Harry M. C. Choi, PhD
Education and Training
2017-present, Postdoc fellow, University of Maryland School of Medicine
2017, PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2015, Predoctoral academic visitor, University of Oxford
2012, BSc (First Hons) in Physiotherapy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Positions and Employment
2016-2017, Senior research assistant, City University of Hong Kong
2012, Physiotherapist, Quality Healthcare Physiotherapy Ltd.
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Project supervision
2018, Axons form LC3+ bulb-like structures in the white matter of injured spinal cord, Delwin Suraj, UMCP undergrad
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Academic Services and Professional Experience
2021, External reviewer, Cell Death and Disease
2021-present, Review editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2020, External reviewer, Neuroscience Letters
2020, External review under Marta Lipinski, Cell Death and Disease
2019, External review under Marta Lipinski, Brain Research Bulletin
2018, External reviewer, PLoS ONE
2018, Judge for oral and poster presentations, USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium & Professional Development Conference, PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, National Science Foundation
2016, Guest lecturer, Hong Kong Community College
2012-2013, Invited physiotherapist speaker, Health Action
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Invited Research Talks
2017, Biomechanical Assessment and Electromagnetic Intervention for Diabetic Ulcers, University of Maryland School of Medicine
2015, Can Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) be a Potential Treatment for Promoting Angiogenesis in Diabetic Brain? World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress
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Selected Honors
2012-2016, Postgraduate Studentship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2015, Research Student Attachment Programme, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2012, Dr. Kong Footcare Overseas Clinical Placement Scholarship, Dr. Kong Healthy Shoes Shop
2012, HKSAR Government Scholarship, Hong Kong Government
2012, Community Service Learning Awards, Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong Government
2012, Outstanding Academic Achievement, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2012, Outstanding Student Award, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2012, Dean's Honours List, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2011, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association All-round Outstanding Student Award, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited
2011, Li & Fung Scholarship, Victor & William Fung Foundation
2010, Champion in Pneumoconiosis and Mesothelioma Quiz, Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board, Hong Kong