Chi Hin Cho
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Biography
Chi Hin Cho is a gastrointestinal (GI) pharmacologist. Currently, he is the Research and Emeritus Professor in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. He has the passion to unveil the various environmental risk factors including alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking and Helicobacter pylori infection in the pathogenesis of different disorders in the GI tract, in order to define the different effective therapeutic options in the treatment of GI diseases. Lately he moves toward more translational research, in particular using small peptides as probes linking up with different anti-cancer agents, targeting tumor vasculature and macrophages for stomach and colon cancer therapies. His working experiences in the hospital and universities as an administrator and teacher and also his research accomplishments in inflammation and cancer in the GI tract have made him one of the icons in the field for over 40 years
Abstract
Abstract : Vascular-targeted TNFα and IFNγ inhibited orthotopic colorectal tumor growth