Research Projects
Airway diseases


Programme(s) to which this project applies:
☑ MPhil/PhD ☒ MRes[Med] ☑ URIS

Biomarkers, phenotyping, co-morbidities and therapeutic options in asthma, bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Professor WC Kwok, Department of Medicine

Prof. Herbert Kwok obtained his MBBS and later Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Hong Kong. He completed his specialty training in Respiratory Medicine and Advanced Internal Medicine at the Queen Mary Hospital. He joined the Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, as a Clinical Assistant Professor subsequently.  
 
Prof. Kwok’s research interests include airway diseases including asthma, bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Lung cancer is another area that Prof. Kwok is actively working on. He was awarded the Li Shu Fan Fellowship for Internal Medicine to support his study in phenotyping and therapeutics of airway diseases. He was also awarded competitive research grant to support his research in respiratory medicine, namely Health and Medical Research Fund, Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board (PCFB) Research Fund, Hong Kong Lung Foundation Research Grant, Hong Kong College of Physicians Young Investigator Research Grant, Hong Kong Obesity Society Research Fund and The Hong Kong Institute of Allergy Research Grant. 
 
Prof. Kwok was awarded the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR 2024): Hong Kong Lung Foundation Professor Wah-kit Lam Young Investigator Award, Travel grant to 2024 Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases International Conference (KATRDIC 2024, Outstanding Author of the Journal of Thoracic Disease 2024, APSR Travel Award to the JRS Annual Meeting 2024, Assembly Education Award [Respiratory Structure and Function Assembly] and [Respiratory Infections (non-tuberculous) Assembly] in the 26th Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology 2022, best oral presentation in the 8th Asia Pacific Region Conference of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2022), Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Teaching Library Award (2019), best Abstract of the Assembly (Clinical Respiratory Medicine) in the 22nd Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (2017) and Professor Wah-kit Lam Young Investigator Award 2017/2018 in recognition of his research work.

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kwokwch@hku.hk

For more information or to express interest for this project, please email the supervisor or the specified contact point in the project description.  Interested candidates are advised to enclose with your email:

  1. your CV,
  2. a brief description of your research interest and experience, and
  3. two reference letters (not required for HKUMed UG students seeking MRes[Med]/URIS projects).

Information on the research programme, funding support and admission documentations could be referenced online at the Research Postgraduate Admissions website. General admission enquiries should be directed to rpgmed@hku.hk.

HKUMed MBBS students interested in the Master of Research in Medicine (MRes[Med]) programme may visit the programme website for more information.  

HKUMed UG students interested in the Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme (URIS) may visit the scheme’s website for more information. 

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