College of Biomedicine

Recognitions

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Faculty Member	Recognition
Prof CHAN Wai Yan Kannie	Senior Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Most-cited Author in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Deputy Editor, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Prof DONG Lixin	Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology
Prof HU Jinlian	Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow, National Academy of Inventors Fellow, Industry Academy within the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials Fellow, HK Institution of Textiles and Apparel Fellow, Textile Institute, UK The 15th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize, Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
Prof SHUM Ho Cheung Anderson	Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Young Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Engineering The 15th Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize, Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) Associate Editor, Biomicrofluidics Editors at Large, Droplet
Prof XU Chenjie	NSFC Distinguished Young Scholars
Prof YU Xinge	3rd Zhong Nanshan Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award Editor, Microsystems & Nanoengineering Associate Editor, Science Advances Associate Editor, Bio-Design and Manufacturing
Prof ZHANG Yong	Fellow, IEEE Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow, Singapore Academy of Engineering Global STEM Professorship Author Service Award & Editorial Contribution Award by Springer Nature Associate Editor, Microchimica Acta

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Faculty Member	Recognition
Prof BAN Kiwon	Bronze Medal, the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024 (Apr 2024)
Prof CHAN Kei Hang Katie	Scott Grundy Award for Excellence in Metabolism Research, by American Heart Association (Mar 2022) 2022 Paul Dudley White International Scholar, by American Heart Association (Mar 2022)
Prof CHENG Shuk Han	Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Gold Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2019
Prof CHOW Kwan Ting	Gold Medal, the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2025 (Apr 2025)
Prof DENG Xin	Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023 (Oct 2023) CityUHK’s Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty 2023 (Oct 2023) CityUHK President’s Award in 2019
Prof HE Mingliang	Outstanding Editorial Member Award to Signal Transduction and Target Therapy (Dec 2022)
Prof HUANG Yu	Foreign Member of Academia Europaea (June 2025) CityUHK Outstanding Research Award (2024) Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Elected Fellow, British Pharmacological Society (October 2023) Elected Fellow, Academy of Physiology, International Union of Physiological Sciences (April 2023) Hong Kong Research Grants Council Senior Research Fellow Award (2021) Peter Harris Distinguished Scientist Award of the International Society for Heart Research (April 2024)
Prof LAO Xiangqian	Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023, 2024
Prof LAU Terrence	Bronze Medal, the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024 (Apr 2024)
Prof LO Pui Chi Gigi	Gold Medal, the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2025 (Apr 2025) Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2022 - 2023 HKIAS Young Rising Star Lectureship (Nov 2021) SPP/JPP Young Investigator Award in the 11th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (Jul 2021)
Prof YAN Jian	CityUHK Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty 2021 (Sep 2021)
Prof YANG Michael	Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) (2024) Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Prof YAO Xi	Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2022) Silver Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2022 Gold Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2021 CityUHK Outstanding Research Award for Junior Faculty 2020 (Jul 2020)
Prof YIN Huiyong	Stanford’s top 2% most highly cited scientists 2023, 2024

Department of Neuroscience

Faculty Member	Recognition
Prof HE Jufang	RGC Senior Research Fellow (2023/24)
Prof HU Zhitao	2018 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award, The University of Queensland 2017 NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, USA 2016 Early Career Research Award, The University of Queensland 2023 – present Editorial Board member, Nature Cell and Science 2021 – present Associate Editor for Oxford Open Neuroscience 2017 – present Editorial Board member, Scientific Reports
Prof HUNG Christy	Race Against Dementia Fellowship Alzheimer's Research UK Senior Fellowship
Prof LAI Kwok On	Rising Star Lecturer – Life Sciences; the Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS), City University of Hong Kong (2021) Associate Editor of Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2022-)
Prof LAU Chun Yue Geoffrey	2024 Visiting Associate Professor and Global Lecturer, Tokyo University of Science, Japan 2010 NARSAD Young Investigator Award 2016 – now, Associate Editor, Bio-protocol journal
Prof LI Ying	Principal investigator for US National Institutes of Health RO1 DK51717 (1997-2007), and US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke RO1 NS051466 (2006-2010) Fellow at the American Gastroenterological Association Honors Professor of Faculty of Dentistry, HKU Distinguished Alumni of Peking University Health Science Centre
Prof LIU Aijia Jessica	Editorial board for Scientific Reports (Spring Nature) ISSCR (International Society for Stem Cell Research) membership Early career award (2024) Young Scientist Award of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Institution of Science (2016)
Prof LIU Qiang	Grass Fellow (the Grass Foundation) 2010 Two-time recipient of the Kavli Neural Systems Institute pilot grants (USA) 2017, 2020 The Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Award from the National Science Foundation (USA) 2021 The Early Career Award from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong 2022
Prof YANG Sungchil	Associate Editor in Frontiers in Neural Circuits Review Editor in Frontiers in Neuroscience Education Director in the Korean Residents Association in Hong Kong Academic committee in the mentorship program for Korean students in HK
Prof YUNG Wing Ho	President, Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies President, Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences Associate Editor, IBRO Neuroscience Reports