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Prof. Wing-tak WONG

Director

Prof. Wong obtained his Ph.D. in Cambridge University, UK and is the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles and Chair Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His major research interest includes lanthanide chemistry, nanomaterials, bio-imaging and clone delivery mechanism.
Prof. Wong has been promoting the research development in Chinese Medicine since he joined PolyU in 2009. He has published more than 420 papers and had successfully trained more than 42 PhD graduates in the past twenty years. 
His research accomplishment has led him to the awards of Outstanding Young Researcher Award in 2001, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship in 2002, Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award in 2003 by the University of Hong Kong and Outstanding Achievement Award in Scientific Research for Institutions of Higher Education of China.
Dr Mok Kamwah Daniel

Dr Daniel Kam-wah MOK

Deputy Director

Dr. Mok obtained his Ph.D. in The Hong Kong University and worked as a post-doc on theoretical chemistry in Cambridge University, UK. He is now an Assistant Professor in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Deputy Director of the Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine.

Dr. Mok's major research interest includes the application of chemometric technqiues in the identification of Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbal materials, chemical analysis of herbal materials and metabolomics studies.  He is developing innovative techniques for quality control of Traditional Chinese Medicine, such as the application of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Dr. Mok participated in an Areas of Excellence project on Chinese Medicine funded by University Grants Committee and two other research projects related to authentication and analysis of herbal materials, which are Authentication Studies of Valuable Chinese Materia Medica funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Chinese Medicine and Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards funded by the Department of Health. He published more than 70 papers in various international scientific journals (Science citation Index) on Theoretical Chemistry, Chemical analysis of herbs, Chemometrics Techniques in Chemistry and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.

Prof Wong Mansau

Prof. Man-sau WONG

Associate Director

Prof. Wong received her Ph.D. from The University of Chicago. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Associate Director, Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute. 
Prof. Wong engaged in molecular nutrition research and traditional Chinese medicine treatment of osteoporosis and breast cancer. She has many years of research phytoestrogens, estrogen receptor, breast cancer cells and biological wealth of research experience. Dr. Wong has received a number of domestic and foreign research funding. In the past five years, she has undertaken 11 projects including the cross-border Natural Science Foundation of China, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Circle Program, the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) and Innovation & Technology Fund. She has issued over 80 publications in international journals.
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Prof. Zhongping YAO

Associate Director

Dr. Yao is an expert in mass spectrometry. His research interest is development of new ionization techniques and application of that to analytical problems.

Principle Investigators

Prof Lee Mingyuen Simon 2

Prof. Simon Ming-yuen LEE

Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Chinese herbal medicine for cerebro and cardiovascular diseases
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Prof. Larry Ming-cheung, CHOW

Professor

Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
  • Cancer Research
Prof Wu Jianyong

Prof. Jian-yong WU

Research Professor

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Biochemical Engineer, bioactivities of polysaccharides from medicinal mushrooms
Dr Chiou Jiachi Amber

Dr Amber Jiachi CHIOU

Associate Professor

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Microbiologist
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Dr Ben Chi-bun KO

Associate Professor

Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
  • Integrated proteomic and genomic approach to identify drug targets of bioactive TCM components
Dr Kwok Winghin Kevin

Dr Kevin Wing-hin KWOK

Associate Professor

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Toxicologist
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Dr Qian ZHAO

Associate Professor

Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
  • Target identification of natural products and drug molecules
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Dr William CS TAI

Assistant Professor

Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
  • Development and mechanistic study of natural products in gastrointestinal cancers and IBD
Dr Zhao Danyue Daisy

Dr Daisy Danyue ZHAO

Assistant Professor

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Metabolism and bioavailability of bioactive phytochemicals
CHEN Guoqing

Dr Guoqing CHEN

Research Assistant Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute
  • Drug development and process design
Dr Chen Sibao

Dr Sibao CHEN

Research Assistant Professor

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Quality control of Chinese medicinal herbs; anti-cancer activities of natural products/compounds
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Dr Elkan DONG

Research Assistant Professor

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
LI Xiaoxiao

Dr Xiaoxiao LI

Research Assistant Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute
  • Genetic mechanisms of TCM on treating cancers
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Dr Christina Chui-wa POON

Research Assistant Professor

Department of Food Science and Nutrition
XIAO Huihui

Dr Huihui XIAO

Research Assistant Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute
  • Pharmacological study of herbal medicine and its active compounds in various neurological diseases

Academic Consultants

  • Prof. Xinsheng YAO
  • Prof. Kwok-Fai SO
  • Prof. De-An GUO
  • Prof. Chun-Tao CHE
  • Prof. Yiu-Wa KWAN
  • Prof. Wing-Tak WONG
  • Prof. Man-Sau WONG

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