RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY

The environmental health research group focuses on health and disease mechanism and its relation with the environment.

• Prof. Chris KC Wong’s works on the impact of environmental pollutant, bisphenol A, a residual component of plastics, on human fertility has won great publicity.

• Prof. Zhao Zhongying’s group has established a state-of-the-art platform for automated screening of developmental defects with single-cell resolution after exposure to environmental challenges and has been outstanding in competing for RGC funding and generating significant publications.

• Professor Ken Yung’s group patented and commercialized his nano-particle methodology for potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

• Dr.  Allen Cheung’s group is focused on understanding immune mechanisms underlying cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and persistent viral infections that are affected by the environmental and dietary factors.