Our People

Edwin CHAN

Director and Professor, School of Life Sciences

Edwin CHAN Lab

Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and translate them into innovative therapeutic strategies

Stephen CHEN

Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences

Stephen CHEN Lab

Uses human stem cell derived neuronal models to study the role of primary cilium in neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration

Vincent CHEUNG

Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences

Dean of Students, C. W. Chu College

Vincent CHEUNG Lab

Neural control of movement and neuro-rehabilitation of movement disorders

Kim CHOW

Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences

Kim CHOW Lab

Investigate how the peripheral body’s metabolic status influences brain homeostasis, aging, and vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

Linda GU

Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences

Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Linda GU Lab

Identifies novel disease-causing genes, characterizes their functions, and develops personalized therapeutics and gene therapies for patients

Edward HUI

Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology &

Department of Psychiatry

Edward HUI Lab

Medical artificial intelligence algorithm, and medical imaging technique and analysis for improving disease diagnosis and prognosis

Bonaventure IP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics

Jacque IP

Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences

Jacque IP Lab

RNA processing in health and disease; corticohippocampal circuit in learning and memory; cognitive impairment in neurodegeneration

Owen KO

Director, Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute

Assistant Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics

Owen KO Lab

Brain aging & neurodegeneration; Development of imaging methods; Application of synthetic biology in neuroscience

Andrew KWOK

Clinical Lecturer, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics

Petrina LAU

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Petrina LAU Lab

Combines computational modelling, biological manipulation, and neural analysis to explore the underpinnings of pathological states in psychiatric disorders

Vincent MOK

Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics

Master of S.H. Ho College

Billy NG

Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy

Billy NG Lab

Integrated chemical biology approach to create new medicines for treating neurodegenerative diseases

Jan SCHNUPP

Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences &

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery

Jan SCHNUPP Lab

Auditory prostheses and cochlear implants, neural coding in the auditory system, temporal and predictive coding, neural mechanisms of auditory perception

Hovy WONG

Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences

Hovy WONG Lab

Synaptic signalling in brain circuit formation, maintenance and plasticity

Phil XIE

Clinical Lecturer, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics