Dr. Ann Sin Nga LAU

Email: annsnlau@cuhk.edu.hk

Director, Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, CUHK
Associate Director (Undergraduate Education) and
Principal Lecturer, School of Biomedical Sciences, CU Medicine

Dr. Ann Sin Nga received her BSc in Biology and PhD in Molecular Endocrinology from the University of Hong Kong, with doctoral training at the Population Council’s Centre for Biomedical Research at Rockefeller University. With a strong foundation in biomedical sciences, Ann has broadened her focus to encompass medical and biomedical education, which has further evolved into leadership and management in education. She is a member of CUHK’s pioneering medical bioethics teaching team and currently leads the bioethics curriculum review. Through both education and public engagement, she is committed to raising awareness—among students and the wider public—of the ethical challenges posed by advances in biotechnology and medicine.

In addition to her work in bioethics education, Ann has a broad teaching portfolio that spans human genetics, endocrinology,  and reproductive biology. She leads the CUHK eLearning Community of Practice (eLearning CoP) focused on virtual reality (VR) as an emerging educational technology. Ann serves as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on various education and teaching development projects totaling over US$5 million. These initiatives cover areas ranged from VR and metaverse applications in education, courseware development, peer-assisted learning, interprofessional education, to teaching and learning for social good, examination tools, and assessment for learning. Currently, she is spearheading a faculty flagship project titled “Artificial Intelligence in/as Medical Education”, collaborating with educators across disciplines to evaluate the impact of AI in education through the lenses of pedagogy and bioethics.

Ann is the recipient of the Faculty of Medicine Education Award 2019, and the Faculty of Medicine Education Award (Collaborative Team) 2025 as team leader.