Dr. Sam Kitsan YUEN | [DEV] Tung Wah University of Hong Kong

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Bachelor of Health Information and Services Management (Honours)

School of Arts and Social Sciences

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Bachelor of Health Information and Services Management (Honours)

School of Arts and Social Sciences

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Dr. Sam Kitsan YUEN

About Caple

Assistant Professor

Office:16/F, School of Nursing, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building
Telephone:(852) 3468 6641
Email:samyuen@twc.edu.hk

Academic and Professional Qualifications

BSc (Hons), PhD

Author Identifications

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1394-7709
SCOPUS Author ID: 55588721400

Biography

Sam received his bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology with Biotechnology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and continued his PhD studies in the field of molecular virology at the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, virus and innate immunity, and CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing. Sam joined Tung Wah College as a senior lecturer in the School of Medical and Health Sciences in 2020 and was promoted to assistant professor in the School of Nursing in 2022. He is responsible for teaching foundation science subjects for nursing students.

Academic and Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Tung Wah College
Senior Lecturer, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Tung Wah College
Honorary Research Associate, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Academic and Professional Qualifications

BSc (Hons), PhD

Author Identifications

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1394-7709
SCOPUS Author ID: 55588721400

Biography

Sam received his bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology with Biotechnology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and continued his PhD studies in the field of molecular virology at the University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the Epstein-Barr virus in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, virus and innate immunity, and CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing. Sam joined Tung Wah College as a senior lecturer in the School of Medical and Health Sciences in 2020 and was promoted to assistant professor in the School of Nursing in 2022. He is responsible for teaching foundation science subjects for nursing students.

Academic and Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Tung Wah College
Senior Lecturer, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Tung Wah College
Honorary Research Associate, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

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Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award, American Society for Virology (2015)
Outstanding oral presentation in 2013 Hong Kong Inter-University Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium (2013)
Ming K. Jeang Scholarship Award, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (2011)
Outstanding poster presentation in 2011 Hong Kong Inter-University Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium (2011)
HKU University Postgraduate Fellowship, The University of Hong Kong (2010-2011)
San Miguel Beer Scholarship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2009-2010)
CMA & Donors Scholarship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2008-2009)
Huang Yi-Jung Scholarship for Applied Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2007-2008)
Dean’s Honours List, Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010)
HKSAR Government Scholarship, HKSAR (2007/2008, 2008/2009)
Post-entry Scholarship for Current Students on UGC-funded Undergraduate Programmes, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2007/2008, 2008/2009)

Lui, W. Y., Ong, C. P., Cheung, P. H. H., Ye, Z. W., Chan, C. P., To, K. K. W., Yuen, K. S., & Jin, D. -Y. (2024). Nsp1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 replication through calcineurin-NFAT signaling. mBio, 15(4), Article e0039224. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00392-24. [IF: 5.1, 2023]
Lui, W. Y., Bharti, A., Wong, N. M., Jangra, S., Botelho, M. G., Yuen, K. S.*, & Jin, D. Y.* (2023). Suppression of cGAS- and RIG-I-mediated innate immune signaling by Epstein-Barr virus deubiquitinase BPLF1. PLoS pathogens, 19(2), e1011186. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011186 [IF: 7.464, 2022] *Co-corresponding authorship
Yuen, K. S., Ye, Z. W., Fung, S. Y., Cheung, P. H., Chan, C. P., & Jin, D. Y. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: revisiting the most important research questions. Cell & bioscience, 11(1), 215. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-021-00730-1 [IF: 8.389, 2022]
Jangra, S., Bharti, A., Lui, W. Y., Chaudhary, V., Botelho, M. G.*, Yuen, K. S.*, & Jin, D. Y*. (2021). Suppression of JAK-STAT Signaling by Epstein-Barr Virus Tegument Protein BGLF2 through Recruitment of SHP1 Phosphatase and Promotion of STAT2 Degradation. Journal of virology, 95(20), e0102721. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01027-21 [IF: 6.208, 2021] *Co-corresponding authorship
Yuen, K. S., Ye, Z. W., Fung, S. Y., Chan, C. P., & Jin, D. Y. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: The most important research questions. Cell & bioscience, 10, 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13578-020-00404-4 [IF: 5.969, 2020]
Siu, K. L., Yuen, K. S., Castaño-Rodriguez, C., Ye, Z. W., Yeung, M. L., Fung, S. Y., Yuan, S., Chan, C. P., Yuen, K. Y., Enjuanes, L., & Jin, D. Y. (2019). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ORF3a protein activates the NLRP3 inflammasome by promoting TRAF3-dependent ubiquitination of ASC. FASEB journal: official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 33(8), 8865–8877. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201802418R [IF: 4.028, 2019]
Jangra, S., Yuen, K. S., Botelho, M. G., & Jin, D. Y. (2019). Epstein-Barr Virus and Innate Immunity: Friends or Foes?. Microorganisms, 7(6), 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7060183 [IF: 3.864, 2020]
Yuen, K. S., Wang, Z. M., Wong, N. M., Zhang, Z. Q., Cheng, T. F., Lui, W. Y., Chan, C. P., & Jin, D. Y. (2018). Suppression of Epstein-Barr virus DNA load in latently infected nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells by CRISPR/Cas9. Virus research, 244, 296–303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2017.04.019 [IF: 2.717, 2018]
Chaudhary, V., Yuen, K. S., Chan, J. F., Chan, C. P., Wang, P. H., Cai, J. P., Zhang, S., Liang, M., Kok, K. H., Chan, C. P., Yuen, K. Y., & Jin, D. Y. (2017). Selective Activation of Type II Interferon Signaling by Zika Virus NS5 Protein. Journal of virology, 91(14), e00163-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00163-17 [IF: 4.403, 2017]
Yuen, K. S., Chan, C. P., Kok, K. H., & Jin, D. Y. (2017). Mutagenesis and Genome Engineering of Epstein-Barr Virus in Cultured Human Cells by CRISPR/Cas9. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1498, 23–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6472-7_2 [IF: 0.946, 2017]
Chaudhary, V., Zhang, S., Yuen, K. S., Li, C., Lui, P. Y., Fung, S. Y., Wang, P. H., Chan, C. P., Li, D., Kok, K. H., Liang, M., & Jin, D. Y. (2015). Suppression of type I and type III IFN signalling by NSs protein of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus through inhibition of STAT1 phosphorylation and activation. The Journal of general virology, 96(11), 3204–3211. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.000280 [IF: 3.486, 2015]
Yuen, K. S., Chan, C. P., Wong, N. M., Ho, C. H., Ho, T. H., Lei, T., Deng, W., Tsao, S. W., Chen, H., Kok, K. H., & Jin, D. Y. (2015). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing of Epstein-Barr virus in human cells. The Journal of general virology, 96(Pt 3), 626–636. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.000012 [IF: 3.486, 2015]
Lei, T., Yuen, K. S., Tsao, S. W., Chen, H., Kok, K. H., & Jin, D. Y. (2013). Perturbation of biogenesis and targeting of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded miR-BART3 microRNA by adenosine-to-inosine editing. The Journal of general virology, 94(Pt 12), 2739–2744. https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.056226-0 [IF: 3.961, 2013]
Lei, T.*, Yuen, K. S.*, Xu, R., Tsao, S. W., Chen, H., Li, M., Kok, K. H., & Jin, D. Y. (2013). Targeting of DICE1 tumor suppressor by Epstein-Barr virus-encoded miR-BART3* microRNA in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. International journal of cancer, 133(1), 79–87. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28007 [IF: 5.418, 2013] *Co-first authorship