"Corpulence is not only a disease itself, but the harbinger of others." - Hippocrates - 400 BC
About the Hui Lab
Adipose tissue is our body's major site of energy warehouse. But beyond that, adipose tissue is a dynamic and heterogenous endocrine organ that plays a crucial role in metabolism and inflammation.
The focus of our lab is to investigate the mechanisms underlying adipose tissue remodelling in physiological conditions and in diseased state.
Our long term goal is to develop biomedicine to treat obesity and its associated chronic complications through educating the adipose tissue from a metabolically harmful organ to a beneficial one.
Research Interest
- Thermogenic adipocytes.
- Chronic inflammation in obese adipose tissue.
- Organ cross-talk between the adipose tissue and the others.
Principle Investigator
Dr. Hannah Xiao-yan Hui, Ph.D
School of Biomedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Hannah Xiaoyan HUI (惠曉艷) obtained her B.Sc. (First Class Honours) in Biotechnology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and completed her Ph.D. study in Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIBS, CAS). She then pursued her postdoctoral training at Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong and was later took up her post as Research Assistant Professor at the same department. In 2021, she joined the School of Biomedical Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong as Assistant Professor.
