Ko Ka-shun Joshua
Associate Professor
Pharmacology, Toxicology, Chemotherapy and Gastroenterology
Shum Yiu Foon Shum Bik Chuen Memorial Centre for Cancer and Inflammation Research
Hong Kong
Biography
Academic qualifications: 1991-95 University of Hong Kong Ph.D. in Pharmacology 1987-91 University of Toronto B.Sc.(Hon) Specialists in Toxicology and Nutritional Sciences Present academic position: 2005- Associate Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University 2005- Honorary Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong Previous academic positions held: 2001-05 Assistant Professor (2001-05), School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University 1998-2005 Honorary Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Hong Kong 2000-01 Senior Scientist, Technology Development and Applied Research Division, CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc., Member of the Cheung Kong group 1997-2000 Research Fellow (Term of Service I: 40% teaching, 60% research) Department of Pharmacology, University of Hong Kong 1996-98 Visiting Lecturer, School of Optometry/School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Research Interest
Pharmacology
Publications
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3. AUYEUNG, K.K.W., LAW, P.C. & KO, J.K.S. (2014) Combined therapeutic effects of vinblastine and Astragalus saponins (AST) in human colon cancer cells and tumor xenograft via inhibition of tumor growth and proangiogenic factors. Nutrition and Cancer 66(4), 662-674.
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2. TAN, Y., KO, J.,* LIU, X., LU, C., LI, J., XIAO, C., LI, L., NIU, X., JIANG, M., HE, X., ZHAO, H., ZHANG, Z., BIAN, Z., YANG, Z., ZHANG, G., ZHANG, W. & LU, A. (2014) Serum metabolomics reveals betaine and phosphatidylcholine as potential biomarkers for the toxic responses of processed Aconitum Carmichaeli Debx. Molecular BioSystems (Accepted; doi: 10.1039/C4MB00072B)
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1. AUYEUNG, K.K.W., HAN, Q. & KO, J.K.S. (2014) Astragalus membranaceus: potential benefits and prospective role in the protection against inflammation and gastrointestinal cancers. Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (Accepted)
