HKUST unveils medical school team as HKU vice-dean joins
Thestandard · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has updated its online information to show that Anskar Leung Yu-hung, formerly vice-dean for human capital at the University of Hong Kong’s medical faculty, has joined its new medical school as senior associate dean. The appointment adds a high-profile local clinician-academic to the team being assembled for HKUST’s planned medical school, which would become Hong Kong’s third. The school’s founding dean, King Li, took office in June, while several full-time academics have now formally joined. Overseas recruits named by the university include Elaine Holmes and Jeremy K. Nicholson, both appointed as professors.
Key Points
- HKUST is preparing to establish Hong Kong’s third medical school and recently updated its website to reveal more of the new school’s teaching team.
- Anskar Leung Yu-hung, former HKU medicine vice-dean for human capital, has joined HKUST as senior associate dean and clinical professor
- Leung is a professor of haematology whose long-running research focuses on acute myeloid leukaemia; in May he presented a new combination therapy reducing relapse rates.
- Elaine Holmes said she joined HKUST in early July, praising its interdisciplinary strengths in systems medicine, microbiome research, AI and precision health.
- HKUST president Nancy Ip said in April that seven clinical professors had taken up posts and about 30 others had signed letters of intent.
Why It Matters
The emerging lineup offers the clearest public picture yet of how HKUST is staffing its proposed medical school and whether it can attract senior clinical and research talent. For Hong Kong, the appointments matter because the city’s third medical school is being framed not only as an education project, but as part of a wider push to build an international health innovation hub through collaboration among institutions.