Histopathology & Molecular Oncology

• Forensic Pathology - (Dr Philip Beh)
  - Patterns of injury in homicides in Hong Kong 
  - Patterns of injury and their prevention in traffic fatalities 
  - Craniofacial measurements and their use in human identification and recognition
• Molecular genetics in malignancies of the bladder - (Dr KW Chan)
• Genetics of hereditary renal diseases - (Dr KW Chan)
• Cancer Genetics - (Dr Chan Tsun Leung)
• Molecular genetics in malignancies of trophoblastic disease - (Professor A Cheung)
• Cytogenetic study of tumours by chromosome in-situ hybridization - (Professor US Khoo)
• Molecular genetics in malignancies of the breast and ovary - (Professor US Khoo)
• Development of Molecular Pathology tests for clinical applications in histopathology (Professor US Khoo), haematology, tissue typing for transplantation
• Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - (Professor John Nicholls)
• Molecular and functional studies of novel genes and genetic changes in liver cancer - (Professor Irene Ng)
• Mechanisms of immune evasion by nasal T/NK-cell lymphoma tumour cells - (Professor Gopesh Srivastava)
• Identification and characterization of novel tumor-associated genes amplified in gastric lymphoma - (Professor Gopesh Srivastava)
• Functional genomics of newly identified novel tumor transforming gene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma - (Professor Gopesh Srivastava)
• Molecular genetics in malignancies of the CNS, colon and stomach - (Professor SY Leung)
• Molecular genetics in malignancies of the lung - (Dr Maria Wong)
• Tumour angiogenesis, cytokines and tumour-associated macrophages in cancer - (Dr Maria Wong)
• Cancer Epigenetics - (Dr Wong Chun Ming, Jack)
• Molecular Cancer Biology - (Dr Yam Wai Ping, Judy)

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Haematology

• Aetiology of childhood leukaemia - (Professor LC Chan)
• Cytogenetics and molecular genetics of haematological malignancies - (Professor LC Chan)
• Haemopoiesis and stem cells - (Professor LC Chan)
• Thalassaemia and globin disorders - (Professor LC Chan)
• Haematological Oncology and Thalassaemias - (Dr J So)

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Immunology

• Apoptosis in the immune system - (Dr Liwei Lu)
• Lymphocyte development - (Dr Liwei Lu)

State Key Laboratory for Liver Research (HKU)

The State Key Laboratory for Liver Research (SKLLR) was set up and approved by the Ministry of Science Technology of China in the summer of 2010. The SKLLR aims to enhance our understanding in the pathogenetic mechanisms of HBV, cirrhosis and liver cancer by engaging in cutting-edge basic research, and develop better diagnosis and new/better treatment modalities for HBV infection and liver cancer. The SKLLR brings together researchers from different specialties and with various expertise. This SKLLR will lead new research and treatment directions in liver diseases and nurture a new generation of scientists and clinicians in this field.