2017-07-14

Chemistry PhD student wins awards for outstanding presentation in metabolomics study
Chemistry PhD student Li Xiaona won the Metabolomics Student Prize and
the Student Travel Award presented by the Metabolomics Society at the
Society’s 2017 conference held in Brisbane, Australia in late June.
The Society presented the travel awards to just 10 PhD students from
around the world. Each of them had to deliver a presentation at the
conference. Xiaona, who was the only Chinese student among the 10
candidates, was selected as the best presenter and won the Student
Prize.
Xiaona’s oral presentation was entitled “LC-MS-based metabolomics
revealed SLC25A22 as an essential regulator in TCA cycle,
aspartate-derived amino acids and polyamines in KRAS-mutant colorectal
cancer”. It is also part of her PhD research, which focuses on using
liquid chromatography mass spectrometry to evaluate the metabolic
effects of the gene on colorectal cancer cells. The findings provide
insights into colorectal cancer cell growth and metastasis. According to
the Metabolomics Society, Xiaona’s presentation demonstrated
meritorious scientific accomplishments and innovative contributions to
the field of metabolomics.
Xiaona said, “I would like to thank my supervisor Professor Cai Zongwei
and my collaborators in CUHK for their guidance, encouragement and
support. I am lucky to be able to conduct my research on the good
platform provided by the Partner State Key Laboratory of Environmental
and Biological Analysis (HKBU), and work with excellent teachers and
passionate students. I believe that more good research outcomes will be
produced by the State Key Laboratory in the near future.”
from HKBU eNews
https://bunews.hkbu.edu.hk/news/people/chemistry-phd-student-wins-awards-for-outstanding-presentation-in-metabolomics-study