Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley.
Led by Prof. David Lam and supervised by Dr. Stanley Leung (center), an engineering research team comprising Yuen-Yin Leung (first left), Kin-Nam Kwok (second left), Kwun-Chung Chan (second right), and Minji Seo (first right) invented the glaucoma preventive device O_Oley. 
Research Team Invented Goggles Viable in Lowering Eye Pressure
Wearable Device O_Oley Shines Light on Glaucoma Prevention
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines.
The research team led by Prof. Becki Kuang (center) and PhD candidates Jacky Li (right) and Orion Liang hopes to collaborate with pharmaceutical companies to apply their mRNA tail sequence optimization technology on mRNA drugs and vaccines. 
Optimizing mRNA Tail Sequence
HKUST Researchers Discover New Way to Synthesize mRNAs that Enhances Effectiveness of mRNA Drugs and Vaccines
Study co-leads Prof. Qu Jianan (first right), Professor at Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Prof. Liu Kai (first left), Associate Professor at Division of Life Science; as well as the first author of the study Wu Wanjie (second right), PhD student of ECE.
Study co-leads Prof. Qu Jianan (first right), Professor at Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Prof. Liu Kai (first left), Associate Professor at Division of Life Science; as well as the first author of the study Wu Wanjie (second right), PhD student of ECE. 
Advances in Optical Engineering
HKUST Researchers Develop Long-Term In Vivo Imaging Technique to Better Understand and Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Prof. Ying Chau enjoys sharing her experience with young people, and witnessing how her work helps them make a greater impact on society.
Prof. Ying Chau enjoys sharing her experience with young people, and witnessing how her work helps them make a greater impact on society. 
From Eye Health Research to Expanding Horizons
Prof. Ying CHAU Sees Lifting Students to Full Potential as Her Calling in Life
Ivy at work on the CHAMP microscope, which she sees as a really meaningful development for cancer patients.
Ivy at work on the CHAMP microscope, which she sees as a really meaningful development for cancer patients. 
From Academia to Application
A PhD Career Driven by Satisfaction of Transforming Innovative Ideas to Practical Use
Langston Suen foresees the ultrasound treatment could benefit up to 80% of the estimated 300 to 500 million retinal disease patients worldwide that require invasive eye surgery every year.
Langston Suen foresees the ultrasound treatment could benefit up to 80% of the estimated 300 to 500 million retinal disease patients worldwide that require invasive eye surgery every year.  
Ultrasound for Drug Delivery in Eye Care
Goodbye to the Terror of Eye Injections
Dr. Cao Zhixing
Dr. Cao Zhixing 
Revealing Cell Biological Mechanisms
Alumnus Dr. CAO Zhixing Named MIT Technology Review’s Innovator Under 35 Asia Pacific 2021
Prof. Wang Jiguang (front, seated) and his research team.
Prof. Wang Jiguang (front, seated) and his research team. 
Laying Foundation for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Therapy Development
HKUST-Beijing Tiantan Hospital Researchers Discover a New Cause for the Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
The team has developed a web-based platform by compiling SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitope data from immunological studies of recovered patients in hope to guide studies related to COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics.
The team has developed a web-based platform by compiling SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitope data from immunological studies of recovered patients in hope to guide studies related to COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics. 
Contributing to Global Research Community
HKUST’s Meta-analysis Shows SARS-CoV-2 Variants Unlikely to Affect T Cell Responses
Ivy Wong was identified by the selection committee as the best candidate in the medical and biological sciences category and awarded the Butterfield-Croucher Studentship in 2021.
Ivy Wong was identified by the selection committee as the best candidate in the medical and biological sciences category and awarded the Butterfield-Croucher Studentship in 2021. 
Cream of the Crop
Bioengineering PhD High-Flyer Won Prestigious Butterfield-Croucher Studentship and Croucher Research Studentship
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