Irene Ng Oi-lin MBBS HK, MD HK, PhD HK, FRCPath, FHKCPath, FHKAM

Professor Irene NG Oi Lin is Loke Yew Professor in Pathology, Chair Professor and Head of Department of Pathology at The University of Hong Kong. She is also the Director of the State Key Laboratory for Liver Research at The University of Hong Kong. In addition, Professor Ng has been serving as the Chief of Service of the Department of Pathology at Queen Mary Hospital since 2017.

She is internationally recognized for her expertise in research in liver cancer hepatocellular carcinoma, particularly in molecular genetics and pathobiology. Among her achievements have been the identification and characterization of novel genes, signaling pathways, and cancer stem cells of this cancer. These studies have provided important insight into the understanding of hepatocarcinogenesis and helped to identify potential targets in novel cancer therapy. She ranks among the world’s top 1% in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) list of most cited scientists in clinical medicine.