Supervisors for the program of Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences

Full-time Supervisors

ZHU JIAN-KANG                                                                                                   

 Chair Professor                                                                                                  

Development and application of novel CRISPR-Cas gene editing technologies (biological breeding, molecular testing, and gene therapy), epigenetics (DNA methylation and demethylation), plant stress biology (plant response mechanisms to abiotic stresses such as drought, high salinity, and low temperature), and development of novel biostimulants

Tam Kwong Hang (Paul) 

 Chair Professor 

Precision and regenerative medicine, genetics, -omics and stem cell of human diseases especially chronic liver and gastro-intestinal diseases, congenital anomalies; new drug and delivery platforms and biotechnology innovations; paediatric surgery.

Jiang Zhi Hong

Chair Professor

Natural products chemistry; Interaction of pharmacologically-active natural products with biomacromolecules; Quality control of Chinese medicinal herbs

Zhu Yi Zhun

Chair Professor

Pharmacology; New drug research and development; Cardiovascular and immune disease research.

Zhang Kang

Chair Professor

Ophthalmology; Human Genetics; Stem Cell Research; Gene Editing; Artificial Intelligence.

He Yao

Chair Professor

Construction of Nano-biomedicine Platform, Development of New Medical Imaging Probes, Multi-functional Nano Drug Carriers and Nano Chinese and Western Medicine Reagents to provide new tools and methods for the precise diagnosis and treatment of diseases (such as tumors, eye diseases, etc.)

Wong Kam Wai

Professor

Molecular docking and Omics technology for     innovative drug research; Mechanistic studies and drug targets     identification of natural products for cancer and inflammatory diseases; Autophagy and cancer; Apoptosis-resistant mechanism in cancer.

Wu Qi Biao

Professor

Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Internal Medicine; Study on the mechanism of drug resistance in lung cancer and the synergistic effect of Chinese and Western drugs; Evidence-based medical research on the treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Xiao Ying

Professor

Nutrition and Diseases; Risk Assessment in Food Safety; Toxicology Evaluation in Food Safety.

Ye Li

Professor

Immunology and Microbiology; Modern Biotechnology.

Brian Tomlinson

Professor

Pathogenesis and treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia and their contribution to atheromatous disease

Sookja Kim Chung

Professor

OMICS and microbiome in pathogenesis of diseases; Neurodegenerative diseases; Stroke and vascular dementia; Metabolic & depressive disorders; Stem cells in development & diseases

Xinghua (Victor) Pan

Professor 

Single cell technology innovation and application, Genome medicine,  Stem cell and aging and regenerative medicine, Cancer heterogeneity and precision medicine, Bioinformatics for omics data, Chinese medicine omics

Gregory Cheng

Professor

Immune thrombocytopenia; Immune thrombocytopenia; Leukemia; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Thombosis; Transfusion medicine.

Luo Pei

Associate Professor                             

Living cell image technology for innovative     drug research; Molecular targeting and treatment  mechanisms of TCM on ischemic heart disease; Mitochondrial dynamics mechanism in hypoxia cardimyocyte.

Law Yuen Kwan

Associate Professor

Cellular regulation and signaling of     autophagy; Molecular mechanisms that underlie  autophagy and neurodegenerative diseases; Novel drug discovery from Chinese medicinal herbs for neurological disorders.

Wu Qiang

Associate Professor

Stem cell biology; Epigenetics.

Wu Jian Lin

Associate Professor

Determination of target components in different samples using LC-MS and LC-MSNMR; Integrated analytical approach of metabolomics and proteomics for mechanism study of Chinese medicines.

Xu You Hua

Associate Professor

Herbal Pharmacology; Molecular Pharmacology; Diabetic Research

Wang Ling

Associate Professor

Public Health; Nutrition; Food Science.

Daniel Baptista-Hon 

Associate Professor

Cancer Biology; Pharmacology; Neuroscience; Cardiac Physiology; Translational Medicine; Ion Channels; Opioid Analgesics; Patch-clamp Electrophysiology.

Zhong Tian

Associate Professor

Applications of biomaterials and nanotechnology in food and pharmacy, functional activities and synergies of natural extracts, etc.

Yu Xi

Associate Professor

Laboratory Medicine; Immunology; Clinical Trial of Medicines.

SUN QUANCAI

Associate Professor

Food Nutrition and Toxicology, High-Value Utilization of Food By-Products, Dietary Clinical Intervention, Protein-Based Food Colloids

ZHU XIAOMING

Associate Professor

Anti-tumor drug screening and mechanism research, biomaterials and nanopharmaceutical preparation development, protein degradation regulatory drug research, natural vasoactive drug screening

Li Xinzhi

Assistant Professor

Unsaturated fatty acid and lipid mediator signaling pathway; obesity-associated chronic inflammation; communication between fat cells and other cells in cardiovascular diseases; drug development for anti-inflammation; epidemiology of cardiovascular disease risk assessment based on large databases. 

Olivia Monteiro

Assistant Professor

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology; Cognitive Neuroscience; Behavioural Neuroscience; Pre-clinical Drug Discovery; Rodent Models; In vitro and in vivo Electrophysiology.

Wang Xiao Lin

Assistant Professor

Novel drugs/gene delivery systems;  Biomaterials.

Wong Io Nam

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; DNA Damage Repair.

Simon Mok

Assistant Professor

Immunology; Autoimmune Diseases; Neuroinflammation; Proteinopathy.

Feng Ke

Assistant Professor

Medicinal and Edible Resources and Health; Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits and Vegetables; Research on Plant Natural Products; Development of Functional Foods

Peng Ye

Assistant Professor

Food Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention; Development of Functional Foods; Development and Functional Evaluation of New Food Ingredients

Yang Yang

Assistant Professor

Mitochondrial Regulation of Metabolic Aging; Dietary Interventions in Mental Disorders and Mechanistic Research

Huang Chen

Assistant Professor

Precision Medicine in Oncology; Bioinformatics; Artificial Intelligence

ZHANG RUIXUE

Assistant Professor

lipid-centering biotechnology for drug delivery in the treatment of
inflammation, cancer multidrug-resistance and ocular diseases.

CHU MANTAK

Assistant Professor

Neurocognitive disorders; Neuroinflammation, Neuroimmune responses; Systemic

inflammation in diabetes and obesity; Neuroprotective effects of Chinese medicine

and exercise

IMRAN KHAN

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry and biotechnology

ZHONG WENWEI

Assistant Professor

Chinese medicine preparations, Chinese medicine separation process engineering and green manufacturing

XU KEYANG

Assistant Professor

anti-metabolism and tumor in traditional Chinese medicine and the mining of active ingredients; based on multi-omics and extracellular vesicles,  mechanisms of metabolism-related inflammation, fibrosis, and malignant tumors; Development of extracellular vesicle targeted drug delivery system

External Supervisors‘ specialties

Xie Tian

Professor

Biology, modern traditional Chinese medicine and natural medicine research and development, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine oncology, liposome nano-preparations

Huang Xiaolun

Professor

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumors and cell therapy

Gui Dingkun

Professor

Research on diabetic nephropathy, its mechanisms, prevention and treatment

LI JIN

Professor

Tumor metastasis mechanism and gene therapy translation

LIANG WENHUA

Professor

Lung cancer comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and clinical translational research

QI DEFENG

Professor

Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms of urological tumors and tumor treatment sensitivity

LI JIN

Professor

Tumor metastasis mechanism and gene therapy translation

LIANG WENHUA

Professor

Lung cancer comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and clinical translational research

QI DEFENG

Professor

Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms of urological tumors and tumor treatment sensitivity

* Remark: Part-time supervisors should jointly supervise doctoral students with teachers from our school.