Address

(Office): Rm 384, Science Centre South Block
(Lab): LG 101 & 103, Run Run Shaw Science Building

 People JLW2 

Phone

(Office): (852) 3943 6388
(Lab): (852) 3943 6379
Fax (852) 2603 5745
Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/centre/iCell/

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/centre/ccdb/
   


Education

1996  Ph.D. Simon Fraser University
1992 M.Sc. University of British Columbia
1984 B.Sc. South China Agricultural University


Position

  • Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, CUHK
  • Director, Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) Program, CUHK
  • Director, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology, CUHK
  • Director, RGC-AoE "Centre for Organelle Biogenesis and Function", CUHK
  • Director, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology (IPMBAB), CUHK 


Research Interests

  • Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Protein Targeting and Trafficking in Plant Cells
  • Organelle Biogenesis and Function in Plants
  • Plant Bioreactors for Pharmaceutical Proteins


Representative Publications

  1. Ye H, Gao J, Liang Z, Lin Y, Yu Q, Huang S and *Jiang L (2022) The Arabidopsis ORP2A Mediates ER-Autophagosomal Membrane Contact Sites and Regulates PI3P in Plant Autophagy. PNAS 119(43):e2205314119.
  2. Niu F, Ji C, Liang Z, Guo R, Chen Y, Zeng Y and *Jiang L (2022) ADP-ribosylation factor D1 modulates Golgi morphology, cell plate formation, and plant growth in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 190(2):1199-1213.
  3. He Y, Gao J, Luo M, Gao C, Lin Y, Wong HY, Cui Y, Zhuang X and *Jiang L (2022) VAMP724 and VAMP726 are involved in autophagosome formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Autophagy (in press) doi: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2127240.
  4. Li B, Zeng Y, Lo SW, Guo Y and *Jiang L (2022) In vitro reconstitution of COPII vesicles from Arabidopsis thaliana suspension cultured cells. Nature Protocols (in press).
  5. Huang S, Liu Z, Cao W, Li H, Zhang W, Cui Y, Hu S, Luo M, Zhu Y, Zhao Q, Xie L, Gao C, Xiao S and *Jiang L (2022) The plant ESCRT component FREE1 regulates peroxisome-mediated turnover of lipid droplets in germinating Arabidopsis seedlings. Plant Cell (in press) doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac195.
  6. Cao W, Li Z, Huang S, Shi Y, Zhu Y, Lai MN, Lok PL, Wang X, Cui Y and *Jiang L (2022) Correlation of vacuole morphology with stomatal lineage development by whole-cell electron tomography. Plant Physiology 188(4):2085-2100.
  7. Li B, Zeng Y, Cao W, Zhang W, Cheng L, Yin H, Wu Q, Wang X, Huang Y, Lau WCY, Yao ZP, *Guo Y and *Jiang L (2021) A Distinct Giant COPII Vesicle Population in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Plants 7(10):1335-1346.
  8. * Zeng Y, Li B, Ji C, Feng L, Niu F, Deng C, Chen S, Lin Y, Cheung KCP, Wong KB and *Jiang L  (2021) A unique AtSar1D-AtRabD2a nexus modulates autophagosome biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. PNAS 118(17):e2021293118.
  9. Lin Y, Zeng Y, Zhu Y, Shen J, Ye H and *Jiang L  (2021) Plant Rho GTPase signaling promotes autophagy. Molecular Plant 14(6):905-920.
  10. Liu Z, Gao J, Cui Y, Klumpe S, Erdmann PS and *Jiang L  (2021) Membrane Imaging in the Plant Endomembrane System. Plant Physiology 185:562-576.
  11. Ji CY, Zhou J, Guo R, Lin Y, Kung CH, Hu S, Ng WY, Zhuang XH and *Jiang L (2020) AtNBR1 is a selective autophagic receptor for AtExo70E2 in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology 84(2):777-791.
  12. *Zhao Q, Shen J, Gao C, Cui Y, Wang Y, Cui J, Cheng L, Cao W, Zhu Y, Huang S, Zhou Q, Leong CK, Leung KP, Chen X and *Jiang L (2019) RST1 is a FREE1 suppressor that negatively regulates vacuolar trafficking in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 31(9):2152-2168.
  13. Li H, Li Y, Zhao Q, Li T, Wei J, Li B, Shen W, Yang C, Zeng Y, Rodriguez P, Zhao Y, *Jiang L, *Wang X and *Gao C (2019) The Plant ESCRT Component FREE1 Shuttles to the Nucleus to Attenuate Abscisic Acid Signalling. Nature Plants 5(5):512-524.
  14. * Cui Y, Cao W, He Y, Zhao Q, Wakazaki M, Zhuang X, Gao J, Zeng Y, Gao C, Ding Y, Wong HY, Wong WS, Lam HK, Wang P, Ueda T, Rojas-Pierce M, Toyooka K, Kang BH and *Jiang L (2019) A whole-cell electron tomography model of vacuole biogenesis in Arabidopsis root cells. Nature Plants 5(1):95-105.
  15. *Shen J, Zhao Q, Wang X, Gao C, Zhu Y, Zeng Y and *Jiang L (2018) A Plant Bro1 Domain Protein BRAF Regulates Multivesicular Body Biogenesis and Membrane Protein Homeostasis. Nature Communications 9(1):3784.

Research Grants

  • 2022-2026, RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS), "Cellular and Molecular Characterization of the Tip-Vesicles in Germinating Pollen Tube", HK$ 7,798,380
  • 2021-2024, Research Grants Council (RGC) Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) as PC “Vacuole Biogenesis, Dynamics and Functions in Plants” HK$ $6,400,000
  • 2020-2023, Research Grants Council (RGC) Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) as PC “The First Integrated State-of-the-Art Sample Preparation System for Cryo-Electron Microscopy/Tomography Analysis to Promote Advanced Cellular and Structural Biology Research in Hong Kong”, HK$7,439,308
  • 2019-2024, Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Impact Fund (RIF) as PI “Plant Bioreactor for Pharmaceutical Proteins”, HK$5,000,000
  • 2018-2021, Research Grants Council (RGC) Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) as PC “Molecular Mechanisms of Autophagy and Autophagosome in Plants”, HK$7,209,550
  • 2017-2020, Research Grants Council (RGC) Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) as PC “The First Integrated cryo-EM and cryo-ET Shared Facility for Life Sciences Research in Hong Kong”, HK $9,500,000
  • 2014-2021, Research Grants Council (RGC) Areas of Excellence Scheme (AoE) Grant as PC “Center for organelle biogenesis and function”, HK$47,250,000


Awards

  • 2021: RGC Senior Research Fellowship (2021/22)
  • 2017: Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards 2017 Second Class Prize, Ministry of Education of PRC
  • 2016: Research Excellence Award 2015-16, CUHK
  • 2015: Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2015-2016, The Croucher Foundation
  • 2014: Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, CUHK
  • 2014: Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards 2013 Second Class Prize, Ministry of Education of PRC
  • 2010: Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards 2009 First Class Prize, Ministry of Education of PRC
  • 2013: Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Science, CUHK
  • 2009: The Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2009-2010
  • 2009: Research Excellence Award 2009-10, CUHK
  • 2008: Exemplary Teaching Award 2008, Faculty of Science, CUHK
  • 2006: Research Excellence Award 2006-07, CUHK


Professional Activities

  • Editor-in-Chief: Plant Science
  • Senior Editor: Journal of Integrative Plant Biology and 植物学报
  • Associate Editor: Protoplasma and Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Editorial Board: Plant Cell; Molecular Plant and 中國科學: 生命科學


Awards Received by Graduate Students and Postdoc

  • Young Scientist Award in Life Science, Hong Kong Institution of Science, 2021 (Li Baiying)
  • 1000 Young Talent Program of China, 2019 (Cui Yong)
  • 1000 Young Talent Program of Zhejiang, 2017 (Shen Jinbo)
  • 1000 Young Talent Program of China, 2015 (Ding Yu, Gao Caiji)
  • CUHK Young Scholars Thesis Award 2013 (Zhuang Xiaohong)
  • CUHK Young Scholars Dissertation Award 2013  (Shen Jinbo)
  • CUHK Young Scholars Dissertation Award 2009 (Miao Yansong)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Award 2016, CUHK (Zeng Allen)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Award 2013, CUHK (Shen Jinbo)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Award 2009, CUHK (Miao Yansong)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Award 2006, CUHK (Lam Sheung Kwan)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Award 2004, CUHK (Tse Yu Chung)
  • Research Fellowship Scheme 2018-2019, CUHK (Zeng Yonglun)
  • Research Fellowship Scheme 2017-2018, CUHK (Cui Yong)
  • Research Fellowship Scheme 2016-2017, CUHK (Cui Yong)
  • Research Fellowship Scheme 2015-2016, CUHK (Shen Jinbo)
  • Research Fellowship Scheme 2014-2015, CUHK (Zhuang Xiaohong)
  • Research Fellowship Scheme 2013-2014, CUHK (Ding Yu)
  • Keystone Symposium Scholarship 2012 (Wang Juan)
  • Keystone Symposium Scholarship 2007 (Miao Yansong)
  • The HFSP (Human Frontier Science Program) Long-Term Fellows 2010 (Lam Sheung Kwan)
  • The HFSP (Human Frontier Science Program) Long-Term Fellows 2009 (Miao Yansong)

Faculty Positions Lab Alumni

  • Hu Shuai, Associate Professor, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
  • Lau Wilson Chun Yu, Assistant Professor, CUHK
  • Cui Yong, Professor, Xiamen University
  • Zhao Qiong, Professor, East China Normal University
  • Shen Jinbo, Professor, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
  • Wang Xiangfeng, Associate Professor, China Agricultural University
  • Zhuang Xiaohong, Assistant Professor, CUHK
  • Wang Juan, Associate Professor, South China Agricultural University
  • Gao Caiji, Professor, South China Normal University
  • Ding Yu, Professor, Jinan University
  • Wang Hao, Professor, South China Agricultural University
  • Miao Yansong, Nanyang Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University
  • Cai Yi, Professor, Sichuan Agricultural University
  • Tse Yu Chung, Associate Professor, South University of Science and Technology of China
  • Wang Junqi, Associate Professor, South University of Science and Technology of China
  • Mo Beixin, Professor, Shenzhen University
  • Li Hongye, Professor, Jinan University

Address

(Office): Rm 138, Science Centre North Block
(Lab): --

 People PKS
 

Phone

(Office): (852) 3943 1393
(Lab): --
Fax

(852) 2603 6510
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Education

Ph.D. Yale University
B.S. University of Washington

 

Position

  • Lecturer, School of Life Sciences


Research Interests

  • Immunology
  • Innate activation of adaptive immunity
  • Pathogen recognition by innate receptors
  • Influenza virus infection
  • Immune regulation by commensal bacteria


Representative Publications

  • Li L., Leung A.K., Kwok T.P., Lai Y.Y.Y., Pang I.K., Chung G.T., Mak A.C.Y., Poon A., Chu C., Li M., Wu J.J.K., Lam E.T., Cao H., Lin C., Sibert J., Yiu S.M., Xiao M., Lo K.W., Kwok P.Y., Chan T.F., Yip K.Y. (2017). OMSV enables accurate and comprehensive identification of large structural variations from nanochannel-based single-molecule optical maps. Genome Biol. 18(1):230.
  • Schmid E.T., Pang I.K., Carrera Silva E.A., Bosurgi L., Miner J.J., Diamond M.S., Iwasaki A., Rothlin C.V. (2016). AXL receptor tyrosine kinase is required for T cell priming and antiviral immunity. Elife. 5:e12414.
  • Pillai P.S., Molony R.D., Martinod K., Dong H., Pang I.K., Tal M.C., Solis A.G., Bielecki P., Mohanty S., Trentalange M., Homer R.J., Flavell R.A., Wagner D.D., Montgomery R.R., Shaw A.C., Staeheli P., Iwasaki A. (2016). Mx1 reveals innate pathways to antiviral resistance and lethal influenza disease. Science. 352(6284):463-6.
  • Pang, I.K., Pillai, P.S., and Iwasaki, A. (2013). Efficient influenza A virus replication in the respiratory tract requires signals from TLR7 and RIG-I. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 110(34), 13910-5.
  • Pang, I.K., Ichinohe, T., and Iwasaki, A. (2013). IL-1R signaling in dendritic cells replaces pattern-recognition receptors in promoting CD8(+) T cell responses to influenza A virus. Nature immunology 14, 246-253.
  • Pang, I.K., and Iwasaki, A. (2012). Control of antiviral immunity by pattern recognition and the microbiome. Immunological Reviews 245, 209-226.
  • Ichinohe, T.*, Pang, I.K.*, Kumamoto, Y., Peaper, D.R., Ho, J.H., Murray, T.S., and Iwasaki, A. (2011). Microbiota regulates immune defense against respiratory tract influenza A virus infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(13), 5354-5359. *, authors contributed equally to this work
  • Pang, I.K., and Iwasaki, A. (2011). Inflammasomes as mediators of immunity against influenza virus. Trends in immunology 32, 34-41.
  • Ichinohe, T., Pang, I.K., and Iwasaki, A. (2010). Influenza virus activates inflammasomes via its intracellular M2 ion channel. Nature immunology 11, 404-410.

 
Awards

  • Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Science, CUHK, 2016
  • Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation, Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2013
  • Distinguished Speaker Award, Yale University Microbial Diversity Institute Symposium, 2012
  • Keystone Symposia Travel Scholarship, 2011
  • Amgen Scholars Alumni Travel Award, 2011

 
Professional Activities

  • Speaker, “Taking brakes off Immune System to attack Cancer”, Popular Science Special Lecture Series: How Nobel Prizes Are Won, Faculty of Science, CUHK, 2018
  • Speaker, “Ebola: The Micro-Killer”, The 11th Lau Oi Wah Memorial Science Lecture Series, Faculty of Science, CUHK, 2015
  • Invited Speaker, 6th HKU-Pasteur Immunology Course for Research Postgraduate Students, 2013
  • Invited Workshop Presenter, Keystone Symposia Conference on Pathogenesis of Influenza, 2011

 

 

Address          

(Office): Rm 102A, Marine Science Laboratory
(Lab): Rm 102, Marine Science Laboratory

 People LHW
 

Phone

(Office):(852) 3943 6121
(Lab): (852) 3943 6774
Fax  --
Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Lab Website www.luolab.net
 

 

Education

2010 Ph.D (Molecular Evolution), University of South Carolina
2008 MSc (Marine Microbiology), University of South Carolina
2004 BSc (Environmental Science), Xiamen University

Positions

  • 2022.8 - pres Director, Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, CUHK
  • 2021.1 - pres  Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK
  • 2015.1 - 2020.12  Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK
  • 2010 - 2014  Postdoctorial Research Associate, University of Georgia

Research Interests

  • Microbial population genomics, phylogenomics, data science

Representative Publications

  • H. Zhang, F.L. Hellweger, and H. Luo. 2024. Genome reduction occurred in early Prochlorococcus with an unusually low effective population size. The ISME Journal (in press)
  • T. Liao, S. Wang, E.E. Stüeken, and H. Luo. 2022. Phylogenomic evidence for the origin of obligately anaerobic Anammox bacteria around the Great Oxidation Event. Molecular Biology and Evolution 39(8): msac170
  • X. Chu, X. Wang, L.S. Cheung, X. Feng, P. Ang, S.Y. Lee, S.A. Crowe, and H. Luo. 2022. Coastal transient niches shape the microdiversity pattern of a bacterioplankton population with reduced genomes. mBio 13(4): e00571-22
  • Z. Chen, X. Wang, Y. Song, Q. Zeng, Y. Zhang, and H. Luo. 2022. Prochlorococcus have low global mutation rate and small effective population size. Nature Ecology & Evolution 6(2): 183-194
  • X. Feng, X. Chu, Y. Qian, M.W. Henson, V.C. Lanclos, F. Qin, S. Barnes, Y. Zhao, J.C. Thrash, and H. Luo. 2021. Mechanisms driving genome reduction of a novel Roseobacter lineage. The ISME Journal 15(12): 3576-3586
  • S. Wang and H. Luo. 2021. Dating Alphaproteobacteria evolution with eukaryotic fossils. Nature Communications 12: 3324
  • D. Luo, X. Wang, X. Feng, M. Tian, S. Wang, S-L. Tang, P. Ang, A. Yan, and H. Luo. 2021. Population differentiation of Rhodobacteraceae along coral compartments. The ISME Journal 15(11): 3286-3302
  • J. Tao, S. Wang, T. Liao, and H. Luo. 2021. Evolutionary origin and ecological implication of a unique nif island in free-living Bradyrhizobium lineages. The ISME Journal 15(11): 3195-3206
  • J. Gu, X. Wang, X. Ma, Y. Sun, X. Xiao, and H. Luo. 2021. Unexpectedly high mutation rate of a deep-sea hyperthermophilic anaerobic archaeon. The ISME Journal 15(6): 1862-1869
  • X. Chu, S. Li, S. Wang, D. Luo, and H. Luo. 2021. Gene loss through pseudogenization contributes to the ecological diversification of a generalist Roseobacter lineage. The ISME Journal 15 (2): 489-502

Research Grants

  • 01/2024-12/2026. General Research Fund, “Understanding biological nitrogen cycle evolution through new molecular clock approaches” (14107823), PI, HK$1,374,820
  • 01/2023-12/2024. General Research Fund, “Timing the bacterial tree of life based on host-bacteria co-evolution” (14116922), PI, HK$1,081,749
  • 01/2023-06/2024. Marine Conservation Enhancement Fund, “Population genomics of coral-associated denitrifying bacteria along nitrate gradients in Hong Kong waters” (MCEF21101), PI, HK$790,650
  • 01/2021-12/2023. General Research Fund, “Reconstructing the evolutionary history of flavobacteria” (14110820), PI, HK$1,131,260
  • 01/2018-12/2020. General Research Fund, “Roseobacter genome content diversification in a heterogeneous ocean” (14163917), PI, HK$848,714
  • 06/2017-11/2019. Hong Kong Environment and Conservation Fund, “Genomic analysis of coral associated bacteria in Hong Kong waters” (15/2016), PI, HK$998,673
  • 01/2016-12/2018. Early Career Scheme, “Metabolism and evolution of uncultivated members of a generalist marine bacterial lineage” (24101015), PI, HK$1,067,343

Award

  • 2017. Young Researcher Award, CUHK
  • 2022. CUHK Research Excellence Award

Professional Activities

  • Book
    • Editor, Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 2569, Environmental Microbial Evolution: Methods and Protocols, 2022, Humana Press
  • Journal Editorship
    • Editorial Board member, The ISME Journal, 05/2020 - pres
    • Associate Editor, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 05/2023 - pres

Address:

School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

 People KSK

Phone:

(852) 3943 6799
Fax: (852) 2603 5123
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Web: http://www.bch.cuhk.edu.hk/skkong
 

 

Education

1996 MBA, University of Strathclyde
1989 PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1986 MSc, University of Salford
1984 SrDip HonDip, Hong Kong Baptist College


Position

  • Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Life Sciences

Research Interests

  • Cancer Biochemistry - Mitochondria as Regulators of Cell Death
  • Biosensor and Assay Development
  • Eryptosis in Human Red Blodd Cells

Representative Publications 

  • Yeung KW, Lau PM, Tsang HL, Ho HP, Kwan YW, Kong SK. (2019) Extracellular Histones Induced Eryptotic Death in Human Erythrocytes. Cell Physiol Biochem, 53:229-241.
  • Wang S, Liu Y, Zhang D, Chen SC, Kong SK, Hu M, Cao Y, He H. (2018) Photoactivation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase signaling in target cells by femtosecond laser. Laser & Photonics Review, 14/5/2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.201700137 
  • Loo JF, Yang C, Tsang HL, Lau PM, Yong KT, Ho HP, Kong SK. (2017) An Aptamer Bio-barCode (ABC) assay using SPR, RNase H, and probes with RNA and gold-nanorods for anti-cancer drug screening. Analyst, 142:3579-3587.
  • Loo JF, Kwok HC, Leung CC, Wu SY, Law IL, Cheung YK, Cheung YY, Chin ML, Kwan P, Hui M, Kong SK, Ho HP. (2016) Sample-to-answer on molecular diagnosis of bacterial infection using integrated lab-on-a-disc. Biosens Bioelectron, 93:212-219. 
  • Chen J, Kang Z, Wang G, Loo JF, Kong SK, Ho HP. (2015) Optofluidic guiding, valving, switching and mixing based on plasmonic heating in a random gold nanoisland substrate. Lab Chip, 15:2504-2512.
  • Gao M, Lau PM, Kong SK. (2014) Mitochondrial toxin betulinic acid induces in vitro eryptosis in human red blood cells through membrane permeabilization. Arch Toxicol, 88:755-768.   

Research Grants

  • 2008 GRF (PI), Suppression of caspase 3 by a novel non-coding RNA CUDR: A miRNA perspective. HKD $1,080,520.
  • 2009 GRF (PI), The oncogenic pathway of riboregulator H19: From microRNA to DNA methylation. HKD $1,265,000.
  • 2010 GRF (PI), To develop an aptamer-based surface plasmon resonance biosensor to detect apoptosis for anti-cancer drug discovery. HKD 983,753.
  • 2012 GRF (PI), To develop a aicrofluidic device for testing allergy. HKD 724,500.
  • 2012 GRF (Co-I), Tendon-derived Stem Cells (TDSCs) for tendon repair – A novel approach to clinical application. HKD 808,500.
  • 2013 GRF (PI), To develop a microfluidic device for testing allergy. HKD 724,500.
  • 2013 AoE (Co-I), Novel wave functional materials for manipulating light and sound. HKD 46.5M.
  • 2013 CRF (Co-I), Funtional plasmonics with energy localization for sensing, nano-actuation and optoelectronics. HKD 5,000,000.
  • 2013 GRF (Co-I), A novel combination therapy for treating osteoporosis - a mechanistic study on the synergistic bone anabolic effects of HMG CoA reductase inhibitor and Vitamin D. HKD 770769.
  • 2013 ITF (Co-I), Establishment of an Intelligent Bio-disc Platform (IBP) for low-cost point-of-care tuberculosis molecular diagnosis. HKD 994,439.
  • 2013 HMRF (Co-I), A study on synergistic bone anabolic effects of a combination sse of alendronate and Herba epimedii in treating osteoporosis of ovariectomized Rats. HKD 994,096.
  • 2014 ITF (PI), Development of a label-free non-PCR technology for rapid infectious disease diagnosis. HKD 987,050.
  • 2014 GRF (Co-I), Lab-in-droplet bioassay strategy with power-enabled lab-on-a-disc. HKD 500,000.
  • 2014 HMRF (Co-I), Development & pilot study of monoclonal antibodies for rapid screening of HLA-B*15:02 to enable safer use of carbamazepine. HKD 675,158.
  • 2014 UGC Scheme C Funding (Co-I), Establishment of new paradigm with feasible models in teaching & learning science for problem solving & future development. HKD 2,637,000.
  • 2014 Vice-Chancellor's One-off Discretionary Fund (Co-I), Functional plasmonics with energy localization for sensing. HKD 2,800,000.
  • 2015 HMRF (Co-I), Rapid sample-to-answer smart lab-on-a-disc pharmacogenetic testing device for personalised medicine. HKD 988,328.
  • 2016 NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme (PI), Investigation of technology and mechanism of in/ex vivo stem-cell differentiation by femtosecond laser. HKD 1,020,000.
  • 2017 GRF (Co-I), Hybrid long-range nano-optical tweezers based on plasmonic localisation and photon free trapping with microscale electric thermal heaters. HKD495,846.
  • 2019 GRF (Co-I), Deciphering the role of B lymphocytes in liver metabolic homeostasis HKD972,000.

Patents

  • HP Ho, CL Wong, SY Wu, WC Law, Chinlon Lin and SK Kong, Optical sensing devices with SPR sensors based on differential phase interrogation and measuring method using the same, US Patent 7365855 (FULL PATENT, 04/2008).
  • HP Ho, SY Wu, C. Lin, SK Kong, Surface plasmon resonance sensors and method for detecting samples using the same, US Patent 7407817 (FULL PATENT, 08/2008).
  • SY Wu, HP Ho, YK Suen, SK Kong, WW Wong, KC Lo, Method and Apparatus for Phase Sensitive Surface Plasmon Resonance, US 8169617 (FULL PATENT, 03/2009).
  • HP Ho, SY Wu, C. Lin, SK Kong, Surface plasmon resonance sensors and method for detecting samples using the same, US Patent 7892855 (FULL PATENT, 02/2011).
  • Chen QL, Ho HP, Kong SK, Kwan PKL, Kwan YW, Kwok HC, Shum P, Suen YK, Wu SY, Yang AKL, Zhou JQ. Microfluidic platform and method for controlling the same. US 20150027555 A1 (FULL PATENT, 01/2015).
  • M Tang, HP Ho, G Wang, SK Kong, FC Loo, HC Kwok, SY Wu, X Zhang, Centrifugal Microfluidic Control Systems and Method for Configuring the Same, US. Provisional Patent (Provisional Patent filed, 08/2016).

Awards

  • VC Exemplary Teaching Award (2013)
  • Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award (2013)
  • RGC Excellent Project 1992-1994