| BELKHARCHOUCHE Soumaya
Email: soumaya25@googlemail.com |
 | BOUGOUFFA Salim (Dr.)
Post-doctoral fellow
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology,
Email: Salim.Bougouffa@kaust.edu.sa |
 | CAO Huiluo (Dr.) |
 | CHANDRAMOUL Kondethimmanahalli (Dr.)
Post-doctoral fellow, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology,
Email: Kondethimmanahalli.Chandramouli@kaust.edu.sa |
 | CHEN David Lianguo
Research Interests: mode of action of promising antifouling compounds
Educational background: Bsc, Ocean University of China; Msc, Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS
Hobbies: outdoor activities like hiking, taekwondo, movies and reading |
| CHEN Lydia Zhangfan (Dr.)
Email: lydiachen.cn@gmail.com |

| CHEN Yining
Research Assistant
Research interests: Microbiology, marine natural product, biosynthesis, antibacterial mechanism, and antitumor mechanism
Educational background: Bsc, Food Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College Msc, Biotechnology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hobbies: Music (singing), movie, interior design
Email: ychenhc@connect.ust.hk |
 | CHENG Jinping (Dr.)
Assistant Professor,
Education University of Hong Kong |
 | CHIANG Ho Yin Ken
Safety Officer, HKUST |
| CHIU Jill (Dr.)
Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Email: jillchiu@hkbu.edu.hk |
| CHUNG Hong Chun Gary
Email: cc_chung_chun@hotmail.com |
 | GAO Zhaoming
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya Institute of Deep-Sea Sciences & Engineering
Email: gaozm@sidsse.ac.cn |
 | HAN Zhuang (Dr.)
Assistant Research Fellow
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya Institute of Deep-Sea Sciences & EngineeringEmail: zhuanghan@sidsse.ac.cn |
 | HARDER Tilmann (Dr.)
Senior Research Fellow University of New South Wales
Email: t.harder@unsw.edu.au |
 | HE Lisheng (Dr.)
Professor
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya Institute of Deep-Sea Sciences & Engineering |
| HUANG Yili (Dr.)
Associate ProfessorCollege of Environmental & Resource Sciences of Zhejiang University
Email: yilihuang@zju.edu.cn |
| HUNG Oi Shing Jeffrey (Dr.)
Email: jeffrey@porshtal.com |
| JIN Tao (Dr.) |
| KEI Keith
Demonstrator
Hong Kong Baptist University
Email: keithkei@hkbu.edu.hk |
 | KI Jang-Seu (Dr.)
Professor, Sangmyung University
Email: kijs72@gmail.com |
 | KWAN Hoi Ting Cherry
Ministry Assistant
Watermark Community Church
Email: cherrkht@hotmail.com |

| KWAN Yick Hang
Research Assistant
M.Phil. Graduate
Research Interests: Environmental Impact of deep-sea mining, Environmental DNA, genomics and proteomics
Education Background: B.Sc. (2018) and M.Phil. (2020) in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hobbies: Music, Badminton and Anime
Email: yhkwanac@connect.ust.hk |
 | LAM Cindy (Dr.)
Lecturer, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Email: envscindy@ust.hk |
| LAU Stanley (Prof.)
Associate Professor Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Email: scklau@ust.hk |
 | LEE Joanne On On (Dr.)
Fisheries Officer
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR,
Email: joanne_oo_lee@afcd.gov.hk |
 | LI Honglei (Dr.)
Email:lihl@ust.hk |
 | LI Xiancui (Dr.)
Institute of Oceanology
Email: lixiancui@hotmail.com |
 | LI Yongxin (Prof.)
Assistant Professor
The University of Hong Kong
Email: yxpli@hku.hk |

| LIMLINGAN Jessie James
Research Assistant
M.Phil. Graduate
Research Interest: global genome mining of natural products and their biosynthesis, using synthetic biology tools in activating silent biosynthetic gene clusters.
Education Background: Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the University of the Philippines Diliman (2017)
Hobbies: hiking, biking, cooking, or learning languages!
Email: jjmalit@connect.ust.hk |
| LIU Chengyue |
 | LIU Lingli, Leonie (Dr.)
PhD Graduate
Research Interests: Based on genome mining, molecular networking, bioassay-guided, LCMS guided approaches to discover novel bioactive natural products. Understanding the biosynthetic pathway of the natural products by cloning, heterologous expression and gene mutation of the biosynthetic gene cluster.
Educational Background: Bsc: Central South University; Master’s Degree: Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS; Ph.D.: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Prof. Pei-Yuan Qian.
Research Experience: During her PhD study, she went to Prof. Bradley Moore’s research group at Scripps Institutes of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego to get the training of natural products biosynthesis study. After she received her PhD degree, she worked at Northwest A&F University. Then she joints Prof. Peiyuan Qian’s research group to pursue her postdoctoral career in 2020.
Research Grants:1, National Natural Science Foundation (21602177); 2, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2452017176); 3, Scientific Startup Foundation for Doctors of Northwest A&F University (Z109021613).
Email: leonie@connnect.ust.hk |
 | LIU Xin (Dr.)
Postdoc Fellow
Research Interests: Bioactive natural products from marine bacteria
Educational background: BS, Nanchang University; PhD, Sun Yat-sen University under the supervision of Prof Sheng YIN.
Hobbies: Movie, Travel. |

| LIU Xuan (Dr.)
Research Assistant
Research interest: screening antifouling compound from marine natural product; understanding the process of developing of biofilm and biofouling and find the strategy of antifouling; learning the bacteria community structure of fish farm through the eDNA
Educational background: Bsc, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics; Msc , Hong Kong University of Technology
Hobbies: Music, crafts, delicious food
Email: xliudj@connect.ust.hk |
 | LU Liang
Research Interests: I have great interesting in purification and structure identification of nature products. In recent years, most of projects I participate are cooperated with pharmaceutical companies. I hope I could have an opportunity to develop a new drug in the near future.
Educational background: BSc, Nanjing Tech University; Msc, China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
Hobbies: Movies, table tennis, badminton |
| MIAO Li (Dr.)
Associate Professor, Yangzhou University
Email: miao-li@126.com |
 | MOK Flora (Dr.)
Forestry Officer
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR
Email: flora_sy_mok@afcd.gov.hk |

| NGUYEN Bich Nu Cindy
M.Phil. Student
Research interest: Antibiotics discovery from marine bacteria especially from actinobacteria, which is novel and has bioactive activities; natural product discovery.
Educational Background: MPhil student in Marine Environmental Science. BSc in Advanced Program in Environmental Science from Vietnam National University- VNU University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hobbies: Writing blog, cooking, interested in medicine information and environment protections.
Email: bnnguyen@connect.ust.hk |
 | NI Rong
Research Assistant Professor, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, HKUST |
 | NOGATA Yasuyuki (Dr.)
Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo |
 | PEREZ Maéva (Dr.)
Exchange PhD Student |
 | QI Shuhua (Prof.)
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology,
Email: shuhuaqi@scsio.ac.cn |
 | QIU Jianwen (Dr.)
Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Email: qiujw@hkbu.edu.hk |

| SOO Lisa
Technical Officer
Email: bosoolai@ust.hk |
 | SUN Jin
Professor
Laboratory of Marine Invertebrate Diversity and Phylogeny, Ocean University of China
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 | Sun Youfang (Dr.)
Assistant professor, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS
Research interests: Coral symbiosis between host and Symbiodiniaceae
Educational background:
BSc, Yantai University
PhD, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)
Email: sunyoufang15@mails.ucas.edu.cn |
 | SWAGATIKA Dash (Dr.)
Email: swagdash@gmail.com |
 | THIYAGARAJAN Ventegansen (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
University of Hong Kong
Email: rajan@hku.hk |
 | TIAN Renmao (Dr.)
Research Interests: Environmental microbiology, metagenomics
Educational background: Bsc, Ludong University; Msc, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology; PhD, Division of Life Science, HKUST
Hobbies: Martial arts, swimming |
| TSOI Mandy
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR
Email: mandytsoi1234@yahoo.com.hk |
 | WANG Hao (Dr.)
Email: wanghao.hkust@gmail.com |
 | WANG Yong (Dr.)
Professor
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya Institute of Deep-Sea Sciences & Engineering |
 | WONG Yue Him Tim (Dr.)
Education Background
PhD in Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
BSc in Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Working Experience:
Assistant Professor, Shenzhen University
Visiting Scholar, Biodiversity Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Email: timwong@szu.edu.cn |
| XU Sharon Ying (Dr.)
Professor, Shenzhen University |
| XU Xiangrong |
 | YAN Jennifer Xingcheng
Email: yxingcheng@gmail.com |
| YANG Cindy (Dr.)
Research Officer, The University of Hong Kong
Email: cindyy@hku.hk |
 | YANG Noel Bo |
| YANG Qingsong |
 | Yang Yi (Dr.)
Postdoc Fellow
PhD Graduate
Research interest: Microbiome, Symbiosis, Deep-sea animals
Educational background: PhD, HKUST; MEng, Xiamen University; BEng, Xiamen University
Hobbies: Anime, Painting, Physics |
 | YE Wei (Dr.)
Postdoc Fellow
Educational background: Ph.D. (South China University of Technology) Research
Position: Associate Researcher in Guangdong Institute of Microbiology
Interests: Bioactive natural products and their biosynthesis, Enzymatic engineering
Hobbies: Basketball, Badmiton, PingPong, Reading, Music, Travelling |
| YU Li
Research Interests: characterization of neuropeptides and peptide hormones in marine invertebrate
Educational background: BSc, Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Msc, HKUST
Hobbies: badminton, cooking, travel |
| ZHANG Gen
Research Interests: 1. The molecular pathway involved in marine larvae settlement and development;2. The toxicology of chemicals to marine and aquatic animals;3. The potential ecological mechanisms involved in population dynamics of marine and aquatic zooplanktons.
Educational background: Bsc & Msc, Anhui Normal University
Hobbies: Food, Chinese historical drama, Cooking |
 | ZHANG Kai (Dr.)
Postdoc Fellow
Research Interests: Marine ecological genomics
Educational Background: Bsc, South China Agricultural University; PhD, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hobbies: traveling, badminton, pro Evolution Soccer |
 | ZHANG Rui (Prof.)
Associate Professor
Xiamen University
Email: ruizhang@xmu.edu.cn |
 | ZHANG Wen (Dr.)
Email: biozhangwen@gmail.com |
| ZHANG Yifan (Dr.)
Email: helloyf@gmail.com |
 | ZHANG Yu (Dr.)
Assistant Professor, Shenzhen University
Email: biozy@szu.edu.cn |
| ZHAO Bin (Dr.)
Professor, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
Email: binzhao@rcees.ac.cn |
 | ZHU Beika (Dr.)
Postdoc Fellow
PhD Graduate
Research interest: Investigate the neuroprotective properties of marine natural products
Educational background: BSc, Sun Yat-sen Unviersity; Ph.D. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hobbies: Music |