Professor Guan, Xin-Yuan 關新元
Professor Guan, Xin-Yuan 關新元
Prof. Xin-Yuan Guan got his PhD degree in 1993 at the University of Arizona. He was recruited by the National Human Genome Research Institute in NIH as a senior staff fellow. In 1999, Prof. Guan joined the Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong as an Associated Professor. He was promoted as Professor in 2007 and Chair Professor in 2018. He is now the Sophie YM Chan Professor in Cancer Research, Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, and Director of Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong. Prof. Guan's research interests include the identification and characterization of cancer-related genes, cancer stem cells and cancer microenvironment in hepatocellular, esophageal and nasopharyngeal carcinomas. Prof. Guan has published more than 320 peer-reviewed papers in international journals including in Nature Genetics, Cell Stem Cell, Nature Medicine, which have been cited for more than 23,800 times. He got many awards including National Outstanding Young Research Award (Type B, 1998), Outstanding Research Award of The University of Hong Kong (2012), Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award of The University of Hong Kong (2016). State Natural Sciences Award of China (Second-class, 2010) and State Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China (First-class, 2012).
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | University of Arizona | PhD |
Prof. Xin-Yuan Guan got his PhD degree in 1993 at the University of Arizona. He was recruited by the National Human Genome Research Institute in NIH as a senior staff fellow. In 1999, Prof. Guan joined the Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong as an Associated Professor. He was promoted as Professor in 2007 and Chair Professor in 2018. He is now the Sophie YM Chan Professor in Cancer Research, Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, and Director of Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong. Prof. Guan's research interests include the identification and characterization of cancer-related genes, cancer stem cells and cancer microenvironment in hepatocellular, esophageal and nasopharyngeal carcinomas. Prof. Guan has published more than 320 peer-reviewed papers in international journals including in Nature Genetics, Cell Stem Cell, Nature Medicine, which have been cited for more than 23,800 times. He got many awards including National Outstanding Young Research Award (Type B, 1998), Outstanding Research Award of The University of Hong Kong (2012), Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award of The University of Hong Kong (2016). State Natural Sciences Award of China (Second-class, 2010) and State Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China (First-class, 2012).
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Qin, LX Ye, QH Tang, ZY Wang, XW Jia, HL Ren, N Sun, HC Liu, YK Wang, L | 2009-10-01 | 2009 Natural Science Prize of Shanghai (First class): The Government of Shanghai | Research Achievement |
Qin, LX Ye, QH Tang, ZY Wang, XW Jia, HL Ren, N Sun, HX Liu, NK Wang, L | 2007-10-01 | Science and Technology Prize of Higher Education of China (first class): Ministry of Education of China, 2007年度高等学校科学技术奖一等奖 | Research Achievement |
Bian, XW Shou, CC Jiang, BH Yang, ZH Lin, MC Peng, HW Fang, WG Lou, JN Kung, HF Ping, YF Liu, LZ Yao, XH Yu, S Jiang, XF | 2013-01-01 | Investigation of mechanisms of angiogenesis in tumor and their application in the anti-angiogenic therapy: State Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China (First-class， 2012), 肿瘤血管生成机制及其在抗血管生成治疗中的应用, 国家科技进步奖一等奖 | Research Achievement |
Qin, LX Ye, QH Tang, ZY Jia, HL | 2010-10-01 | 2010 National Prize for Natural Sciences of China (Second class): The Ministry of Science and Technology of China | Research Achievement |
| 1998-12-01 | National Outstanding Young Research Award: National Natural Sciences Foundation of China | Research Achievement | |
Chen, L Li, Y Liu, M | 2014-12-01 | Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Second-Class Award in Science and Technology Section): Higher Education Institution of China | Research Achievement |
Li, Y Chan, HM Chen, L Chow, KK Liu, M Lin, C | 2014-11-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output: Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Chen, L Li, Y Liu, M | 2015-02-01 | Natural Science Award - Second Class: Ministry of Education, China, 教育部自然科學二等獎, 中華人民共和國教育部 | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 09/1999-08/2004 | Consultant | National Key Basic Research Project (973 Project) “Fundamental Investigation of Human Carcinogenesis” |
| 09/2001-precent | Consultant | Chinese Society of Tumor Markers Oncology, Chinese Anti- |
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