregeneration | 2004-11-01 |
| Regeneration strategies to promote repair of the injured optic nerve in adult mammals | The 7th China-Japan Joint Seminar on Histochemistry and Cytochemistry and The 4th International Conference of China on Anatomical Sciences, China | 2004-10-21 |
| Regeneration strategies to promote repair of the injured optic nerve in adult mammals | The 7th China-Japan Joint Seminar on Histochemistry and Cytochemistry | 2004-10-01 |
| Strategies to promote optic nerve regeneration | XVI International Congress of Eye Research (ICER) | 2004-08-01 |
| Neuroprotection and signaling pathways in a rat glaucoma model | 16th International Congres of the IFAA (Int’l Fed. Asso. Anatomistis) | 2004-08-01 |
| Optic nerve regeneration in adult mammals | The Inaugural Pacific Rim Brain Conference | 2004-08-01 |
| Neuroprotective effect of Chinese herbal extracts | Medicine in the 21st Century, Tri-Conference & Bio-Forum | 2004-07-01 |
| Neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells in an animal glaucoma model: molecular and ERG studies | The 9th China Symposium of Clinical Visual Physiology | 2004-06-01 |
| Optic nerve regeneration | International Symposium of Ophthalmology and Visual Science | 2004-06-01 |
| Learning from a rat glaucoma model | International Symposium of Ophthalmology and Visual Science | 2004-06-01 |
| Regeneartion strategies to promote repair of the injured optic nerve | The 3rd Symposium on Neuroscience of Young Scholars Worldwide | 2004-06-01 |
| Ciliary neurotrophic factor and optic nerve regeneration | 6th Biennial Meeting of the Asian-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (APSN) | 2004-02-01 |
| Effect of trophic factors and herbal extracts on neuroprotection and axonal regeneration of damaged CNS neurons | 5th Annual Congress of Beijing Society for Neurosciences | 2004-01-01 |
| Neurotrophic factors and optic nerve regeneration | The Tenth International Symposium on Neural Regeneration (ISNR) | 2003-12-01 |
| Ciliary neurotrophic factor promotes survival of retinal ganglion cells after induction of ocular hypertension in rats: the possible involvement of STAT3 pathway | 4th Congress of Asian-Oceanic Glaucoma Society (AOGS)/ Hong Kong International Symposium of Ophthalmology (HK-ISO)/ 6th Asia Pacific Society of Eye Genetics (APSEG) Symposium | 2003-10-01 |
| IBRO Fellowships and Travel Grants Programme | 5th Congress of the Chinese Society for Neuroscience | 2003-09-01 |
| The molecular mechanisms of herbal extracts on neuroprotection | Academic Conference of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Sun Yat-sen | 2003-02-01 |
| Endogenous neuroprotective mechanism of retinal ganglion cells following optic nerve transection | Third Asia Pacific Symposium on Neural Regeneration | 2002-12-01 |
| Modernization of research in Chinese medicine: Neuroprotection of damaged retinal ganglion cells with Chinese herbal extracts | Centennial Ceremony of Yunnan Baiyao, 2002 International Forum on the Science and Technology of Yunyao | 2002-12-01 |
| Improved survival and axonal regeneration of axotomized retinal ganglion cells by a mixture of Gingko biloba, St. John’s wort and American Ginseng extracts | International Conference and Exhibition on the Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ICETCM) | 2002-11-01 |
| The basic research on Chinese Medicine and Neuroprotection | Symposium on Chinese Medicine and Obstinate Diseases | 2002-10-01 |
| The use of herbal extracts to enhance neuroprotection and axonal regeneration of retinal ganglion cells in adult hamsters | The 3rd Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS) | 2002-09-01 |
| Endogenous neuroprotective mechanism of axotomized retinal ganglion cells | Fourth Internal Symposium of Ophthalmology | 2002-06-01 |
| Herbs and Eye Diseases | First Asian Pacific Conference on Anti-Ageing Medicine 2002: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapies | 2002-06-01 |
| Neuroprotection and enhanced axonal regeneration of axotomized retinal ganglion cells by a mixture of extracts from Ginkgo biloba, American Ginseng and St. John’s wort | TWGH-HKU Eddie Wang Chinese Medicine Symposium 2002 | 2002-02-01 |
| Neuroprotection and Chinese Medicine | Symposium on Modern Chinese Medicine and Life Science | 2002-01-01 |
| Neuroprotection and axonal regeneration of retinal ganglion cells in adult mammals | International Conference on Neuroregeneration (ICN) | 2001-09-01 |
| Promotion of axonal regeneration of retinal ganglion cells in adult mammals | IUPS (International Union of Physiological Sciences) satellite symposium on Visual Processing in Heath and Disease | 2001-08-01 |
| Neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells in experimental glaucoma | Ophthalmology Mini-Symposium, Vietnam Bio-Conference | 2001-06-01 |
| Neuroprotection and axonal regeneration of retinal ganglion cells using herbal extracts | The Third International Symposium of Ophthalmology | 2001-02-01 |
| Neural regeneration after injury | Invited talk sponsored by the Hong Kong Brain Foundation and The Hong Kong Hospital Authority | 1994-09-01 |
| Public talk 'Neural Regeneration' at the New York Academy of Sciences | Public talk 'Neural Regeneration' at the New York Academy of Sciences | 1993-07-01 |
| Visiting Professor Inaugural Lecture 'Cellular and molecular aspects of neural regeneration' at Sun Yat Sen University of Medical Sciences | Visiting Professor Inaugural Lecture 'Cellular and molecular aspects of neural regeneration' at Sun Yat Sen University of Medical Sciences | 1993-07-01 |
| Public Lecture 'Regeneration in the central nervous system' The University of Science and Technology | Public Lecture 'Regeneration in the central nervous system' The University of Science and Technology | 1993-07-01 |
Editorship
| Period | Position | Journal / Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Editorial Board, Member | Molecular and Genetic Medicine |
| 2005 | Editorial Board, Member | Neuroscience Bulletin |
| 2003 | Editorial Board, Member | China Prescription Drug |
| 2000 | Editorial Board, Member
| ACTA Anatomica Sinica |
| 2000 | Editorial Board, Member | Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience |
| 2000 | Board of Editor, Member | Chinese Journal of Neuroscience |
| 2010 - | Editorial Board, Editor-in-Chief | Neural Regeneration Research |
| 2009 - | Editorial Board, Member | Cell Transplantation |
| 2005 - | Editorial Board, Member | Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine |
| 2001 - | Member of Editorial Advisory Board | Anatomical Science International |
| 12/2010 - | Editorial Board, Member | ISRN Neurology |
| 11/2011 - 10/2015 | Editorial Board, Member | Pathophysiology China(中国病理生理杂志) |
| 11/2010 - | Founding Member of the Editorial Board | Cell Regeneration |
| 11/2009 - | Editorial Board, Member | Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine(中西医结合学报) |
| 09/2011 | Editor | Journal of Biological Medicine |
| 09/2010 - | Editorial Board, Chief Consultant | Journal of Chinese Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology(中医眼耳鼻喉杂志) |
| 08/2011 - | Honorary Editor | Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine |
| 05/2012 - | Editorial Board Member | Neuroglia |
| 05/2012 - | 第一届编委会顾问专家委员会, 成员 | 协和医学杂志 |
| 04/2010 - | Editorial Board (Review), Member | Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience |
Community Service
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-01 | Member | O | World Eye Organization, International Advisory Board | |
| 2002-01-01 | Chairman | O | The Hong Kong Alumni Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 2006-07-01 | Co-Director | O | China Spinal Cord Injury Company | |
| 2004-01-01 | 2006-01-01 | Member | O | Po Leung Kuk Laws Foundation College, Biotechnology Curriculum, Panel of School Advisors |
| 1993-01-01 | Honorary Treasurer | O | Hong Kong Brain Foundation | |
| 2004-01-01 | Honorary Fellow | O | The Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Science & Technology | |
| 1996-01-01 | member | O | Ethical Committee, Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | |
| 2004-09-01 | Co-Director | O | China Spinal Cord Injury Network | |
| 2005-01-01 | 2007-01-01 | Council Member | O | Society of Hong Kong Scholars |
| 2006-08-01 | 2008-07-01 | Member | J | Technology Advisory Panel of the Business Incubation Programme |
| 2006-01-01 | Member | J | Technical Advisor Pool | |
| 2002-01-01 | Advisor | O | Hong Kong Institution of Science | |
| 2006-01-01 | Advisor | O | Project Vision |