Name: Prof. Zhou Zhongjun
Positions: Professor (tenured), School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Founding/Honoured Director, Institute of Aging Research, Guangdong Medical College, China
Visiting Professor, Shenzhen University, China
Visiting Professor, China Medical University, China
Visiting Professor, Guangdong Medical College, China
Publications: >40
H:index: 32
Achievements:
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2015/2016: Croucher Senior Research Fellow, Croucher Foundation
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2013/2014: Outstanding Research Award, The University of Hong Kong
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2011: State Science and Technology Award (2nd Class), State Council, China
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2007: International Society of Matrix Biology Nominated Speaker. Cains, Australia
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2006: Outstanding Research Output Award, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
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2005: Distinguished Young Overseas Chinese Scientist Award, Natural Science Foundation of China
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2000: Young Investigator Award, International Society of Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis, Hamamatsu, Japan
Current Research Interests:
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Regulation of Epigenetic and chromatin dynamics in stem cells aging
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Novel Extracellular matrix protein in Kidney development and diseases
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer-mediated reprogramming and CRISPR/cas9-mediated gene editing in the intervention of genetic diseases and aging-associated disorders.