Bulletin Summer‧Autumn 1991

Project Title CUHK Investigators Funds Approved (HK$m) Electronic Engineering Spontaneous Estimation of Nonstationary Time Delays in the Presence of Multipath Propagations Dr. P. C. Ching 0.470 Optical Integrated Circuits for Optical Fibre Communication and Optical Signal Processing Systems Dr. E.Y.B. Pun 0.840 Medicine Cloning of aGene from Trichinella Spiralis Which Encodes for aDiagnostically Im­ portant Antigen and Using the Product to Develop aRapid Immunoassay for Detecting Trichinosis in Pigs Dr. P.L. Lim Miss W.F. Choy 0.350 Histologic Characterization of Degenera tive Cerebral Changes in Chinese Brain Edema after Head Injury: MechanismandTreatment Dr. H.K. Ng Dr. W.S. Poon Dr. A. Stadlin Dr. D.S.C. Tsang Dr. W.S. Poon Dr. Tong Gin 0.310 0.630 Increased Oxidative Metabolism of Paracetamol in Patients with Hepato­ cellular Carcinoma - Characterization of Cytochrome P450 Systemand Investigation of Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Dr. J.A.J.H. Critchley Dr. N.W.Y. Leung Prof. A.K.C. Li 0.550 Assessment of the Central and Peripheral Haemodynamic Changes in Hyper­ tensive Chinese and Their Response to Antihypertensive Therapies Using Non-invasive Techniques Dr. B. Tomlinson Dr. J.A.J.H. Critchley 0.360 Effect of Age on the Pharmacokinetics of Isoniazid, Rifampicin, andPyrazinamide in Chinese Patients with Tuberculosis Dr. J. Woo Dr. K. Chan 0.380 A Study of the Mechanisms of Biliary Stent Blockage and Its Prevention An Investigation of the Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Atrial and Brain Natriuretic Peptides (ANP-BNP) in Astrocytes Dr. J.W.C. Leung Dr. V.T.F. Yeung Dr. C.S. Cockram Dr. C.M. Lee Prof. M.G. Nicholls 0.320 0.420 RESEARCH 6