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Dr. Judith Mak is currently Principal Lecturer of Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy. She received her degree in Pharmacology (BSc) from The University of London in the UK. She then completed her PhD in localization of lung receptors (‘Localization of some pharmacological receptors in human and animal lung’) at the University of London under the supervision of Professor Peter J. Barnes. Following her postdoctoral training and Lecturership in the research areas for the treatment of chronic obstructive lung diseases at the National Heart & Lung Institute of Imperial College London, she returned to Hong Kong in 2002 and joined the Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, where she went through the ranks of Research Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor before becoming Principal Lecturer. Her research interest is mainly focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), understanding and developing therapies. Her major research contributions have been in the understanding of the development of b2-agonist tolerance, and the interaction between glucocorticoid receptors and b2-adrenoceptors in the intracellular signaling pathways leading to the combination therapy of long-acting inhaled b2-agonist and inhaled glucocorticoid (e.g. SymbicortÒ and SeretideÒ). She is an internationally recognized scientist in the respiratory field. She has collaborated with academic researchers, both locally and internationally on cross-disciplinary projects. She is the principal investigator and co-investigator of a number of research projects funded by RGC, HMRF and NSFC.
 
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