Kathryn Song Eng Cheah#
| Membership Number: | 7505 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | CHINA |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.sbms.hku.hk/staff/kathryn-song-eng-cheah |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-0802-8799 |
| Publication Link: | https://www.sbms.hku.hk/staff/kathryn-cheah |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2023 July Emerita Professor of Biochemistry and Professor, University of Hong Kong (HKU)
- 1997 - 2023 Chair Professor of Biochemistry, HKU
- 2014 - 2023 Jimmy & Emily Tang Professor in Molecular Genetics
- 2004 - 2009 Director, Centre for Reproduction, Growth & Development, Faculty of Medicine, HKU
- 1997 - 2009 Head of Department of Biochemistry, HKU.
- 1993 - 1997 Reader in Biochemistry, HKU.
- 1990 - 1993 Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong.
- 1983 - 1990 Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong (HKU).
- 1980 - 1983 Research Fellow, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London U.K.
- 1976 - 1980 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Manchester, U.K.
- 1975 - 1976 Brooks Scholar, Cambridge University, U.K
Fields of Scholarship
- Congenital skeletal disorders
- Matrix biology
- Degenerative skeletal disorders
- Inner ear development
- Stem cell biology & regenerative medicine
- Developmental genetics
Honours and Awards
- 2023 Elected Associate Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
- 2022 British Society for Matrix Biology Medal Lecture award for contributions to the field
- 2021 Elected Member Hong Kong Academy of Sciences
- 2014 -2023 Endowed Professorship “Jimmy and Emily Tang Professor in Molecular Genetics”
- 2013 Elected Fellow of The World Academy of Science (TWAS) – for the advancement of science in developing countries
- 2011 - 2012 Senior External Fellow of the University of Freiberg Institute of Advanced Studies
- 2000 Croucher Foundation Senior Fellowship
- 2000 HKU Outstanding Researcher Award
- 1997 Honorary Professor at Peking Union Medical College, China
