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:
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 postdoctoral research fellow at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Australia.
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
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2023, Cancer Australia - "A Novel Probiotic as a preventive strategy for Colorectal Neoplasia" - CIA: Dr. Howard Yim
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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
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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.
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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
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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
My Awards
The Milstein Travel Award, International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research, Bethesda MD, USA - 2012
Best Oral Presentation Award, the Hong Kong Society for Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong. 2008
Seymour and Vivian Milstein Student Research Travel Award, International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research, Bethesda MD, USA. 2006
My Research Activities
Dr. Yim is leading the Cancer Theme at the UNSW Microbiome Research Centre.
My Current Research Themes:
- Development of next generation probiotics against colon cancer
- Understanding the role of Virome in the pathogenesis of colon cancer
- Role of Microbiome in Male Infertilty
- Role of Microbiome in pancreatic cancer and its treatment.
My Research Supervision
Supervision keywords
Areas of supervision
ILP and Hons students, Higher Degree Research Students, PhD students
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