{"id":36018,"date":"2025-01-09T18:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T10:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thei.hhe-service.com\/?page_id=36018"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:50:15","slug":"dr-tsang-nga-yi-afra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thei.edu.hk\/sc\/academic-staff-department-of-food-and-health-sciences\/dr-tsang-nga-yi-afra\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr TSANG Nga Yi, Afra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Macroscopic Authentication of Chinese Materia Medica<\/li>\n \t
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    Doctor of Philosophy, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University<\/td><\/tr>
    Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) in Chinese Medicine (First Class), Hong Kong Baptist University<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    2024-\u00a0present<\/p><\/td>

    		Lecturer, Department of Food and Health Sciences, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong<\/td><\/tr>
    2021-2024<\/td>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University<\/td><\/tr>
    2020-2021<\/td>Senior Research Assistant, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    • Zhao Yang#,\u00a0Tsang Nga Yi<\/strong>#, Xu Xin-Ya, Zhao Chen-Liang, Ku Chuen-Fai, Li Wan-Fei, Zhu Yu, Liu Kang-Unroof. Rong Lijun,Prof. Zhang Hong-Jie. Axial Chirality and Antiviral Activity Evaluation of Arylnaphthalene Lignan Glycosides from Justicia procumbens. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022, 11(8), https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ajoc.202200267<\/li>
    • Tsang Nga Yi<\/strong>#, Li Wan-Fei#, Varhegyi Elizabeth#, Rong Lijun, Zhang Hong-Jie. “Ebola Entry Inhibitors Discovered from\u00a0Maesa perlarius”\u00a0International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23, (5), 2620. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijms23052620<\/li>
    • Li Wan-Fei, Liang Zheng-Ming, Zhao Chen-Liang,\u00a0Tsang Nga Yi<\/strong>., Li Ji-Xin, Liu Ya-Hua, He Kang, Pan Lu-Tai, Rong Lijun, Zou Juan, Zhang Hong-Jie. 3,4-Seco-Isopimarane Diterpenes from the Twigs and Leaves of\u00a0Isodon Flavidus.\u00a0Molecules, 2022,\u00a027(10), 3098. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/molecules27103098<\/li>
    • Chen Shuangcheng#,\u00a0Tsang Nga Yi<\/strong>#, Jiang Haowen#, Zhang Hongjie, Ge Xiang, Wu Yanni, Shen Yu, Xie Wenxia, Li Jinlong*. Cytotoxic tigliane diterpenoids from Euphorbia neorubella. Natural Product Research, 2021 May 7;1-5. doi: 10.1080\/14786419.2021.1924712. Online ahead of print.<\/li>
    • Zhao Yang, Ku Chuen-Fai, Xu Xin-Ya,\u00a0Tsang Nga Yi<\/strong>, Zhu Yu, Zhao Chen-Liang, Liu Kang-Lun, Li Chuang-Chuang, Rong Lijun, Zhang Hongjie*. Stable Axially Chiral Isomers of Arylnaphthalene Lignan Glycosides with Antiviral Potential Discovered from Justicia procumbens. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021, 86(8), 5568\u20135583. doi:\u00a0 10.1021\/acs.joc.1c00068<\/li>
    • Tsang Nga Yi<\/strong>#, Chik Wai I#, Sze Lai Pan, Wang Ming-Zhong, Tsang Siu Wai, Zhang Hongjie*. The Use of Naphthoquinones and Furano-naphthoquinones as Anti-invasive Agents. Current Medical Chemistry, 2018, 25 (38, p. 5007-5056). doi:10.2174\/0929867324666171006131927<\/li>
    • Tsang Nga Yi<\/strong>#, Zhao Lihan#, Tsang Siu Wai, Zhang Hongjie*. Antiviral Activity and Molecular Targets of Plant Natural Products against Avian Influenza Virus. Current Organic Chemistry, 2017, 21(18), p.1777-1804. doi: 10.2174\/1385272821666170227120138<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      2020<\/td>Tianjiang Cup Li Shizhen Youth Outstanding Thesis Award<\/td><\/tr>
      2020<\/td>Second Prize in Innovation (Life Science) Category in the 6th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition<\/td><\/tr>
      2019<\/td>Second Prize of Innovation Nanshan 2019 Entrepreneurship Star Contest Hong Kong Final<\/td><\/tr>
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