Jun YANG
Jun graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, China. He is currently a Ph.D. student. His research involves detection of antimicrobial resistance genes in both Gram-positive and negative bacteria, and alternative strategies to fight against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. He is also interested in investigating antimicrobial resistance mechanisms by genome editing tools, such as CRISPR-Cas and Lambda red recombineering.
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-7067
Kai Yan YEONG
Kai Yan completed her B.Sc. in Biotechnology in UTAR, Malaysia, and M.Phil. in the University of Hong Kong before starting her Ph.D. program in 2021. Her project focuses on the field of molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae. In addition, she is interested in determining the molecular characteristics of S. pneumoniae with the help of sequencing. The outcome would provide insight in assessing the ongoing impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in locality.
Jie LI, Sophie
Sophie graduated from environmental microbiology in Sun Yat-Sen University, China, and was a bioinformatician in a biotechnology company for early disease screening. She is currently a Ph.D. student, and is co-supervised by Professors Margaret Ip and Guoping Zhao. Her research interest focuses on the evolution and transmission of antibiotic resistance in pathogens, such as clinically invasive Escherichia coli, through comparative genomics and phylogenetics.
Liuyue YANG, Bella
Bella concomitantly obtained the B.Sc. (1st Class Hons) in Food Safety at the University of Tasmania and the Bachelor of Food Quality and Safety at the Southwest University under the Universities’ collaborative programme in 2021. She is currently a Ph.D. student with a research focus on the molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.
Nannur RAHMAN
Nannur has attained B.S.c (Hons) and M.Sc. (Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, taught program) from Islamic University, Bangladesh. He pursued a Master’s degree in Science (research program) in Human Nutrition at Ghent University in Belgium with support from the prestigious VLIRUOS scholarship. He then worked in the Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh. He decided to step up in his career by taking on further studies under the support of the Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). His project focuses on the modulation of the gut microbiota under the influence of probiotics, antibiotics and other functional food.
Haitao HU, Hector
Hector was involved in the joint program between Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), China, and National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, where he obtained his B.Sc. in Biotechnology and M.Sc. in Food Science and Human Nutrition from TUST and NUS, respectively. His research focuses on MRSA infection and invasion in 3D cell culture systems and animal models. He is also interested in the effects and mechanisms of novel antimicrobial agents, such as antimicrobial peptides.
ZHENG, Ruiqi
Ruiqi has obtained a master’s degree in biotechnology from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a master’s degree in Big Data Analytics from Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain. With seven years of dedicated experience as a bioinformatics researcher, she has developed expertise in metagenomics, gene screening, and machine learning. Currently a Ph.D. student, her research focuses on investigating the spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in both environmental and human populations using metagenomic and whole-genome data analysis.
Alumni Student
| Name | Degree, Year of Graduation |
|---|---|
| Liuyue Yang | MPhil, 2023 |
| Mingfang Pan | PhD, 2023 |
| Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte | PhD, 2022 |
| Chendi Zhu | PhD, 2021 |
| Reema Subramanian | PhD, 2021 |
| Ying Yang | PhD, 2018 |
| Yuqian Wu, Jacky | MPhil, 2017 |
| Mingjing Luo | PhD, 2016 |
| Helen HL Ma | PhD, 2017 MPhil, 2009 |
| Veranja Liyanapathirana | PhD, 2015 |
| Zheng Wang | PhD, 2015 |
| Yun Chung Chow | MPhil, 2014 |
| Chris KY Wong | PhD, 2017 MPhil, 2011 |
| Thilani IUA Marasinghe | MPhil, 2008 |
| Shing Ching Cheuk | MPhil, 2005 |
| Philip MW Hung | MPhil, 2004 |
| Fiona WF Chio | MPhil, 2002 |