At the School of Biological Sciences, we study the proximate mechanisms underlying biological systems as well as their ultimate outcomes. Our teaching and research contributes to the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature in Hong Kong and globally.

The school occupies an 8-floor building with a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment for experimental biology, biotechnology, food and nutritional science, ecology, systematics, animal behaviour, plant and animal science and other areas of research.

HKU Scholars win the Global Silver Award for the Sustainability Education Literacy in QS Reimagine Education Awards 2024 Feb 06, 2025 Press release: HKUMed uncovers key mechanism linking microtubules and chemotherapy, enhancing cancer drug efficacy

Use the Search Filter to find the various members of the Research Faculty below. Molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate normal ovarian function and the development of ovarian cancer.

The School offers Major and Minor courses leading to a B.Sc. degree, with specializations in Biological Sciences, Ecology & Biodiversity, Food & Nutritional Science, and Molecular Biology & Biotechnology.

For enquiries of Equipment Booking System, please contact Ms. Laura Wong. For enquiries of Clincial Waste Control, please contact Ms. Kelly Lau. A number of in-house development of technology makes our work easier & more efficient.

Ms. Chan Mei Chu, Dorothy Senior Technical Officer. Room 7S04 (852) 3917 3339. [email protected]. Ms. Ko Kit Wan, Wendy Senior Technical Officer

HKU Research Identifies PICH Protein as Key Player in Preventing Chromosome Breakage Linked to Cancer 一種名為 PICH 的蛋白質在細胞分裂過程中扮演「DNA守護者」的角色，防止可能導致癌症的遺傳損傷

Dr Wong is a Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. He was formerly an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and an Associate Professor at the Prince of Wales Clinical School at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

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