Tatfong Ng, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Ophthalmology

PhD, University of Hong Kong
MPhil, University of Hong Kong
BS, Chinese University of Hong Kong



Dr. Tat Fong Ng is a Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr. Ng received his PhD in Anatomy from the University of Hong Kong. He is passionate about translational research that improves the concepts or the products that can help improve human health. He has a long track record of managing a state of the art laboratory with focus on both in vitro and in vivo research including histopathology, development of biomaterials and medical devices, biomarker and in vivo model development. He has a very collaborative and sharing nature, and always interested and flexible to learn new technologies and methods, and adapts fast to new environments and projects.

Keywords:
Immunology, ophthalmology, immunoassays, micro-surgeries, surgeries, dissections, retinal transplantation, transplantation into the kidney capsule, cells injection, immunohistochemistry, confocal imaging, fluorescent imaging, histomorphometry, histopathology, histology including paraffin sectioning, frozen sectioning, plastic sectioning, cell culture, PCR, western blot, electrophoresis.

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  1. Ng TF, Dawit K, Taylor AW. Melanocortin receptor agonists suppress experimental autoimmune uveitis. Exp Eye Res. 2022 May; 218:108986.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35196505; PMCID: PMC9050930; DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2022.108986;
     
  2. Taylor AW, Hsu S, Ng TF. The Role of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells in Regulation of Macrophages/Microglial Cells in Retinal Immunobiology. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:724601.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34484232; PMCID: PMC8414138; DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.724601;
     
  3. Sanjiv N, Osathanugrah P, Fraser E, Ng TF, Taylor AW. Extracellular Soluble Membranes from Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Mediate Apoptosis in Macrophages. Cells. 2021 05 13; 10(5).View Related Profiles. PMID: 34068205; PMCID: PMC8153131; DOI: 10.3390/cells10051193;
     
  4. Ng TF, Manhapra A, Cluckey D, Choe Y, Vajram S, Taylor AW. Melanocortin 5 Receptor Expression and Recovery of Ocular Immune Privilege after Uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2022 May 19; 30(4):876-886.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33617397; PMCID: PMC8380264; DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1849735;
     
  5. Benque IJ, Xia P, Shannon R, Ng TF, Taylor AW. The Neuropeptides of Ocular Immune Privilege, a-MSH and NPY, Suppress Phagosome Maturation in Macrophages. Immunohorizons. 2018 Nov; 2(10):314-323.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30613828; PMCID: PMC6319950; DOI: 10.4049/immunohorizons.1800049;
     
  6. Taylor AW, Ng TF. Negative regulators that mediate ocular immune privilege. J Leukoc Biol. 2018 Feb 12.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29431864; PMCID: PMC6240388; DOI: 10.1002/JLB.3MIR0817-337R;
     
  7. Wang E, Choe Y, Ng TF, Taylor AW. Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Suppress Phagolysosome Activation in Macrophages. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Feb 01; 58(2):1266-1273.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28241314; PMCID: PMC5341620; DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-21082;
     
  8. Duggan M, Rago A, Sharma U, Zugates G, Freyman T, Busold R, Caulkins J, Pham Q, Chang Y, Mejaddam A, Beagle J, Velmahos G, deMoya M, Zukerberg L, Ng TF, King DR. Self-expanding polyurethane polymer improves survival in a model of noncompressible massive abdominal hemorrhage. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jun; 74(6):1462-7. PMID: 23694873; DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828da937;
     
  9. Zamiri P, Kuang Y, Sharma U, Ng TF, Busold RH, Rago AP, Core LA, Palasis M. The biocompatibility of rapidly degrading polymeric stents in porcine carotid arteries. Biomaterials. 2010 Nov; 31(31):7847-55. PMID: 20696471; DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.06.057;
     
  10. Ng TF, Turpie B, Masli S. Thrombospondin-1-mediated regulation of microglia activation after retinal injury. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Nov; 50(11):5472-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 19494207; DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2877;
     
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Bar chart showing 32 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2007

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72 E. Concord St Instructional (L)
Boston MA 02118
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