Name Card
Professor Irene Ng 吳呂愛蓮
Title:
Professor, Chair of Pathology
Director, State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (HKU)
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Faculty:
Teaching List, Current
| Term | Code | Class | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 S1 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2023 S1 | PATH6600 | 1A | Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases |
| 2023 S2 | BBMS3003 | 2A | Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases |
| 2023 S2 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2021 S1 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2021 S1 | PATH6600 | 1A | Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases |
| 2021 S2 | BBMS3003 | 2A | Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases |
| 2021 S2 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2021 S2 | PATH6005 | 2A | Essential Anatomical Pathology for Clinicians |
| 2019 S1 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2019 S1 | PATH6600 | 1A | Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases |
| 2019 S2 | BBMS3003 | 2A | Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases |
| 2019 S2 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2019 S2 | PATH6005 | 2A | Essential Anatomical Pathology for Clinicians |
| 2020 S1 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2018 S2 | BBMS3003 | 2A | Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases |
| 2020 S1 | PATH6600 | 1A | Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases |
| 2020 S2 | BBMS3003 | 2A | Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases |
| 2020 S2 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2018 S1 | PATH6600 | 1A | Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases |
| 2018 S2 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2018 S1 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2022 S1 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2022 S1 | PATH6600 | 1A | Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases |
| 2022 S2 | BBMS3003 | 2A | Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases |
| 2022 S2 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2024 S1 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
| 2024 S1 | PATH6600 | 1A | Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases |
| 2024 S2 | BBMS3003 | 2A | Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases |
| 2024 S2 | BCHM3606 | FA | Pathology |
Supervision of Research Postgraduate Students
| Status | Thesis Title | Field of Study | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characterization of Mitotic Checkpoint Proteins, MAD1 and MAD2, in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2003 Phd Sze Man Fong | |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2023 Phd Zeng Fanhong | ||
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2023 Phd Tam Kwan Ho | ||
| Decoding the functions of Long Noncoding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Cancer epigenetics | 2019 Phd Wong Lok Sze | |
| Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 Knockout Library Screening Identified PTPMT1 for Cardiolipin Synthesis as a Crucial Metabolic Regulator for Hypoxic Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Tumor microenvironment and metabolic reprogramming of hepatocellular carcinoma | 2018 MPhil Bao Hao Ran | |
| Study of the role of the tumor suppressor Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog (PTEN) in hepatocellular carcinoma | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2006 MPhil Wong Lai Ting | |
| Liver Cancer | 2024 Phd Ho Wing Yan | ||
| Molecular Regulations of Deleted in Liver Cancer (DLC) Protein Family | Molecular Genetic Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2005 Phd Ko Chi Fat | |
| Bioinformatics | 2024 Phd Li Qian | ||
| Integrated Functional Genomics of Liver Cancer Using Genome-Scale Technologies Coupled with Clinical Translational Studies | 2024 Phd Deng Huan | ||
| Study of the Roles of RhoE in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Oncology in Liver Cancer | 2009 Phd Ma Wei | |
| Functional Validation of Anti-LANCL1 Antibody | 2024 MPhil O Chui Yee Diana | ||
| LANCL1-FAM49B axis promotes cancer stemness of hepatocellular carcinoma by reducing NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative stress | Molecular pathogenesis in liver cancer | 2018 Phd Huang Hongyang | |
| Tumor intrinsic pathways and microenvironmental factors dictate the immune landscape and responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors in liver cancer | Cancer immunology in hepatocellular carcinoma | 2018 Phd Yuen Wai Hin | |
| Oncogenic Role of Integrin-linked Kinase in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Cancer Biology | 2008 MPhil Chan Jenny | |
| Study of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Signaling and the Effects of Its Specific Inhibitors in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Genetic Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2005 MPhil Hui Chun Fai | |
| Epigenetic Dysregulation of microRNA-9 (miRNA-9) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | Epigenetics in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2008 MPhil Tam Hoy Kam Aegean | |
| Functional Characterization of CDK5RAP3 In Hepatocellular Carcinoma And Neuronal Differentiation | Cancer | 2007 Phd Mak Wing Yan Grace | |
| Study of the roles of Dishevelled-3 in stemness and cell migration in hepatocellular carcinoma | Molecular Oncology in Liver Cancer | 2009 Phd Tsui Yu Man | |
| The emerging roles of non-coding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Liver Cancer | 2010 Phd Tsang Felice Hoching | |
| Functional characterization of cancer-associated fibroblasts in the regulation of cancer stem cell-like properties in hepatocellular carcinoma | Cancer Research | 2011 Phd Lau Yuen Ting | |
| Deregulation of histone methyltransferases SETDB1 and G9a and their functional roles in liver cancer | MicroRNA deregulation in liver cancer, Epigenetic-miRNA regulatory circuitry | 2012 Phd Wei Lai | |
| Role of Hypoxia-induced Upregulation of Caveolin-1 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Cancer Biology | 2009 MPhil Wong Yuen Sze Sivia | |
| Identification of CD47 as a novel therapeutic target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Targeting of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2009 MPhil Cheung Chi Ho | |
| Dysregulation of Nuclear Factor-kappa B (NF-kB) Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | Molecular Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2001 MPhil Chan Chun Fung | |
| Functional study of Suppressor of Variegation 3-9 Homolog 1 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Liver Carcinogenesis | 2009 Phd Fan Ngo Yin | |
| Significance of LRP6 coreceptor upregulation in the aberrant activation of Wnt signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma | Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2006 MPhil Wong Yin Chi | |
| Requirement of N-linked glycosylation for optimal proteolytic activation of liver-enriched transcription factor CREB-H | bZIP Transcription Factors in Hepatic Physiology and Pathology | 2008 Phd Chan Chi Ping | |
| Identification of Liver Tumour-Initiating Cells using a Chemoresistant Animal Model | Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | 2008 MPhil Castilho Antonia Genevieve | |
| Combination therapies to enhance efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in hepatocellular carcinoma | Tumor microenvironment | 2018 Phd Cheu Wing Sum | |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2022 Phd Yu Ching Yun | ||
| Next generation sequencing analysis: from monogenic to polygenic disorders | Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics | 2013 Phd Wong Kwong Leong | |
| Expression and Function of Caveolin-1 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2007 Phd Tse Yuk Ting | |
| Overexpression of PAK4 and its relevance in hepatocellular carcinoma | Cancer | 2004 MPhil Xu Haitao | |
| Protein interaction and the subcellular localization control of the Deleted in Liver Cancer (DLC) family protein | Molecular Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2006 Phd Chan Lo Kong | |
| Identification and characterization of a novel tumor suppressor gene, Deleted in liver cancer 2, (DLC2) | Functional and Molecular Genetic Studies of Tumour Suppressor Genes on Chromosomes 8p and 13q in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2002 Phd Leung Ho Yin | |
| Regulations and Functions of Rho-kinases in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Genetic Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2004 Phd Wong Chak Lui | |
| The clinical relevance and roles of NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex 4-like 2 in hepatocellular carcinoma progression | Cellular and Biological Mechanism of Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2013 MPhil Lai Kit Ho | |
| Characterization of the functional role of AMP-activated protein kinase in tumor suppression | Cancer | 2005 MPhil Liu Heong Fai Michael | |
| Roles of Hypoxia-inducible MicroRNA-210 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular oncology in liver cancer | 2009 Phd Kai Ka Lun Alan | |
| Epigenetic Role and Functions of Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Pathology of Liver Cancer | 2009 Phd Au Leung Kuen | |
| Epigenetic Inactivation and Tumor Suppressive Roles of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator Inhibitors (HAIs) in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular Genetic Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2004 Phd Tung Kwok Kwan | |
| Molecular Alterations on Chromosome 8 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular genetics of hepatocellular carcinoma | 1999 MPhil Chan Kok Lung | |
| Transketolase (TKT), a critical enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), counteracts oxidative stress to drive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression | Molecular Study of Liver Cancer | 2013 Phd Xu Mingjing | |
| Functional characterization and therapeutic implication of CD47 in sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma | Oncology | 2012 MPhil Lo Jessica | |
| Subcellular localisation of growth suppressor protein Deleted in Liver Cancer 2 (DLC2) | Characterization of Novel Genes in Liver Cancer | 2002 MPhil Ng Chi Heng David | |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2022 Phd Yu Chun Yin | ||
| Exploring the heterogeneity of hypoxia response and investigating the role of synonymous mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-omics analysis | Genetics and epigenetics of liver cancer | 2019 Phd Wang Gengchao | |
| Examination of the epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) dysregulations in hepatocellular carcinoma | Molecular pathogenesis in liver cancer | 2018 MPhil Ming Sheung In | |
| Characterization of the functional roles and regulation of BAP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma | Molecular Pathogenesis in liver cancer | 2018 Phd Xie Xiaoyu | |
| The Regulation and Functional Significance of the Hypoxia Inducible Bifunctional Glycolytic Enzyme, PFKFB4, in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular pathogenesis in liver cancer | 2018 MPhil Kam Shing | |
| Liver cancer | 2023 Phd Lyu Xueying | ||
| The Role of Hypoxia on Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cell Accumulation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Cellular and biological mechanisms of metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma | 2014 Phd Chiu Kung Chun | |
| The Functional Roles and Therapeutic Implications of FOXM1 and CENPF in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular study of liver cancer | 2015 MPhil Lam Wai Ling Macrina | |
| A Viral Integration Event Detection Tool for Long-Read Sequencing Technology | 2023 Phd Chan Hoi Ying | ||
| HELLS regulates chromatin remodeling and its overexpression induces epigenetics silencing of multiple tumor suppressors in hepatocellular carcinoma | Cancer Epigenetics | 2016 Phd Law Cheuk Ting | |
| Inhibition of CAF-1 histone chaperone complex triggers cytosolic DNA and dsRNA sensing pathways and induces intrinsic immunity of hepatocellular carcinoma | Epigenetic pathogenesis of liver cancer | 2020 Phd Chan For Fan | |
| Targeting Liver-Tumor Initiation Cells via Hampering the Lipogenesis Pathways through Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase | Cancer Research | 2014 MPhil Ma Kin Fai | |
| Functional roles and therapeutic implications of the histone chaperone FACT complex in hepatocellular carcinoma | Cancer Epigenetics and Molecular Pathogenesis of Liver Cancer | 2016 Phd Shen Jialing | |
| Functional characterization and therapeutic role of Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 (IRAK1) in hepatocellular carcinoma | Cancer Research | 2014 MPhil Cheng Yik Ling Bowie | |
| Interplay of Hypoxia and Cancer Stemness via Ephrin-A3/EphA2 axis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular pathology, hepatopathology and molecular oncology | 2018 Phd Husain Abdullah | |
| Pushing Ploidy to Its Limit as a New Therapeutic Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular mechanisms that drive hepatocellular carcinoma | 2018 Phd Chan Yuen Ki | |
| Deregulation of bromodomain-containing proteins BRPF1 and BRD9 in hepatocellular carcinoma | Cancer Biology | 2016 Phd Cheng Lai Hung Carol | |
| Dysregulations and Functions of RNA modifying enzymes METTL3 and TRMT6 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Cancer biology | 2016 Phd Chen Mengnuo | |
| Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) in liver cancer: software development and data analysis | Bioinformatics in Liver Cancer | 2019 MPhil Chuwdhury Gulam Sarwar | |
| Adaptive and constitutive activations of antioxidant-producing metabolic pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma | Molecular biology of liver cancer | 2017 Phd Lee Derek | |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2021 Phd Lu Jingyi | ||
| Dysregulation of Ral GTPase-Activating Protein Complex activates RalA signaling and supports metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma through intrinsic and extracellular vesicle-dependent manners | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 2017 Phd Tian Lu | |
| The Role of CKLF-Like Marvel Transmembrane Domain-Containing 4 in Tumour Immunology of Liver Cancer | Cancer Metabolism and Immunology | 2017 MPhil Chui Nog Qin Noreen | |
| The Role of Transcription Factor Activating Enhancer-binding Protein-4 (TFAP4) in the Reactivation of Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Molecular pathology, hepatopathology and molecular oncology | 2017 MPhil Lim Huiju | |
| Bioinformatics | 2023 Phd Suoangbaji |
HKU Committee Appointments
| Start Date | End Date | Committee | Category | Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-01 | 2018-01-31 | Electronmicroscope Unit Committee of Management | The Head of the Department of Pathology | |
| 2003-01-01 | 2004-01-20 | Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the | Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate | Senate |
| 2009-07-01 | 2011-06-30 | Research and Conference Grants, Committee on | An alternate member from each Faculty, to be present at a meeting when the Dean, Associate Dean or his/her nominee is not available | |
| 2016-09-01 | 2018-08-31 | Academic Reviews, Advisory Group on | Nine professors appointed by the Senate for two years at a time, with membership staggered at one-yearly intervals | |
| 2014-09-01 | 2016-08-31 | Academic Reviews, Advisory Group on | Nine professors appointed by the Senate for two years at a time, with membership staggered at one-yearly intervals | Senate |
| 2018-02-01 | 2019-12-31 | Electronmicroscope Unit Committee of Management | The Head of the Department of Pathology | |
| 2014-12-01 | 2017-11-30 | Electronmicroscope Unit Committee of Management | The Head of the Department of Pathology | |
| 2011-12-01 | 2014-11-30 | Electronmicroscope Unit Committee of Management | The Head of the Department of Pathology | |
| 1999-09-01 | 1999-11-30 | Electronmicroscope Unit Committee of Management | The Head of the Department of Pathology | |
| 1999-09-01 | 1999-11-30 | Senate | Other Heads of Teaching Department | |
| 2011-07-01 | 2013-07-31 | Research and Conference Grants, Committee on | The Dean or Associate Dean of each Faculty, or their nominees | |
| 2005-09-01 | 2009-06-30 | Research and Conference Grants, Committee on | An alternate member from each Faculty, to be present at a meeting when the Dean, Associate Dean or his/her nominee is not available | |
| 2015-09-01 | 2016-02-29 | Postgraduate Education, Policy Board of | Three teachers appointed by the Senate from different faculties for two years at a time amongst the following academic groupings:(a) Dentistry/Medicine(b) Engineering/Science/Architecture(c) Arts/Bus&Econ/Social Sciences/Education/Law | Senate |
| 2014-09-01 | 2015-08-31 | Postgraduate Education, Policy Board of | Three teachers appointed by the Senate from different faculties for two years at a time amongst the following academic groupings:(a) Dentistry/Medicine(b) Engineering/Science/Architecture(c) Arts/Bus&Econ/Social Sciences/Education/Law | Senate |
| 2012-09-01 | 2014-08-31 | Postgraduate Education, Policy Board of | Three teachers appointed by the Senate from different faculties for two years at a time amongst the following academic groupings:(a) Dentistry/Medicine(b) Engineering/Science/Architecture(c) Arts/Bus&Econ/Social Sciences/Education/Law | Senate |
| 2010-09-01 | 2012-08-31 | Postgraduate Education, Policy Board of | Three teachers appointed by the Senate from different faculties for two years at a time amongst the following academic groupings:(a) Dentistry/Medicine(b) Engineering/Science/Architecture(c) Arts/Bus&Econ/Social Sciences/Education/Law | Senate |
| 2014-12-01 | 2017-11-30 | Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the | Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate | Senate |
| 2012-05-09 | 2014-11-30 | Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the | Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate | Senate |
| 2000-01-01 | 2002-12-31 | Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the | Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate | Senate |
| 1997-02-13 | 1999-12-31 | Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the | Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate | Senate |
| 1996-07-01 | 2003-06-30 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | Senior Lecturers in Faculty | |
| 2023-07-01 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University | ||
| 2003-07-01 | 2018-06-30 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University | |
| 2018-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University | Senate |
| 1995-02-01 | 1996-09-01 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | Such other persons not being teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board, provided that the number of such persons shall not exceed one-fourth of the whole number of members of the Board | Senate |
| 1992-02-01 | 1995-01-31 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | Such other persons not being teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board, provided that the number of such persons shall not exceed one-fourth of the whole number of members of the Board | Senate |