Hiu Yee KWAN, Prof

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
• Ph.D. in Physiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
• M.A. in Language Studies, City University of Hong Kong
• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology, KCL, University of London
• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biology, Hong Kong University
• Cert in Epidemiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Diploma in English & Chinese, Chartered Institute of Linguists, U.K.
• MCIL, Chartered Institute of Linguists, U.K.
• FHEA, HE Advance Fellow
• MRSB, Royal Society of Biology

Research Works

Dr. Kwan has published over 130 research papers, review articles, editorials, and book chapter in the areas of oncology, obesity, nutrition, and vascular biology in prestigious journals like Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Cell, Circulation Research, Journal of Controlled Release, Advanced Science, etc. She is ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University.

個人簡介
學術及專業資格

美國加州大學柏克萊分校營養科學與毒理學系博士後研究員

香港中文大學生理學博士

香港城市大學語言學碩士

倫敦大學國王學院心理學榮譽理學士

香港大學生物榮譽理學士

香港中文大學流行病學證書

英國特許語言學家協會英語及漢語文憑

英國特許語言學家協會資深會員

英國高等教育學會高級研究員

英國皇家生物學會會員

教學經驗

關博士已有十多年教授分子生物學、生物化學和免疫學的經驗。

研究成果

關博士已在 Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Cell, Circulation Research, Journal of Controlled Release, Advanced Science 等期刊上發表了130多篇研究論文。她被史丹福大學評為全球被引用最多的前 2% 科學家之一。

Dr. Kwan is actively involved in developing multiple research platforms dedicated to investigating the roles of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) in disease development, as well as exploring the intricate relationship between obesity and cancer. Additionally, she has made significant contributions in discovering innovative sEV-based therapeutics in combination with herbal compounds for the treatment of cancer, obesity, and related comorbid conditions. 

Awards & Recognition

Dr. Kwan has been ranked among the world's top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University. Her remarkable achievements have also been recognized through several prestigious awards. These include the 中华医学科技奖二等奖, the HKBU School Performance Award for Young Researcher, as well as Travel Awards to various international conferences.