Dr Howard Yim | UNSW Research

Keywords

colorectal cancer

innate inflammation

intestinal microbiota

microbiota

cytokines

toll-like receptors

cellular signalling pathways

inflammatory bowel diseases

Fields of Research (FoR)

Immunology, Microbiology not elsewhere classified, Gastroenterology and hepatology, Innate immunity, Microbiology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

SEO tags

Cancer and Related Disorders

Immune System and Allergy

Biography

My Background:

Dr Howard Yim completed his PhD in the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. In his PhD study, he identified several viral and host proteins that contribute to the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, including AIDS and tuberculosis. He then continued his research in the pathogenesis of inflammatory disorders including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) when he worked as a...view more

My Background:

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:

Member of Australia Chinese Association for Biomedical Science, Melbourne, Australia
Member of International Cytokine and Interferon Society, Bethesda MD, USA
Member of the Hong Kong Society for Immunology, Hong Kong
Member of the Victorian Infection and Immunity Network, Australia
Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash University

My Grants

Fellowships

NHMRC Early Career (Australia-China) Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia. 2013-2015
Ron Evans Cancer Research Fellowship, Evans & Partners. 2012.

Grants

2023, Cancer Australia - "A Novel Probiotic as a preventive strategy for Colorectal Neoplasia" - CIA: Dr. Howard Yim
2019, Health and Medical Research Fund - Infectious Disease. “A pilot study on semen metagenomics, and spent culture media of patients undergoing conventional IVF treatment” Principal Investigator: Dr. LEUNG Bo Wah Marran Co-investigator: Prof. CHAN David Yiu Leung, Prof. FOK Ellis Kin Lam, Dr. Howard CH Yim and Dr. JIANG Xiaotao, and Prof. LI Tin Chiu
2017, UNSW 2018 Research Infrastructure Scheme: Supporting Collaborative Research, The University of New South Wales, Australia “Advanced Endoscopic In Vivo Imaging System”Principal Investigator: Prof. Emad El-OmarCo-Investigators: Prof. Michael Grimm, A/Prof. Winston Liauw, A/Prof. Zekry Amany, Dr. Lan Gong, Dr. Howard CH Yim, Prof. Steven Krilis, Prof. Beng Chong.
2011, Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases, HKSAR Government. “A role for oncogene in bacteria-induced immune responses: a potential building block for the new treatment development.” Principal Investigator: Dr. James C.B. Li ; Co-Investigators: Prof. Allan SY Lau and Dr. Howard CH Yim
2011, Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases, HKSAR Government. “Cellular Oncogene Dysregulation of Chemokine and Cytokine Expression in Virus Infection.” Principal Investigator: Prof. Allan SY Lau; Co-Investigators: Dr. YY Leon, Dr. James C.B. Li and Dr. Howard CH Yim

My Qualifications

Degrees

Bachelor of Science, The University of Hong Kong
Master of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong

Accreditations

Monash Supervisor Accreditation Level 1 Membership in 2016
“Foundation of Teaching Associate” Course, Monash University Continuing Education Excellence Development program in 2016