Post-graduate Studies

Prospective Supervisors for Research Postgraduate Students

Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer genetics, biomarkers and translational research
• Epidemiological and psychosocial studies in breast disease
• Oncological clinical trials

Contact Person:
Professor A. Kwong
Tel: 2255 4773
Fax: 2817 2291
E-mail: avakwong@hku.hk

Colorectal Surgery

• Metastasis and chemoresistance of colorectal cancer

Contact Person:
Dr. D.C.C. Foo
Tel: 2255 4389
Fax: 2872 8425
E-mail: ccfoo@hku.hk 

Endocrine Surgery

• Clinicopathologic studies of thyroid carcinoma
• Cycloxygenase in thyroid carcinoma
• VEGF-C, p16, CDK4 and TGFa in thyroid cancer
• Ret-PTC oncogene expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma
• Thyroid cancer genetics, biomarkers and translational research
• Epidemiological and psychosocial studies in thyroid diseases

Contact Person:
Professor B. Lang
Tel: 2255 4232
Fax: 2817 2291
E-mail: blang@hku.hk

Esophageal and Gastric Cancers

• Animal cancer models
• Treatment resistance mechanism
• New biomarkers and treatments
• Epigenetic studies
• Bioimaging

Contact Person (Esophageal cancer):
Professor S.Y.K. Law
Tel: 2255 4774
Fax: 2819 4221
E-mail: slaw@hku.hk

Contact Person (Gastric cancer):
Professor K.M. Chu
Tel: 2255 4637
Fax: 2819 4221
E-mail: chukm@hku.hk

Head and Neck Cancers/ ENT

• Epigenetics
• Immunology
• Biological therapy

Contact Person (Head and Neck Cancer):
Dr. V.L.Y. Chow
Tel: 2255 2208
Fax: 2818 3780
E-mail: cly329@ha.org.hk

Contact Person (ENT):
Dr. B.Y.H. Wong
Tel: 2255 2208
Fax: 2818 3780
E-mail: wongyhb@ha.org.hk

Liver Transplantation and Liver Regeneration

• Immune-mediated liver injury during liver transplantation
• Marginal graft injury during liver transplantation
• Biomarker, mechanism and treatment on disease recurrence after liver transplantation
• Mechanism and therapeutic implication of liver regeneration

Liver Cancer

• Mechanism of hepatitis B virus infection
• New biomarkers and treatments for liver cancer
• Carcinogenesis, metastasis and chemoresistance of liver cancer
• Cancer immunology
• Next generation sequencing studies of liver cancer

Contact Person:
Professor K. Man
Tel: 3917 9646
E-mail: kwanman@hku.hk

Neurology

• Neuro-regenerative therapy
• Neurotrauma
• Malignant brain tumor

Contact Person:
Professor G.K.K. Leung
Tel: 2255 3368/ 2255 3773
Fax: 2818 4350
E-mail: gilberto@hku.hk

Molecular mechanistic study of developmental disorders and cancers commonly found in child

• Molecular genetic study of Hirschsprung's disease and other related neurocristopathies
• Molecular study of enteric nervous system development
• Neural crest stem cells Biology
• Molecular genetic study of anorectal malformations
• Cancer study and therapy
• Molecular genetic study of biliary atresia
• Tumor stem/initiating cells
• Nanomedicine in wound healing and regeneration

Contact Person:
Dr V.C.H. Lui
Tel: 3917 9607
Fax: 2819 9621
E-mail: vchlui@hku.hk

And
Professor K.K.Y. Wong
Tel: 2255 4850
Fax: 2817 3155
E-mail: kkywong@hku.hk

Urology Cancer

• Mechanisms of tumorigenesis
• Epigenetic studies
• Next generation sequencing studies
• Biomarkers for renal cell cancers
• Treatment for prostate cancer disease

Contact Person:
Dr. A. Ng
Tel: 2255 4310
Fax: 2872 8425
E-mail: ntl188@ha.org.hk

Departmental Requirements:

Students are required to attend and present at departmental research meetings and research laboratory meetings.

DRPC Chairperson:
Professor K Man
E-mail: kwanman@hku.hk