Ka Yee Christina Lee
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Ka Yee Christina Lee is Hong Kong-born American chemist. She is Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Ch
Scientist Ka Yee Kee at 2016 BPS meeting
Amyloid beta
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Amyloid beta denotes peptides of 36–43 amino acids that are the main component of the amyloid plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. The peptides derive from the amyloid-beta
Ka Yee Christina Lee
…structure and function in lung surfactant, as well as establishing how the surfactant interacts with nearby proteins. She also studies the role of amyloid beta, a residue generated by the processing of the amyloid precursor protein, and Alzheimer's disease. The Lee group look to establish a model for Ab…
Micrograph showing amyloid beta (brown) in amyloid plaques of the cerebral cortex (upper left of image) and cerebral blood vessels (right of image) with immunostaining