Work with Leading Researchers - HKU Faculty of Dentistry

Postgraduate Scholarships Now Available

HKU Faculty of Dentistry, Research Postgraduate Programmes

Join Leading Research Projects

Our leading researchers were awarded the General Research Fund (GRF) or Early Career Scheme (ECS) in 2026. They will be offering postgraduate scholarships to support outstanding research postgraduate candidates for admission in the 2027/28 academic year. Further information on the preferred academic background and research interests can be downloaded here.

Potential candidates are encouraged to contact the supervisors directly to discuss study opportunities. Applications will be considered during the Main Round application period from September 1, 2026 to December 1, 2026.

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Applied Oral Sciences and Community Dental Care

RPg Supervisor

Professor Waruna Dissanayaka

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Research Areas & Project Topics

Regenerative Dentistry and Endodontics
Dental Stem Cell Biology
DNA Nanotechnology and Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Cell–Cell Interactions and Mechanobiology
Microfluidic Chip Systems
Craniofacial Regeneration

RPg Supervisor

Professor Peng Gao

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Research Areas & Project Topics

(Host-microbe interaction) oral bacteria and systemic disease

RPg Supervisor

Professor Shi Huang

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Research Areas

Microbiome, AI, drug screening, host–microbe interactions

Project Title

AI-Powered De Novo Discovery and Functional Validation of Anti-Gingivitis Metabolites

RPg Supervisor

Professor Xuan Li

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Research Areas

Nano/micromaterials for oral healthcare
Host-oral microbe interaction
Natural/herbal bioactive compounds

Project Topic

Developing nano-armed “cyborg” oral probiotics with a synergistic triple-targeting effects for tackling periodontal diseases

RPg Supervisor

Professor Yuhui Li

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Research Areas & Project Topics

Mechanobiology
Cell migration and division
Advanced cell imaging

RPg Supervisor

Professor James Kit Hon Tsoi

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Research Areas & Project Topics

Design and develop:

Direct and hyphenated scan-design-print strategy for dental prostheses
Physics-informed neural network for dental prostheses design
Thermal Radiation Ultra-fast Sintering Technique (TRUST) for Dental Zirconia

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

RPg Supervisor

Professor Jane Jingya Pu

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Research Areas & Project Topics

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging
Augmented Reality
Jaw reconstruction
Computer-assisted surgery
Bone regeneration and tissue engineering
Surgical oncology

RPg Supervisor

Professor Teddy Weifa Yang

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Research Areas & Project Topics

AI in Surgery & Digital Health
Multimodal Large Language Models (LLMs) for clinical reasoning
Computer vision and surgical video intelligence
Autonomous/Agentic AI for craniomaxillofacial (CMF) and dental surgical planning
3D medical image analysis and computer-aided design (CAD) for implants

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Periodontology and Implant Dentistry

RPg Supervisor

Professor Mihai Tarce

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Research Areas & Project Topics

Implant dentistry: A Multimodal AI-assisted Decision-making System for Dental Implant Planning Integrating Hard and Soft Tissue Assessment

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Restorative Dental Sciences

RPg Supervisor

Professor Ollie Yiru Yu

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Research Areas & Project Topics

Cariology, Host–microbe protein interactions in the oral biofilm microenvironment

RPg Supervisor

Dr Iris Xiaoxue Yin

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Research Areas

Biomaterials and Dental hard tissue biology

Project Title

A pH-responsive nanocomposite system for biomimetic mineralisation of erosive tooth

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