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Professor Irene Ng 吳呂愛蓮
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Professor, Chair of Pathology
Director, State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (HKU)
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Professor Irene Ng 吳呂愛蓮
Title:
Professor, Chair of Pathology
Director, State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (HKU)
Department:
Faculty:
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Also Cited As:
Ng, Oi-lin, Irene
Ng, I
Ng, IO
Lui, IO
吳呂愛蓮
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | FHKCPath |
| 1993 | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | FHKAM |
| 1994 | The University of Hong Kong | MD |
| 1997 | Royal College of Pathologists | FRCPath |
| 1998 | Hong Kong Medical Council | Registered Specialist in Pathology |
| 2005 | The University of Hong Kong | PhD |
Biography
Professor Irene Ng is currently the Chair Professor of Department of Pathology in the University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine and Loke Yew Professor in Pathology. She is also the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Liver Research.
Professor Ng graduated with an M.B.B.S. degree from the University of Hong Kong. Her research work focuses on the molecular basis in the formation and progression of liver cancer, identification of liver cancer stem cells and characterization of important genes, cell signaling pathways and microRNAs. Her laboratory looks into the major oncogenic signaling pathways in liver cancer and their co-operation and crosstalk. Significantly, she has established useful pathological and biological parameters with prognostic significance for patient management. Her research studies have provided important insight in the understanding of liver cancer development and may help in identifying potential targets for novel cancer therapy. She is prolific in publications, with a total of more than 300 journal publications. She is the ranked the top 1% of most cited scientists in ISI Essential Science Indicators, with H-index of H-index = 60 (Scopus, 2013 Dec) / 58 (ISI Web of Knowledge, 2013 Dec). Her contributions to the fields of liver cancer and hepatitis have been recognized by prestigious awards including the Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship from the Croucher Foundation Hong Kong (2005 & 2013).
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 | Loke Yew Endowed Professorship in Pathology: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2009-02-01 | Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2007-2008: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2005-03-01 | Outstanding researcher award: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2010-07-01 | Director, State Key Laboratory for Liver Research: Ministry of Science and Technology of China | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-12-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2008-10-01 | Mrs. Gordon Wu Exchange Professorship: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2005-03-01 | Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship: Croucher Foundation | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-11-01 | Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship 2013-2014: Croucher Foundation | Research Achievement | |
Tsang, FH LEE, Derek Wei, L LAW, Cheuk Ting SHEN, Jialing WONG, Lok Sze Zhang, S Chin, WC | 2019-10-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Tsang, FH LEE, Derek LAW, Cheuk Ting Wei, L Lee, MF CHEN, Mengnuo SHEN, Jialing CHENG, Lai Hung Carol Chin, WC | 2020-02-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Tsang, FH LEE, Derek LAW, Cheuk Ting Wei, L Lee, MF CHEN, Mengnuo SHEN, Jialing Chin, WC CHENG, Lai Hung Carol | 2020-08-01 | 1. Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020. "Histone Chaperone FACT complex mediates oxidative stress response to promote liver cancer progression - Gut 2020. 69:329-342" | Research Achievement |
Cheung, MPL Wu, MH Niu, B Hui, MN | 2017-10-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award: Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 2022-07-01 | Research.com Best Female Scientist Award | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-07-01 | 2023 Research.com Best Scientists (All) in the field of Medicine in China | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-04-28 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2022 | Research Achievement | |
| 2024-02-21 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2023 | Research Achievement | |
Wei, L LAW, Cheuk Ting CHENG, Lai Hung Carol Tsang, FH Tang, TCC | 2019-06-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2020: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 2014-10-01 | The World Academy Of Science Prize In Medical Sciences 2014: The World Academy Of Science (TWAS) | Research Achievement | |
| 1998-10-01 | Mrs. Gordon Wu Exchange Professorship: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-12-01 | Director, Croucher Summer Course in Cancer Biology (2012 - 2017): Croucher Foundation | Research Achievement | |
Chiu, YT Kam, S | 2022-11-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2021: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 2019-02-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award: Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-12-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award: LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU | Research Achievement | |
Lee, MF Kai, AKL Cui, C Lau, YT | 2018-09-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2018: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-2010 | Inspector, for accreditation of laboratory training in Anatomical Pathology | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
| 1993-2005 | Member, Subcommittee on Quality Assurance Program in Anatomical Pathology | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
| 2013-2017 | Director of Croucher Summer Course in Cancer Biology in 2013, 2015 and 2017 | The Croucher Foundation |
| 2006-2012 | Member, Panel of Biology and Medicine | Hong Kong Research Grants Council |
| 2015-2018 | Member, Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) Selection Panels | Hong Kong Research Grants Council |
| 2006-2008 | Chairperson, Special Board in Anatomic Pathology | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
| 1996-2005 | Member, Subcommittee on Quality Assurance Program | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
| 2008-2012 | Chief Examiner in Anatomic Pathology | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
| 1994-1998 | Member, Committee on Research, QMH Cancer Centre | Queen Mary Hospital |
| 2015 - Present | Member | Laennec Society on Liver Pathology (an International liver pathology group with members from >10 countries) |
| 2007-2010 | Member (Appointed by the HK SAR Government) | Hong Kong Nursing Council |
| 2007-2010 | Member, Accreditation Committee | Hong Kong Nursing Council |
| 2013-Present | Member | International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) Abstract Review Committee |
| 2005-2006 | Croucher Senior Medical Fellowship | The Croucher Foundation |
| 2013-2014 | Croucher Senior Medical Research Fellowship | The Croucher Foundation |
| 2004-2008 | Elected Council Member | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
| 1994 - Present | Education Supervisor | The Hong Kong College of Pathologists |
| 1990 - Present | Key pathologist and pathologist-in-charge, Pioneer liver transplantation team | Queen Mary Hospital |
| 1993-1998 | Member, Coordinating Committee on Quality Management | Queen Mary Hospital |
| 2013-2015 | Member, Clinical Medicine Panel, Research Assessment Exercise 2014 | Hong Kong UGC |
| 1995-2005 | Member, Laboratory Workload Statistics Subcommittee, Anatomical Patahology Division | Hospital Authority |
| 2017 - 2019 | Member | Committee on Innovation, Technology and Re-industrialization' of the HKSAR Government |
| 2015 | Committee Member, Consensus Workshop (Diagnosis and treatment of pathological early HCC) | Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert Meeting |
| 2015 - Present | Member, Scientific Advisory Board | Zhengzhou University Academy of Medical Sciences (chaired by Professor Nicholas Lemoine, Director of Barts Cancer Institute and Queen Mary University of London) |
| various times | Member, Organizing/Scientific Committee | Hong Kong International Cancer Congress |
| 2007-2009 | Member, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/RGC Joint Selection Committee | Hong Kong Research Grants Council |
| 2017 - 2020 | Council Member | Hong Kong Research Grants Council |
| 2017-2019 | Council member | Asia-Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert (APPLE) Association |
| 2007-Present | Member, Grant Review Board | Research Council, Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR |
| 01/2007, 01/2008 | Director of Organizing Committee, on “Molecular genetics and cell signaling in cancers and cancer metastasis” | Croucher Advanced Study Institute |
| 2017 - 2018 | Member, Regional Advisory Committee on China | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) |
| 2014-2015 | Member | International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR) for the reporting of intrahepatic, and perihilar cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma (2014-2015) |
| 2019 | Reviewer | Swiss National Science Foundation |
| 2019- | Scientific Organizer, Keystone Symposium on Molecular and Cellular Biology | Cancer Stem Cells: Advances in Biology and Clinical Translation |
| 2017- Present | Chair, Special Interest Group “Molecular classification and signalling pathways”, | International Liver Cancer Association |
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