- 2023, Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (2nd Class), Ministry of Education, China
- 2022-23, Research Excellence Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2021, RGC Senior Research Fellow, Research Grants Council of HK
- 2018, Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (2nd Class), Ministry of Education, China
- 2015-16, Research Excellence Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2015, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship, The Croucher Foundation
- 2014, Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (2nd Class), Ministry of Education, China
- 2014, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2013, Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2010, Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (1st Class), Ministry of Education, China
- 2009-10, Research Excellence Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2009, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship, The Croucher Foundation
- 2008, Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award 2008, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2006-07, Research Excellence Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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