Dr. Anthony W. I. Lo

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Email: awilo@cuhk.edu.hk

Qualifications

2001  Ph.D., University of Melbourne, Australia

1992  B.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

1990  B.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Publications (Selected)

1. Chen J., Zhang B., Wong N., Lo A.W.I., To K.F., Chan A.A., Ng M.H., Ho C.Y.S., Cheng S.H., Lai P., Jun Y., Ng H.K., Ling M.T., Huang A.L., Cai X.F., and Ko B.C. 2011. Sirtuin 1 is upregulated in a subset of hepatocellular carcinomas where it is essential for telomere maintenance and tumor cell growth. Cancer Res. 71(12):4138-49.
2. Lam P.K., Ng C.F., To K.F., Ng S.S.M., Mak T.W.C., Chan E.S.Y., Lo A.W.I., Lai F.M.M., Poon W.S., Lai P.B.S. 2011. Topical application of mesenchymal stem cells to somatic organs- a preliminary report. Transplantation 92(2): e9-11.
3. Li J.C., Ng S.S., Lo A.W., Lee J.F., Yiu R.Y. and Leung K.L. 2007. Outcome of radical excision of anorectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors in Hong Kong Chinese patients. Indian J Gastroenterol 26(1):33-5.
4. Ho C.Y.S., Murnane J.P., Yeung A.K.Y., Ng H.K. and Lo A.W.I. 2008. Telomeres acquired distinct heterochromatin characteristics during siRNA-induced RNAi in mouse cells. Curr Biol 18(3):183-7.
5. Lo A.W.I., Tang N.L.S. and To K.F. 2006. How SARS-CoV causes disease: host or organism? J Pathol 208(2): 142-151.
6. Chan W.S., Wu C., Chow S.C.S., Cheung T., To K.F., Leung W.K., Chan P.K.S., Lee K.C., Ng H.K., Au D.M.Y. and Lo A.W.I. 2005. Coronaviral hypothetical and structural proteins were found in the intestinal surface enterocytes and pneumocytes of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Mod Pathol 18(11):1432-9.
7. Lo A.W.I., Sprung C.N., Fouladi B., Pedram M., Sabetier L., Ricoul M., Reynolds G.E. and Murnane J.P.2002 Chromosomal instability as a result of double-strand break near telomeres in mouse embryonic stem cells. Mol Cell Biol 22(13): 4836-4850.
8. Lo A.W.I., Sabatier L., Fouladi B. and Murnane J.P. 2002 DNA amplification by breakage/fusion/bridge cycles in a human cancer cell line. Neoplasia 4(6):531-538.
9. Lo A.W.I., Craig J.M., Wong L.H., Earle E. and Choo K.H. 2003. Centromeric chromatin pliability and memory at a human neocentromere. EMBO J 22(10):2495-504.
10. Lo A.W.I., Liao G.C.-C., Rocchi M. and Choo K.H.A. 1999. Extreme reduction of chromosome specific satellite arrays is unusually common in human chromosome 21. Genome Res 9(10): 895-908.