PEOPLE

GROUP  LEADER

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Kou Okuro, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Kou OKURO was born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1983.  He received B.S. from Keio University (2006) under the guidance of Prof. Hiromichi Ohta.  He completed his Ph.D. for development of “molecular glue” designed for non-covalent chemical modification of biomacromolecules under the direction of Prof. Takuzo Aida at the University of Tokyo (2011).  Then, he began his academic career at the University of Tokyo as an assistant professor.  In July 2019, he was appointed as an associate professor in the University of Hong Kong.  His research interests include supramolecular chemistry, chemical biology, and biomaterials.

EDUCATION

B.S.    Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University (2006)
M.S.    School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (2008)
Ph.D.  School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (2011)

ANTECEDENTS

Apr. 2008–Mar. 2011  JSPS Research Fellow, The University of Tokyo
Apr. 2011–Jul. 2019    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
Jul. 2019–Present       Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong

AWARDS

2017  Chemical Society of Japan Presentation Award
2019  Chemical Society of Japan Lecture Award for Young Chemist
2019  Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemist

POSTDOCS

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Dr. Soumen Ghosh
(Research Assistant)

Dr. Echo Xuemei Wang
(Postdoc)

STUDENTs

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Ms. Shuran He
(Ph.D. Student)

Ms. Xinyu Wang
(MSc Student)

Mr. Henry Chak Man Yau
(Ph.D. Student)

Mr. Yifan Zhan
(MSc Student)

Mr. Mervyn Ho Kong Man
(Ph.D Student)

Ms. Daiqing Nie
(MSc Student)

Mr. Hoi Kin Wong
(Ph.D. Student)

Previous  MEMBERS @ HKU

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Dr. Qiong Li
​(Postdoc, Jul. 2021–Aug. 2024)

Mr. Yu Han Wang
​(UG Student, Jul. 2023–Aug. 2023; Chemistry Internship)

Ms. Shayne Hong
​(UG Student, Jul. 2022–Aug. 2022; Internship)

Mr. Chun King Chan
​(UG Student, May 2021–Jun. 2022; Chemistry Project)

Mr. Torin Wing Mak
​(UG Student, Sep. 2021–Dec. 2021; Directed Studies in Chemistry)

Mr. Sunny Sung In Chow
​(UG Student, Jan. 2021–May 2021; Chemistry Internship)

Dr. Yiwa Wang
​(Ph.D Student/Postdoc, Mar. 2020–Aug. 2024)

Mr. Ernest Chan
​(UG Student, Jul. 2022–Aug. 2022; Chemistry Internship)

Ms. Zhenzhen Wu
​(UG Student, Jul. 2021–Aug. 2022; Internship)

Mr. Neo Shun Fung Lee
​(UG Student, Jan. 2022–May. 2022; Directed Studies in Chemistry)

Mr. Jovi Man Yin Ng
​(UG Student, Jun. 2021–Jul. 2021; Chemistry Internship)

Ms. Rhoda Lee
(UG Student, Aug. 2020–Sep. 2020; Internship)

Ph.D. ALUMNI

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Graduate Students
Dr. Yiwa Wang (Mar. 2020–Aug. 2024, HKU)
Dr. Ai Kohata (Apr. 2016–Mar. 2022, UT)
Dr. Saya Otake (Apr. 2016–Mar. 2022, UT)
Dr. Hyuna Jo (Apr. 2018–Mar. 2021, UT)
Dr. Rina Mogaki (Apr. 2013–Mar. 2019, UT)
Dr. Yu Yanagisawa (Oct. 2011–Mar. 2018, UT)
Dr. Junichi Hatano (Apr. 2013–Mar. 2016, UT)
​Dr. Noriyuki Uchida (Apr. 2010–Mar. 2015, UT)

Postdocs
Dr. Qiong Li (Jul. 2021–Aug. 2024, HKU)
Dr. P. K. Hashim (Nov. 2012–Aug. 2021, UT)
Dr. Zhaocun Shen (Nov. 2016–Mar. 2019, UT)