Dr KP Stephen Chang Gold Medal is awarded annually to a candidate in the Faculty who has written the best PhD thesis in that academic year. The major selection criteria are originality, quality of presentation, and merit of the research work. Previous Medals recipients include:
Year | Awardee (Programme/Department) |
Thesis Title |
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1993-94 | Dr REN Feng (Anatomy*) |
Immunoneurobiological studies of retinal ganglion neuronotrophic factor and its application in experimental treatment of retinoblastoma |
Dr QIU Bo Sheng (Pharmacology) |
A study on the ulcerogenic mechanisms of nicotine on stress-induced gastric glandular ulcers in rats | |
1994-95 | Dr LEUNG Tze Ming (Physiology*) |
Immunological studies of a phosphorylcholine-specific antibody using gene transfer techniques |
1995-96 | Dr TAO Qian (Pathology) |
Cellular localization and gene expression of Epstein-Barr virus in non-neoplastic nasal mucosa and nasal lymphoma |
1996-97 | Dr SO Chi Wai (Pathology) |
Studies on the mixed lineage leukemia gene and identification of a novel fusion partner gene, EEN, in human leukemia |
1997-98 | Dr CHIANG Kwok Shing (Pathology) |
Pathogenetic role of Epstein-Barr virus relation to tumour cell characteristics of nasal T/NK cells lymphomas |
1998-99 | Dr XIE Bin (Anatomy*) |
Sex hormone-induced mammary carcinogenesis in the Noble rat |
1999-00 | Dr BIAN Jinsong (Physiology*) |
The role of protein kinase C upon k-opioid receptor stimulation in the heart |
Dr Edward LYNN (Pharmacology) |
The role of lipoproteins in the development of glomerulosclerosis | |
2000-01 | Dr Nathaniel J DOMINY (Anatomy*) |
Trichromacy and the ecology of food selection in four African primates |
2001-02 | Dr SIU Lai Ping Lisa (Medicine) |
The molecular pathology of natural killer cell malignancies |
2002-03 | Dr JIANG Xiaohua (Medicine) |
Targeting cell signaling pathway in treatment of gastric cancer by chemotherapeutic agents |
Dr LING Ming Tat (Anatomy*) |
The role of Id-1 in prostate development and carcinogenesis | |
2003-04 | Dr WONG Ka Ho Danny (Medicine) |
Quantitation of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in chronic hepatitis B patients |
2004-05 | Dr CHEUNG Chung Yan (Microbiology) |
Response of human primary monocyte-derived macrophages to infection with highly pathogenic human influenza A virus subtype H5N1 |
2005-06 | Dr CHAN Yuk Yee (Medicine) |
The role of angiotensin II and angiotensin receptors in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy |
2006-07 | Dr LIU Baohua (Biochemistry*) |
Genomic instability and accelerated cellular senescence in laminopathy-based premature ageing |
2007-08 | Dr LI Sze Wing (Pathology) |
Profiling of gene expression changes in human colon crypt maturation and study of their dysregulation in tumourigenesis |
2008-09 | Dr WONG Chak Lui (Pathology) |
Regulations and functions of Rho-kinases in hepatocellular carcinoma |
2009-10 | Dr CHEN Leilei (Clinical Oncology) |
Identification and characterization of CHD1L in hepatocellular carcinoma |
2010-11 | Dr LIU Chenli (Biochemistry*) |
For mation of novel biological patterns by controlling cell motility |
2011-12 | Dr SO Hon Cheong (Psychiatry) |
Genetic architecture and risk prediction of complex diseases |
2012-13 | Dr LI Yan (Clinical Oncology) |
Identification and characterization of two oncogenes SPOCK1 and AZIN1 in hepatocellular carcinoma |
2013-14 | Dr LIU Ming (Clinical Oncology) |
Identification and characterization of novel genetic alterations in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma |
2014-15 | Dr XIANG Zheng (Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine) |
The roles of Vγ9Vδ2-T cells in Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced B cell lymphoproliferative disease |
2015-16 | Dr HE Bailiang (Medicine) |
Functional study of zebrafish Flt3 in embryonic hematopoiesis with particular reference to modeling human FLT3/ITD AML |
2016-17 | Dr LAM Sze Yuen (Medicine) |
In vitro drug screening identified homoharringtonine (omacetaxine mepesuccinate) as an effective adjunct for treatment of FLT3-ITD acute myeloid leukaemia |
2017-18 | Dr CHIU Kung Chun (Pathology) |
The role of hypoxia on myeloid-derived suppressor cell accumulation in hepatocellular carcinoma |
2018-19 | Dr AN Liwei (School of Biomedical Sciences) |
Role of ring finger protein 169 in DNA double strand break signaling and repair |