SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY @HKU
Research Group of P Chiu
The University of Hong Kong
Meet Our Team
Ruby Long Ying CHAN
Ruby (陳朗盈) is from Hong Kong. She obtained her BSc degree at the University of Hong Kong in 2023. She then joined the PC group as a postgraduate student.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Gary Jiahua CHEN
Gary (陈嘉华) was born in Guangzhou. He obtained his BEng from Guangdong University of Technology, and MSc from Sun Yat-Sen University. He then obtained his Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, working with Profs. Tamio Hayashi and Shunsuke Chiba. He joined the PC group as a postdoctoral fellow in 2023.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Chuck Zihao CHEN
Chuck (陳子豪) is from Anhui Province, China. He obtained his BSc degree at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. He joined the group as a postgraduate student in 2019.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Yu CHEN
Yu (陳瑜) was born in Anhui province, China. She obtained her BSc from Anhui University in June 2013 as an outstanding graduate. In 2020, she obtained her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Chiu. She is currently pursuing postdoctoral research focusing on organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Alex Kwok Hei CHU
Alex (朱國禧)was born in Manchester, United Kingdom. After completing an MSc degree at University College London in 2022 with a project on chemical biology recognized by the Dean's List award, he joined the PC group as an HKU Presidential Scholarship and HK PhD Fellowship holder.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Antonio RIZZO
Antonio obtained his MSc at the University of Groningen. In 2018, he completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Dirk Trauner (LMU), working on polyketides total synthesis. Thereafter, with Prof. David Chen (SNU), he investigated the synthesis of cyclophenic alkaloids. In 2020, he joined the group of Prof. Tae-Lim Choi (SNU) as a senior scientist to develop degradable polymers. In parallel, he was a lecturer at Ghent University GC. From 2023, he is an RAP in the group of Prof. Chiu. His current research is in the synthesis of non-natural hydrocarbon scaffolds and their applications.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Qin Han TEO
Qin Han (張沁涵) was born in Selangor, Malaysia. She studied at HK Polytechnic University in 2020 for BSc. during which she joined an research exchange program at Durham University with Prof. Ian Baxendale. She is a recipient of a HK PhD Fellowship and a HKU Presidential Scholarship.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Zengsheng Yin
Zengsheng (尹增升) was born in Hunan province, China. He obtained his Ph.D from Donghua University in 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Fengling Qing. He joined Prof. Chiu’s group in 2013 as a postdoctoral fellow and was appointed as a senior research fellow in 2020. He left the group in Jan 2022 and rejoined the group in July 2023. His research interest focuses on total synthesis and target identification of bioactive components isolated from traditional Chinese medicine.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk
Yinuo ZHENG
Yinuo (鄭一諾) was born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. She obtained her BSc degree from Central China Normal University in 2020. She joined PC group in January 2021 as a PhD student.
Email: pcgroup@hku.hk