Awards & Honours

External Awards
Award Awardee Year of Award
Research.com – Best Female Scientist 2024 (Ranked # 4 in China; Ranked # 512 in the World) Professor Irene Oi-Lin NG 2024
Distinguished Young Scholars Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China Professor Carmen CL WONG 2024
Hong Kong Outstanding Youth Award Professor Loey LY MAK 2024
Global Women in Healthcare Awards – The Rising Star Award Professor Loey LY MAK 2024
Special Grand Prize – Prize of the China Invention Association and Gold Medal, 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva Professor Kwan MAN and research team 2024
Special Grand Prize – Prize of the Malaysian Delegation and Silver Medal, 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva Professor Albert Chi-Yan CHAN, Professor Chi-Leung CHIANG 2024
Gold Medal, 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva Professor Peng-Tao LIU and research team 2024
The Prize for Best Original Research by Young Fellows, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Professor Chi-Leung CHIANG 2023
Croucher Fellowship 2021/2022 Dr Loey LY MAK 2021
Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship Professor MF YUEN 2021
The Hong Kong College of Physicians – Distinguished Research Paper Award for Young Investigator 2020 Dr Loey LY MAK 2020
Junior Investigator Award (International Liver Cancer Association) Dr Carmen CL WONG 2019
State Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China – Second-class Professor XY GUAN and research team 2019
China Medical Science and Technology Awards – First-class Professor XY GUAN and research team 2018
Higher Education Institution Scientific Research Outstanding Awards (Science & Technology) – First-class of Science and Technology Progress              Professor XY GUAN and research team 2018
Ton Duc Thang University Scientific Prize - Rising Star Award Dr Stephanie KY MA 2018
Croucher Innovation Award Dr Carmen CL WONG 2017
Guangdong Province Outstanding Young Medical Talent Award Dr Walter WK SETO 2017
UBC Alumni Builder Award Dr Stephanie KY MA 2017
UBC Alumni Builder Award Dr Carmen CL WONG 2017
Research Grants Council Clinical Research Fellowship Dr Regina CL LO 2016
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine - Distinguished Young Fellow Dr Regina CL LO 2015
Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Professor DY JIN 2014
Croucher Innovation Award Dr Stephanie KY MA 2014
Higher Education Institution Scientific Research Outstanding Awards (Science & Technology) – Second-class of Natural Science              Professor XY GUAN, Dr Stephanie KY MA and research team 2014
The World Academy of Science Prize in Medical Science Professor Irene OL NG 2014
Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship

Professor Irene OL NG

2013
Higher Education Institution Scientific Research Outstanding Awards (Science & Technology) – First-class of Natural Science              Professor K MAN and research team 2013
State Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China – First-class Professor XY GUAN and research team 2012
Endowed Professorships
Endowed Professorship Conferred Professor Year
Clara and Lawrence Fok Professor in Precision Medicine Professor DY JIN 2016
Sophie Y M Chan Professor in Cancer Research Professor XY GUAN 2016
Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professorship in Surgery Professor SC CHAN 2013
Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professorship in Medicine Professor MF YUEN 2012
Simon K Y Lee Professorship in Gastroenterology Professor CL LAI 2011
Suen Chi-Sun Professorship in Clinical Science Professor Ronnie TP POON 2011
Loke Yew Professorship in Pathology Professor Irene OL NG 2008
Research Excellence Awards of HKU
Award Awardee Year of Award
Outstanding Researcher Award Professor Stephanie Kwai-Yee MA 2022-2023
Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award Professor Carmen Chak-Lui WONG 2022-2023
Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award Professor Chun Ming WONG 2021-2022
Outstanding Young Researcher Award Dr Walter WK SETO 2016-2017
Outstanding Young Researcher Award Dr Carmen CL WONG 2016-2017
Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award Professor XY GUAN 2015-2016 
Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award Professor DY JIN         2013-2014
Outstanding Young Researcher Award Dr Stephanie KY MA                  2012-2013
Outstanding Researcher Award Professor XY GUAN 2011-2012
Outstanding Researcher Award Professor MF YUEN 2009-2010