EY1920 Year Book

115 114 Lee Lok Sze Master of Public Health (MPH) at HKU MPH showed me a whole new way of looking at health and medicine. With an emphasis on preventive healthcare and population-based strategies, public health is as related to social sciences as it is to medicine. Policies that address the social determinants of health, deeply rooted structural inequalities, and non-health-related factors, can be as effective, if not more, than medical interventions to improve health. Courses Sem 1: Core courses • From analyzing global health issues to learning biostatistics & epidemiology research methods Sem 2: Elective courses • Health economics, policy & management (HEPM) Practicum & Research Attachment • An internship where we put the public health and research skills we learnt into practice • I undertook my Practicum at my research attachment site: Department of O&T at Queen Mary Hospital • Contributed to health promotion materials for osteoarthritis patients • Prepared a research article for publication • Conducting a clinical study on osteoarthritis and will continue to do so in the coming year Capstone Report • A report on a public health topic of your choice that provides useful information to external stakeholders (e.g. Hospital Authority) for decision-making • Applies skills we learnt in our concentration courses, e.g. economic analysis in HEPM courses • A valuable experience to hone our scientific writing skills MBBS Enrichment Year 2019/20 Lee Lok Sze Full Year < IC - MPH at HK U, H o ng K o ng > Enrichment outside of MPH Most MPH classes are evening classes, which means I have a lot of free time during the day. Exploring Hong Kong with my friends, living in Chi Sun College, doing a research attachment, traveling, and picking up new skills are some of the ways I enriched my life outside MPH. HOKKAIDO HONG KONG Project 1: Pharmacological intervention after hemorrhagic stroke The drug CDDO-Im, a potent Nrf-2 activator, is hypothesized in this study to promote neuronal regeneration and attenuate inflammatory damage in the brain parenchyma after a hemorrhagic stroke. Neurological functional tests were performed, including the modified neurological scoring system, Rotatod durational assessment, and cylinder forepaw placement tests. Project 2: Modulating inflammatory responses after intracerebral hemorrhage via priming of healthy mice prior to the stimulus. • To observe the immune response following a moderate-sized hemorrhagic stroke in murine model. • To analyze involvement of M1 and M2 polarization of microglia following hemorrhagic stroke. • To determine whether a previous stroke may influence immune response of a second insult of the same nature. • To compare hematoma clearance rate, behavioral test scores, and microglia polarization within mice with a previous hemorrhagic stroke and mice with no previous exposure. Project 3: Dynamic movement influencing primary cultured cell growth and differentiation into neurons. Mouse pups (P0-P3) were sacrificed and brain cells were homogenized and plated onto coated flasks. Dynamic stimulus was given by shaking at 200 rpm for 2 hours, compared to control group which received no shaking stimulus. MRI T2 weighted images Flow cytometry MAP2/GFAP IF staining Surgery training Japanese level 2 courses Snorkeling in Vietnam 2020 HK Techathon: 1 st Runner-up NeurosurgeryAnnual Meeting Immunology Neuronal regeneration Pharmacology MBBS Enrichment Year 2019/20 Lee Shin-Shin Full Year < IC - M R e s( Me d) at HK U, H o ng K o ng > Lee Shin-Shin