Principal Investigator


Dr. Gween Stacy

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Dr. Gween Stacy

Ph.D. in Biology, CUHK Postdoc, Oxford & Harvard

Employment Information

Professor / Principal Investigator

Contact Information

Email: gweenstacy@harvard.edu

Biography

Professor Ng research interests are chemical biology, drug discovery, and medicinal chemistry. He completed his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Prior to...


Research Training

2016-2019

Harvard Medical School / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Broad Institute
Research Fellow in Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Jun Qi

2014-2016

Harvard Medical School / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Broad Institute
Research Fellow in Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Jun Qi


Education

2016-2019

Harvard Medical School / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Broad Institute
Research Fellow in Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Jun Qi

2014-2016

Harvard Medical School / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Broad Institute
Research Fellow in Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Jun Qi


Fellowship

2016-2019

Research Fellow in Medicine

2014-2016

Research Fellow in Medicine


Honors

2016-2019

Research Fellow in Medicine

2014-2016

Research Fellow in Medicine


Patents

1. Ng, W.-L., Chan, C. W. M., Ko, H., Lai, H. M., Lo, H. S., Khan, K. S. Drug Repurposing for Treatment of Coronavirus.
US Provisional Application No. US63/027,620. Filing Date: May 20, 2020.

2. Ng, W.-L., Li, F., Chan, Y.-C., Shing, T. K. M., Cheung, M. H., Lo, H. S., Jiang, X. Carbobicyclic Nucleosides and Methods for Treatment of Coronavirus.
US Provisional Application No. US 62/299,029. Filing Date: March 16, 2020.

3. Ng, W.-L., Huang, J., Yan, Y. C. L., Poon, C. S. D., Li, H. Y. Chemical probes for in vivo non-invasive imaging.
US Patent Application No. US62/729,998. Filing Date: Sept 11, 2018.


Professional Association

Associate member of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Member of International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS)


Science Communication

Associate member of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Member of International Chemical Biology Society (ICBS)


Media Coverage

2016-2019

A Global Study Led by CU Medicine and HKUMed Discovers a Hepatitis C Virus Drug as Potent Treatment for COVID-19

2016-2019

New carbasugars as potential drug molecules – CUHK Press Release

2016-2019

Making Molecules – Interview by the Croucher Foundation