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Immunological biomarkers for neurological diseases


Programme(s) to which this project applies:
☑ MPhil/PhD ☒ MRes[Med] ☒ URIS

Rare paediatric immune-mediated neurological disorders: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, immunological profile and clinical outcome of autoimmune encephalitis and acquired peripheral neuropathies

Professor SHS Chan, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Professor Sophelia Chan is currently the Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant of the Paediatric Neurology, Developmental Paediatrics and Neurohabilitation Team of the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LSK Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong.  She received her undergraduate training in the University of Hong Kong, and had undergone the Paediatric Rehabilitation fellowship training in the New England Medical Centre, the Pediatric EMG training in the Boston Children’s Hospital and the Paediatric Neuromuscular fellowship training in the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre in the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. As a paediatric neurologist, her special interest and publications mostly focus on paediatric neuromuscular disorder, cerebral palsy, and immune mediated encephalitis. She is currently the team leader of the Neuromuscular Disorder Diagnostic and Management program of the Queen Mary Hospital, and also the principal investigators of two clinical trials for the common neuromuscular disorders.

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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. 

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