The Team
Principle Investigator
Shih-Chieh Jeff Ti, Ph.D.
CURRENT POSITIONS
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong (2026-present)
Academic Editor
STAR Protocols, Cell Press (2022-present)
WORK EXPERIENCES
Assistant Professor
School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong (2019-2026)
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Rockefeller University (2012-2019)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University (2006-2011)
B.S. in Chemistry, National Taiwan University (2000-2004)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Tingting Jia (2025-present)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SiChuan University (2019–2025)
B.S. in Pharmaceutical Engineering, SiChuan University (2015–2019)
Graduate Students
Jingyi Luo
Ph.D. Student (2022-present)
EDUCATION
M.S. in Chemistry, Tsinghua University (2019-2022)
B.Eng. in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Shanghai University (2015-2019)
B.A. Double degree in English, East China Normal University (Minor) (2016-2018)
Yucheng Ye (Jackson)
Ph.D. Student (2022-present)
EDUCATION
B.Sc. in condensed matter and optics, Sichuan University (2018-2022)
Chen Jing Khoo (CJ)
Ph.D. Student (2023-present)
EDUCATION
Research Assistant II, The University of Hong Kong (2021- 2023)
M.Sc. in Medical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong (2020 –2021)
B.Sc. in Biomedicine (with Honours), The University of Melbourne (2016-2019)
Nan Zhang
Ph.D. Student (2021-present)
Co-supervisor: Prof. Quan Hao
EDUCATION
M.Sc. in Medical Chemistry, Shandong University (2018–2021)
B.Sc. in Pharmacy, Shandong University (2014-2018)
Xuanxuan Wang
Ph.D. Student (2024-present)
EDUCATION
M.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nankai University (2021–2024)
B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Techonology (2017-2021)
Boxuan Li (Hazel)
Ph.D. student (2025-present)
EDUCATION
M.Sc. in Biochemical and Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2022-2023)
B.Sc. in Kinesiology, Beijing Sport University (2018-2022)
Chenxi Zhu
Ph.D. student (2025-present)
EDUCATION
M.Eng. in Bioengineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2022–2025)
B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Jiangnan University (2018-2022)
Chang Zhao
M. Phil. Student (2024-present)
EDUCATION
B.Sc. in Decision Analysis (Major, 2020-2022) Biochemistry (Major 2022-present),
The University of Hong Kong (2020-2024)
Research Assistants
Mingyue Zhang
Research Assistant (2025-present)
EDUCATION
M.Sc. in Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China (2022–2025)
B.Sc. in Food Quality and Safety, Sichuan Agricultural University (2018–2022)
Technical Officer
Chung Kwan Anna Tse
CURRENT POSITION
Senior Technical Officer (2023-present)
EDUCATION
M.Phil., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
B.Sc. in Biology (Major) and
French Studies (Minor), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Undergraduate Students
Wei Sin Lau (Elise)
EDUCATION
HKU BSc (Molecular Biology & Biotechnology) 2023-
Alumni
Hoi Tung Shum (Iris), Research Assistant II (2019-2020)
Ji Won Seo (Victoria), Undergraduate intern (2020-2021)
Ren Qing (Tina), Research Assistant II (2020-2021)
Wong Wing Kiu (Helen), Undergraduate FYP (2020-2021)
Ka Leung Kwok, Technical Officer (2020-2021)
Cheng-Chieh Chao (Victor), Summer intern and placement year student (2021-2022)
B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, The University of Manchester (2023)
Current Position: Ph.D. student, IMBA, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Shan Yan, Research Assistant II (2021-2022)
Suihan Zhang, HKU Final Year Project student (2022-2023)
Current Position: Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin
Pui-Yi Trista KWAN, Ph.D., Technical Officer (2021-2022)
Current Position: Senior Technical Officer, CPOS, HKU
Guoling Fu, Ph.D. Student (2020-2024)
Current Position: Post-doc, Dr. Andrew Carter's Lab, LMB-MRC
Marc Nicholas Zopfi, Research Assistant II, M.Phil. student (2021-2024)