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Dr. Gi Fay Mok is a Lecturer in Biomedicine and Group Leader at the BioMedical Research Centre (BMRC), School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia. He leads an independent research lab focused on developmental and stem cell biology, with funding from the British Heart Foundation, the Royal Society, and UKRI DTP. He is actively mentoring PhD and MSc students and contributes to academic leadership as the organizer of the 'Cell, Development and Molecular Biology' seminar series and as BIO Research Staff Co-ordinator.
- PhD, University of Nottingham (2009–2012)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of East Anglia (2013–2019)
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, Earlham Institute (2020)
- Lecturer & Group Leader, University of East Anglia (2022–present)
Dr. Mok's research centers on the embryonic origin of hematopoietic and endothelial stem cells, aiming to inform regenerative medicine. His lab uses the chick embryo as a model system and integrates CRISPR-based genome editing, advanced live imaging, single-cell sequencing (scRNA-seq, ATAC-seq), and computational biology to dissect gene regulatory networks and cellular dynamics during early blood development. A key goal is to enable the in vitro generation of clinically relevant stem cells for therapeutic use.
The recent publications highlight a strong focus on developmental genomics, spatial transcriptomics, and gene regulation in embryogenesis. His work spans single-cell profiling of avian and mouse embryos, regulatory mapping of somite maturation, and functional studies of genes like Talpid3 in stem cell behavior. The research consistently bridges fundamental developmental mechanisms with translational applications in regenerative medicine.
Dr. Mok has secured competitive research funding from major bodies including the British Heart Foundation, the Royal Society, and UKRI. These grants support projects on enhancer validation, hematoendothelial lineage tracing, and chromatin remodeling in development.
- Royal Society: Rapid in vivo validation of enhancer elements during embryonic hematoendothelial development (2023–2025)
- British Heart Foundation: Characterizing the embryonic origin of haemangioblasts (2020–2023)
- BBSRC: Unravelling microRNA-chromatin remodelling in myogenesis (2016–2019)
- John & Pamela Salter Charitable Trust: microRNA detection in embryonic tissues (2014–2015)
Dr. Mok advises multiple students, including UKRI-BBSRC NRP DTP PhD candidates Lydia Pouncey and Andreas Nikolopoulos. His lab, the Mok Lab, is embedded within the BMRC at UEA and collaborates extensively with researchers such as Prof. Andrea Münsterberg and Dr. Iain Macaulay. The team combines wet-lab and computational approaches to address key questions in developmental biology.
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