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Professor Watt, Rory Munro

Title:
Associate Professor

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
The Royal Society of ChemistryMRSC
The University of EdinburghBSc (Hons)
The University of EdinburghPhD
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
Wong, JW
2013-03-01Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA) Team "PBL 2.0: E-learning for Problem-based Learning (PBL) at the Faculty of Dentistry": The University of Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Award Scheme(2012)
Teaching Accomplishment
YU, Xiaolin
2015-08-01Research Award in Periodontology and Microbiology, 29th Annual Scientific Meeting (2015) of the International Association for Dental Research, South-east Asian Division: International Association for Dental Research South-east Asian Division
Research Achievement
MO, Sisu
YOU, Meng
2012-11-01Best Paper Award in Microbiology / Immunology / Periodontal Research: 26th IADR-SEA Annual Scientific Meeting
Research Achievement
MO, Sisu
YOU, Meng
2010-12-01Listerine Award in Investigative Periodontology: Conjoint Scientific Meeting and 1st Guangdong-Hong Kong Postgraduate Forum in Dental Science
Research Achievement
2010-05-01Common Core Teaching Development Grant
Teaching Accomplishment
2012-07-01Faculty Research Output Prize (2012): Faculty of Dentistry
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
12/2023 - presentMemberMicrobiology Society
08/2012 - 08/2014Councillor, Microbiology & Immunology Research GroupInternational Association for Dental Research (IADR)
01/2008 - 12/2020MemberInternational Association for Dental Research (IADR)
05/2013 - presentInternational MentorAmerican Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Media Contact Directory
Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Treponeme Bacteria (oral spirochetes)
Stringent response and (pp)pGpp metabolism
Periodontal Disease Etiology
Oral Microbiome
Bacterial Protein Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Bacterial Polyphosphate Metabolism
Bacterial genomics (esp. oral treponemes)
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English英語
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English英文