Name Card

Professor Richard Kao 高一村

Title:

Associate Professor

Department:

Department of Microbiology

Faculty:

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Teaching List, Current

Term	Code	Class	Title
2023 S1	BMSN2603	1A	Life Sciences I
2023 S1	BMSC3104	1A	Life Science IV
2023 S1	BBMS3001	1A	Medical Microbiology
2022 S1	BMSN2603	1A	Life Sciences I
2022 S1	BMSC3104	1A	Life Science IV
2022 S1	BBMS3001	1A	Medical Microbiology
2021 S2	BPHM3146	2A	Pharmacy in Body Systems Series: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
2021 S1	BMSN2603	1A	Life Sciences I
2021 S1	BMSC3104	1A	Life Science IV
2021 S1	BBMS3001	1A	Medical Microbiology
2020 S1	BMSN2603	1A	Life Sciences I
2020 S1	BMSC3104	1A	Life Science IV
2020 S1	BBMS3001	1A	Medical Microbiology
2019 S1	BMSN2101	1A	Life Science I
2019 S1	BMSC3104	1A	Life Science IV
2019 S1	BBMS3001	1A	Medical Microbiology
2018 S1	BMSC3104	1A	Life Science IV
2018 S1	BMSN2101	1A	Life Science I
2018 S1	BBMS3001	1A	Medical Microbiology

Supervision of Research Postgraduate Students

Thesis Title	Field of Study	Student
	Antimicrobial Resistance Study	2023 MPhil Tsui Wai Kai
The Development of Bio-mimetic Materials for Tissue Reconstruction through the Systematic Study of Cell-Matrix Interactions	Biomaterials and Microbiology	2010 Phd Tong Wing Yin Tommy
	Emerging Infectious Diseases and Drug Discovery	2022 MPhil Li Chen
	Antimicrobial Resistance Study	2021 Phd Jiang Shuo
	Biological Chemistry	2020 Phd Li Jingru
Isolation and characterization of natural compounds with anti-virulence properties against Staphylococcus aureus	Novel antimicrobials	2019 Phd Wei Yuanxin
	Novel Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance	2019 MPhil Li Ka Ho
An Investigational Study into the Drug-Associated Mutational Signature in SARS-CoV-2 Viruses	Virology	2019 Phd Shum Cheuk Ying Cynthia
Anti-bacterial plasma-treated metallic surface for orthopaedics use	Biomedical Materials	2006 MPhil Leung Kit Ying
Small molecule compounds perturbing the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus - a chemical genetics approach	High-throughput Screening and Chemical Genetics	2009 Phd Gao Peng
Identification of small molecule inhibitors of influenza A viruses by chemical genetics	Identification of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Influenza A Virus by Chemical Genetics	2005 MPhil Lau Lai Shan
Identification of small molecule compounds that cripple the Uropathogenic E. Coli (UPEC)-a chemical genetic approach	Resensitizing multidrug resistant bacteria to existing antibiotics - a chemical genetics approach	2014 Phd Li Yongli
Investigation of the Inhibitory Roles of hnRNP A1 in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease	Molecular Biology	2018 Phd Chen Ruijun
Antibacterial Properties of Novel 1D Nanostructured ZnO Nanowire Coatings on Medical Grade 316L Stainless Steel Surfaces	Antibacterial Metallic Materials for Orthopaedics	2010 MPhil Li Tak Lung
Identification and Characterization of Novel Small Molecule Compounds with Acinetobacter-specific Inhibitory Activities - A Chemical Genetics Approach	Resensitizing Multidrug Resistant Bacteria to Existing Antibiotics-A Chemical Genetics Approach	2013 Phd Yam Hin Cheung Bill
Molecular Characterization of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis	Mycobacterium Tuberculosis	2007 Phd Lau Wing Tong
Systematic lipidomics study of Talaromyces Marneffei infection	Structure-function study of virulence factors by Biomolecular NMR spectrospy	2012 Phd Ke Yihong
Essentiality of Methionine Aminopeptidase in Staphyloccccus aureus	Molecular Basis of Bacterial Pathogens	2002 MPhil Wong Chi Wai Bonnie
Novel small organic compounds for induction of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) lytic cycle in EBV-positive epithelial malignancies	Cancer	2011 Phd Choi Chung King
Uncovering New Compounds for Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Chemical Genetics	Chemical Genetics	2006 Phd Tsui Yuen Kee
Drug Delivery Devices Fabricated by Microfluidic Method and Their Applications in Long-term Antimicrobial Therapy	Biomaterial	2009 Phd Wu Jun
Identification and characterization of new small-molecule inhibitors of influenza A nucleoprotein	Chemical Genetics	2010 Phd Yang Fang
Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus blood culture isolates	Microbiology	2007 MPhil Lo Pui Ying
Antibacterial Properties and Biocompatibility of Novel Peptide Incorporated Titanium Alloy Biomaterials for Orthopaedic Implants	Biomedical Materials	2008 MPhil Yeung Che Yan
Molecular Characterization of Multi-drug Resistance Mechanisms in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis	Mycobacterium Tuberculosis	2008 Phd Siu Kit Hang
Magnesium-Oxide Based 3D Printed Scaffolds with Controlled Local Microenvironment for Bone Tissue Regeneration	Biomaterials Development	2013 Phd Shen Jie
Discovery and Characterization of Broad-spectrum Entry Inhibitors of Coronaviruses	Identification and Characterization of Universal Inhibitors in Coronavirus through Targeting Viral Helicase	2014 Phd Lai Kin Kui
Bacterial Methionine Aminopeptidase as a Potential Target for Therapeutics	Novel Antimicrobial and Anti-fungal Targets	2004 MPhil Ng Wai Yun Louisa
Identification and Characterization of a Novel Fusion Inhibitor of Influenza A Virus	Influenza antivirals	2011 MPhil Lai Kin Kui
Prevention of Orthopaedic Bacterial Related Infections by Incorporating a Single Positive Charge with Particular Hydrophobicity Molecule	Antimicrobial Surface for Orthopaedics	2012 MPhil Li Wing Kan
Strontium Incorporated Materials in Orthopedics: Gentamicin Release in Bone Cement and Scaffords with High Mechanical Properties for Tissue Engineering	Orthopaedic Biomechanics	2007 Phd Liu Wai Ching
The identification and characterization of broad-spectrum inhibitors of influenza and other respiratory RNA viruses	Anti-influenza agents	2013 Phd Cheung Nam Nam
NAVIGATION INTO NOVEL MEDICAL USE OF BISMUTH-BASED AGENTS AS BREAKDERS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND ANTAGONISTS AGAINST CHEMOTHERAPY SIDE EFFECTS	Biological Inorganic Chemistry	2015 Phd Wang Runming
Mechanistic study of novel small-molecule compounds in potentiating antibiotic activity to overcome resistance in gram-positive bacteria	Novel Antimicrobials	2016 Phd Iu Ho Ting Venice
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-AMINOXY ACID DIPEPTIDES AS CATION TRANSPORTERS AND THEIR APLLICATIONS AS ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS	Chemical Biology	2017 Phd Fong Pak Ming
Identification of anti-virulence small molecule compounds targeting Mycobacterium ESAT6/CFP10 proteins via a structure-based approach	Structural Biology	2018 Phd Yung Tin Mong Timothy

HKU Committee Appointments

Start Date	End Date	Committee	Category	Body
2018-12-09	2021-12-08	Council	4 full-time teachers elected in accordance with regulations
2022-03-01		Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the	Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate	Senate
2013-01-22	2016-01-21	Senate	6 elected teachers, not being Professors (Group A)
2013-07-01	2014-06-30	Disciplinary Committee	Senate Panel	Senate
2012-03-01	2012-07-31	Faculty of Medicine, Board of the	The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
2019-02-20	2022-02-05	Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the	Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate	Senate
2013-02-06	2016-02-05	Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the	Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate	Senate
2015-07-01	2016-01-22	Disciplinary Committee	Senate Panel	Senate
2012-08-01		Faculty of Medicine, Board of the	The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
2007-03-01	2009-02-28	Faculty of Medicine, Board of the	The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
2009-03-01	2012-02-29	Faculty of Medicine, Board of the	The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
2016-02-23	2019-02-05	Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the	Such other teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate	Senate