Shirley Chan
Department of International Studies: Languages and Cultures
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Shirley Chan's academic qualifications include Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies), Master of International Studies and PhD in the Confucian Analects and Confucianism, all of which were awarded by the University of Sydney where she studied Classical Chinese and Chinese history under Professor Pierre Ryckmans (Simon Leys).
Research Interest
Shirley researches and teaches in the field of Sinology with broad interests in Chinese culture, classical Chinese philosophy, textual studies, intellectual history, and the excavated Chu bamboo manuscripts, on which she has published in English and Chinese. She has appeared by invitation in programs produced by the BBC (with Bettany Hughes), CITVC (China International Television Corporation), ABC and SBS about Chinese culture, Confucianism and classical texts. Shirley Chan is available for HDR supervision in the areas of Chinese culture, Chinese history, Chinese thought and the classical Chinese texts.
Publications
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Chou CF, Bakajin O, Turner SW, Duke TA, Chan SS, Cox EC, Craighead HG, Austin RH. Sorting by diffusion: An asymmetric obstacle course for continuous molecular separation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 1999 Nov 23;96(24):13762-5.
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Dequattro V, Chan S. Raised plasma-catecholamines in some patients with primary hypertension. The Lancet. 1972 Apr 15;299(7755):806-9.
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Keino-Masu K, Masu M, Hinck L, Leonardo ED, Chan SS, Culotti JG, Tessier-Lavigne M. Deleted in Colorectal Cancer (DCC) encodes a netrin receptor. Cell. 1996 Oct 18;87(2):175-85.
