Dr. Ka Wai Fung
Affiliation
Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College
garyfung@um.edu.mo
Tel
+853 8822 4236
Office
Room G039
Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College
University of Macau (W33)
Avenida da Universidade
Taipa, Macau, China
Prof. Ka Wai Fung 馮家維
Associate Master, Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Structural Biology – University College London (2016)
BSc. in Chemistry – University of Manchester, (2012)
Research Areas
Protein Structure Determination
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Complement System
Teaching Areas
CPED1000
HONOR1000
Working Experiences
2022 – Present
Associate Master, Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College, University of Macau
2017 – 2022
Resident Fellow, Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College, University of Macau
2017
Medical Service Associate, GlaxoSmithKline
2016
Post-doctoral researcher, University College London & Tufts University, Boston
“The bivalent and co-operative molecular mechanism of Factor H binding to a heparin-coated surface accounts for the onset of inflammatory diseases” – 15th European Meeting on Complement in Human Disease, organised by the University of Uppsala, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Sweden, June 2015
Fung, K. W., Wright, D., Gor, J., Swann, M and Perkins, S. J. (2016) Structural studies of C4b in different buffers by dual polarisation interferometry, analytical ultracentrifugation and solution X-ray scattering reveal compact and extend structure of C4b Biochem. Journal doi: 10.1042/BCJ20160744
Khan, S., Fung, K. W., Rodriguez, E., Patel, R., Gor, J., Mulloy, B., & Perkins, S. J. (2013). The solution structure of heparan sulfate differs from that of heparin: implications for function. J. Biol. Chem. 288, 27737-27751. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.492223
Perkins, S. J., Fung, K. W., & Khan, S. (2014). Molecular interactions between complement Factor H and its heparin and heparan sulfate ligands. Front. Immunol. 5, 126. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00126