个人简介

EducationDPhil University of Oxford (1996)MPhil Hong Kong Polytechnic (1992)BSc Hong Kong Baptist College (1990)Academic and Professional Experience2013-present Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau2011 – 2012 DMPK Design Leader, AstraZeneca2004 – 2011 Associate Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca2001 – 2004 Senior Scientist, AstraZenenca1996– 2001 Research Chemist, Sirius Analytical Ltd.Professional Recognition2013 Editor-in-chief, ADMET & DMPK (Scopus and ESCI indexed open access journal)2009 AstraZeneca Regional Innovation Award (for the contribution to a discovery project using a pro-drug delivery approach)2008 AstraZeneca Publication Award (Cancer and Infection Chemistry)2004 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK1999 Chartered Chemist and member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UKCourse OutlinesHSCI4004 Drug Discovery and DevelopmentHSCI4008 Introduction to Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Analysis

研究领域

Development of small molecule inhibitors targeting cancer metabolism and Alzheimer’s diseasePharmacokinetic and chemical optimizations of drug candidatesHigh throughput compound profiling for supporting drug discovery

PatentsS.C. Tsang, K.Y. Tam, X. Gao, “Composite Nanoparticles”, PCT WO2005007284, 27th Jan 2005.

近期论文

Representative PublicationsW. Zhang, Xiaohui Hu, W. Zhou, K.Y. Tam, Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method Revealed that Lung Cancer Cells Exhibited Distinct Metabolite Profiles upon the Treatment with Different Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Inhibitors, Journal of Proteome Research, 17(9):3012-3021.S.L. Zhang, Z. Yang, X. Hu, H. Chakravarty, K.Y. Tam, Anticancer effects of some novel dichloroacetophenones through the inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1, European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 123, 43-55, 2018.S.L. Zhang, Y. He, K.Y. Tam, Targeting cancer metabolism to develop human lactate dehydrogenase (hLDH)5 inhibitors, Drug discovery today, 23, 1407-1415, 2018.Z. Yang, K.Y. Tam, Combination Strategies Using EGFR-TKi in NSCLC Therapy: Learning from the Gap between Pre-Clinical Results and Clinical Outcomes, International Journal of Biological Sciences, 14, 204-216, 2018.X. Wu, J. Kosaraju, W. Zhou, K.Y. Tam, SLOH, a carbazole-based fluorophore, mitigates neuropathology and behavioral impairment in the triple-transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Neuropharmacology, 131, 351-363, 2018.W. Zhou, X. Hu, K.Y. Tam, Systemic clearance and brain distribution of carbazole-based cyanine compounds as Alzheimer’s disease drug candidates, Scientific Reports, 7, 16368, 2017.W. Zhang, S.L. Zhang, X. Hu, K.Y. Tam, Phenyl butyrate inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 and contributes to its anti-cancer effect, European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 110, 93-100, 2017.S.L. Zhang, W. Zhang, Z. Yang, X. Hu, K.Y. Tam, Synthesis and biological evaluation of (R)-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionamides as pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1) inhibitors to reduce the growth of cancer cells, European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 110, 87-92, 2017.Z. Yang, X. Hu, S. Zhang, W. Zhang, K.Y. Tam, Pharmacological synergism of 2,2-dichloroacetophenone and EGFR-TKi to overcome TKi-induced resistance in NSCLC cells, European Journal of Pharmacology, 815, 80-87, 2017.X. Wu, J. Kosaraju, W. Zhou, K.Y. Tam, Neuroprotective Effect of SLM, a Novel Carbazole-Based Fluorophore, on SH-SY5Y Cell Model and 3xTg-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 8, 676-685, 2017.X. Wu, J. Kosaraju, K.Y. Tam, SLM, a novel carbazole-based fluorophore attenuates okadaic acid-induced tau hyperphosphorylation via down-regulating GSK-3beta activity in SH-SY5Y cells, European journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 110, 101-108, 2017.J. Kosaraju, R.M.D. Holsinger, L. Guo, K.Y. Tam, Linagliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, Mitigates Cognitive Deficits and Pathology in the 3xTg-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease, Molecular Neurobiology, 54, 6074-6084, 2017.X. Hu, K.Y. Tam, Association of vancomycin with lipid vesicles, ADMET & DMPK, 5, 183, 2017.X. Hu, K.Y. Tam, Biomembrane mimics and their roles in anti-bacterial drug discovery, ADMET & DMPK, 5, 9, 2017.W. Zhou, X. Wu, J. Li, X. Hu, K.Y. Tam, Quantification of permanent positively charged compounds in plasma using one-step dilution to reduce matrix effect in MS, Bioanalysis, 8, 497-509, 2016.S.L. Zhang, W. Zhang, Q.P. Xiao, Z. Yang, X.H. Hu, Z.Y. Wei, K.Y. Tam, Development of dichloroacetamide pyrimidines as pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors to reduce cancer cell growth: synthesis and biological evaluation, RSC Advance, 6, 78762-78767, 2016.S.L. Zhang, X. Hu, W. Zhang, K.Y. Tam, Unexpected Discovery of Dichloroacetate Derived Adenosine Triphosphate Competitors Targeting Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase To Inhibit Cancer Proliferation, Journal of medicinal chemistry, 59, 3562-3568, 2016.Z. Yang, K.Y. Tam, Anti-cancer synergy of dichloroacetate and EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in NSCLC cell lines, European Journal of Pharmacology, 789, 458-467, 2016.G.J. Peters, K.Y. Tam, ADME/DMPK in the development and use of tyrosine and serine-threonine kinase inhibitors, ADMET & DMPK, 4, 182-185, 2016.W. Zhang, S.L. Zhang, X. Hu, K.Y. Tam, Targeting Tumor Metabolism for Cancer Treatment: Is Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinases (PDKs) a Viable Anticancer Target?, International Journal of Biological Sciences, 11, 1390-1400, 2015.S.L. Zhang, X. Hu, W. Zhang, H. Yao, K.Y. Tam, Development of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors in medicinal chemistry with particular emphasis as anticancer agents, Drug discovery today, 20, 1112-1119, 2015.X. Wu, J. Li, W. Zhou, K.Y. Tam, Animal models for Alzheimer’s disease: a focused review of transgenic rodent models and behavioral assessment methods, ADMET & DMPK, 3, 242-253, 2015.J. Li, W. Zhou, X. Wu, K.Y. Tam, Chemical and Physical Approaches for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, ADMET & DMPK, 3, 216-234, 2015.D. Dohoda, K. Tsinman, O. Tsinman, H. Wang, K.Y. Tam, Spectrophotometric pKa determination of ionizable pharmaceuticals: Resolution of molecules with weak pH-dependent spectral shift, Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 114, 88-96, 2015.M. Velicky, K.Y. Tam, RA. Dryfe, Mechanism of ion transfer in supported liquid membrane systems: electrochemical control over membrane distribution, Analytical chemistry, 86, 435-442, 2014.S.L. Zhang, H. Yao, C. Wang, K.Y. Tam, Study the interactions between human serum albumin and two antifungal drugs: fluconazole and its analogue DTP, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 24, 4963-4968, 2014.W. Zhang, C. Wang, K.Y. Tam, Predicting the minimal inhibitory concentration of fluoroquinolones for Escherichia coli using an accumulation model, Bio-medical materials and engineering. 24, 3745-3751, 2014.K.Y. Tam, Estimating the “First in human” dose – a revisit with particular emphasis on oncology drugs, ADMET & DMPK, 1, 63-75, 2013.K.Y. Tam, The Roles of Doxorubicin in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, ADMET & DMPK, 1, 29-44, 2013.K.Y. Tam, Close relationships between in vitro ADMET and DMPK researches in pre-clinical drug discovery, ADMET & DMPK, 1, 1-2, 2013.