Amy C.Y. Lo
Amy C.Y. Lo
Amy C.Y. Lo
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Center of Heart, Brain,
Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing
Faculty of Medicine,
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Biography
Dr. Amy C.Y. Lo obtained her Bachelor Degree (Distinction) in Chemistry from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and continued her
education in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she received her Doctoral degree from the Department of Neuroscience. Currently, she is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong. Her main research interest is
neuroprotection in
human diseases such as
stroke and retinal diseases. Her research focuses on the
investigation of mechanisms controlling neuronal degeneration using experimental animal models and on the development of new molecular and cellular therapeutic approaches. She is serving as an editorial member of PLoS One and expert Reviewer for international journals like British Journal of Ophthalmology, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, Clinical & Experimental
Pharmacology & Physiology, Experimental Eye Research, Eye, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, International Journal of Ophthalmology, Investigative
Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Journal of Molecular Histology, Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, Journal of Ocular
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Laboratory Investigation, Neural Regeneration Research, Neurobiology of Disease, Neurochemistry International, Ophthalmic Research, and PLoS One. She has authored over 45 research articles/books. She is a member of various scientific organizations such as American Society for Cell Biology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Hong Kong Society of Neuroscience, International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, The Chinese Society for Neuroscience, and Society for Neuroscience.
Research Interest
neuroprotection in human diseases such as stroke and retinal diseases
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