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OUR
TEACHING TEAM

At the School of Biomedical Engineering at HKU, our teaching team comprises renowned experts, dedicated educators, and pioneering researchers from diverse fields, including medicine, engineering, dentistry and sciences. With a commitment to academic excellence and innovation, our teaching team bring cutting-edge knowledge and real-world experience into the classroom, inspiring students to push the boundaries of biomedical technology. Through interactive learning, mentorship, and hands-on research, we empower future biomedical engineers to make a meaningful impact on global healthcare.

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 Professor HERVAS MILLAN, Rubén 
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • BS (Autonomous U), PhD (Autonomous U & Cajal Institute)

  • Assistant Professor

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Professor Kevin K.M. Tsia
Programme Director

  • B. E.

  • MPhil

  • PhD (UCLA)

  • Program Director, BEng in Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering

  • Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Engineering

  • Research Fellow of Hong Kong RGC (2020)

  • Fellow of SPIE

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Professor Michael Häusser
Interim Director

  • FRS; FMedSci

  • Director (School of Biomedical Sciences), LKS Faculty of Medicine

  • Interim Director (School of Biomedical Engineering), LKS Faculty of Medicine

  • Chair Professor of Neuroscience

  • Lee Man-Chiu Professor in Neuroscience

  • Director, JC STEM Lab of Neural Computation

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 Professor CHEUNG, Martin Chi Hang
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • BSc (CUHK); PhD (U of Nottingham)

  • Associate Professor

  • Associate Director (Research and Innovation), School of Biomedical Sciences

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Professor SUGIMURA, Rio Ryohichi
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • PhD (Stowers Institute for Medical Research), MD, BS (Osaka U)

  • Assistant Professor

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 Professor HO, Joshua Wing Kei
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • BSc (Hon), PhD (Sydney)

  • Associate Professor

  • Assistant Dean (Innovation & Technology Transfer), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

  • Director of Master of Biomedical Innovation

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 Professor CHEGANÇAS RITO, Tiago Miguel
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • D.Phil (U of Oxford)

  • Assistant Professor

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Professor SHIH, David Jen Hao
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • BSc, MSc, PhD (U of Toronto)

  • Assistant Professor

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 Professor WONG, Alan Siu Lun
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • BSc, MPhil (CUHK); PhD (HKUST)

  • Associate Professor

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 Professor MA, Stephanie Kwai Yee
by Courtesy (Faculty of Medicine)

  • BSc, MSc (UBC); PhD (HKU)

  • Jimmy and Emily Tang Professor in Molecular Genetics

  • Associate Vice-President (Research and Innovation), HKU

  • Academic Lead, Imaging and Flow Cytometry / Bioreagent / Bioresearch Support Cores, Centre for PanorOmic Sciences, HKUMed

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Professor Joseph Y.K. Chan
Joint Appointment with Department of Ophthalmology

  • B.Eng.(MedE) Medical Engineering Programme (First Hon.), The University of Hong Kong, Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong

  • Associate Professor

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 Professor HUANG, Jiandong
Joint Appointment with School of Biomedical Sciences

  • BS (Fudan U); PhD (U of California, LA)

  • Chair Professor of Synthetic Biology

  • L & T Charitable Foundation Professor in Biomedical Sciences

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Professor TSOI, James Kit Hon
by Courtesy (Faculty of Dentistry)

  • BSc, MSc (UBC); PhD (HKU)

  • Jimmy and Emily Tang Professor in Molecular Genetics

  • Associate Vice-President (Research and Innovation), HKU

  • Academic Lead, Imaging and Flow Cytometry / Bioreagent / Bioresearch Support Cores, Centre for PanorOmic Sciences, HKUMed

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 Professor HSIN, Michael Kuan Yew
by Courtesy (Faculty of Medicine)

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

  • MB BChir (Cantab), MD (Cantab), FRCS Eng, FRCS Ed, FCSHK, FHKAM (Surgery)

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 Professor WONG, Alice Sze Tsai
by Courtesy (Faculty of Science)

  • Associate Vice-President (Research) and Professor, Chair of Cancer Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, HKU

  • BSc (HKU); MPhil (HKU); PhD (British Columbia)

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 Professor Sloan Kulper
Honorary

  • Honorary Assistant Professor

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 Professor Zhang, Chengfei
by Courtesy (Faculty of Dentistry)

  • DDS, PhD (Peking U)

  • Clinical Professor in Endodontics

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 Professor LI, Philip Yong Xin
by Courtesy (Faculty of Science)

  • Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, HKU

  • B.Sc. (Peking University); Ph.D. (HKUST)

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 Professor Russell Chan
Honorary

  • Honorary Assistant Professor

  • Co-founder, Chairman and CEO

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 Professor Erica Ann Boles
Honorary

  • Honorary Assistant Professor

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