Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Unit
Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University
of Hong Kong & The New Territories East Cluster Hospitals, Hospital Authority
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Dr HO, Chung Shun, PhD, FHKSCC |
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| Address: |
- Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Room 426, Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT
- New Territories East Cluster Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Clinical Pathology Unit, 2/F, North District Hospital, Sheung
Shui, NT
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| Nature of work: |
Research and routine clinical service
in chemical pathology |
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| Research Interests: |
- Measurement of steroid & peptide hormones for endocrine
investigations
- Therapeutic drug monitoring by measuring free drug concentrations
- Study of vitamins in health and disease conditions
- Development of methods to understand relationships between
drugs and their metabolites
- Study effects of melamine and its analogues in human
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| Routine service: |
- Measurement of carnitine and acylcarnitines for the detection
of inborn errors of metabolism.
- Quantitation of immunosuppressants for transplant patients
(Cyclosporin A, Tacrolimus, Sirolimus and Everolimus).
- Quantitation of steroids (serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone,
androstenedione and urine cortisol & cortisone)
- Therapeutic drug monitoring service (caffeine and imatinib)
- Comprehensive drug screening by UPLC TOF MS
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| MS Instrumentation: |
- 3 units of LC tandem MS (2 x Waters Quattro Micro, Applied
Biosystems API 2000)
- 1 unit of UPLC TOF MS (Waters UPLC-LCT Premier XE)
- 1 unit of ion-trap GC/MSn (Thermo Finnigan GCQ)
- 1 unit of quadrupole GC/MS (Thermo Finnigan Trace MS Plus)
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| MS services: |
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Yes, please contact |
For further information, please contact Dr CS Ho
at +852 2632-2333 or (chungshunho@cuhk.edu.hk)
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