Professor Hongtao Yu*

Combining cell biological, biochemical, and biophysical methods; Understanding cellular mechanisms

Professor William Hunter*

Biomedical Research; enzymes; drugs; metals, structure-activity links; pathogens; bacteria; protists; recombinant protein production; X-rays; EM; protein ligand interactions; ion channel; drugs & targets

Professor Hans-Joachim Anders*

Molecular mechanisms of kidney injury and repair

Professor Rudolf Bauer*

Medicinal Plants

Professor Patrick Butaye

Clinical Microbiology, Genomics

Professor Jing Cai

Cancer; medical imaging

Professor Edwin Ho-yin Chan

Molecular and cellular investigation of rare diseases; drug discovery; neurological disorders; repeat expansion diseases

Professor Kannie Wai Yan Chan

MRI, CEST-MRI, Biomaterials, Nanosensors for cellular imaging, Hydrogel and its neural applications

Professor Meng Chen*

Light and Temperature Signalling in Plants

Professor Jason Zhe-sheng Chen*

Screening and identifying new inhibitors of ABC transporters by in vitro membrane vesicles transport assay system and cell-based assay systems; to study the role of ABC transporters family on the detoxification of chemicals

Professor Alfred Sze-lok Cheng

Tumor immunology and immunotherapy; cancer epigenetics; molecular pathogenesis of liver cancer

Professor Louis W. H. Cheung

Orthopaedics / trauma - osteoporotic fracture healing and sarcopenia; mechanical stimulation; biophysical intervention

Professor Wai-tong Chien

Community care and psychosocial interventions for mentally ill patients and families; Parents and their children with Special Education Needs (SEN); Research instrument validation; RCT and systematic review

Professor Billy Kwok Chong Chow

Bioactive Peptides and G Protein-coupled Receptor, Neuroendocrinology of Secretin, Drug discovery and development, Nutritional supplement

Professor Benjamin John Cowling

Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Professor Junbiao Dai*

Synthetic Biology

Professor Thomas Efferth*

Molecular pharmacology, systems biology, cancer, infectious diseases, neuropharmacology

Professor Jonathan Fong

Biodiversity and systematics; Phylogeography; Evolutionary biology; Conservation genetics; Vertebrate biology; Metagenomics; Molecular ecology; Population genetics

Professor Jufang He

Neuroscience: Hearing, Memory and Attention

Professor Mingliang He

Molecular Virology, Cancer Biology, Ageing, target-based drug development

Professor Yanyi Huang*

Genome sequencing technologies, microfluidics, and bioimaging

Professor Liwen Jiang

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

Professor Chea-su Kee

Refractive Error Development, Myopia and Astigmatism Development

Professor Andrew Kwok Cheung Lam

Primary care optometry, Cornea, Ocular blood supply, Ocular disease, Corneal biomechanics, Intraocular pressure measurement, Optical coherence tomography, Optical coherence tomography angiography

Professor Simon Ming-yuen Lee

Traditional Chinese medicine; biochemistry of cancer; system biology

Professor Terence Kin-wah Lee

Cancer stem cells, cancer immunology, drug resistance, gut microbiota, therapeutic intervention of hepatocellular carcinoma

Professor Polly Hang-mei Leung

Molecular Diagnostics, Infectious Agents

Professor Ting Fan Leung

Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Diseases, General Paediatrics

Professor Feng Li*

Etiology and epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases; Molecular virology; Immunovirology; Analytical pathogen microbiology; and agricultural and Environmental microbiology

Professor Jianming Li

Plant Biology

Professor William Weijia Lu

Biomechanics, Biomaterials, 3-D Bioprinting

Professor Aiping Lyu

Chinese medicine; clinical pharmacology; arthritis and related new drug discovery

Professor Stephanie Kwai-yee Ma

Cancer cell and molecular biology; cancer stemness; cancer cell plasticity; drug resistance; tumor recurrence; pre-clinical cancer models; organoids as a disease model; drug development; tumor microenvironment

Professor Sonya MacParland*

Infectious Diseases and Immunopathology

Professor Maria Masucci*

Cell Biology, Proteostasis, Immunology

Professor Alex Molasiotis*

Cancer and Palliative care; Therapeutic Arts; Creative Arts; Randomised trials

Professor Stanley Perlman*

Microbiology; comparative immunology

Professor Randy Y. C. Poon

Cell cycle control; Checkpoints; Mitosis; DNA damage; Cell death; Genome instability; Cancer biology; Drug development

Professor Ling Qin

Musculoskeletal Disorders, Musculoskeletal Injury and Repair, Orthopaedic Applications

Prof Paola Romagnani*

Glomerular diseases, Renal immunology, Pediatric nephrology

Professor Peng Shi

Neural interface, neuroengineering, High-throughput technology, Bioelectronics and Biosensing

Professor Gilman Kit Hang Siu

Tuberculosis, Molecular epidemiology and surveillance of infectious diseases, Clinical metagenomics for diagnosis of infectious diseases, Antimicrobial resistance and virulence mechanisms infectious diseases

Professor Richard Yuxiong Su

Dentistry, Oncology of Head and Neck, Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Head and Neck Reconstruction, Salivary Gland Diseases

Professor Clement CY Tham

Angle closure glaucoma; Laser and surgical treatments of glaucoma

Professor Chi-ho To

Vision; retinal degeneration

Professor Hector Tsang

Neuropsychiatric and vocational rehabilitation for individuals with mental illness; Mental illness stigma / Psychophysiology of mind-body interventions

Professor Kevin Kin Man Tsia

Ultrafast real-time optical microscopy and spectroscopy; nonlinear fiber optics; microfluidic bioassay technologies; High-throughput single-cell analysis

Professor Stephen Kwok-wing Tsui

Genomics, bioinformatics, human allergic diseases and infectious diseases

Professor Wenwei Tu

Viral Immunology, Transplantation Immunology

Professor Dazhi Wang*

Cardiovascular biology and medicine, heart development, congenital heart disease, cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, RNA biology, non-coding RNA

Professor Dongan Wang

Functional biomaterials for tissue engineering and therapeutic cell delivery; nucleic acid delivery for therapeutic engineering; applications of stem cells for regenerative medicine

Professor Ertao Wang*

Cell Biology, Plant Sciences

Professor Alice Sze-tsai Wong

Signal transduction, cancer biology

Professor Chris Kong-chu Wong

Molecular Endocrinology and Toxicology

Professor Frances Kam-yuet Wong

Transitional care; Health service model and system; Chronic disease management; Primary healthcare; Advanced nursing practice

Professor Grace Lai-hung Wong

Gastroenterology/Hepatobiliary, Clinical Trials, AI and Machine Learning

Professor May Chun-mei Wong

Dental public health, biostatistics, oral epidemiology, oral health promotion, clinical trial, quality of life research

Prof Wai Sun Vincent Wong

Non-Invasive Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Liver Diseases

Dr Se Joon Woo*

Retina-related diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inherited retinal diseases, uveitis, retinal detachment, and retinal vascular disorders

Professor Kevin Hongxi Xu*

Traditional Chinese medicine

Professor Benjamin Kay Yan Yee

Translational models of neuropsychiatric conditions, Neuroplasticity, learning and memory, Psychobiological basis of neurorehabilitation

Professor Kelvin Wai-Kwok Yeung

Scoliosis and Surgical Correction for Spinal Deformities, Bone Fracture Management, Implant-Related Osteomyelitis

Professor Shea-ping Yip

Functional Genomics

Professor Doris Sau Fung Yu

Gerontology and long-term care

Professor Chuanlun Zhang*

Microbial Oceanography; Biogeochemistry; Geo-Omics of Archaea

Professor Ge Zhang

Translational Medicine and Drug Discovery

Professor Hongjie Zhang

Drug Discovery and Development from Natural Resources; Creation of Botanical Dietary Supplements from Herbal Medicines

Professor Chunfeng Zhao*

Orthopedic Research, Soft Tissue, Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering

Professor Yanxiang Zhao

Biochemistry and structural biology; cellular homeostatic; transcription regulation; rational design and drug discovery

Professor Yunde Zhao*

Plant hormones, signaling, and biotechnology

Professor Gang Zheng*

Biomedical Imaging, Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy, Cancer Mechanisms and Models, Image-Guided Therapy and Device Development

Professor Hong Zhou*

Stem cells; Bone biology

Professor Xiang Zou

Mast cell biology, Fc-gamma receptors, allergy, vaccination

Ms Edith CHOI

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