Lai-Ming Ching Explained

Lai-Ming Ching is a New Zealand cellular biology academic, and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Auckland.^[1]

Academic career

After gaining a PhD in 1978 and producing a doctoral thesis titled 'Analysis of clones of cytotoxic lymphocytes' at the University of Auckland, Ching joined the staff, rising to full professor.^{[2] [1]}

Much of Ching's research relates to the identification of potential anti-cancer drugs.^[3]

Selected works

• Ching, Lai-Ming, and Bruce C. Baguley. "Induction of natural killer cell activity by the antitumour compound flavone acetic acid (NSC 347 512)." European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology 23, no. 7 (1987): 1047–1050.
• Thomsen, Lindy L., Lai-Ming Ching, Li Zhuang, John B. Gavin, and Bruce C. Baguley. "Tumor-dependent increased plasma nitrate concentrations as an indication of the antitumor effect of flavone-8-acetic acid and analogues in mice." Cancer research 51, no. 1 (1991): 77–81.
• Roberts, Zachary J., Nadege Goutagny, Pin-Yu Perera, Hiroki Kato, Himanshu Kumar, Taro Kawai, Shizuo Akira et al. "The chemotherapeutic agent DMXAA potently and specifically activates the TBK1–IRF-3 signaling axis." Journal of Experimental Medicine 204, no. 7 (2007): 1559–1569.
• Thomsen, Lindy L., Lai-Ming Ching, and Bruce C. Baguley. "Evidence for the production of nitric oxide by activated macrophages treated with the antitumor agents flavone-8-acetic acid and xanthenone-4-acetic acid." Cancer research 50, no. 21 (1990): 6966–6970.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professor Lai-Ming Ching – The University of Auckland . unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz .
2. Ching . Lai-Ming . 1978 . Doctoral thesis . Analysis of clones of cytotoxic lymphocytes . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/2087 .
3. News: New cancer drug 'could be a blockbuster' . Martin . Johnston . 5 April 2016 . . 8 April 2019.