Principle Investigator
Chaogu Zheng, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor (2025-)
School of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong
WORK EXPERIENCES
Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong (2018-2025)
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University (2015-2018)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, City University of New York (2016-2017)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Columbia University (2015)
M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, CAS (2009)
B.S. in Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology of China (2006)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Mengyu Zhang
Ph.D. at Ocean University of China (2023)
Dr. Zhang works on using metabolomics to identify bacterial metabolites that reuglate host neurodegeneration.
Simranjeet Kaur
Ph.D. at Hong Kong Baptist University (2024)
Dr. Kaur studies protein-RNA interaction using recombinant proteins and structural biology.
Emily Hok Ning Tsui
Ph.D. at The University of Hong Kong (2024)
Dr. Tsui works on the evolution of DNA methylation and recognition in nematodes.
Graduate Students
Rui Wang (2021-)
B.S. at Shandong University;
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Rui (a HKU-SZBL joint student) works on the trafficking and regulation of TMC channels.
Dongyao Liu (2022-)
B.S. at Northwest A&F University
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Dongyao works on the evolution of toxin-antidote elements in C. elegans
Jialing Yin (2023-)
B.S. at Hunan Agricultural University
M.S. at Jinan University
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Jialing (a HKU-SZBL joint student) works on the role of scramblase in channelopathies and neurodegeneration
Angela Ting Hay Fan (2024-)
B.S. at The University of Hong Kong
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Angela (a HKU-PS awardee) works on the effects of bacterial lysozyme inhibitors on host neurodegeneration
Lianxing (Colin) Tan (2025-)
B.S. at HKUST
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Colin works on the mechanisms of axonal growth and regeneration.
Haoming He (2022-)
B.S. at Shantou University
M.S. at Tel Aviv University
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Haoming (a UPF awardee) works on synaptic formation and circuit assembly.
Hui Yuan Lim (2022-)
B.S. at The University of Hong Kong
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Hui Yuan (a HKU-PS & HKPF awardee) works on the mechanism of mRNA axonal transport
Meigui Yang (2023-)
B.S. at Henan University of Technology
M.S. at Wuhan University
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Meigui works on the effects of bacterial LPS on neurodegeneration
Min Ren (2024-)
B.S. at U of Science and Technology of China; ​M.S. at Hong Kong U of Science and Technology
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Min works on identifying neuroprotective compounds using mouse PD models
Xinyue Xu (2025-)
B.S. at U of Science and Technology of China
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Xinyue works on developing cellular models of neurodegenerative diseases
Tianxiao Hao (2025-)
B.E. at Tsinghua University
​M.S. at Johns Hopkins University
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Tianxiao (a HKU-PS awardee) works on the evolution of genes through duplication.
Research Assistants
Eugenia King Hin Fong
B.S. at The University of Hong Kong
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Eugenia works on the formation of gap junctions and neural circuit assembly and functions.