Principal Investigator:
Prof. Weiping Wang
Postdoctoral Researchers:
Dr. Jia Li
Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
PhD, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University
Email: jialium@hku.hk
Dr. Yaming Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
MSc, Hong Kong Baptist University (Pharmacy)
Email: yamingz@hku.hk
Dr. Senfeng Zhao
Postdoctoral Fellow (2025-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
PhD, Central South University (Chemical Engineering and Technology)
MSc, Central South University (Chemical Engineering and Technology)
BSc, Shenzhen University (Biotechnology)
Email: sfzhao@hku.hk
Dr. Wanwan Chang
Postdoctoral Fellow (2026-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
PhD, Pharmacy, MUST
MSc, Biomedical Engineering, Xidian University
BSc, Chemistry (Innovative Experimental Class), Shaanxi Normal University
Email: wwchang@hku.hk
Dr. Fan Gao
Postdoctoral Fellow (2026-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
PhD, Wuhan University (Polymer Chemistry and Physics)
BSc, Hunan University (Applied Chemistry)
Email: gaofan11@hku.hk
Staff:
Xi Chen
Research Assistant (2024-)
Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre
MMedSc, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
BSc, Macau University of Science and Technology (Pharmacy)
Email：cassy224@hku.hk
Graduate Students:
Yichi Zhang
Ph.D Student (2021-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
BSc, Wuhan University (Chemistry)
E-mail: yichi008@connect.hku.hk
Chang Yang
Ph.D Student (2023-) Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
MSc, Peking University (Pharmaceutical Science)
BSc, Jilin University (Life Sciences)
Email: yangchku@connect.hku.hk
Qingyi Dai
Ph.D Student (2023-)
Faculty of Dentistry, HKU
BDS, Sichuan University (Stomatology)
Email: dqy626@connect.hku.hk
Huiyan Sun
Ph.D Student (2025-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
MSc, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Basic Medicine)
BSc, Jilin University (Food Science and Engineering)
Email: u3012490@connect.hku.hk
Shuxian (Diana) Wen
MPhil Student (2024-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
BSc, Cornell University (Chemical Engineering)
Email: shuxianwen@connect.hku.hk
Su Zhou (HKPFS & HKU-PS Awardee)
Ph.D Student (2025-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
MSc, Zhejiang University (Food Science)
BSc, Zhejiang University (Food Science and Engineering)
Email: u3012498@connect.hku.hk
Xiaoxin Zhu
Ph.D Student (2025-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
MSE, Johns Hopkins University (Biomedical Engineering）
BS, University of Wisconsin Madison (Biomedical Engineering）
Email: charliex@connect.hku.hk
Jinming Xing (HKU-PS Awardee)
Ph.D Student (2025-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
Mpharm, King's College London (Pharmacy)
Email: jinming.x@connect.hku.hk
Yutong Zhou
MMedSc (2025-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
BSc, Imperial College London (Medical Biosciences)
Email: u3661162@connect.hku.hk
Wenyu Huang
MmedSc Student (2025-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
BSc, Hons in University of Strathclyde (Biochemistry and Pharmacology)
BSc, China Pharmaceutical University [Pharmacy (Biochemistry and Pharmacology)]
Email: hwy23333@connect.hku.hk
Undergraduate Students:
Ching To Yung
BPharm Student (2022-)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
Email: tobiasy@connect.hku.hk
Visiting Students:
Angie So
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Summer Intern (2026)
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU
BSc, Neuroscience in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2025-2029)
Email: angieso@umich.edu
Alunmi:
6Post-doctoral Fellows
Dr. Junyang Zhuang (2018-2019)
Dr. Lv Wen (2017-2020)
Dr. Peng Wei (2020-2022)
Dr. Weirong Kang (2021-2022)
Dr. Lu Liu (2021-2025)
Dr. Ni Fan (2023-2025)
Dr. Yuwei Liu (2024-2025)
Dr. Shuting Xu (2024-2025)
Dr. Kang Chen (2018-2026)
Graduate Students
Grace Yu Gao (2018-2019)
Yifan Wang (2019-2020)
Yafei Li (2017-2021)
Yifan Gao (2021-2022)
Yang Zhou (2019-2023)
Tianyi Wang (2019-2023)
Qingyang Lyu (2022-2023)
Yi Huang (2022-2023)
Kaiqi Long (2018-2024)
Meicen Wu (2023-2024)
Xinyu(Vienna) Zhang (2024-2025)
Xinran Qi (2024-2025)
Hanhang Yang (2024-2025)
Yuwei Liu (2020-2024)
Shuting Xu (2020-2024)
JinZhao Liu (2021-2025)
Maolin Zhou (2023-2025)
Research Assistants
Yaming Zhang (2017)
Zhanfeng Du (2017-2018)
Zhanfeng Du (2017-2018)
Tianyi Wang (2019)
Kaiqi Long (2018)
Xiaojiao Xia (2024)
Undergraduate Students
CHAN Nga Weng (Kimmy)
Lau King Son, Kingson
Visiting Students
Xiang Zhang
Yining Zhu
Phoebe Lei
Yichi Zhang
Yang Chit Wai
Lin Wing Kak Winnes
Zihan Wang
Yu Chun Hei Benedict
Yao Xiaotong
Morikawa Soma
Yidian Fu
Yidi Wang
Jiaqi Qiang
Zijian Guo
Han Han
Jinzhao Liu
Guo Xiaowei
Haesun Ahn
Cheuk Kiu (Andrew) Li
Seo Ji Won (Victoria)
Renee Ngai
CHAN Nga Weng (Kimmy)
Meilin Xie
Yiduo Wang
Sijie Dai
Long Yuan
Yuwei Liu
Jieran Sun
Sukriti Mathur
Jaehee So
Ka Yi Lee
Yung Ching To
Ruoyu Shen
Klara Piletič
Yiyang Shao
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