Rate My Professor Wong Wing Leung

With 93 journal articles, 6 review articles, and a total of 99 research outputs, Professor Wong has made significant contributions to high-impact journals. Key publications include 'Recent advances in near-infrared fluorescent ligands as a novel frontier in combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria' (Drug Resistance Updates, 2026), 'A new combination therapy utilizing mitochondria-targeting small-molecule ligands and clinical inhibitors against melanoma' (ACS Chemical Biology, 2026), 'Multifunctional RNA G-quadruplex ligand for integrated photodynamic therapy and oncoprotein translation inhibition in cancer cells' (Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2026), 'Mitochondria-selective dicationic small-molecule ligand targeting G-quadruplex structures for human colorectal cancer therapy' (Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2024), and 'A cytoplasm-specific fluorescent ligand for selective imaging of RNA G-quadruplexes in live cancer cells' (Chemistry–A European Journal, 2023). He holds three granted US patents on fullerene derivatives for organic photovoltaics, conductive and photosensitive polymers, and luminescent protein staining methods. His impactful work earned the ABCT Excellence Award 2024 for Research Output in Biology, and he has secured funding from the Health and Medical Research Fund for projects addressing superbug resistance. Professor Wong also contributes editorially as Associate Editor of Frontiers in Pharmacology since 2026 and Guest Editor of Molecules since 2022, enhancing the academic discourse in pharmacology and chemical biology.