Tom Cheung

Dr. Cheung has more than 15 years of experience in stem cell biology, cell metabolism and aging research.

Dr. Cheung is the S H Ho Associate Professor of Life Science at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). His research aims at increasing the understanding in adult stem cell function in the context of tissue regeneration, disease and aging. He is the director of the HKUST-NanFung Joint Laboratory and the HKUST-BGI Joint Research Center, and the associate director of the HKUST biosciences central research facility. Dr. Cheung was a recipient of the Croucher Innovation Award in 2015 for the study of molecular regulation of stem cell aging. He has authored numerous publications, including multiple publications in Nature, Cell Stem Cell, Molecular Cell and Developmental Cell.

Dr. Cheung holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry for the University of Colorado at Boulder and completed postdoctoral work at Stanford University School of Medicine.