Martin Cheung

Education / Training:

• Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Developmental Neurobiology, The National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom
• Ph.D., Division of Genetics, The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
• B.Sc. Hons (1st), Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Externally/Internally Funded Projects:

• HMRF (PI: 2018, 2019)
• RGC General Research Fund (PI: 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Liu Po Shan/Dr Vincent Liu Endowment Fund for Motor Neurone Disease (2021-2022)
• Hong Kong Scotland Collaborative Research Scholarship (PI: 2014)
• RGC Early Career Scheme (PI: 2014)
• Theme-based Research Scheme (Co-I: 2014-2019)
• Seed Funding for Basic Research (PI: 2008, 2012, 2014-2022)

Research Interests:

• Genetic control of neural crest formation, delamination and migration
• Live cell imaging of neural crest migratory behavior
• Molecular mechanisms of melanoma metastasis and drug resistance
• Modelling neurological diseases by cellular reprogramming

Honours and Awards:

• Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award 2018 (in the capacity of corresponding author), The University of Hong Kong
• Research Output Prize 2010 (in the capacity of co-author), The University of Hong Kong