WONG, Gary Ka-Leung Faculty








Educational Background B.Sc., City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ph.D., The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Postdoctoral: City University of Hong Kong and Durham University, UK

Current Research Interests Bioinorganic Chemistry, Luminescent Materials, Lanthanide Chemistry and Spectroscopy.


Selected PublicationsY. Wu, H.-F. Chau, W. Thor, K. H. Y. Chan, X. Ma, W.-L. Chan,* N. J. Long,* and K.-L. Wong,*, ‘Solid-phase peptide macrocyclization and multifunctionalization via dipyrrin construction’, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2021) In Press.
S. Zha, H.-F. Chau, W. Y. Chau, L. S. Chan, J. L., K. W. Lo, W. C.-S. Cho, Y. L. Yip, S. W. Tsao, P. J. Farrell, J. M. Di,* G.-L. Law,* H. L. Lung,* and K.-L. Wong,*, ‘Dual-targeting peptide-guided approach for precision delivery and cancer monitoring by using a safe upconversion nanoplatform’, Advanced Science, (2021) 2002919.
H.-F. Chau, Y. Wu, W.-Y. Fok, W. Thor, W. C.-S. Cho, P. Ma, J. Lin, N.-K. Mak, J.-C. G. Bünzli*, L. Jiang*, N. J. Long*, H. L. Lung*, and K.-L. Wong,* ‘Lanthanide-based peptide-directed Vis/NIR imaging and inhibition of LMP1’, Journal of the American Chemical Society Au, (2021) In Press.
Y. Wu, W.-S. Tam, H.-F. Chau, S. Kaur, W. Thor, W. S. Aik, W.-L. Chan*, M. Zweckstetter*, and K.-L. Wong,*, ‘Solid-Phase fluorescent BODIPY–Peptide synthesis via in situ dipyrrin construction’, Chemical Science, 11 (2020) 11266-11273.
L. Jiang, H. L. Lung, T. Huang, R. Lan, S. Zha, L. S. Chan, W. Thor, T.-H. Tsoi, H.-F. Chau, C. Borestr?m, S. Cobb, S. W. Tsao, Z.-X. Bian, G.-L. Law, W.-T. Wong, W. C.-S. Tai, W. Y. Chau, Y. Du, L. H. X. Tang, A. K. S. Chiang, J. M. Middeldorp, K.-W. Lo, N.-K. Mak,* N. J. Long* and K.-L. Wong,*, ‘Reactivation of Epstein Barr virus by a dual-responsive fluorescent EBNA1-targeting agent with Zn²⁺-chelating function’, Proceedings of National Academy of Science USA, (2019) 26614-26624.
J. Zhang, W.-L. Chan, C. Xie, Y. Zhou, P. Maity, G. T. Harrison, A. Amassian, O. Mohammed, P. A. Tanner*, W.-K. Wong* and K.-L. Wong,*, ‘Impressive near-infrared brightness and singlet oxygen generation from strategic lanthanide–porphyrin double–decker complexes in aqueous solution’, Light: Science & Applications, 8 (2019) 46.
Y. Luo, Z. Liu, H.-T. Wong, L. Zhou, K.-L. Wong,*, K.-K. Shiu and P. A. Tanner*, “Energy transfer between Tb3+ and Eu³⁺ in LaPO₄: pulsed vs switched-off continuous wave excitation”, Advanced Science, 6 (2019) 1900487.
T. Clough, L. Jiang, K.-L. Wong,*, and N. J. Long*, ‘Ligand design strategies to increase stability of gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents’, Nature Communications, 10 (2019) 1420.
G. Bao, K.-L. Wong,*, D. Jin and P. A. Tanner, “A Stoichiometric terbium-europium dyad molecular thermometer: Energy transfer properties
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