Dr. Stephanie Kwai Yee MA

Biography

• Associate Professor and Associate Director (Knowledge Exchange and Global) in the School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
• Associate Director of the Knowledge Exchange Office, HKUPrincipal Investigator of the State Key Laboratory of Liver Research, HKU
• Founding Member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (currently Chair of Outreach Committee)
• RFS project — to encompass looking at cancer stemness and their connection with A-to-I RNA editing, mutation-driven pathway activation and immune evasion, findings of which will also aid to improve patient stratification for immuno-oncology therapy
• Awards and Honours:
  • RGC Research Fellow (2021)
  • University of British Columbia Alumni Builder Award (2017/18)
  • Higher Education Institution of China – Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Awards (2nd-class Award in Science and Technology Section) (2014)
  • Croucher Innovation Award (2014)