Research Projects
Exercise and tDCS intervention on cognitive functions for patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia

Patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia have particularly poor cognitive functions including memory and concentration impairements. The cognitive function impairments contribut significantly for the functional deficits of these patients. There has not been any effective medication intervention to improve cognitive functions. 

In this Collaborative Research Grant funded project, we will be conducting a randomised control trial to examine the effect of exercise and tDCS interventions specificially in the group fo patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia. The neurobiological underpinning of the impact will also be studies through the use of multiple investigative modalities including MRI, microbiome and genetics. 

This project will be suited for both postgraduate as well as MRes and involved students will have the opportunities to run the trial within the trial team, conduct the assessment and learn about the data analysis and posisble result interpretation. 

Professor Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Department of Psychiatry

Professor Sherry Chan is a Clinical Associate Professor and trained psychiatrist who has been working in the field of psychosis research with more than 280 peer-reviewed research publications. She has ample experienced in supervising research postgraduate students with four postgraduate students successfully graduated over the years as her as the primary supervisor and many students under her supervision has major research achievement including being awarded with research scholarship and fellowship. 

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For more information or to express interest for this project, please email the supervisor or the specified contact point in the project description.  Interested candidates are advised to enclose with your email:

1. your CV,
2. a brief description of your research interest and experience, and
3. two reference letters (not required for HKUMed UG students seeking MRes[Med]/URIS projects).

Information on the research programme, funding support and admission documentations could be referenced online at the Research Postgraduate Admissions website. General admission enquiries should be directed to rpgmed@hku.hk.

HKUMed MBBS students interested in the Master of Research in Medicine (MRes[Med]) programme may visit the programme website for more information.  

HKUMed UG students interested in the Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme (URIS) may visit the scheme’s website for more information.