Carmen Wong
Cancer Biology Lab
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
News
ILCA Annual Meeting 2025
19 November- 21 November, 2025
The ILCA meeting will be held in Hong Kong in November. Carmen will give a presentation in the pre-conference on "Understanding Scientific Data from Lab Experiments: What Clinicians Should Know". She will also be debating
on whether AI could replace scientists in the conference. Join us in HK for this exciting meeting!
AASLD The Liver Meeting TLM 2025, Washington DC
7 November- 11 November, 2025
Carmen will provide a comprehensive debrief, highlighting the exciting findings and future directions from the basic science presentations at TLM 2025. Stay till the end of the meeting!
Japan Digestive Disease Week 2025 (JDDW 2025)
30 October- 1 November, 2025
Carmen would be giving a talk in the Japan Digestive Disease Week 2025 conference that would be held in Kobe Convention Center, Japan from 30 October to 1 November 2025.
The Annual Symposium of State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (HKU) 2025
25 October, 2025
Carmen would be giving a talk on "Metabolic reprogramming in HCC" in the Annual Symposium of State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (HKU) that would be held 25 October, 2025.
Those interested can register via the QR code on the poster!
Aegean Conference: 2nd International Conference of Liver Pathobiology, Crete, Greece 2025
6-11 October, 2025
Carrie would be giving a poster presentation about "The Mevalonate Pathway Orchestrates CoQ10 and Selenoprotein Translation to Promote Ferroptosis Resistance and Tumor Progression in HCC" in the upcoming Aegean Conference: 2nd International Conference of Liver Pathobiology: From Bench to Bedside in Crete, Greece.
APASL Tokyo 2025
2-3 October, 2025
Carmen would be giving a keynote talk about "the Immune Landscape of Steatotic HCC" in the APASL 2025 conference, New Horizons for Steatotic Liver Disease: Cutting Edge Research and Emerging Therapeutics that would be held in Tokyo, Japan.
Old drug, new use – HKUMed discovers cholesterol medication's potential as a novel treatment for liver cancer
11 September, 2025
We were interviewed by LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong for Carrie's paper published on the Journal of Hepatology on the discovering that atorvastatin, a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug could become a powerful new weapon in the fight against liver cancer. Carmen shared our research work on how atorvastatin can directly attack liver cancer cells by blocking the ‘mevalonate pathway’, a metabolic route crucial for cancer cell survival.
Check out the link below for the full article!
APASL Taiwan 2025
5-7 September, 2025
Carmen would be giving a talk about "Genomic and Immunological approach for the management of HCC" in the upcoming APASL STC Oncology conference 2025 in Taipei.
Haijing's PhD Viva Voce
1st September, 2025
Our PhD student Haijing is officially Dr.Haijing Deng! Haijing successfully defended her PhD thesis. We celebrated the occasion with our tradition, champagne and cake, as well as Haijing's favorite, bubble tea! Congradulations to Dr.Deng for this milestone and we are so excited for your future endeavors!
Pathology Retreat 2025
15th August, 2025
Our PhD students Zher and Sienna presented at the Departmental Research Postgraduate Student Retreat 2025. Zher and Sienna both won the Best Presentation Award. Congratulations! We are so proud of you!
HKUMed x Tsinghua x Centre for Oncology and Immunology Joint Symposium
15th August, 2025
Carmen gave a talk on "Harnessing the immune landscape for precision therapeutics in HCC" for the Innovations in Immune Regulation, Neuroimmune Mechanisms, and Clinical Interventions joint symposium organized by the HKUMed x Tsinghua x Centre for Oncology and Immunology.
The 4th GuangDong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Forum on Liver Cancer
25-27 July, 2025
Carmen gave two lectures for the 4th GuangDong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Forum on Liver Cancer organized by the Chinese Society of Liver Cancer HCC Symposium.
InterU Symposium 2025
28th June, 2025
Our PhD students Zher, Helen, Cindy and Sienna attended the 2025 Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical and Life Sciences at HKUST. Zher won the best oral presentation award and Helen won the best poster award. Wonderful job everyone!!
International Liver Cancer Association Annual Conference 2025
19-21st November, 2025
ILCA will be taking place in Hong Kong this November! World leaders in liver cancer research will share the most cutting-edge clinical and basic advancements in the meeting. Don’t miss this event in a vibrant city!
Those interested can register via the link below!
APASL-ASSLD Joint Workshop, 34th Annual Meeting of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APSAL)
26th March, 2025
Carmen will give a talk at the APASL-AASLD Joint Workshop at the 34th Annual Meeting of Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APSAL) in Beijing, China.
Those interested can register via the link below.
Hong Kong Society for Immunology Annual Congress 2024/25
22nd March, 2025
Our Postdoc Carrie, PhD Student Haijing, Zher and Cindy presented their project in the Hong Kong Society for Immunology Annual Congress 2024/25 organized by the Hong Kong Society of Immunology. Well-done everyone!
Kenneth's Farewell
21st March, 2025
Kenneth has been in our lab for the past as a post-doctoral fellow. He has worked very hard and has made lots of contributions in the lab. Thank you Kenneth and good luck on your new journey! We will miss you!!
HKU Research Postgraduate Symposium cum Award Presentation Ceremony
11th March, 2025
Our PhD student, Sienna presented her project in the HKU Research Postgraduate Symposium organized by the Graduate School and was award the best poster presentation award!
We are so proud of her achievement, hard work pays off!
Young Academy of Sciences Summit
10th March, 2025
Our lab members attended the Young Academy of Sciences Summit at Main Campus where Carmen served as the moderator in one of the sessions. What a fruitful day with lots of learning!
Innovations in Cancer Research Symposium
8-9th March, 2025
Carmen will serve as the moderator of the upcoming Innovations in Cancer Research Symposium (hosted by The First Affiliated Hospital-Sun Yat-sen University and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) in Guangzhou, China.
Centre for Oncology and Immunology's Fifth Symposium
28th February, 2025
The Centre for Oncology and Immunology will hold our 5th symposium at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. All interested are welcome to register via the above QR code.
HKEJ news on the Research Grant Council- Research Fellow Scheme (RFS)
22nd January, 2025
Carmen was interviewed by Hong Kong Economic Journal (HKEJ) for her award on the Research Fellow Scheme awarded by the Research Grant Council. She shared our research work on iCCA to the public, helping the public to know more about the differences in both the biology and treatment strategies between different primary liver cancer.
Check out the link below for the full article!
Owen's Farewell
6 Jan, 2025
Owen has been in our lab for the past few months as a Research Assistant. He has worked very hard and has made lots of contributions in the lab. Thank you Owen and good luck on your new journey in the US! We will miss you!!