Research Fundings
Major external fundings
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Research Grant Council-General Research Fund (2023)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2022)
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Research Grant Council-Collaborative Research Fund (2022 two grants, Co-PI)
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Research Grant Council-Theme-based Research Scheme (2022, Co-PI)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2021)
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Research Grant Council-General Research Fund (2021)
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Research Grant Council-General Research Fund (2020)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2020)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2019)
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Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (2018)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2018 two full grants)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2017 two full grants)
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Research Grant Council-Theme-based Research Scheme (2016, Co-I)
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Research Grant Council-General Research Fund (2016)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) (2016 two full grants)
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Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (2015)
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Research Grant Council- General Research Fund (2015)
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Research Grant Council- General Research Fund (2012)
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Research Grant Council- General Research Fund (2011)
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Research Grant Council- General Research Fund (2008)
Awards
Awards
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Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2021-2022, The University of Hong Kong
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Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020. "Histone Chaperone FACT complex mediates oxidative stress response to promote liver cancer progression - Gut 2020. 69:329-342" (Corresponding author)
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Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020. "Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening identified PHGDH as a critical diver for Sorafenib resistance in HCC - Nat Commun. 2019; 10:4681" (Corresponding author)
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Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020. "Aberrant Super-enhancer landscape in human hepatocellular carcinoma - Hepatology 2019; 69:2502-2517" (Corresponding author)
Student and PDF awards
Lai Huadong (PhD student 2023-now)
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HKUMed Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for Medical Research Excellence 2023
CHENG Yu, Ivan (FYP 2020-2021, PhD student 2021-now)
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HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship, 2021
Wu Mengjie (PhD student 2020 - now)
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Oral Presentation 1st Runner-up. 28h Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Nov 2023, Hong Kong
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Oral Presentation People's Choice Award. 28h Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Nov 2023, Hong Kong
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Best Presentation award, State Key Laboratory of Liver Research and Theme-Based Research Scheme Internal Research Meeting 2023
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Best presentation award. Research Postgraduate Retreat Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2023
LI Qidong (PhD student 2020-now)
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Outstanding poster presentation award. 27h Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Dec 2022, Hong Kong
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Best presentation award. Research Postgraduate Retreat Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2022
Kuang Zhijian (PhD student 2020-now)
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Outstanding poster presentation award. 26th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Dec 2021, Hong Kong
WAN Ting-Chi, Rebecca (PhD student, 2019-now)
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Best Presentation Award. The Liver Week 2023, The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver, Incheon, Korea, May 2023
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Travel Award, The Liver Week 2023, The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver, Incheon, Korea, May 2023
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Most cutting edge research award. Research Postgraduate Retreat Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2022
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Outstanding poster presentation award. 26th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Dec 2021, Hong Kong
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Best presentation award. Research Postgraduate Retreat Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2021
Dr. CHAN For-Fan, Daniel (PhD student 2018-2022, PDF 2023-now)
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Best poster award. Annual meeting of HK society of flow cytometry, 2022
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Most cutting edge research award. Research Postgraduate Retreat Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2021
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Best presentation award. Research Postgraduate Retreat Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2019
Dr. WONG Lok-Sze, Ceci (PhD student 2017-2021, PDF 2022-now)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Full grant 2022
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EMBO Workshop- Non-coding RNA Medicine Travel Grant 2023
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Best Presentation award, State Key Laboratory of Liver Research and Theme-Based Research Scheme on liver cancer stemness Internal Research Meeting 2021. Hong Kong. Dec 2021
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YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship, April 2021
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Best oral presentation award, 25th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Dec 2020, Hong Kong
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Outstanding poster presentation award. 23th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Dec 2018, Hong Kong
Dr. SHEN Jialing (PhD student 2016 – 2020, PDF 2020-2021)
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Li Ka Shing Prize 2022
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Dr KP Stephen Chang Gold Medal 2020/21
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Chen To Haan Prize for Research Postgraduate Students in Pathology 2020-2021
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Best oral presentation award, 25th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Dec 2020, Hong Kong
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Best Presentation award, State Key Laboratory of Liver Research and Theme-Based Research Scheme on liver cancer stemness Internal Research Meeting 2020. Hong Kong. Nov 2020.
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Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020. "Histone Chaperone FACT complex mediates oxidative stress response to promote liver cancer progression - Gut 2020. 69:329-342" (First author)
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Yu To Sang and Yu Shing Keung Memorial Fund Scholarship 2019/20, May 2020
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YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship, March 2020
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EMBO Travel grant. EMBO Workshop 2019 - Histone chaperones: Structure, function and role in development and disease. Greece, October 2019
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Oversea Young Investigator Travel Scholarship. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan. 2018
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Tigris Educational Fund - Graduate Student Travel Scholarship 2018
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Best presentation award, Research Postgraduate Students Retreat, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2018
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Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPF). Research Grant Council. 2016
Dr. LAW Cheuk-Ting, Dicky (PhD Student 2014- 2019, PDF 2019-2021)
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YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship, April 2019
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Tse Family HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Scholarship, 2017
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Wong Ching Yee Medical Postgraduate Scholarship, 2017.
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Reaching Out Award 2017, HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund, 20147
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Tigris Educational Fund - Graduate Student Travel Scholarship 2017
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Best poster award. 4th International Anatomical Sciences and Cell Biology Conference, 2016
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Outstanding poster presentation award. 21th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2016
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Best presentation award, Research Postgraduate Students Retreat, Department of pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2016
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Poster presentation award, 20th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2015.
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Blue Ocean Basic Medical Research Fund 2014
Dr. CHEN Menguno, Maggie (PhD Student 2015- 2019, PDF 2019-2020)
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Li Ka Shing Prize 2020
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Chen To Haan Prize for Research Postgraduate Students in Pathology 2018-2019
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Tigris Educational Fund - Graduate Student Travel Scholarship 2019
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YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship, April 2019
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YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship, June 2018
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Best presentation award, Research Postgraduate Students Retreat, Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2017
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Outstanding poster presentation award. 21th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2016
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Blue Ocean Basic Medical Research Fund, 2016
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Outstanding Poster presentation award. Hong Kong, Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical Science. 2016
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Blue Ocean Basic Medical Research Fund, 2015
Dr. WEI Lai, Larry (PhD student 2012-2015; PDF 2015-2019)
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Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020. "Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening identified PHGDH as a critical diver for Sorafenib resistance in HCC - Nat Commun. 2019; 10:4681" (First-author)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Full grant 2019
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LINCS CMap Workshop Travel Grant, Connectivity Map Team, Broad Institute, Dec 2018, Boston, USA
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Best presentation award, Research Postgraduate Students Retreat, Department of pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2015.
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Outstanding Poster presentation award, Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium on Life Science, 2015
Dr. TSANG Ho-Ching, Felice (PhD student 2010-2013; PDF 2013-2019)
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Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020. "Aberrant Super-enhancer landscape in human hepatocellular carcinoma - Hepatology 2019; 69:2502-2517" (First author)
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Full grant 2018
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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Full grant 2017
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Travel award, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Single Topic Conference on Recent Advances in Prevention and Management of Cirrhotic Complications. 2016
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L’Oreal scholarship 2015, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole. 2014.
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Best presentation award, Research Postgraduate Students Retreat, Department of pathology, The University of Hong Kong, 2013.
Dr. FAN Ngo-Yin, Dorthy (PhD student 2009-2012)
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Best Presentation Award, 16th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2011
Dr. AU Leung Kuen, Sandy (PhD student 2008-2011; PDF 2011- 2013)
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Best Presentation Award, 15th Research Postgraduate Symposium, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 2010
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Young Investigator Award, 16th Hong Kong International Congress, 2009