Dr Alex CHEUNG Research Assistant Professor
Research Assistant Professor BSc (HKBU), MPhil (CUHK), PhD (UCL)

Location ST541
Phone +852 2766 7144
mail alexkk.cheung@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography Dr. Cheung obtained his BSc in Applied Biology at the Hong Kong Baptist University and his MPhil in Basic Medical Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, during which he worked extensively on cancer biology. After receiving his PhD in Neuroscience at University College London, he pursued his first postdoctoral training at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney studying the renewal mechanisms of skeletal muscle stem cells. He also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, focusing on developmental neuroscience and myogenesis before joining the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Alex is interested in dynamic gene expression pattern during different stages of cell differentiation and maturation, pathophysiology of tissue injury as well as mechanisms during tissue regeneration. He is currently working closely with academic staff on basic science research.




Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, University College London (University College London)
Master of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University




Research Interests
Skeletal muscle and satellite cell biology
Diabetes complications and interventions
Tissue repair and regeneration



Research Output

Publications
Choi HMC, Cheung AKK, Ng MCH, Zheng YP, Jam YK, Cheing GLY. (2021) Indentation stiffness measurement by an optical coherence tomography-based air-jet indentation system can reflect type I collagen abundance and organisation in diabetic wounds. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 9:648453. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.648453
Tam WY, Wang X, Cheng ASK, Cheung KK. (2021) In search of markers for cerebellar neurons. Int J Mol Sci 22:1850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041850
Leung JWH, Cheung KK, Ngai SPC, Tsang HWH and Lau BWM. (2020) Protective effects of melatonin on neurogenesis impairment in neurological disorders and its relevant molecular mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 21:5645. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165645
Tam WY and Cheung KK #. (2020) Phenotypic characteristics of commonly used inbred mouse strains. J Mol Med 98:1215-1234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00109-020-01953-4
Cheung KK*, Fung KH*, Mak JCW, Cheung SY, He WJ, Leung JWH, Lau BWM and Ngai SPC. (2020) The acute effects of cigarette-smoke exposure on muscle fiber type dynamics in rats. PLoS One 15(5):e0233523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233523 * (co-first authors)
Zhang EW, Li-Tsang CWP, Li TMH, Huang L and Cheung KK. (2020) Smart Scar Care Pad (SSCP) – an innovated silicone-based insert that improved severe hypertrophic scar by integrating optimal pressure and occlusion effects. Adv Wound Care 9(10):564-575. https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2019.1016
Choi HMC, Cheung AKK, Ng GYF and Cheing GLY. (2018) Effects of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) on the tensile biomechanical properties of diabetic wounds at different phases of healing. PLoS One 13(1):e0208475. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191074
Sun KT, Cheung KK, Au SWN, Yeung SS and Yeung EW. (2018) Overexpression of mechano-growth factor modulates inflammatory cytokine expression and macrophage resolution in skeletal muscle injury. Front Physiol 9:999 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00999
Yang BR*, Cheung KK*, Zhou X, Xie RF, Chen PP, Wu S, Zhou ZY, Tang JY, Hoi PM, Wang YH and Lee SMY.(2016) Amelioration of acute myocardial infarction by saponins from flower buds of Panax notoginseng via pro-angiogenesis and anti-apoptosis. J Ethnopharmacol 181:50-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.01.022 (co-first author)
Xia L, Cheung KK, Yeung SS and Yeung EW.(2016) The involvement of TRPC1 in skeletal muscle regrowth after unloading-induced atrophy. J Physiol (London) 594:3111-26. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP271705