Research Staff
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: xiechen[at]cuhk.edu.hk
Dr. Chris Xie Chen is currently a postdoctoral fellow at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She received her bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine and her master’s degree in Psychiatry at Shantou University. She also received the standardized residency training in Department of Psychiatry in Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital and obtained qualification of psychiatrist in Mainland China. Then she received her PhD’s degree in Medical Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- Sleep and circadian rhythm in mental resilience.
- Acoustic stimulation for sleep and mental health.
- Mental resilience and sleep macro- and microstructures in adults with insomnia symptoms
- Acoustic stimulation of slow wave sleep for improving sleep quality in adults with insomnia disorder
- Chen CX, Li SX, Ho CS, Chan JWY, Chan LKW, Lee TM, Wing YK, Chan NY.
Associations of psychological resilience with macro- and microstructures in NREM and REM sleep in adolescents.
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 2025 Apr-Jun;25(2):100570. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100570. - Chen CX, Zhang JH, Li SX, Chan KCC, Li AM, Kong APS, Chan JWY, Wing YK, Chan NY.
Secular trends in sleep and circadian problems among adolescents in Hong Kong: From 2011-2012 to 2017-2019.
Sleep Medicine. 2024 May;117:62-70. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.03.003. - Chen CX, Li TMH, Zhang J, Li SX, Yu MWM, Tsang CC, Chan KCC, Au CT, Li AM, Kong APS, Chan JWY, Wing YK, Chan NY.
The impact of sleep-corrected social jetlag on mental health, behavioral problems, and daytime sleepiness in adolescents.
Sleep Medicine. 2022 Dec;100:494-500. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.09.027. - Chen CX, Wang R, Cheung FTW, Ho AWY, Ho CS, Chan NY, Chan JWY, Hou WK, Yau SY, Liu Y, Lee TMC, Li SX, Wing YK.
A modified at-home methodology for measuring dim light melatonin onset timing in healthy adults.
Chronobiology International. 2025 May;42(5):653-663. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2025.2500404. - Chen SJ, Que JY, Chan NY, Shi L, Li SX, Chan JWY, Huang W, Chen CX, Tsang CC, Ho YL, Morin CM, Zhang JH, Lu L, Wing YK.
Effectiveness of app-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on preventing major depressive disorder in youth with insomnia and subclinical depression: A randomized clinical trial.
PLoS Medcine. 2025 Jan 21;22(1):e1004510. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004510.
Postdoctoral Follow
Postdoctoral Follow
Email: shitang[at]cuhk.edu.hk
Understanding the neural mechanisms and heterogeneity of prodromal α-synucleinopathies, particularly REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), by using advanced neuroimaging approaches. I am also interested in integrating multi-omics data, such as gut microbiota and other biomarkers, to investigate gut–brain interactions and their role in disease progression.
Multimodal MRI studies (structural, functional, and diffusion imaging) to characterize brain alterations in RBD and to identify distinct neurobiological subtypes. In parallel, I am integrating gut microbiota profiling with imaging and clinical assessments to explore how microbial signatures are linked to brain changes and clinical trajectories in RBD.
Research Associate
Research Associate
Email: mandyyu[at]cuhk.edu.hk
My research interests focus on REM Sleep Without Atonia (RSWA) and its relationship with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD). I am dedicated to exploring the underlying mechanisms of the sleep-related movement disorder and its broader implications for public health. Additionally, I would like to investigate subjects’ insights into illness such as mental illness and sleep disorders, specifically how these insights affect compliance with screening, levels of distress and may ultimately influence prognosis.
In my current role, I am actively engaged in research focused on Sleep-related movement disorders. My objective is to derive insights into these disorders and their implication for patient health, while also exploring potential interventions to enhance clinical outcomes.
