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Research Grants and Awards

We thank the generous funding support and awards to make our research possible.

 

Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar

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​National Natural Science Foundation of China- the Distinguished Young Scholars Fund 2024​

國家自然科學基金2024年度「國家杰出青年科學基金項目」

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Research Grant Council- Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) 2024

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InnoHealth- Centre for Oncology and Immunology (Program Leader)

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National Natural Science Foundation of China - the Excellent Young Scientists Fund  (Hong Kong and Macau) 2020 

國家自然科學基金2020年度「優秀青年科學基金項目」港澳

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (General program) 2021 (PI)

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth program) 2021 (PI, Misty Zhang)

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National Natural Science Foundation of China Research Fund 2019 (PI)

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National Natural Science Foundation of China Research Fund 2017 (PI)

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Research Grant Council Theme-based Research Scheme (RGC TBRS) (2022) (Co-PI)

 

Research Grant Council Theme-based Research Scheme (RGC TBRS) (2016/2017) (Co-PI)

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Research Grant Council Collaborative Research Fund (RGC CRF) 2023 (Co-PI)

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Research Grant Council Collaborative Research Fund (RGC RIF) 2022 

(Co-PI)

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Research Grant Council Collaborative Research Fund (RGC CRF) 2025 (PC)

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Research Grant Council Collaborative Research Fund (RGC CRF) 2022 (PC)

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Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2025/26 (PI)

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Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2024/25 (PI)

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Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2023/24 (PI)

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Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2021/22 (PI)

 

Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2020/21 (PI)

 

Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2019/20 (PI)

 

Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2018/19 (PI)

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Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2017/18 (PI)

 

Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2016/17 (PI)

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Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2015/16 (PI)

 

Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2014/15 (PI)

 

Research Grant Council General Research Fund (RGC GRF) 2013/14 (PI)

 

Blue Ocean Education Fund 2015, 2016

 

Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) 2022 (PI, Cerise Chan)

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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) 2022 (PI, Derek Lee)

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Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) 2021 (PI, Chunxue Yang)

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Croucher Innovation Award 2017

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Croucher Foundation Fellowship 2009-2011

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State Key Laboratory of Liver Research

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The University of Hong Kong - Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA)

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Team Member Awards

KWAN Kin Leung, Kenneth 

  • AACR Scholar-in-Training Award (2024)

 

WU Yibing, Sienna

  • Poster Presentation Award - the 30th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2025)

  • Best Presentation Award – Department of Pathology Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2025)

  • Poster Presentation Award - HKU Postgraduate Symposium cum Award Presentation Ceremony 2025

  • Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (2023/24)

  • HKU Presidential Scholarship (2023/24)

 

XUE Do Gai, Helen

  • Oral Presentation Winner - the 30th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2025)

  • Poster Presentation Award - Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical and Life ​Sciences ​(2025)

  • Poster Presentation Award - the 29th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2024)

  • Poster Presentation Award - Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical and Life ​Sciences ​(2024)

  • Poster Presentation Award - the 28th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2023)

 

LIU Xinqi, Cindy

  • Best Poster Award - Hong Kong Society of Immunology Annual Congress (2026)

  • Oral Presentation Runner-up - the 30th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2025)

  • Poster Presentation Award - the 29th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2024)

  • Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (2022/23)

  • HKU Presidential Scholarship (2022/23)

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CHUNG Wang Ho, Terence

  • Hong Kong Life Sciences Scholarship Award - Hong Kong Life Sciences Society (2022)

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SIT Fu Wan, Grace

  • High Clinical Relevance Award – Department of Pathology Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2022)

 

OOI Zher Yee

  • Best Presentation Award – Department of Pathology Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2025)

  • Best Oral Presentation Award - Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical and Life ​Sciences ​(2025)

  • Best Oral Presentation Award - the 29th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2024)

  • Best Presentation Award – Department of Pathology Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2023)

  • Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (2021/22)

  • HKU Presidential Scholarship (2021/22)

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DENG Haijing

  • Outstanding Presentation Award- Department of Pathology Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2024)

  • Poster Presentation Award - the 28th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2023)

  • Outstanding Presentation Award – Department of Pathology Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2023)

  • Poster Presentation Award - Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical ​Sciences​ (2023)

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 CHEN Yiling, Carrie

  • Chan To Haan Prize for Research Postgraduate Students in Pathology (2024/25)

  • Outstanding Presentation Award- Department of Pathology Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2024)

  • Poster Presentation Award - the 28th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2023)

  • Best Oral Presentation Award - SKLLR Internal Research Meeting (2023)

  • Poster Presentation Award - Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical ​Sciences ​(2023)

  • University Postgraduate Fellowship (2020/21)

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 WONG Po Yee, Bowie

  • Best Oral Presentation Award – SKLLR Internal Research
    Meeting (2022)

  • University Postgraduate Fellowship (2019/20)

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 YUEN Wai Hin, Vincent

  • RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2025)

  • Chan To Haan Prize for Research Postgraduate Students in Pathology (2022-23)

  • Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarship (2021/22)

  • Best Poster Award – 26th Annual General and Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society of Flow Cytometry (2022)

  • Poster Award – Hong Kong Inter-​University Postgraduate
    Symposium in Life Science (2022)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2021/2022)

  • Leong Che Hung Scholarship (2021)

  • Outstanding Oral Presentation Award – the 26th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2021)

  • Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarship
    (2020/21)

  • Most Innovative Award – Department of Pathology
    Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2021)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – Hong Kong Inter-
    University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical Sciences
    (2021)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2020/2021)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 25th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2020)

  • Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarship
    (2019/20)

  • University Postgraduate Fellowship (2019/20)

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 BAO Hao Ran, Macus

  • Li Ka Shing Prize (for the best MPhil thesis in Science, Medicine, Engineering and Technology) – Graduate School, The University of Hong Kong (2020/2021)

  • Best Presentation Award – SKLLR/TRS Internal Research
    Meeting (2020)

  • Best Scientific Content Award – Department of Pathology
    Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2019)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – Hong Kong Inter-
    University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical ​Sciences
    ​(2019)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 23rd Research Postgraduate Symposium (2018)

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 CHUI Nog Qin, Noreen

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – Hong Kong Inter-
    University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical ​Sciences
    ​(2019)

  • Best poster award in the HK Society of Flow Cytometry
    Annual Meeting (2019)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 23rd Research Postgraduate Symposium (2018)

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 CHEU Wing Sum, Jacinth

  • RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2025)

  • Chan To Haan Prize for Research Postgraduate Students in Pathology (2022-23)

  • Li Ka Shing Prize (for the best PhD thesis in Science, Medicine, Engineering and Technology) – Graduate School, The University of Hong Kong (2021/2022)

  • Poster Award – Hong Kong Inter-​University Postgraduate
    Symposium in Life Science (2022)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2021/2022)

  • Best Oral Presentation Award – SKLLR/TRS Internal Research
    Meeting (2021)

  • Lee Shau Kee Postgraduate Fellowship (2018/19)

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 CHAN Yuen Ki, Cerise

  • Best Poster Award - Hong Kong Society of Immunology Annual Congress (2026)

  • Finalist, 2023 Young Scientist Award - 30th Annual Conference of Hong Kong Institution of Science (2023)

  • RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2023-2024)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2019/2020)

  • Most Translational Value Award – Department of Pathology
    Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2019)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2018/2019)

  • Leong Che Hung Medical and Research Enrichment Scholarship
    (2019)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 23rd Research Postgraduate Symposium (2018)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium (2017)

  • Reaching Out Award under the HKSAR Government Scholarship
    Fund (2016-17)

  • Blue Ocean Education Fund (2016)

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 LEE, Derek

  • Honourable Mention, 2021 Young Scientist Award - 28th Annual Conference of Hong Kong Institution of Science (2021)

  • RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021-2022)

  • Li Ka Shing Prize (for the best PhD thesis in Science, Medicine, Engineering and Technology) – Graduate School, The University of
    Hong Kong (2019-2020)

  • Chan To Haan Prize for Research Postgraduate Students in
    Pathology (2019/2020)

  • Dr. KP Stephen Chang Gold Medal (2019/2020)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – Hong Kong Inter-
    University Postgraduate Symposium in Biochemical ​Sciences
    (2019)

  • Reaching Out Award under the HKSAR Government Scholarship
    Fund (2019)

  • Wong Ching Yee Medical Postgraduate Scholarship (2018/2019)

  • ​YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2017/2018)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium (2017)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2016/2017)

  • Tigris Educational Fund Graduate Student Travel Scholarship
    (2017)

  • Blue Ocean Education Fund (2015)

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 CHIU Kung Chun, David

  • Chan To Haan Prize for Research Postgraduate Students in
    Pathology (2018)

  • Dr. KP Stephen Chang Gold Medal (2018)

  • Li Ka Shing Prize (for the best PhD thesis in Science, Medicine, Engineering and Technology) – Graduate School, The University of
    Hong Kong (2016-17)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2016/2017)

  • Yu To Sang and Yu Shing Keung Memorial Fund Scholarship
    (2016/17)

  • Reaching Out Award under the HKSAR Government Scholarship
    Fund (2016-17)

  • Outstanding Presentation Award – Department of Pathology
    Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2017)

  • Outstanding Oral Presentation Award (1st runner up) – the 21st Research Postgraduate Symposium (2016)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2015/2016)

  • Selected for oral presentation in the Annual Meeting of AACR
    2016 – Mini-Symposium on Tumor Microenvironment

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 20th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2015)

  • Travel Award – The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL), The Liver Week (2015) (selected for oral presentation)

  • Wong Ching Yee Medical Postgraduate Scholarship (2014/2015)

  • Best Poster Award – East-West Alliance Global Symposia (2014)

 

 XU Mingjing, Iris

  • Yu To Sang and Yu Shing Keung Memorial Fund Scholarship
    (2015/16)

  • Outstanding Presentation Award – Department of Pathology
    Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat (2016)

  • Outstanding Oral Presentation Award (2nd runner up) – the 20th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2015)

  • Outstanding Oral Presentation Award – Hong Kong Inter-University Postgraduate Symposium (2015)

  • Best Presentation Award – The Korean Association for the Study
    of the Liver (KASL), The Liver Week (2015)

  • Travel Award – The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL), The Liver Week 2015 (selected for plenary lecture)

  • YS and Christabel Lung Postgraduate Scholarship (2014/2015)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award – the 19th Research Postgraduate Symposium (2014)

  • Young Investigator Award – 21st Hong Kong International Cancer Congress (2014)

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 LAI Kit Ho, Robin

  • Li Ka Shing Prize (for the best MPhil thesis in Science, Medicine, Engineering and Technology) – Graduate School, The University of
    Hong Kong (2015/2016)

  • Outstanding Presentation Award – Department of Pathology 
    Research Postgraduate Students (RPGs) Retreat

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