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Director
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.
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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.
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Associate Director
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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Associate Director
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Prof. Simon Ming-yuen LEE
Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences
- Chinese herbal medicine for cerebro and cardiovascular diseases
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Prof. Larry Ming-cheung, CHOW
Professor
- Cancer Research
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Prof. Jian-yong WU
Research Professor
- Biochemical Engineer, bioactivities of polysaccharides from medicinal mushrooms
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Dr Amber Jiachi CHIOU
Associate Professor
- Microbiologist
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Dr Ben Chi-bun KO
Associate Professor
- Integrated proteomic and genomic approach to identify drug targets of bioactive TCM components
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Dr Kevin Wing-hin KWOK
Associate Professor
- Toxicologist
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Dr Qian ZHAO
Associate Professor
- Target identification of natural products and drug molecules
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Dr William CS TAI
Assistant Professor
- Development and mechanistic study of natural products in gastrointestinal cancers and IBD
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Dr Daisy Danyue ZHAO
Assistant Professor
- Metabolism and bioavailability of bioactive phytochemicals
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Dr Guoqing CHEN
Research Assistant Professor
- Drug development and process design
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Dr Sibao CHEN
Research Assistant Professor
- Quality control of Chinese medicinal herbs; anti-cancer activities of natural products/compounds
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Dr Elkan DONG
Research Assistant Professor
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Dr Xiaoxiao LI
Research Assistant Professor
- Genetic mechanisms of TCM on treating cancers
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Dr Christina Chui-wa POON
Research Assistant Professor
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Dr Huihui XIAO
Research Assistant Professor
- Pharmacological study of herbal medicine and its active compounds in various neurological diseases