Dr. Kin CHIU
Laboratory of retina-brain research, Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China
Biography
Dr. Kin CHIU completed her Master and Bachelor of Clinical Medicine degree in Tianjin Medical University, P.R. China. She focused on neuroscience research and got her Ph.D in the University of Hong Kong. Her long term research goal is to find a way to prevent continous visual loss in neurodegenerative retinal diseases, such as glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. Her research works focus on investigating the mechanism of neuronal degeneration and finding new approaches to prevent neuronal death and promote neuronal survival and regeneration. Related treatment strategies include immune modulation, electrical stimulation and optogenetic therapies.
Abstract
Abstract : Neuroprotective Effects of Papaverine on Retinal Ganglion Cells in Optic Nerve Transection Model