Dr Jackie Pon obtained her PhD in Cancer Biology under the supervision of Prof. Alice S.T. Wong from the University of Hong Kong and has several years of working experiences in the clinical laboratories. She is a registered medical laboratory technologist, certified by The Hong Kong Medical Laboratory Technologist Board and a fellowship member in the Institute of Biomedical Science (UK). Having joined the Department of Biomedical Sciences at City University of Hong Kong in 2015, Jackie worked as a scientific officer / medical lab director to establish the biomedical science teaching labs for the core clinical specialties, as well as coordinate the clinical attachment program at local/overseas hospitals and medical laboratories for BMS students. She then took on a new position as Assistant Professor in 2022 for additional teaching roles and UG Final Year Project supervisions. Publications: 1. Pan Q., Law C.O.K, Yung M.M.H, Han K.C, Pon Y.L. and Lau T.C.K. Novel RNA aptamers targeting gastrointestinal cancer biomarkers CEA, CA50 and CA72-4 with superior affinity and specificity. PLOS One. 2018 Oct 10;13(10) 2. Zhou H.Y., Pon Y.L., and Wong A.S.T., HGF/Met Signaling in ovarian cancer. Current Molecular Medicine 2008 Sep, 8 (6):469-80. 3. Pon Y.L., Zhou H.Y., Cheung A.N., Ngan H.Y., and Wong A.S.T., p70S6K promotes epithelial to mesenchymal transition through Snail induction in ovarian cancer cell. Cancer Research 2008 Aug, 68 (16): 6524-32. 4. Zhou H.Y. *, Pon Y.L. *, and Wong A.S.T., Synergistic effects of epidermal growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor on human ovarian cancer cell invasion and migration: role of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK, Endocrinology. 2007 Nov, 148(11): 5195-208 * equal contributions 5. Leung K.W., Cheung L.W.T., Pon Y.L., Wong R.N.S., Mak N.K., Fan T.P.D., Au S.C.L., Tombran-Tink J., and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rb1 inhibits Angiogenesis via modulation of pigment epithelium-derived factor through estrogen receptor-beta in endothelial cells, British Journal of Pharmacology. 2007 Sep, 152(2): 207-15. 6. Pon Y.L., and Wong A.S.T., Gonadotropin and its role in beta-catenin signaling, Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2007 May, 2(3): 375-385 7. Pon Y.L., and Wong A.S.T., Gonadotropin-induced apoptosis in human ovarian surface epithelial cells is associated with cyclooxygenase-2 up-regulation via the beta-catenin/T cell factor signaling pathway, Molecular Endocrinology. 2006 Dec, 20(12): 3336-50. 8. Leung K.W., Pon Y.L., Wong R.N.S, and Wong A.S.T., Ginsenoside-Rg1 induces vascular endothelial growth factor expression through glucocorticoid receptor-related phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt and beta-catenin/TCF- beta dependent pathway in human endothelial cells, Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2006 Nov, 281:36280-8. 9. Pon Y.L., Auersperg N. and Wong A.S.T., Gonadotropins Regulate N-cadherin-mediated Human Ovarian Surface Epithelial Cell Survival at Both Post-translational and Transcriptional Levels through a Cyclic AMP/Protein Kinase A Pathway, The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2005 Feb, 280: 15438-15448.