Dr. Wei Xi (韋栖博士)
Lecturer I

Ecological Restoration, Low Impact Development and Sustainability,
Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Wildlife Management
Office:
SMC 12 /F, College of International Education, Shek Mun Campus
Tel:
(852) 3411-3341
Fax:
(852) 3411-5990
Email:
weixisisi@hkbu.edu.hk


Education
Ph.D. Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
M.Sc. School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
B.Sc. School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.

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Teaching
Biodiversity and Conservation
Restoration Ecology and Habitat Management

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Research Interests
Ecological Restoration
Low Impact Development and Sustainability
Biodiversity Conservation
Sustainable Wildlife Management

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Selected Publications
Liu, H., Burkhart, E. P., Chen, V. Y. J., & Wei, X. 2021. Promotion of in situ Forest Farmed American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) as a Sustainable Use Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 141.
Wei, X., Ho, Y. Y. 2018. Breeding Ecology and Habitat Utilization of Xenophrys brachykolos in Hong Kong. Special Issue: International Conference of China Biodiversity Conservation.
Chen, Z. J., Yang, X. L., Liu, H., Wei, X., Zhang, K. S., Huang, H. B., ... & Wang, H. S. 2015. Bisphenol A modulates colorectal cancer protein profile and promotes the metastasis via induction of epithelial to mesenchymal transitions. Archives of toxicology, 89(8), 1371-1381.
Chen, Z. J., Liu, H. Y., Cheng, Z., Man, Y. B., Zhang, K. S., Wei, X., ... & Wang, H. S. 2014. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in human samples of mother–newborn pairs in South China and their placental transfer characteristics. Environment international, 73, 77-84.
X Wei, HT Wan, YG Zhao, MH Wong, JP Giesy, Chris KC Wong 2012. Effects of Perinatal Exposure to Bisphenol A and Di(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate on Gonadal Development of Male Mice. Environ Sci Pollut Res 19(7):2515-2527.
Law AY,X Wei, Zhang X, Mak NK, Cheung KC, Wong MH, Giesy JP, Wong CK. 2012. Biological analysis of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in animal meats from the Pearl River Delta, China. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 22(1):93-100.
H.T. Wan, Y.G. Zhao,X. Wei, K.Y. Hui, J.P. Giesy, C.K. Wong 2012. PFOS-induced hepatic steatosis, the mechanistic actions on β-oxidation and lipid transport Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1820 (2012) 1092–1101
X Wei, Yeqing Huang, Ming H. Wong, John P. Giesy, Chris KC Wong. 2011. Assessment of Risk to Humans of Bisphenol A in Marine and Freshwater Fish from Pearl River Delta, China. Chemosphere. 85(1):122-8.
X Wei, Leung KS, Wong MH, Giesy J, Cai ZW, Chris KC Wong. 2010. Assessment of Risk of PCDD/Fs and Dioxin-like PCBs in Marine and Freshwater Fish in Pearl River Delta, China. Mar Pollut Bull. 63(5-12):166-71.
Zhao YG, Wan HT, Law AY,X Wei, Huang YQ, Giesy JP, Wong MH, Wong CK. 2011. Risk assessment for human consumption of perfluorinated compound-contaminated freshwater and marine fish from Hong Kong and Xiamen. Chemosphere. 85(2):277-83.
X Wei, CKF Lee, WSB Yeung, John P Giesy, MH Wong, Xiaowei Zhang, Markus Hecker, Chris KC Wong. 2010. Effect of Perinatal and Postnatal Bisphenol A Exposure to the Regulatory Circuits at the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis of CD-1 Mice. Reprod Toxicol. 31(4):409-17.
X Wei, Ching LY, Cheng SH, Wong MH, Wong CK. The detection of dioxin- and estrogen-like pollutants in marine and freshwater fishes cultivated in Pearl River Delta, China. Environ Pollut. 158(6):2302-9.
X Wei, Wu SC, Nie XP, Yediler A, Wong MH. The effects of residual tetracycline on soil enzymatic activities and plant growth. J Environ Sci Health B. 2009 Jun; 44(5):461-71.
X Wei, Wu SC, Nie XP , Yediler A, MH Wong. Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Phytoremediation of Tetracycline and Ciprofloxacin Contaminated Soils Using Astrgalus sinicus L. 2009 Chemosphere 73(8) 154-161.