Ke Ya
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Biography
Dr. KE Ya is affiliated to School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK . Dr. KE Ya is currently providing services as Associate Professor. Dr. KE Ya has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers and presented works at many national and International conferences. Dr. KE Ya contributions have acclaimed recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. KE Ya is actively associated with different societies and academies. Dr. KE Ya academic career is decorated with several reputed awards and funding. Dr. KE Ya research interests are in the etiology, pathology and novel treatments of common neurodegenerative diseases and brain damage. Human samples as well as different experimental and transgenic animal models, including rodents and Drosophila, are employed. A variety of experimental techniques such as manipulation of gene expression via viral infection, in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology, behavioral analysis and in vivo brain imaging are used.
Research Interest
Her main research interests are in the etiology, pathology and novel treatments of common neurodegenerative diseases and brain damage. Human samples as well as different experimental and transgenic animal models, including rodents and Drosophila, are employed. A variety of experimental techniques such as manipulation of gene expression via viral infection, in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology, behavioral analysis and in vivo brain imaging are used.
Publications
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Du F, Qian Q, Qian ZM, Wu XM, Xie H, Yung WH, Ke Y (2011) Hepcidin directly inhibits transferrin receptor 1 expression in astrocytes via a cyclic AMP-protein kinase a pathway. GLIA 59(6):936-45.
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Yang L, Fan M, Du F, Gong Q, Bi ZG, Zhu ZJ, Zhu LL, Ke Y(2012) Hypoxic preconditioning increases iron transport rate in astrocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta Molecular Basis of Disease 1822(4):500-8.
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Li Q, Ke Y*, Chan DCW, Qian ZM, Yung KKL, Ko H, Arbuthnott GW, Yung WH* (2012)Therapeutic deep brain stimulation in parkinsonian rats directly influences motor cortex. Neuron 76:1030-1041 (Highlighted in 'Nature Reviews Neuroscience' and 'Nature China')[*Corresponding Authors].
