Faculty
Medicine
Division
Anatomical and Cellular Pathology
Programme Information

The programme is research-oriented. The minimum requirements for students in the PhD programme will be one seminar a year. In addition to satisfying the programme requirements and other requirements as prescribed by the Division, students will be required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination before graduation.

Fields of Specialization

  • Histopathology and Cellular Pathology
  • Haematology
  • Molecular Pathology
  • Cancer Genomic Research

However, topics outside the above fields would also be considered.

Please visit the Division’s homepage for more information.

Tuition Fee
The tuition fee will be HK$47,000 for 2026/27 and HK$49,500 for 2027/28, regardless of the study mode.
Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have a Master's degree preferably in a field related to life sciences or the degree of MBChB or equivalent.

Application Deadline

Main Round: 1 December 2025
Clearing Round: 31 March 2026
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

HKPFS Application Deadline
(for PhD programmes only)
  1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time); and
  2. To submit a full application to CUHK: By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to the HKPFS page for more details.

Contact

Professor K.W. LO

(852) 3505-3327

Division of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology
Room 38055, 1st Floor, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building,
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong