Sept 2025 Entry
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The Department of Health Technology and Informatics offers opportunities for research studies leading to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in the following research areas.
Cancer
- Development of cancer treatment approaches
- Development of imaging techniques for cancer diagnosis
- Discovery of biomarkers for cancer diagnosis
- Immune regulation of cancer progression and therapy
- Management of cancer treatment side-effects
- Molecular mechanisms of cancer for diagnosis and treatment
- Monitoring and predicting cancer treatment outcomes
- Radiation dosimetry and protection
Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Health Technology and Informatics and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.
Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders
- Body haemodynamic monitoring and blood flow assessment
- Development of imaging techniques for vascular disorders diagnosis
- Imaging diagnosis and monitoring of vascular disorders
- Molecular mechanisms of vascular disorders for diagnosis and treatment
Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Health Technology and Informatics and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.
Immunity and Infection
- Biomarkers and anti-viral therapeutics for COVID-19 pathogenesis
- Developmental immunology
- Ecology of microbiome and biofilms
- Genomic surveillance of pathogens
- Host-pathogen interactions
- Imaging technologies for identification of immune cells
- Microbial genomics and evolution
- Microbial virulence and drug resistance mechanisms
- Molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases
- Novel molecular technologies for identifying pathogenic microorganisms
- Vaccinology and allergology
Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Health Technology and Informatics and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.
Metabolic and Ocular Disorders
- Discovery of biomarkers for metabolic and ocular disorders diagnosis
- Discovery of imaging markers for metabolic disorders diagnosis
- Immune regulation of metabolic homeostasis
- Molecular mechanisms of metabolic and ocular disorders for diagnosis and treatment
- Monitoring and predicting metabolic disorders treatment outcomes
Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Health Technology and Informatics and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.
Neuroimaging and Neuropathology
- Advanced in vivo microscopy for central and peripheral nervous system imaging
- Biological mechanisms of myelin loss in the aging brain
- Biomarkers for neurological injuries in COVID-19 patients
- Molecular mechanisms and pathogenesis of the brain malignant neoplasm
- Neuroimaging and hemodynamic testing on cerebrovascular disorders
- Radio-pathological correlation of neuroimaging in neurological disorders
Please click here to find out more about the research interests of our Department of Health Technology and Informatics and contact our staff directly to discuss research opportunities.
The Department of Health Technology and Informatics is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment to facilitate different areas of research in the Department.
| Name | Title | Research Area | Scopus ID | ORCID ID | |
| YIP Shea Ping | Chair Professor | shea.ping.yip@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| ZHANG Weixiong | Chair Professor | weixiong.zhang@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders, Metabolic and Ocular Disorders, Neuroimaging and Neuropathology | Link | Link |
| YING Tin Cheung Michael | Professor | michael.ying@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders | Link | Link |
| LEUNG Hang Mei Polly | Professor | polly.hm.leung@polyu.edu.hk | Immunity and Infection | Link | Link |
| CAI Jing | Professor | jing.cai@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer | Link | Link |
| QIU Anqi | Professor | an-qi.qiu@polyu.edu.hk | Neuroimaging and Neuropathology | Link | Link |
| SIU Kit Hang Gilman | Professor | gilman.siu@polyu.edu.hk | Immunity and Infection | Link | Link |
| ZOU Xiang | Professor | xiang.y.zou@polyu.edu.hk | Immunity and Infection | Link | Link |
| CHAN Wing Chi Lawrence | Associate Professor | wing.chi.chan@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders | Link | Link |
| CHENG King Yip Kenneth | Associate Professor | kenneth.ky.cheng@polyu.edu.hk | Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| HUANG Chien-ling | Associate Professor | cl.huang@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders, Immunity and Infection, Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| LAW Ka Wai Helen | Associate Professor | helen.law@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders, Immunity and Infection, Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| LEE Wee Yee Shara | Associate Professor | shara.lee@polyu.edu.hk | Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders | Link | Link |
| LIN Liang-ting | Associate Professor | lt.lin@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer | Link | Link |
| MA Chun Hang Alvin | Associate Professor | alvin.ma@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders | Link | Link |
| WONG Chi Ming | Associate Professor | chi-ming.cm.wong@polyu.edu.hk | Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| YOO Jung Sun | Associate Professor | jungsun.yoo@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Immunity and Infection, Neuroimaging and Neuropathology | Link | Link |
| CAI Yin David | Assistant Professor | david-yin.cai@polyu.edu.hk | Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| JIN Ling Nathanael | Assistant Professor | ling.jin@polyu.edu.hk | Immunity and Infection | Link | Link |
| LEE Cheuk-Lun Keith | Assistant Professor | keith-cl.lee@polyu.edu.hk | Haemodynamic and Vascular Disorders, Immunity and Infection | Link | |
| LI Hoi Yee Gloria | Assistant Professor | gloria-hy.li@polyu.edu.hk | Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| LI Tian | Assistant Professor | litian.li@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer | Link | Link |
| CHEN Junyi | Research Assistant Professor | jerry-junyi.chen@polyu.edu.hk | Neuroimaging and Neuropathology | Link | Link |
| CHIYANIKA Chileka | Research Assistant Professor | chileka.chiyanika@polyu.edu.hk | Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | |
| CHOW Wang Ngai Franklin | Research Assistant Professor | franklin.chow@polyu.edu.hk | Immunity and Infection | Link | Link |
| DI Da | Research Assistant Professor | david.di@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer, Immunity and Infection | Link | |
| LIN Huige | Research Assistant Professor | huige.lin@polyu.edu.hk | Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| REN Ge Gary | Research Assistant Professor | gary-ge.ren@polyu.edu.hk | Cancer | Link | Link |
| WU Ka Lok Kelvin | Research Assistant Professor | kelvin-ka-lok.wu@polyu.edu.hk | Immunity and Infection, Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
| XIONG Qing | Research Assistant Professor | bear-qing.xiong@polyu.edu.hk | Immunity and Infection | Link | |
| YEUNG Ho Yin Martin | Research Assistant Professor | martin-ho-yin.yeung@polyu.edu.hk | Metabolic and Ocular Disorders | Link | Link |
Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports in English are required.
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Compulsory
A standard form must be used for the submission of a research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Please indicate your proposed Chief Supervisor in your research proposal.
Compulsory
Official certificates/transcripts of your undergraduate and postgraduate studies indicating the credit unit of each subject you have completed, your award classification and/ or your ranking in the graduation class are required.
The explanatory notes on the grading system and classifications of your awards are required.
Compulsory if you hold an MPhil degree or equivalent
Official documents showing a research postgraduate degree with a dissertation as an award requirement are required.
