Prof. Tom Cheung has a wealth of experience in stem cell biology, cell metabolism, and aging research. As a leading expert in life science, engineering, and computer science, Prof. Cheung is in relentless pursuit of innovative research. His research interests focus on deepening the understanding of adult stem cell function in tissue regeneration, disease, and aging.
Prof. Cheung is currently the S H Ho Professor of Life Science and the Associate Head (Research and Development) of the Division of Life Science at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and the Assistant Center Director of Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (HKCeND). He is the Co-Founder of Fountain Therapeutics, the Director of the HKUST Biotechnology Research Institute, the HKUST-Nan Fung Life Sciences Joint Laboratory and the HKUST-MGI Joint Research Center. He also serves as Associate Director of the HKUST-Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Joint Research Center for Brain Science and the HKUST Biosciences Central Research Facility.
Prof. Cheung has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Croucher Innovation Award in 2015 for the study of “Molecular regulation of stem cell ageing” and the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award (Hong Kong) 2023, founded by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM), for his research project on “A multi-modal approach to decipher cellular resilience for improving healthspan.” In 2024, he was honored with the RGC Research Fellowships Award. His transformative research has been published in high-impact journals, including Nature Communications, Nature, Cell Stem Cell, Molecular Cell, and Developmental Cell. Prof. Cheung’s work lays a scientific foundation for future interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging.