Enoch Chan

Joint Appointment with Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education (Host Department)

BSc (HK PolyU), MSc (UNSW), PhD (UNSW), PgCert (Edin), FHEA, AFANZAHPE, MAcadMEd

Lecturer

Chan_Enoch

Contact

Room 511, 5/F, William M. W. Mong Block, 
21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam

T +852 3917 9787
enocha@hku.hk

Area of Interest

  • Teaching and learning in Physiology and Pathophysiology
  • Biomedical science education for health professions programmes
  • Near-peer teaching for undergraduate education
  • Students-as-partners in instructional design
  • Technology adoption in learning and teaching

Biography

Dr Enoch Chan is a Lecturer jointly appointed by the Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education and the School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. His multidisciplinary expertise spans Biomedical Sciences, Health Professions Education and Educational Technology. He is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (Advance HE, UK).

He earned his PhD in Pathology at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, where his research focussed on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction. At the school, he teaches Physiology, Biochemistry and Immunology across multiple undergraduate programmes including MBBS, BPharm, BBiomedSc, BChinMed and more. 

He has an active role in driving the Student Teaching and Reflection (STaR) Programme at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. STaR Programme is the world’s second and Asia’s first programme accredited to award Associate Fellowship of Advance HE to undergraduate students for their engagement and expertise in teaching in higher education. He coordinates various near-peer teaching initiatives in Physiology for MBBS and BBiomedSc students, and he actively mentors undergraduate students engaged in near-peer teaching, instructional design and research in Health Professions Education.

Education/ Training

  • Master of Medical Education, University of Dundee (2024–Ongoing)
  • PgCert in Digital Education (with distinction), University of Edinburgh (2022)
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE, United Kingdom (2021)
  • PhD in Pathology, UNSW Sydney (2013–2017)
  • MSc (Res) in Pathology, UNSW Sydney (2011–2012)
  • BSc (Hons) in Applied Biology with Biotechnology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2007–2010)

 

Selected Publications

Biomedical Education:

  1. Ganotice FA, Mendoza NB, Dizon JIWT, Shen X, Lee JCY, Chan E, Luk P, Manio MM, He Q, Khoo US, Lam MPS, Chan SCS, Chow AYM, Wang N, Tipoe GL (2024). Students’ motivation and engagement in interprofessional education: the mediating role of peer relatedness. Medical Education Online, 29(1):2430593.
  2. He Q, Lei J, Chong D, Luk P, Chan E, Shen X, Tipoe GL, Chan L, Manio MM, Dizon JIWT, Ganotice FA (2024). Unpacking the perceptions and experiences of student facilitators in interprofessional education: a qualitative study. Medical Education Online, 29(1):2330257.
  3. Chan E, Khong ML, Torda A, Tanner JA, Velan GM, Wong GT (2022). Medical teachers’ experience of emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-institutional study. BMC Medical Education, 22(1):1-3.
  4. Chan E, Botelho MG, Wong GT (2021). A flipped classroom, same-level peer-assisted learning approach to clinical skill teaching for medical students. PLOS ONE, 22;16(10):e0258926.
  5. Khong ML, Chan E, Tanner JA, Lee PP, Wong G (2020). COVID-19–A covert catalyst for pedagogical stocktake and transformation: Perspectives of a global hub. MedEdPublish, 9(1):212.

Biomedical Sciences:

  1. Nguyen TK, Paone S, Baxter AA, Mayfosh AJ, Phan TK, Chan E, Peter K, Poon IKH, Thomas SR, Hulett MD (2024). Heparanase promotes the onset and progression of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E gene knockout mice. Atherosclerosis, 392:117519.
  2. Chan HH*, Chan E*, Kwok CT, Leung GP, Lee SM, Seto SW (2022). The role of p53 in the alternation of vascular functions. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 3667. (*contributed equally)
  3. Nguyen TK, Paone S, Chan E, Poon IK, Baxter AA, Thomas SR, Hulett MD (2022). Heparanase: A Novel Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis. Cells, 11(20):3198.
  4. Thai T, Zhong F, Dang L, Chan E, Ku J, Malle E, Geczy CL, Keaney Jr JF, Thomas SR (2021). Endothelial-transcytosed myeloperoxidase activates endothelial nitric oxide synthase via a phospholipase C-dependent calcium signaling pathway. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 166:255-64.
  5. Maiocchi SL, Ku J, Thai T, Chan E, Rees MD, Thomas SR (2021). Myeloperoxidase: A versatile mediator of endothelial dysfunction and therapeutic target during cardiovascular disease. Pharmacology & therapeutics, 221:107711.
  6. Li Y, Alhendi AM, Yeh MC, Elahy M, Santiago FS, Deshpande NP, Wu B, Chan E, Inam S, Prado-Lourenco L, Marchand J, Joyce RD, Wilkinson-White LE, Raftery MJ, Zhu M, Adamson SJ, Barnat F, Viaud-Quentric K, Sockler J, Mackay J, Chang A, Mitchell P, Marcuccio SM, Khachigian LM (2020). Thermostable small-molecule inhibitor of angiogenesis and vascular permeability that suppresses a pERK-FosB/ΔFosB–VCAM-1 axis. Science advances, 6(31):eaaz7815.

Grants as PI

  • UGC Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (HK$1,000,000): "Establishing professional development and support mechanisms to enhance adoption and sustainability of near-peer teaching in undergraduate degree programmes"

    2025–2028

  • HKU Teaching Development Grant (HK$79,990): “Enhancing cardiovascular physiology learning by ultrasound imaging”

    2025–2026

Grants as Co-I

  • HKU Teaching Development Grant (HK$299,708): “Development of an innovative eye movement simulator using hand gesture recognition”

    2023–2024

  • UGC Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (HK$1,645,070): “Developing a systematized humour pedagogical approach to enhance teaching and learning: a cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary collaboration”

    2022–2025

  • HKU Teaching Development Grant (HK$249,137): “Integrate concepts of biomedical sciences through digital storytelling – from basic science to clinical relevance”

    2022–2023

  • HKU Teaching Development Grant (HK$255,060): “Scaffolding clinical teaching by video-based interactive modules (VIMs) through DIY video recording of clinical encounters”

    2021–2022

  • HKU Teaching Development Grant (HK$130,433): “Humour as a pedagogical approach to improve student engagement, enhance learning and relieve stress”

    2021–2022

  • HKU Teaching Development Grant (HK$291,438): “Online training for the reconstitution of Fosun/BioNTech: a learning platform to determine readiness for complex medication preparation procedures”

    2021–2022

Honours and Awards

  • Teaching Exchange Fellowship, The University of Hong Kong (2025-2026)
  • Faculty Teaching Medal, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (2024)
  • Associate Fellowship, Australia and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (2024–2029)
  • Early Career Teaching Award, The University of Hong Kong (2023)
  • IMU-Ron Harden Innovation in Medical Education (IMU-RHIME) Award, 16th International Medical Education Conference (IMEC2023), International Medical University Malaysia (2023)

Key Offices

  • Visiting Fellow, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2026)
  • Deputy Director, Student Teaching and Reflection (STaR) Programme, Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU (2026–present)
  • Member, Academy of Medical Educators, UK (2025–present)
  • Core Member, Student Teaching and Reflection (STaR) Programme, Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU (2025–2026)
  • Member (Research and Scholarship), Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU (2025–present)
  • Member, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences Curriculum Committee (2024–present)
  • Coordinator of SIMHSE in EdTech, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU (2023–present)
  • Member, Board of LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU (2023–present)
  • Member, Committee on Chinese and English Language Enhancement, HKU (2023–2024)
  • Mentor, Professional Certificate of Academic Practice (PCAP) programme, HKU (2023–present)
  • Mentor & Reviewer, HKU Advance HE Fellowship Scheme, HKU (2021–present)

Last Update : 2026-01-23