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Laboratory Team

All technicians in CRYOLIFE laboratory team are registered medical laboratory technologist authorized by Supplementary Medical Professions Council of Hong Kong with over 5 years experience in laboratory operation.

Laboratory Team
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Dr Anthony CF Chan | Laboratory Director of CRYOLIFE
PhD in Biological Science – Cambridge University


While keeping strict monitoring to CRYOLIFE laboratory, Dr Chan devotes himself in research on cryopreservation and clinical application of umbilical cord blood. Invited by the editor of , Dr Chan has published a review titled: “Umbilical Cord Blood for Transplantation: from Collection quality to Its Use in Cerebral Palsy” with DR YK Mak, CRYOLIFE’s Medical Director, Dr Chan Yik Si Louis, O&G Specialist and CRYOLIFE Senior Laboratory Operation Officer, Mr Terry Leung.

Teaching Experience
2009 HKUSpace - Thesis Writing for final year Medical Science degree student. (part time)


Academic Background
Doctoral of Philosophy (Biological Science) University of Cambridge
Master of Philosophy (Pathology) University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) 1st Class Honors Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Publications
2009
  • Chan CF, Morgan HD, Santos F, Dean W, Reik W. Trageting of Aid to methylated DNA in vivo causes efficient demethylation without causing mutations. (submitted)
  • Chan CF, Leung Terry, Chan YSL, Mak YK. Umbilical cord blood for transplantation: from collection quality to its use in cerebral palsy. Hong Kong Journal of Gynaecology Obstetrics and Midwifery.
  • Yau TO, Chan CF, Lam GS, Cheung OF, Ching YP, Jin DY, Sham MH, Ng IO. Hepatocyte-specific activation of NF-Kb does not aggravate chemical hepatocarcinogenesis in transgenic mice. The Journal of Pathology. 2009 Feb;217(3):353-61.
  • 2008
  • Cassandra RF*, Gabriella F*, Ray KN*, Chan CF*, Simon A*,Wendy D, Myriam H & Reik W. Global mapping of DNA methylation in mouse promoters reveals epigenetic reprogramming of pluripotency genes. PLoS Genet. 2008 Jun 27;4(6):e1000116. (* These authors made an equal contribution)
  • 2004
  • Chan CF, Yau TO, Jin DY, Wong CM, Fan ST, Ng IO. Evaluation of nuclear factor-kappaB, urokinase-type plasminogen activator, and HBx and their clinicopathological significance in hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2004 10:4140-9.
  • Lo WS, Lau CF, Xuan Z, Chan CF, Feng GY, He L, Cao ZC, Liu H, Luan QM, Xue H. Association of SNPs and haplotypes in GABAA receptor beta2 gene with schizophrenia. Mol Psychiatry. 2004 9:603-8.
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