A Comprehensive Study on Chinese Medicine and Active Compounds for the Treatment of Kidney Diseases

Project Summary:
Chinese medicine (CM) has been used for treating kidney diseases for a long history. Numerous clinical and basic studies have been conducted in this field. The project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Chinese medicine in treating kidney diseases through evidence-based approaches using clinical studies, while also gathering relevant CM compounds from the published studies. The effectiveness of the candidate compounds will be assessed through in vitro studies.

Deliverables:
a conference abstract (submitted to scientific conferences), a one-page poster, a research report

Preferred discipline(s):
Medical or Chinese Medicine

Project Essential Skills:
N/A

Other Selection Criteria (if any):
N/A

Details of supervision arrangements:
Students will be supervised to conduct literature review, and laboratory study (e.g., cell culture, RNA and protein extraction). Progress meeting will be conducted in hybrid mode (physically and virtually)