Members

Dr. CHENG Aifang, Ivy

Research Assistant Professor
Email: achengaa@connect.ust.hk

Research Interest
Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Cellular and Molecular Mechanism, Marine Bacteria, Molecular Medicine

Educational Background

2009-2013: BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
2013-2018: Ph.D., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;

Hobbies
music, hiking, swimming, reading, cooking

Dr. LAN Yi

Research Assistant Professor
Email: ylan@connect.ust.hk

Research Interest

deep sea, genomics, symbiosis, molecular adaptation

Educational Background

BSc in Biotechnology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2010-2014)
MPhil in Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2014-2016)
PhD in Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2017-2020)

Hobbies

swimming, travelling, movie, music

Dr. QIN Dapeng

Postdoc Fellow
Email: qdppharm@ust.hk

Research Interests

Biosynthesis of complex/bioactive natural products

Educational Background

2009-2013: BS, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University;
2013-2018: Ph.D., Jinan University (Guangzhou);
2018- 2020: Shenzhen University, Associate Researcher

Research Grants
National Natural Science Foundation of China Program (81903508)

Hobbies
swimming, hiking, reading

Dr. TANG Jianwei

Postdoc Fellow
Email: tangjianwei7@hotmail.com

Research interests

Genome mining guided natural products discovery; Natural products biosynthesis; Antibacterial and antitumor natural products discovery.

Educational Background

B.Sc., Dalian University of Technology;
Ph.D.; Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Dr. TONG Haoya

Postdoc Fellow
PhD Graduate
Email: htongaa@connect.ust.hk

Research Interest

coral molecular biology, coral evolution and adaptation

Educational Background

BSc: Nanjing University;
PhD: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hobby

reading and travelling

Dr. XU Ting

Research Assistant Professor
Postdoc Fellow
Email: xuting0708@gmail.com

Research Interest

Understanding the biogeography, biodiversity, and molecular adaptation of the deep-sea invertebrates using the omics-based approaches. Lists of publications are available here.

Educational Background

Ph.D. Dec. 2013 ~ Nov. 2018
Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University (Principle supervisor: Prof. Jian-Wen QIU)
B.Sc. Sep. 2009 ~ Jun. 2013
College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China

Awards
University of Shanghai John Yuen Memorial Scholarship, Award on the basis of academic merits, Hong Kong Baptist University, 2017

Dr. YAN Guoyong

Postdoc Fellow

Research Interest

I am interested in developmental biology and deep-sea biology, especially in the gene regulatory network underling larval development and deep-sea environment adaption.

Educational Background

PhD Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS (2018)
MSc Northwest A&F University (2014)
BSc Northwest A&F University (2011)

Hobbies
Table tennis, Hiking, Collecting Documentaries

Dr. ZHONG Cheng

Postdoc Fellow

Research Interest

Interdisciplinary environmental sciences interlinked by microbial ecology, geosciences, chemistry, and computational sciences.

Educational Background

B.Eng. in Resource Exploration Engineering, Department of Earth Sciences, Southwest Petroleum University, China;
M.Sc. in Integrated Petroleum Geoscience, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Physics (adjunct), University of Alberta, Canada;
M.Sc. in Environmental Earth Sciences, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences (adjunct), University of Alberta, Canada;
Ph.D. in Environmental Earth Sciences, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences (adjunct), University of Alberta, Canada

Hobbies
Snowboarding, hiking, diving, travelling

Dr. ZHOU Kun

Postdoc Fellow
PhD Graduate

Research Interest

Bacteria, Meta-genome

Educational Background

BSc, Hubei University of Education; MSc, Central China Normal University

Hobbies
Music, Badminton