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Assoc. Prof. Zhong, Linda

Associate Professor

Director, Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine

Phone: (65) 6592 1732
Email: [email protected]

My research interest focuses on clinical studies with Chinese Medicine (CM) and Integrative Medicine (IM), evidence-based approaches and epidemiological research on Chinese Medicine and Integrative Medicine. Our particular research interests include (1) the clinical trial and cohort study on complicated Chinese medicine interventions including Chinese herbal formula, single herb, and acupuncture on functional digestive disorder, autoimmune diseases and women’s health; (2) development of clinical practice guidelines and pathways to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of CM; (3) new drug discovery  from Chinese herbal medicine and its active fraction for Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Research Areas

Chinese Medicine Clinical Trial, Evidence-based Medicine, Nutrition, Metabolism and Health, Microbiome Medicine, Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction

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Li Meng
Research Fellow
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Ng Yan Jie Chester
PhD Student
  • Lyu, Z., Chan, Y.T., Lu, Y., Fung Lam, T., Wu, X., Wu, J., Xu, L., Yang, W., Zhang, C., Zhong, L., and Wang, N. "Osteoprotegerin mediates adipogenesis in obesity." Journal of Advanced Research 62 (2024): 245–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2024.06.018
  • Ng, C.Y.J., Lai, N.P.Y., Ng, W.M., Siah, K.T.H., Gan, R.Y., and Zhong, L. "Chemical structures, extraction and analysis technologies, and bioactivities of edible fungal polysaccharides from Poria cocos: An updated review." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 261 (2024): 129555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129555
  • Du, P., Lam, W.C., Leung, C., Li, H., Lyu, Z., Yuen, C.S., Cheung, C.H., Lam, T.F., Bian, Z., and Zhong, L. "Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine to prevent and treat COVID-19 household close contacts in Hong Kong: an open-label, randomized controlled trial." Frontiers in Immunology 15 (2024): 1359331. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1359331
  • Han, L., Zhao, L., Zhou, Y., Yang, C., Xiong, T., Lu, L., Deng, Y., Luo, W., Chen, Y., Qiu, Q., Shang, X., Huang, L., Mo, Z., Huang, S., Huang, S., Liu, Z., Yang, W., Zhai, L., Ning, Z., Lin, C., Huang, T., Cheng, C., Zhong, L., Li, S., Bian, Z., and Fang, X. "Altered metabolome and microbiome features provide clues in understanding irritable bowel syndrome and depression comorbidity." The ISME Journal 16, no. 4 (2022): 983–996. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01123-5
  • Zhong, L., Cheng, C.W., Kun, W., Dai, L., Hu, D.D., Ning, Z.W., Xiao, H.T., Lin, C.Y., Zhao, L., Huang, T., Tian, K., Chan, K.H., Lam, T.W., Chen, X.R., Wong, C.T., Li, M., Lu, A.P., Wu, J.C.Y., and Bian, Z.X. "Efficacy of MaZiRenWan, a Chinese Herbal Medicine, in Patients With Functional Constipation in a Randomized Controlled Trial." Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17, no. 7 (2019): 1303–1310.e18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2018.04.005