IMPORTANT NOTE:

• If you need urgent counseling or SEN support, please approach the Counseling & Wellness Center as soon as possible. Their website also contains the emergency contacts (e.g. the 24/7 HEARing hotline that supports exclusively all HKUST students 7 days a week).
• LIFS UG Advising targets LIFS students only.
• Year 1 Science pre-major students are encouraged to consult the advisors of School of Science’s Office of Academic Advising and Support (in SCI/HOME, Email: advise@ust.hk).
  

The Life Science Undergraduate Advising Team (LIFS UG Advising Team) aims to provide you with additional support that is complementary to the existing UG Faculty Mentorship Scheme. From the moment you set foot on your studies with LIFS, the Advisors are ready to empower you to explore and develop yourself as well as to understand more clearly the issues of which you may be concerned with – for example, academic planning, career preparation, and personal issues. The Team can also help you with making more informed decisions, choices, or changes that are right for you.

The relationships you form with the Faculty Mentors and Advisors will shape your undergraduate experience and strengthen your sense of belonging to the Division and the University, which may have a life-long influence on you.

Dr. Jessica TANG

Email: bocemun@ust.hk
Phone: 2358 7314
Office: Room 5450 (L25/26)

Languages:

• Cantonese
• English

Courses Taught:

• LIFS 1020 – Biology of Human Health
• LIFS 1901 – General Biology I (Fall)
• LIFS 1902 – General Biology II (Spring)
• LIFS 1930 – Nature of Life Sciences
• LIFS 2060 – Biodiversity
• LIFS 3060 – Microbiology
• LIFS 3370 – Human Genetics in Practice
• LIFS 3510 – Junior Research Project I (Coordinator)
• LIFS 3520 – Junior Research Project II (Coordinator)
• LIFS 4961 –  .Biochemistry & Cell Biology Capstone Project (Coordinator)
• LIFS 4971/4981. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Project Research II (Coordinator)

Student Engagement Activity:

iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine)

Dr. Aftab AMIN

Email: aftabamin@ust.hk
Phone: 2358 8453
Office: Room 5462 (L25/26)

Languages:

• English
• Urdu
• Hindi
• Memoni

Courses Taught:

• LIFS 1010 –  Appreciation of Biological Sciences
• LIFS 1903- Laboratory for General Biology I
• LIFS 1904 – Laboratory for General Biology II
• LIFS 2240 – Cell Biology Laboratory
• LIFS 2720 – Biochemistry Laboratory
• LIFS 3040 –  Animal Physiology
• LIFS 4000 – Immunobiology
• LIFS 4550 Biochemistry of Nutrition
• SCIE 1110 – Great Ideas in Science

Student Engagement Activity:

• Human Anatomy Virtual CAVE Project (Center for Education Innovation)
• Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality for Animal Dissection Teaching Laboratory (Teaching Learning and Innovation Project)

Prof. Robert KO
(LIFS Associate Head for Teaching)

Email: bcrko@ust.hk
Office: Room 5534 (L25/26)

Languages:

• Cantonese
• English

Courses Taught:

• LIFS 1010 – Appreciation of Biological Sciences
• LIFS 2220 – Biochemistry II
• LIFS 4000 – Immunobiology
• LIFS 4760 – Biochemistry of diseases

Dr. Philip LAM
(LIFS UG Advising Team Deputy Coordinator)

Email: ylam@ust.hk
Phone: 2358 8714
Office: Room 5515 (L25/26)

Languages:

• Cantonese
• English
• Putonghua

Courses Taught:

• LIFS 1020 – Biology of Human Health
• LIFS 1930 – Nature of Life Sciences
• LIFS 2240 – Cell Biology Laboratory
• LIFS 2720 – Biochemistry Laboratory
• LIFS 2820 – Biochemical Laboratory Techniques
• LIFS 3220 – Animal Physiology Laboratory
• LIFS 4960 – Biological Science Capstone Project (Coordinator)
• LIFS 4970/4980 – Biological Science Project Research II (Coordinator)

Student Engagement Activity:

Community Service

Dr. Ice KO
(LIFS UG Advising Team Coordinator)

Email: iceko@ust.hk
Phone: 2358 8923
Office: Room 5444 (L25/26)

Languages:

• Cantonese
• English
• Putonghua

Courses Taught:

• LIFS 1010 – Appreciation of Biological Sciences
• LIFS 1930 – Nature of Life Sciences
• LIFS 2011 – A Practicum on Wetland Conservation
• LIFS 2060 – Biodiversity
• LIFS 2080 – Plant Biology
• LIFS 4960 – Biological Science (BISC) Capstone Project [summer internships/voluntary traineeship]

Student Engagement Activity:

• LIFS Peer Advisor Certification Program
• LIFS Professional Development Workshop
• LIFS Student-Led Activities Fund
• LIFS Alumni Network (final-year LIFS & BIBU students will be invited to join the Network)
• Community Service
• Other Student Enrichment Activities (e.g., field visits)

Dr. Amy LI

Email: amylaamli@ust.hk
Phone: 2358 7278
Office: Room 5451 (L25/26)

Languages:

• Cantonese
• English
• Putonghua

Courses Taught:

• SCIE 1110 – Great Ideas in Science
• LIFS 1902 – General Biology II (Fall)
• LIFS 1904 – Laboratory for General Biology II
• LIFS 2060 – Biodiversity
• LIFS 2080 – Plant Biology
• LIFS 2240 – Cell Biology Laboratory
• LIFS 3110 – Biotechnological Applications of Recombinant DNA Techniques
• LIFS 3260 – Microbiology Laboratory
• LIFS 4150 –Plant Biotechnology
• LIFS 4963 – Biotechnology Capstone Project (Coordinator)
• LIFS 4973/4983 – Biotechnology Project Research II (Coordinator)

Dr. Chaya YUEN

Email: chaya@ust.hk
Phone: 2358 8439
Office: Room 5469 (L25/26)

Languages:

• Cantonese
• English
• Putonghua

Courses Taught:

• LIFS 1901 General Biology I
• LIFS 1902 General Biology II (Fall and Spring)
• LIFS 1903 Laboratory for General Biology I
• LIFS 3140 General Genetics