About Prof Alice Wong

Prof Alice Sze Tsai Wong 

BSc (HK, First Class Honours); MPhil (HK); PhD (British Columbia)

Current positions:

• Chair Professor

• Associate Vice-President (Research), The University of Hong Kong

• Director (Interim), Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre, HKU - Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine

• Director (Interim), School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong

  Fellowships:

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY

• University of Virginia, VA

Prof. Alice S. T. Wong received her BSc (first class honours) and MPhil at the University of Hong Kong. She continued her education at the University of British Columbia, where she obtained her PhD. She then worked at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center as a Postdoctoral Fellow. She joined the University of Hong Kong in 2002, and is currently a Chair Professor in the School of Biological Sciences.

Prof. Wong’s research focuses on signal transduction in cancer. In particular, cell adhesion molecules are very important for many physiological processes, which if deregulated, can contribute to cancer. The old view attributes their ability to affect cell functions to their adhesive properties. Prof. Wong’s research findings have presented new evidence that questions this hypothesis and suggests a different scenario. Using new techniques and innovative methodologies, more recent research in her group endeavor to unravel the precise mechanism of cell adhesion dynamics pertinent to ovarian cancer development and metastasis, aiming to provide insights for the development of new therapies to this highly malignant and rapidly lethal human cancer not only in our local community but also worldwide. 

Learn more about Prof Wong’s current research and research interests!