SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH



Researcher : Adab P

List of Research Outputs

Pan J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - CVD, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018, 18(1): 74.
Pang J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu F., Zhu T., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Respiratory Medicine. 2017, 132: 102-8.


Researcher : Ali ST

Project Title:Epidemics6 - International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics 2017; Role of absolute humidity in shaping influenza transmission and seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong/Inverse association between ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ali ST
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2017
Completion Date:12/2017


List of Research Outputs

Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, European Respiratory Journal. 2018, 51 (5): 1800369.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S., Tian L. and Cowling B.J., Environmental factors in shaping influenza seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, In: HKCCM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM); 16 Sep 2017 . 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Inverse association between ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, In: at Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S. and Cowling B.J., Role of absolute humidity in shaping influenza transmission and seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.


Researcher : Aso H

List of Research Outputs

Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.


Researcher : Au Yeung SLR

Project Title:Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors – a Mendelian randomization analysis
Investigator(s):Au Yeung SLR, Schooling CM, Cheng KK, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2015


Project Title:The causal role of adiponectin and triglycerides in ischemic heart diseases using a separate sample Mendelian randomization analysis from publicly available data
Investigator(s):Au Yeung SLR, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:HMRF Research Fellowship Scheme
Start Date:10/2016


Project Title:A metabolomic study of birth weight in Chinese using the “Children of 1997” Birth Cohort
Investigator(s):Au Yeung SLR, Schooling CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:World Congress of Epidemiology (WCE2017) ; Vascular endothelial growth factor and ischemic heart disease risk: a Mendelian randomization study
Investigator(s):Au Yeung SLR
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2017
Completion Date:08/2017


List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Borges M.C. and Lawlor D.A., Association of Genetic Instrumental Variables for Lung Function on Coronary Artery Disease Risk: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study, Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine. 2018, 11: e001952.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Lam H.S. and Schooling C.M., Vascular endothelial growth factor and ischemic heart disease risk: A Mendelian randomization study, Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017, 6(8): e005619.
LIU J., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Leung Y.Y.J., Lin S.C., Hui L.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Birth weight, gestational age and late adolescent liver function using twin status as instrumental variable in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort: “Children of 1997”, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 111: 190-197.
Schooling C.M., HUANG J., Zhao J., Kwok M.K., Au Yeung S.L.R. and Lin S.L., Disconnect Between Genes Associated With Ischemic Heart Disease and Targets of Ischemic Heart Disease Treatments, EBioMedicine. 2018, 28: 311-315.
Wei D.M., Au Yeung S.L.R., He J.R., Xiao W.Q., Lu J.H., Tu S., Chen N.N., Lam K.B.H., Cheng K.K., Leung G.M., Xia H.M., Schooling C.M. and Qiu X., The role of social support in family socio-economic disparities in depressive symptoms during early pregnancy: Evidence from a Chinese birth cohort, Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018, 238: 418-423.
YANG Q., Lin S.C., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Xu L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Genetically predicted milk consumption and bone health, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 71: 1008-1012.


Researcher : Bond HS

List of Research Outputs

Wu P., Presanis A.M., Bond H.S., Lau E.H.Y., Fang J. and Cowling B.J., A joint analysis of influenza-associated hospitalizations and mortality in Hong Kong, 1998–2013, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 929.


Researcher : Bruzzone R

Project Title:Regulation of dengue virus life cycle by KDEL receptor-dependent signaling pathway: a new target to interfere with viral infection and pathogenesis
Investigator(s):Bruzzone R, Li M, Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:09/2017


List of Research Outputs

Bulanova D., Ianevski A., Bugai A., Bruzzone R. and Kainov D., Antiviral Properties of Chemical Inhibitors of Cellular Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Proteins, Viruses. 2017, 9: 271.


Researcher : CHAN DCL

List of Research Outputs

CHAN D.C.L., Wong W.L.T., Capio C.M., UIGA L., MAK C.T., LAM W.K. and Masters R.S.W., Does Conscious Movement Processing Influence Obstacle Height Perception and Modify Stepping Behavior of Older Adults when Wearing Unstable Shoes?, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.
Law J.C.L., Wong W.L.T., CHAN D.C.L. and Lam W.K., Effects of shoe top visual patterns on shoe wearers’ width perception and dynamic stability, Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2018, 4: 682-695.
MAK C.T., CHAN D.C.L. and Wong W.L.T., Attentional Focus Instructions on Locomotor Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults, Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) 50th AAG Conference (Ageing: The Golden Opportunity). 2017.
Wong W.L.T., MAK C.T. and CHAN D.C.L., Attentional Focus and Gait Stability: Implication for Fall Rehabilitation, The Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2018.
Wong W.L.T., MAK C.T. and CHAN D.C.L., THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ATTENTION FOCUS INSTRUCTIONS DURING WALKING BY OLDER ADULTS – A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.


Researcher : CHEN J

List of Research Outputs

CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Association of school-level electronic cigarette (EC) use prevalence with individual-level EC use intentions and perceptions in Hong Kong adolescents. (Poster presentation), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, Taiwan, September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Caffeinated beverage drinking – a novel risk factor of alcohol drinking in adolescents. (Oral presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 16 September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Parental smoking, rejection of parental smoking, and smoking susceptibility and behaviors in Hong Kong adolescents, Addictive Behaviors. 2018, 82: 19-22.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Tobacco industry denormalization beliefs in Hong Kong adolescents, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2018.
Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Prevalence and correlates of smoking at home in adolescent smokers - a cross-sectional study (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A956.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Exposure to electronic cigarette advertising and intention to use electronic cigarettes in Hong Kong adolescents (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A731.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Favourable perceptions of electronic cigarettes relative to cigarettes and the associations with susceptibility to electronic cigarette use in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E54.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., WU Y., CHEN J., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Associations of perceived interparental relationship, family harmony and family happiness with smoking intention in never-smoking Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017523.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Lam T.H., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J. and Ho D.S.Y., Current electronic cigarettes use and self-rated health in Hong Kong adolescents (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., WU Y., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Perceived family relationship quality and use of poly-tobacco products during early and late adolescence, Addictive Behaviors. 2018, 85: 38-42.
MOK H.Y., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Focus group study on perceptions of cigarette packaging in Hong Kong children and adolescents (oral and abstract), 香港兒童及未成年人對於紙菸包裝看法的焦點小組研究, The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., HUANG R. and Lam T.H., Prevalence of Passive Drinking in Adolescent Boys and Girls in Hong Kong (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.


Researcher : CHENG KL

List of Research Outputs

Mao X., Wu J., Lau E.H.Y., CHENG K.L., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ji X., Zou L., Ke C., Peiris J.S.M., Wang H. and Yen H., Monitoring avian influenza viruses from chicken carcasses sold at markets, China, 2016. , Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(10).
Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.
Wei J., ZHOU J., CHENG K.L., Wu J., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ke C., Yen H. and Li Y., Assessing the risk of downwind spread of avian influenza virus via airborne particles from an urban wholesale poultry market, Building and Environment. 2018, 127: 120-126.


Researcher : CHENG TS

List of Research Outputs

CHENG T.S., Kwok M.K., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The associations of breast feeding with infant growth and body mass index to 16 years: ‘Children of 1997’, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2018, 32: 200-209.


Researcher : CHENG TYY

List of Research Outputs

CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and lower limb muscle responses in children with developmental coordination disorder, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2017.
CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and mental attention in children with developmental coordination disorder: a cross-sectional study, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and neuromuscular and cognitive responses to unpredictable balance perturbations in children with developmental coordination disorder, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.
CHENG T.Y.Y., Tsang W.W.N., Schooling C.M. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and neuromuscular and cognitive responses to unpredictable balance perturbations in children with developmental coordination disorder, Gait and Posture. 2018, 62: 20-26.
Cheung T.C.Y., Liu K.P.Y., Wong J.Y.H., Bae Y.H., Hui S.S.C., Tsang W.W.N., CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Acute effects of Tai Chi training on cognitive and cardiovascular responses in late middle-aged adults: a pilot study, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018, 7575123.
Fong S.M., Vackova D., Choi W.M., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T. and Guo X., Diversity of activity participation determines bone mineral content in the lower limbs of pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder, Osteoporosis International. 2018, 29: 917-925.
Fong S.M., Lee H.W. and CHENG T.Y.Y., Effects of soccer boot sole design and prophylactic ankle bracing on knee muscle activity and performance of soccer players, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Fong S.M., Ki W.Y., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T. and Tsang W.W.N., Lower limb muscle strength in children with developmental coordination disorder: a pilot study, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Fong S.M., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T., Ki W.Y. and Ng S.S.M., Sensory disorders in children with developmental coordination disorder: cutaneous sensitivity and joint proprioception, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Ma A.W.W., Fong S.M., Guo X., Liu K.P.Y., Fong D.Y.T., Bae Y.H., Yuen L., CHENG T.Y.Y. and Tsang W.W.N., Effects of Adapted Taekwondo Training on Skeletal Development and Motor Proficiency in Prepubertal Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 19th Regional Osteoporosis Conference. 2018.


Researcher : CHOW CC

List of Research Outputs

CHOW C.C., YAM T.T.T., Chung J.W.Y. and Fong S.M., Effects of post-exercise ice-water and room-temperature water immersion on postural control and knee proprioception in rugby players: randomized controlled trial, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.


Researcher : Capio CM

List of Research Outputs

CHAN D.C.L., Wong W.L.T., Capio C.M., UIGA L., MAK C.T., LAM W.K. and Masters R.S.W., Does Conscious Movement Processing Influence Obstacle Height Perception and Modify Stepping Behavior of Older Adults when Wearing Unstable Shoes?, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.
Uiga L., Capio C.M., Ryu D., Young W.R., Wilson M.R., Wong W.L.T., Tse A.C.Y. and Masters R.S.W., The role of movement specific reinvestment in visuo-motor control of walking by older adults, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. 2018.


Researcher : Cerin E

Project Title:IPEN Adolescent: lnternational Studv of Built Environments and Physical Activity
Investigator(s):Cerin E
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:University of California - General Award
Start Date:08/2012


Project Title:Understanding the relative contribution and interactive effects of psychological, social and environmental correlates of physical activity, sedentary behaviours and dietary behaviours in Hong Kong adolescents
Investigator(s):Cerin E, Lai PC, Macfarlane DJ
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:09/2012


List of Research Outputs

ZHANG J., Barnett A., Sit C.H.P., Lai P.C., Johnston J.M., Lee R.S.Y. and Cerin E., Cross-sectional associations of objectively assessed neighbourhood attributes with depressive symptoms in older adults of an ultra-dense urban environment: The Hong Kong ALECS study, BMJ Open. 2018, 8(3): e020480.


Researcher : Chan BHY

List of Research Outputs

Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Chan B.H.Y., Kawachi I., Viswanath K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Longitudinal Predictors of Depression Trajectories following a Major Protest (oral presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia. October 17-20 2017.. 2017.
Ni M.Y., Chan B.H.Y., Wong O.L., McDowell I. and Leung G.M., Social movements as a population determinant of depression: A systematic review (poster presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia, October 17-20 2017.


Researcher : Chan DKC

Project Title:Learn-to-Swim Pilot Project: Coach Workshops, Baseline Survey, Project Assessment and Evaluation
Investigator(s):Chan DKC, Macfarlane DJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - General Award
Start Date:02/2016


Project Title:Learning safety in sport: Developing a theory-driven intervention for promoting sport injury prevention among secondary school students
Investigator(s):Chan DKC
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:08/2016


Project Title:Developing an Evidence-Based Smartphone Application for Monitoring and Promoting Athletes' Awareness to Uninyentional Doping
Investigator(s):Chan DKC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:World Anti-Doping Agency
Start Date:03/2017


Project Title:Building a theory-driven smartphone application for monitoring and promoting orthopaedic patients' motivation and adherence to medical regimen in Hong Kong: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Investigator(s):Chan DKC, Macfarlane DJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Mini Grant
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:10/2018


Project Title:BASES-FEBSAC Conference; Can Young Athletes Differentiate between Conditional and Unconditional Social Influence from Significant Others? An Answer from Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling
Investigator(s):Chan DKC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:Development and Validation of Perceived Social Influence Scale in Sport, Physical Activity, and Education Contexts
Investigator(s):Chan DKC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:01/2018
Completion Date:06/2019


Project Title:Developing an mHealth Platform for the Promotion of Public Awareness to Antimicrobial Resistance
Investigator(s):Chan DKC, Cheung CL, Churchill D
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Translational and Applied Research
Start Date:05/2018


List of Research Outputs

Chan D.K.C., Consulting Editor, Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., Editorial Board Member, Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., Editorial Board Member, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Sciences in Sports. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., Executive Editor, Health Psychology Bulletin. 2017.
Chan D.K.C. and Hagger M.S., Implicit doping attitude and awareness of unintentional doping, ISSP 14th World Congress of Sport Psychology. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., Keatley D.A., Tang C.W.T., Dimmock J.A. and Hagger M.S., Implicit versus explicit attitude to doping: Which better predicts athletes’ vigilance towards unintentional doping?, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2018, 21: 238-244.
Chan D.K.C., Hamamura T., Li L.M.W. and Zhang X., Is Trusting Others Related to Better Health? An Investigation of Older Adults Across Six Non-Western Countries, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2017, 48: 1288-1301.
Chan D.K.C., Webb D., Ryan R.M., Tang C.W.T., Yang S.X., Ntoumanis N.L.D. and Hagger M.S., Preventing occupational injury among police officers: does motivation matter?, Occupational Medicine. 2017, 67: 435-441.
Chan D.K.C., Keegan R.J. and Lonsdale C., Significant others’ positive reinforcement, punishment, and dysfunction behaviours in youth sport, ISSP 14th World Congress of Sport Psychology. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., LEE S.Y.A., Hagger M.S., Mok K.M. and Yung P.S.H., Social psychological aspects of ACL injury prevention and rehabilitation: An integrated model for behavioral adherence, Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology. 2017, 10: 17-20.
Chan D.K.C., Standage M.S., Lonsdale C. and Hagger M.S., The Trans-Contextual Model and learning safety in sport, ISSP 14th World Congress of Sport Psychology. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., Hamamura T., Li L.M. and Zhang X., The effect of generalised trust on health depends on human development? A cross-sectional investigation across China, Ghana, India, Mexico, South Africa, and Russia, Lancet-CAMS Health Summit. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., The premises, evidence, and application of the Trans-Contextual Model in multiple physical activity and health contexts, ISSP 14th World Congress of Sport Psychology. 2017.
Chan D.K.C., Theoretical integration and the psychology of injury management, International Congress of Psychology 2016. 2017.
Chung P.K., Zhang C.Q., Liu J.D., Chan D.K.C., Gangyan S.I. and Hagger M.S., The process by which perceived autonomy support predicts motivation, intention, and behavior for seasonal influenza prevention in Hong Kong older adults, BMC Public Health. 2017, 18: 65.
Hagger M.S., Trost N., Keech J.J., Chan D.K.C. and Hamilton K., Predicting sugar consumption: Application of an integrated dual-process, dual-phase model, Appetite. 2017, 116: 147-56.
Li C., Sun F., Zhang L. and Chan D.K.C., Predicting Athletes’ Pre-Exercise Fluid Intake: A Theoretical Integration Approach, Nutrients. 2018, 10: 646.
Siu M.F.P., Chin E.C., Wong S.H., Fong D.Y.T., Chan D.K.C., Ngai H.H., Lee C.H.P. and Yung P.S., Low-frequency high-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in overweight adults, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2018, 49(5): S169.
Takeshi H., Li L.M.W. and Chan D.K.C., The Association Between Generalized Trust and Physical and Psychological Health Across Societies, Social Indicators Research. 2017, 134: 277-286.


Researcher : Chan LY

List of Research Outputs

Chan R.W.Y., Chan L.Y., Mok K.P., Lai J.C.C., Tao K.P., Obadan A., Chan M.C.W., Perez D.R., Peiris J.S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Replication of H9 influenza viruses in the human ex vivo respiratory tract, and the influence of neuraminidase on virus release, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 6208.


Researcher : Chan MCW

Project Title:Role of distal airway stem cells in lung regeneration following highly pathogenic influenza H5N1 induced acute lung injury
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Wong MP, Nicholls JM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2014


Project Title:Tropism of the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo and in vitro cultures, as an assessment of its potential transmissibility and pathogenesis in humans
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Chan WY, Nicholls JM, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2014


Project Title:Mechanism of delay onset of apoptosis by highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in respiratory epithelial cells
Investigator(s):Chan MCW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:06/2018


Project Title:Interactions between lung microvascular endothelial cells and alveolar epithelial cells in severe influenza virus infection associated acute lung injury
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Nicholls JM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:08/2016


Project Title:Mechanisms of lung injury caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV and potential therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Peiris JSM, Nicholls JM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Therapeutic implication of ginsenosides on severe human influenza virus infection
Investigator(s):Chan MCW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:The role of microRNAs in the pathogenesis of human influenza H5N1 infection
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Chan LY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Chan R.W.Y., Chan L.Y., Mok K.P., Lai J.C.C., Tao K.P., Obadan A., Chan M.C.W., Perez D.R., Peiris J.S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Replication of H9 influenza viruses in the human ex vivo respiratory tract, and the influence of neuraminidase on virus release, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 6208.
Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
NG M.T., Ching H.H., Chan M.C.W. and Hui P.Y., The immunomodulatory effects of focal adhesion kinase in human macrophages and pneumocytes during influenza A virus infection, 5th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society. 2017.


Researcher : Chan SSC

Project Title:A one year surveillance study of nurses' preventive measures and health status in relation to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Chan SSC, Tiwari AFY, Leung GM, Leung SSK, Lam TH, Salili F
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003


Project Title:Implementing clinical problem based learning (PBL) in undergraduate nursing students: the assessment of needs, difficulties, and learning resources
Investigator(s):Chan SSC, Tiwari AFY
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:02/2005


Project Title:Smoking cessation and advocacy training among health professionals in Beijing and Guangzhou
Investigator(s):Chan SSC, Lam TH
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Cancer Research United Kingdom (CRUK) - General Award
Start Date:06/2008


Project Title:Provision of Service of a Youth Quitline Programme for Youth Smokers under the Department of Health (2011-2013)
Investigator(s):Chan SSC
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Tobacco Control Office
Start Date:06/2011


Project Title:Promoting smoking cessation in the community via Quit to Win Contest 2012: a cluster randomized control trial of 18 districts in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Chan SSC, Wong CN, Lam TH
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:04/2012


List of Research Outputs

Lai Y.K.A., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Training Workshop for the Large Preventive Positive Psychology Enhancing Family Well-being Project of Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project. , The Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology (IPPA 2017). 2017.


Researcher : Chan WY

Project Title:Influenza B viruses: Virus tropism in human and swine respiratory organ explant cultures and sero-epidemiology in swine
Investigator(s):Chan WY, Chan MCW, Nicholls JM, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2014




Researcher : Chan YH

Project Title:Interactions of Genetic Polymorphisms of MicroRNA processing and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor +1166A/C in Atherosclerosis
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2011


Project Title:Role of Vitamin D and its Genetic Polymorphisms in Epstein-Barr Virus Activity and the Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Lung ML, Kwong DLW, Lee WMA, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:World Cancer Research Fund - General Award
Start Date:04/2012


Project Title:Accelerated Cellular Senescence and Vascular Ageing in Lamin A/C Variation-Induced PR Interval Prolongation: Role of Aldosterone
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:PR Interval Prolongation-Induced Abnormal Vascular Function and Cardiovascular Death through Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Activation: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Investigator(s):Chan YH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:09/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.H., Hai S.H.J.J., Lau G.K.K., Li L.S.W., Lau C.P., Siu D.C.W., Yiu K.H. and Tse H.F., PR interval prolongation in coronary patients or risk equivalent: excess risk of ischemic stroke and vascular pathophysiological insights, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2017, 17.


Researcher : Chen K

List of Research Outputs

Vackova D., Chen K., LUI N.M.J. and Johnston J.M., A validation study of public health knowledge, skills, social responsibility and applied learning, International Journal of Medical Education. 2018, 9: 175-81.


Researcher : Chen P

List of Research Outputs

Chen P., Sui J., Chen P., Zhu H. and Guan Y., Award of Excellence (International - Silver category) in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) National Health Research Poster Presentation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). 2018.


Researcher : Chen Y

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Xu C., Tang F., Zhang J., Shen J., Havers F., Wendlandt R., Leung N.H.L., Greene C., Iuliano A.D., Shifflett P., Song Y., Zhang R., Kim L., Chen Y., Chu K.W., Zhu H., Shu Y., Yu H. and Thompson M.G., Cohort profile: the China Ageing REespiratory infections Study (CARES), a prospective cohort study in older adults in Eastern China, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017503.
Zhang H., XIONG Q., Wu P., Chen Y., Leung N.H.L. and Cowling B.J., Influenza-associated mortality in Yancheng, China, 2011-15, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2018, 12: 98-103.


Researcher : Cheng KK

List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
Lam T.H., Xu L., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Behrens T., High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, PLoS One. 2018, 13(4): e0196610.
Pan J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - CVD, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018, 18(1): 74.
Pang J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu F., Zhu T., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Respiratory Medicine. 2017, 132: 102-8.
Toulis K.A., Jiang C., Kemming K., Nirantharakumar K., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Thomas G.N., Glycated hemoglobin, albuminuria and surrogate markers of macrovascular disease in adults without diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, cardiovascular disease subcohort, Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2018, 42(3): 245-50.e1.
Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu T., Zhu F., Thomas G.N. and Cheng K.K., Adiposity and incident diabetes within 4 years of follow-up: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(10): 1400-6.
Yang S.S., Xu L., He Y., Jiang C., Jin Y.L., Cheng K.K., Zhang W. and Lam T.H., Childhood secondhand smoke exposure and pregnancy loss in never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Tobacco Control. 2017, 26(6): 697-702.


Researcher : Cheng KL

List of Research Outputs

Mao X., Wu J., Lau E.H.Y., CHENG K.L., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ji X., Zou L., Ke C., Peiris J.S.M., Wang H. and Yen H., Monitoring avian influenza viruses from chicken carcasses sold at markets, China, 2016. , Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(10).
Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.
Wei J., ZHOU J., CHENG K.L., Wu J., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ke C., Yen H. and Li Y., Assessing the risk of downwind spread of avian influenza virus via airborne particles from an urban wholesale poultry market, Building and Environment. 2018, 127: 120-126.


Researcher : Cheng KMP

List of Research Outputs

YAO X., Wang X., Speicher P.J., Hwang E.S., Cheng K.M.P., Harpole D.H., Berry M.F., Schrag D. and Pang H.M.H., Reporting and Guidelines in Propensity Score Analysis: A Systematic Review of Cancer and Cancer Surgical Studies, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2017, 109.


Researcher : Cheng MS

List of Research Outputs

Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.


Researcher : Cheung CKF

Project Title:Physical, Mental, and Social Well-being in Syria and 162 Countries from 2006-2016
Investigator(s):Cheung CKF, Ni MY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:10/2017


List of Research Outputs

Cheung C.K.F., Income Redistribution Predicts Greater Life Satisfaction Across Individual, National, and Cultural Characteristics., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2017.
Cheung C.K.F., Ruut Veenhoven Award (Honourable mention), Erasmus University Rotterdam. 2017.
Cheung C.K.F., Ni M.Y. and Leung G.M., The prosperous but dissatisfying life in Hong Kong (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Ni M.Y., Cheung C.K.F. and Leung G.M., A Sibling Study of Child Neglect and Depressive Symptoms in Adulthood: Evidence from the FAMILY Cohort (poster presentation), World Psychiatric Association Epidemiology & Public Health Meeting 2018, New York, USA, May 2-4 2018.


Researcher : Cheung CY

Project Title:Biomarkers & Diagnostics World Congress; Diagnosis and assessment of severity in respiratory infectious diseases using host gene expression profiles
Investigator(s):Cheung CY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2013




Researcher : Cheung YTD

Project Title:Promotion and brief intervention of smoking cessation at the smoking hotspots
Investigator(s):Cheung YTD, Lam TH, Li WHC, Wong YMB, Lam OBC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Scheme - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:07/2014


Project Title:Evaluation Study on Smoke-free Youth Ambassador Leadership Training Programme 2014-2015
Investigator(s):Cheung YTD, Wang MP, Li WHC, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:07/2014


Project Title:Ecological momentary assessments for the evaluation of tobacco health warnings, point-of-sale tobacco displays and smoking hotspots: a pilot study
Investigator(s):Cheung YTD, Wang MP, Li WHC, Lam TH
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:Ecological momentary assessment for the exposure to alcohol advertisements in university students
Investigator(s):Cheung YTD, Ho DSY, Lam TH, Wang MP
Department:School of Nursing
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2018


List of Research Outputs

Wang M.P., Li W.H.C., Cheung Y.T.D., Lam O.B.C., WU Y., Kwong A., Lai V., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Brief advice on smoking reduction versus abrupt quitting for smoking cessation in Chinese smokers: A cluster randomized controlled trial, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2017, 20(1): 67-72.


Researcher : Chiang SC

List of Research Outputs

Chiang S.C., Mai Z., Lin J., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Smoking And Risk Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Preliminary Results From A Hospital-based Case-control Study In Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress Of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (poster Presentation).. 2017.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.


Researcher : Chin WH

Project Title:A systematic study of influenza A viruses with PB2-701 and 702 random mutations on viral fitness, host specificity and nuclear import of PB2
Investigator(s):Chin WH, Poon LML
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


List of Research Outputs

Chin W.H., Leong K.C., Nicholls J.M. and Poon L.M.L., Characterization of influenza A viruses with polymorphism in PB2 residues 701 and 702, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 11361.


Researcher : Ching HH

List of Research Outputs

NG M.T., Ching H.H., Chan M.C.W. and Hui P.Y., The immunomodulatory effects of focal adhesion kinase in human macrophages and pneumocytes during influenza A virus infection, 5th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society. 2017.


Researcher : Choi CY

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., YANG Y., Lai P.C., Allen R. and Brauer M., HKD3D - A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, Final Report, Health Effects Institute under Research Agreement 4941-RFA13- 1/14-2. 2018, Report 194: 57+64 appendices.
Lai P.C., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., Thach T.Q., Choi C.Y., Wong M.S., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Constructing a Map of Physiological Equivalent Temperature by Spatial Analysis Techniques, In: Huang, B. et. al., Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Elsevier, 2018, 389-401.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.


Researcher : Choy KT

List of Research Outputs

Shi Z., Qian H., Zheng X., Lv Z., Choy K.T., Liu L. and Nielsen P.V., Seasonal variation of window opening behaviors in two naturally ventilated hospital wards, Building and Environment. 2018, 130: 85-93.
Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : Chu KW

List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
Cowling B.J., Xu C., Tang F., Zhang J., Shen J., Havers F., Wendlandt R., Leung N.H.L., Greene C., Iuliano A.D., Shifflett P., Song Y., Zhang R., Kim L., Chen Y., Chu K.W., Zhu H., Shu Y., Yu H. and Thompson M.G., Cohort profile: the China Ageing REespiratory infections Study (CARES), a prospective cohort study in older adults in Eastern China, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017503.
Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.
Kasem S., Qasim I., Al-Hufofi A., Hashim O., Alkarar A., Abu-Obeida A., Gaafer A., Elfadil A., Zaki A., Al-Romaihi A., Babekr N., El-Harby N., Hussien R., AL-Sahaf A., Al-Doweriej A., Bayoumi F., Poon L.M.L., Chu K.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Perera R.A.P.M., Cross-sectional study of MERS-CoV-specific RNA and antibodies in animals that have had contact with MERS patients in Saudi Arabia, Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2018, 11(3): 331-8.
Ke C., Mok K.P., Zhu W., Zhou H., He J., Guan W., Wu J., Song W., Wang D., Liu J., Lin Q., Chu K.W., Yang L., Zhong N., Yang Z., Shu Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(8): 1332-40.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.
Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.


Researcher : Chu S

List of Research Outputs

Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.


Researcher : Chu TWJ

List of Research Outputs

Chu T.W.J., Wang M.P., Shen C., Viswanath K., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., How, when and why people seek health information online: Qualitative study in Hong Kong, Interactive Journal of Medical Research. 2017, 6(2): e24.
Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Ng K.T., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Recruitment and lessons learned from a community-based intervention program: The learning Families Project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2018, 6: 16.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey, JMIR Mental Health. 2017, 4: e57.


Researcher : Chui SLC

Project Title:ASM Microbes 2018; Inpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Trends among Public Hospitals in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Chui SLC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018
Completion Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Chui S.L.C., Lim W.W., Wu P., Hui K.M.C., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan E.W., Use of influenza antivirals in patients hospitalized in Hong Kong, 2000-2015, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0190306.


Researcher : Cowling BJ

Project Title:1st International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics Estimates of the serial interval of influenza using laboratory-confirmed natural infections in households
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:12/2008


Project Title:Effectiveness of vaccinating children in reducing influenza among household contacts - a community based, randomized controlled trial
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ, Leung GM, Chiu SSS, Peiris JSM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Centre for Health Protection
Start Date:09/2009


Project Title:Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2010-11
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Start Date:12/2011


Project Title:Real-time estimation of the severity of influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ, Wu JTK, Lau EHY, Wu P, Ip DKM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2015


Project Title:Association between basal leukocyte transcriptome profile and symptom development & disease severity after influenza virus infection in humans
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ, Lee MY, Ip DKM, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2015
Completion Date:10/2018


Project Title:Modelling the Spread and Impact of Antimicrobial Resistence in the Western Pacific Region
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ, Wu P
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:World Health Organization (WHO) - General Award
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Medicine)
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ, Wu JTK, Wu P, Lau EHY, Ni MY, Leung GM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:02/2016


Project Title:Research on the Epidemiology, Vaccine Effectiveness and Treatment of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ, Tam YH, Xu C, Leung NHL, Doak SA, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Start Date:08/2016


Project Title:Determinants of seasonal influenza vaccination and preferences for future vaccination programmes among hospital-based healthcare workers in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ, Liao Q, Tam YH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:Outstanding Researcher Award 2016-17
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Researcher Award
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:Risk assessment of communicable diseases under the Belt and Road Initiative
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:World Health Organization (WHO) - General Award
Start Date:02/2018


Project Title:Individual and population immunity to respiratory viruses (TRS)
Investigator(s):Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Scheme
Start Date:04/2018


List of Research Outputs

Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, European Respiratory Journal. 2018, 51 (5): 1800369.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S., Tian L. and Cowling B.J., Environmental factors in shaping influenza seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, In: HKCCM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM); 16 Sep 2017 . 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Inverse association between ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, In: at Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S. and Cowling B.J., Role of absolute humidity in shaping influenza transmission and seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Chan Y.H., Yiu K.H., Hai S.H.J.J., Chan P.H.M., Lam T.H., Cowling B.J., Sham P.C., Lau C.P., Lam K.S.L., Siu D.C.W. and Tse H.F., Genetically deprived vitamin D exposure predisposes to atrial fibrillation, EP Europace. 2017, 19: iv25-iv31.
Chiu S.S.S., Kwan Y.W., Feng S., Wong J.S.C., Leung C.W., Chan L.Y., Chan K.H., Ng T.K., To W.K., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) hospitalizations in children in Hong Kong in a prolonged season, 2016/17., J Infect Dis.. Oxford University Press, 2018.
Chiu S.S.S., Kwan Y.W., Feng S., Wong J.S.C., Leung C.W., Chan L.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Interim estimate of influenza vaccine effectiveness in hospitalised children, Hong Kong, 2017/18, Eurosurveillance. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2018, 23.
Cowling B.J., Xu C., Tang F., Zhang J., Shen J., Havers F., Wendlandt R., Leung N.H.L., Greene C., Iuliano A.D., Shifflett P., Song Y., Zhang R., Kim L., Chen Y., Chu K.W., Zhu H., Shu Y., Yu H. and Thompson M.G., Cohort profile: the China Ageing REespiratory infections Study (CARES), a prospective cohort study in older adults in Eastern China, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017503.
Cowling B.J. and Chiu S.S.S., Efficacy of inactivated influenza vaccines in young children., The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Elsevier, 2018, 2: 307-308.
Cowling B.J., Outstanding Researcher Award 2018, HKU. 2018.
Cowling B.J., Wu P., Lo J.Y.C., Chan K.H., Chan L.Y., Fang J., So L.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Chiu S.S.S., Population-based pediatric hospitalization burden of lineage-specific influenza B in Hong Kong, 2004–2014, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 300-307.
Cowling B.J., Chui S.L.C., Lim W.W., Wu P., Hui K.M.C., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan E.W., Use of influenza antivirals in patients hospitalized in Hong Kong, 2000-2015, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0190306.
FENG S., Flowlkes A.L., Steffens A., Finelli L. and Cowling B.J., Assessment of virus interference in a test-negative study of influenza vaccine effectiveness, Epidemiology. 2017, 28: 514-524.
Hu Y.J., Cowling B.J. and Fukuda K., What is missing in surveillance for control of antimicrobial resistance?, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2018, 18: 597-598.
Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.
Ip D.K.M., So H.C., Xiao J., Fang J., Leung G.M., Kwok H.K.H. and Cowling B.J., Temporal pattern of acute respiratory infection related productivity loss impact among health care workers over the course of seasonal influenza epidemics in Hong Kong, The 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.
Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., He J., Deng Z., Xu W., Lv Q., Zhang J., Wu Y., Tsang K.L., Kang M., Zheng J., Wang L., YANG B., Qin Y., Feng L., Fang J., Gao G.F., Leung G.M., Yu H. and Cowling B.J., Preliminary epidemiologic assessment of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus, China, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 383-388.
Kang M., Lau E.H.Y., Guan W., Yang Y., Song T., Cowling B.J., Wu J., Peiris J.S.M., He J. and Mok K.P., Epidemiology of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Guangdong, 2016 to 2017, Euro Surveillance. 2017, 22(27): 30568.
Lau E.H.Y., Zhang S., Leung C.Y.H., Cowling B.J., Wu J.T.K. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterizing the performance of avian influenza A(H9N2) surveillance from fecal samples and drinking water in live poultry markets, 5th International One Health Congress, Saskatoon, Canada, June 22-25, 2018.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Assessing scarlet fever re-emergence from notifiable disease surveillance in Hong Kong, International Society for Disease Surveillance 2018 Annual Conference, Orlando, 31 January–2 February, 2018.. 2018.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Epidemiology of reemerging scarlet fever, Hong Kong, 2005–2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases . 2017, 23(10): 1707–1710.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.
Liao Q., Lam W.W.T., Cowling B.J. and Fielding R., Parental perspectives on hand, foot, and mouth disease among children in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study, Epidemiology and Infection. 2018, 146(3): 324-32.
Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Canudas-Romo V., Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Decomposition of Hong Kong’s life expectancy gains from 1976 to 2014 (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Tam Y.H., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Diagnostic performance of clinical symptoms and rapid test for influenza in primary care, 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.
Wang X., Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., Feng L., Lai S., Wang L., Huo X., Xu K., Chen E., Wang X., He J., Kang M., Zhang R., Zhang J., Wu J., Hu S., Zhang H., Liu X., Fu W., Ou J., Wu S., Qin Y., Zhang Z., Shi Y., Zhang J., Artois J., Fang J., Zhu H., Guan Y., Gilbert M., Horby P.W., Leung G.M., Gao G.F., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(8): 822-32.
Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.
Wong O.L., Wong C.N., Yeung K.F., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Mobile-app decision aid on breast cancer screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong: a randomized controlled trial (Abstract and oral presentation), 2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress on 8-12 July 2017 in Boston, USA. Boston, USA, iHEA, 2017.
Wu P., Presanis A.M., Bond H.S., Lau E.H.Y., Fang J. and Cowling B.J., A joint analysis of influenza-associated hospitalizations and mortality in Hong Kong, 1998–2013, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 929.
YANG Z., ZHANG Q., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Estimating the incubation period of hand, foot and mouth disease for children in different age groups, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 16464.
Yang B., Liu F., Liao Q., Wu P., Chang Z., Huang J., Long L., Luo L., Li Y., Leung G.M., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in China, 2008 to 2015 prior to the introduction of EV-A71 vaccine, Eurosurveillance. 2017, 22.
Yuan B., Zhang Y.H., Leung N.H.L., Cowling B.J. and Yang Z.F., Role of viral bioaerosols in nosocomial infections and measures for prevention and control, Journal of Aerosol Science. 2018, 117: 200-211.
Zhang H., XIONG Q., Wu P., Chen Y., Leung N.H.L. and Cowling B.J., Influenza-associated mortality in Yancheng, China, 2011-15, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2018, 12: 98-103.
Zhang Q., Wong O.L., Kwok K.O., Ip D.K.M., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Personal preventive measures among patients with different symptoms of influenza-like illness, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017. Hong Kong, HKCCM.
Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : Doak SA

Project Title:Understanding vaccine induced T cell protection from influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Doak SA, Poon LML, Li OTW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:12/2013


Project Title:Understanding alternate immune correlates of protection in household transmission of influenza
Investigator(s):Doak SA, Poon LML, Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Influenza virus escape is the double edged sword of effective T cell immunity
Investigator(s):Doak SA, Poon LML, Chu KW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:10/2016
Completion Date:10/2018


Project Title:Influenza viruses adapt to escape T cell responses
Investigator(s):Doak SA, Poon LML, Chu KW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


List of Research Outputs

Clemens E.B., van de Sandt C., Wong S.S., Wakim L.M. and Doak S.A., Harnessing the power of T Cells: The promising hope for a universal influenza vaccine., Vaccines (Basel). 2018, 26: 6(2).
Doak S.A., The Hurdles from Bench to Bedside in the Realization and Implementation of a Universal Influenza Vaccine, Frontiers in Immunology . 2018, 9: 1479.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.


Researcher : FAN M

List of Research Outputs

FAN M. and Wong W.L.T., Errorless Training Changes Visuomotor Control In Reaching Under Simulated Visual Deficiency Among Older Adults, 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics. 2017.


Researcher : FENG S

List of Research Outputs

FENG S., Flowlkes A.L., Steffens A., Finelli L. and Cowling B.J., Assessment of virus interference in a test-negative study of influenza vaccine effectiveness, Epidemiology. 2017, 28: 514-524.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.


Researcher : FUNG WT

List of Research Outputs

WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.


Researcher : Fang J

List of Research Outputs

Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, European Respiratory Journal. 2018, 51 (5): 1800369.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S., Tian L. and Cowling B.J., Environmental factors in shaping influenza seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, In: HKCCM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM); 16 Sep 2017 . 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Inverse association between ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, In: at Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S. and Cowling B.J., Role of absolute humidity in shaping influenza transmission and seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Cowling B.J., Wu P., Lo J.Y.C., Chan K.H., Chan L.Y., Fang J., So L.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Chiu S.S.S., Population-based pediatric hospitalization burden of lineage-specific influenza B in Hong Kong, 2004–2014, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 300-307.
Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.
Ip D.K.M., So H.C., Xiao J., Fang J., Leung G.M., Kwok H.K.H. and Cowling B.J., Temporal pattern of acute respiratory infection related productivity loss impact among health care workers over the course of seasonal influenza epidemics in Hong Kong, The 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.
Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., He J., Deng Z., Xu W., Lv Q., Zhang J., Wu Y., Tsang K.L., Kang M., Zheng J., Wang L., YANG B., Qin Y., Feng L., Fang J., Gao G.F., Leung G.M., Yu H. and Cowling B.J., Preliminary epidemiologic assessment of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus, China, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 383-388.
Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.
Wang X., Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., Feng L., Lai S., Wang L., Huo X., Xu K., Chen E., Wang X., He J., Kang M., Zhang R., Zhang J., Wu J., Hu S., Zhang H., Liu X., Fu W., Ou J., Wu S., Qin Y., Zhang Z., Shi Y., Zhang J., Artois J., Fang J., Zhu H., Guan Y., Gilbert M., Horby P.W., Leung G.M., Gao G.F., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(8): 822-32.
Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.
Wu P., Presanis A.M., Bond H.S., Lau E.H.Y., Fang J. and Cowling B.J., A joint analysis of influenza-associated hospitalizations and mortality in Hong Kong, 1998–2013, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 929.


Researcher : Feng S

List of Research Outputs

FENG S., Flowlkes A.L., Steffens A., Finelli L. and Cowling B.J., Assessment of virus interference in a test-negative study of influenza vaccine effectiveness, Epidemiology. 2017, 28: 514-524.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.


Researcher : Fielding R

Project Title:18th UICC International Cancer Congress Do Quality of Life (QoL) Scales Have Utility in Predicting Cancer Survival?
Investigator(s):Fielding R
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2002


Project Title:A three phase study on women facing breast cancer
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Lam WWT
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2007


Project Title:Longitudinal study of psychosocial needs and distress of Chinese women with advanced breast cancer
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Lam WWT, Tsang WHJ, Suen TKD, Epstein R, Kwong A
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:04/2008


Project Title:Health promotion knowledge, attitudes, skills and expectations of medical students
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Johnston JM, Lo LS
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:06/2009


Project Title:Public Health
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Chu CH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme
Start Date:09/2013


List of Research Outputs

He Y., Pang Y., Zhang Y.N., Fielding R. and Tang L.L., Dual role as a protective factor for burnout-related depersonalization in oncologists, Psycho-Oncology. 2017, 26(8): 1080-1086.
Lam W.W.T., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D., Tsang W.H.J., Soong I., Yau T.K., Yeo W., Suen J., Ho W.M., Wong K.Y., Sze W.K., Ng A.W.Y. and Fielding R., Factors predicting patient satisfaction in women with advanced breast cancer: a prospective study, BMC Cancer. 2018, 18(1): 162.
Liao Q., Lam W.W.T., Cowling B.J. and Fielding R., Parental perspectives on hand, foot, and mouth disease among children in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study, Epidemiology and Infection. 2018, 146(3): 324-32.
Wang D.L., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among adolescent girls: A theory-based longitudinal study among Hong Kong Chinese parents, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 102: 24-30.
YIP S.C., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., A summary of meat intakes and health burdens, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018, 72(1): 18-29.


Researcher : Fong SM

Project Title:Enhancing neuromuscular performance and central nervous system plasticity through functional movement-power training to improve balance strategies in children with developmental coordination disorder: A randomised controlled trial
Investigator(s):Fong SM
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2015
Completion Date:12/2017


Project Title:Randomised controlled trial of Qigong training programme to alleviate arm oedema, reduce shoulder impairment, improve body balance and quality of life in community-dwelling breast cancer survivors
Investigator(s):Fong SM, Tian L
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015
Completion Date:07/2017


Project Title:A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of adapted Taekwondo training on skeletal development and motor proficiency in pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder
Investigator(s):Fong SM, Fong DYT, Tian L
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:09/2016


Project Title:Helping children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): A randomized controlled trial
Investigator(s):Fong SM, Hung YS, Fong DYT, Cheung CYA
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017; EFFECTS OF SOCCER BOOT SOLE DESIGN AND PROPHYLACTIC ANKLE BRACING ON KNEE MUSCLE ACTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE OF SOCCER PLAYERS/LOWER LIMB MUSCLE STRENGTH IN CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER: A PILOT STUDY
Investigator(s):Fong SM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:07/2017


List of Research Outputs

CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and lower limb muscle responses in children with developmental coordination disorder, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2017.
CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and mental attention in children with developmental coordination disorder: a cross-sectional study, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and neuromuscular and cognitive responses to unpredictable balance perturbations in children with developmental coordination disorder, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.
CHENG T.Y.Y., Tsang W.W.N., Schooling C.M. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and neuromuscular and cognitive responses to unpredictable balance perturbations in children with developmental coordination disorder, Gait and Posture. 2018, 62: 20-26.
CHOW C.C., YAM T.T.T., Chung J.W.Y. and Fong S.M., Effects of post-exercise ice-water and room-temperature water immersion on postural control and knee proprioception in rugby players: randomized controlled trial, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Cheung T.C.Y., Liu K.P.Y., Wong J.Y.H., Bae Y.H., Hui S.S.C., Tsang W.W.N., CHENG T.Y.Y. and Fong S.M., Acute effects of Tai Chi training on cognitive and cardiovascular responses in late middle-aged adults: a pilot study, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018, 7575123.
Cho N.M.Y., Giorgi H.P., Liu K.P.Y., Bae Y.H., Chung L.M.Y., Kaewkaen K. and Fong S.M., Proprioception and flexibility profiles of elite synchronized swimmers, Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2017, 124: 1151-1163.
Chung L.M.Y., Fong S.M., Ma A.W.W. and Cheng S.T., Integration of behavioural feedback in web-based systems nutrition learning among university students, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 2018, 34: 450-457.
Fong S.M., Liu K.P.Y., Luk W.S., Leung J.C.Y. and Chung J.W.Y., A Tai Chi Qigong programme for survivors of breast cancer: a randomised controlled trial, The Lancet-CAMS Health Summit. 2017.
Fong S.M., Liu K.P.Y., Fong D.Y.T., Yuen L. and Guo X., Adapted taekwondo martial art training for skeletal development and motor proficiency in prepubertal children with developmental coordination disorder: a randomised controlled trial, The Lancet-CAMS Health Summit. 2017.
Fong S.M. and LEUNG C.Y., Axial and appendicular lean mass in middle-aged breast cancer survivors with and without Qigong experience, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2017.
Fong S.M., Chinese Martial Arts and Health: Translating Research into Practice, Rotary Club of Peninsula South Hong Kong District 3450 meeting, Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong. 2018.
Fong S.M., Chu K.W. .S.A.M.U.E.L., Vackova D. and Hew K.F., Comparing the Effects of Moodle-Wiki and Moodle-Digital Badges on Undergraduate Health Science Students’ Collaborative Learning, Motivation, Behavioral Engagement and Academic Performance, CITE Research Symposium 3-6 June 2018, ‘Engaging Learners: Games and Flipped Learning’. 2018.
Fong S.M., Vackova D., Choi W.M., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T. and Guo X., Diversity of activity participation determines bone mineral content in the lower limbs of pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder, Osteoporosis International. 2018, 29: 917-925.
Fong S.M., Guo X., Wong L.K.Y., Ng Y.M. and Chung J.W.Y., Effects of an aquatic physiotherapy program on body composition and cardiovascular function in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial, 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum. 2017.
Fong S.M., Guo X., Wong L.K.Y., Ng Y.M. and Chung J.W.Y., Effects of an aquatic physiotherapy program on cardiovascular outcomes and functional aerobic capacity in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial, 21st Annual Scientific Meeting: 21st Century Science. 2017.
Fong S.M., Lee H.W. and CHENG T.Y.Y., Effects of soccer boot sole design and prophylactic ankle bracing on knee muscle activity and performance of soccer players, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Fong S.M., Chu S.K.W., Lau W.W.F., Doherty I. and Hew K.F.T., Effects of wiki on health science students’ collaborative learning, approaches to learning and performance in a traditional biostatistics course, 9th AMEA Symposium cum Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2017.
Fong S.M., Exercise to prevent osteoporosis, Hong Kong Tai Chi Qigong Health Day 2018, Nature Health Qigong Association, Hong Kong. 2018.
Fong S.M., Greater hip muscle strength is associated with better balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults, 13th International Symposium on Healthy Aging. 2018.
Fong S.M., Chu K.W. .S.A.M.U.E.L., Vackova D. and Hew K.F., Incorporating Moodle-wiki and Moodle-wiki-digital badges into BSc (Exercise and Health) courses: effects on students’ collaborative learning, motivation, behavioral engagement and academic performance, CETL conference 2018.
Fong S.M., Chu S.K.W., Lau W.W.F., Doherty I. and Hew K.F.T., Incorporating wiki technology in a traditional biostatistics course: Effects on university students’ collaborative learning, approaches to learning and course performance, Journal of Information Technology Education: Research. 2017, 16: 285-299.
Fong S.M., Ki W.Y., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T. and Tsang W.W.N., Lower limb muscle strength in children with developmental coordination disorder: a pilot study, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Fong S.M., Chung L.M.Y., Bae Y.H., Ma A.W.W. and Liu K.P.Y., Neuromuscular processes in the control of posture in children with developmental coordination disorder: Current evidence and future research directions, Current Developmental Disorders Reports. 2018, 5: 43-48.
Fong S.M., Guo X., Wong L.K.Y., Ng Y.M. and Chung J.W.Y., Novel aquatic physiotherapy programme for elderly Chinese older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomised controlled trial, The Lancet-CAMS Health Summit. 2017.
Fong S.M., Physiotherapeutic exercises for neck and shoulder pain, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine HKU and Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong. 2018.
Fong S.M., Research update in sports science and Martial arts and health: Translating research into practice, School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. 2018.
Fong S.M., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T., Ki W.Y. and Ng S.S.M., Sensory disorders in children with developmental coordination disorder: cutaneous sensitivity and joint proprioception, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Fong S.M., Stretching exercises demonstration, Nature Health Qigong Association, Regal Riverside Hotel, Shatin, Hong Kong. 2017.
Fong S.M., TY Chau Training and Research Scholarship 2017 , Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Fong S.M. and Luk W.S., Tai chi-Qigong Exercise for Cancer Patients, Exercise is Medicine (EIM) Asia Regional Meeting. Exercise is Medicine Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2018.
Fong S.M., Chu K.W. .S.A.M.U.E.L., Vackova D. and Hew K.F., Undergraduate Health Science Students’ Collaborative Learning, Motivation, Behavioral Engagement and Academic Performance” (ID: 918, CITE Research Symposium 2018.
Fong S.M., Chu S.K.W. and Hew K.F.T., Undergraduate health science students’ collaborative learning, motivation, behavioral engagement and academic performance, CITE Research Symposium 2018.
Fong S.M. and Cho N.M.Y., Women and Sport – Physiological profile of elite female synchronized swimmers, Western Pacific Regional Conference 2017 of Medical Women’s International Association, Medical Women’s International Association, Hong Kong Women Doctors Association and Hong Kong Midwives Association. 2017.
LEUNG C.Y. and Fong S.M., Balance performance, balance self-efficacy, falls and bone mineral density in breast cancer survivors with and without Qigong experience, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.
LI M. and Fong S.M., Resistance training for patients with Type 2 diabetes, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.
Lam C.L.Y., Fong S.M., Chung J.W.Y., Chung L.M.Y., Liu K.P.Y., Bae Y.H. and Ma A.W.W., Influence of pelvic padding and Kinesiology Taping on pain perception, kinematics, and kinetics of falls in female volleyball athletes, Gait & Posture. 2018, 64: 25-29.
Ma A.W.W., Fong S.M., Guo X., Liu K.P.Y., Fong D.Y.T., Bae Y.H., Yuen L., CHENG T.Y.Y. and Tsang W.W.N., Effects of Adapted Taekwondo Training on Skeletal Development and Motor Proficiency in Prepubertal Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 19th Regional Osteoporosis Conference. 2018.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., A comparison of bone mineral density and body composition between children with developmental coordination disorder and typical development: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., A comparison of lower limb lean mass between children with developmental coordination disorder and typical development: a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry study, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2017.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., Leg muscle activation patterns during walking and leg lean mass are different in children with and without developmental coordination disorder, Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2018, 73: 87-95.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., Leg muscle activation patterns during walking in children with developmental coordination disorder: a cross-sectional study, World Congress on Bioengineering 2017, World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers, Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. 2017.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., Lower limb muscle activation patterns during walking in children with and without developmental coordination disorder, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.


Researcher : Fukuda K

Project Title:AMR Comprehensive Etiology (ACE) Study
Investigator(s):Fukuda K, Peiris JSM, Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:Epidemiology and transmission of antimicrobial resistance among human, animal and environment in poultry farms: one-health interdisciplinary approach (CRF)
Investigator(s):Fukuda K
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Scheme
Start Date:04/2018


Project Title:Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Policy Framework in Big Bay Area (Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao)
Investigator(s):Fukuda K, Kaan ST, Leung GM, Peiris JSM, Cowling BJ, Hu YJ, Zhang T
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Start Date:04/2018


Project Title:Forum on Microbial Threats Workshop - Understanding the Economics of Microbial Threats; Session I: The Economic Cost of Microbial Threats, Part C: The Cost of Antimicrobial Resistance
Investigator(s):Fukuda K
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018
Completion Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Carroll D., Watson B., Togami E., Daszak P., Mazet J.A., Chrisman C.J., Rubin E.M., Wolfe N., Morel C.M., Gao G.F., Burci G.L., Fukuda K., Auewarakul P. and Tomori O., Building a global atlas of zoonotic viruses, Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2018, 96(4): 292-94.
Fukuda K., Applying a global, multi-sectoral approach to reversing AMR (keynote lecture), International Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Environment, 30/11 - 3/12 2017, Shenzhen, China. 2017.
Fukuda K., Are we facing post-antibiotic era? (keynote lecture), 11th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance & 3rd International Interscience Conference on Infection and Chemotherapy, 14-16 Sep 2017, Korea. 2017.
Fukuda K., Building momentum - moving forward together (panel member), Wellcome Trust - AMR Call to Action Event, 12-13 Oct 2017, UK. 2017.
Fukuda K., Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom. 2018.
Fukuda K., Honorary Fellowship of Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2018.
Fukuda K., How does politics influence global health policy?: AMR and pandemic influenza (invited lecture), Institute for Global Health Policy Research (iGHP) Seminar, 27 Feb 2018, Tokyo, Japan. 2018.
Fukuda K., Limmathurotsakul D., Okeke I.N., Shetty N., van Doorn R., Feasey N.A., Chiara F., Zoubiane G., Jinks T., Parkhill J., Patel J., Reid S.W.J., Holmes A.H. and Peacock S.J., Surveillance and Epidemiology of Drug Resistant Infections Consortium (SEDRIC): Supporting the transition from strategy to action, Wellcome Open Research. 2018, 3: 59.
Fukuda K., The cost of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (Moderator), Understanding the economics of microbial threats - a workshop, 12-13 June 2018, Washington, USA. 2018.
Hu Y.J., Wang X., Tucker J., Little P., Moore M., Fukuda K. and Zhou X., Knowledge, attitude, and practice with respect to antibiotic use among Chinese medical students: a multicentre cross-sectional study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15: 1165.
Hu Y.J., Cowling B.J. and Fukuda K., What is missing in surveillance for control of antimicrobial resistance?, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2018, 18: 597-598.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.


Researcher : Giorgi HP

List of Research Outputs

Cho N.M.Y., Giorgi H.P., Liu K.P.Y., Bae Y.H., Chung L.M.Y., Kaewkaen K. and Fong S.M., Proprioception and flexibility profiles of elite synchronized swimmers, Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2017, 124: 1151-1163.


Researcher : Guan Y

Project Title:Vaccines for the control of H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:The University of Hong Kong Foundation Seed Grant
Start Date:04/2002


Project Title:Searching for the precursor of SARS-Cov in Southern China
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:Special Research Achievement Award 2003-2004
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Special Research Achievement Award
Start Date:11/2004


Project Title:Partner State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Matching Fund for State Key Laboratory (SKL)
Start Date:02/2009


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine)
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Outstanding Researcher Award 2013-14
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Researcher Award
Start Date:12/2014


List of Research Outputs

Chen P., Sui J., Chen P., Zhu H. and Guan Y., Award of Excellence (International - Silver category) in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) National Health Research Poster Presentation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). 2018.
Jin Z., Fan X.H., Peiris J.S.M., Guan Y. and Zhu H., A59 Expansion of genetic diversity and interspecies transmission dynamics of swine influenza viruses in China, Virus Evolution. 2018, 4.
Li L., Shu Y., Guan Y., Feng Z., Yuen K.Y., Gao G.F., Yuan Z., Wang Y., Yu H., Wang D., Gao H., Wang C., Zheng S., Yang S., Yang W., Cao B., Chen H., Li Q., Zhu H., Zhou J., Liu D., Gao R., Wu N., Hu Y., Yao H., Zhang X., Yu L., Zheng S., Wu F., Lu H., Wang J., Xia S., Cui D., Bai T., Liang W., Lam T.Y., Wu G., Jie Z., Guo J., To K.K.W., Sheng J., Diao H., Xiang N., Yang Y., Zhao X., Tang L., Zhou S., Yu F. and Zhu D., National Grand Prize, 2017 National Science and Technology Progress Award, 国家科学技术进步奖特等奖, State Council of the People's Republic of China. 中华人民共和国国务院, 2018.
Li W., Lee H.Y.H., Li R.F., Zhu H., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M., Yang Z.F. and Mok K.P., The PB2 mutation with lysine at 627 enhances the pathogenicity of avian influenza (H7N9) virus which belongs to a non-zoonotic lineage, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 2352.
Ou Z., Zhu H. and Guan Y., A38 Prevalence and evolution of avian H1 subtype influenza A viruses in Southern China, Virus Evolution. 2018, 4.
Pinsent A., Pepin K.M., Guan Y., Zhu H., White M.T. and Riley S., The persistence of multiple strains of avian influenza in live bird markets, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2017, 284(1868): 20170715.
Wang X., Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., Feng L., Lai S., Wang L., Huo X., Xu K., Chen E., Wang X., He J., Kang M., Zhang R., Zhang J., Wu J., Hu S., Zhang H., Liu X., Fu W., Ou J., Wu S., Qin Y., Zhang Z., Shi Y., Zhang J., Artois J., Fang J., Zhu H., Guan Y., Gilbert M., Horby P.W., Leung G.M., Gao G.F., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(8): 822-32.
Yoon S.W., Wong S.S., Zhu H., Chen R., Li L., Zhang Y., Guan Y. and Webby R.J., Dysregulated Th1:Th2 cytokine profile and poor immune response in pregnant ferrets infected with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus., J Infect Dis. . 2017, jix328: jix328.


Researcher : HUANG J

List of Research Outputs

Huang J., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of air pollution with height: Evidence from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, American Journal of Human Biology. 2018, 30: e23067.
Schooling C.M., HUANG J., Zhao J., Kwok M.K., Au Yeung S.L.R. and Lin S.L., Disconnect Between Genes Associated With Ischemic Heart Disease and Targets of Ischemic Heart Disease Treatments, EBioMedicine. 2018, 28: 311-315.


Researcher : HUANG R

List of Research Outputs

WU Y., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., HUANG R. and Lam T.H., Prevalence of Passive Drinking in Adolescent Boys and Girls in Hong Kong (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.


Researcher : Han L

List of Research Outputs

Han L., Ho J.C.M. and Pang H.M.H., Genetic predisposition to lung adenocarcinoma among never-smoking Chinese with different epidermal growth receptor mutation status., lung cancer. 2017.


Researcher : He Y

List of Research Outputs

Wu L., He Y., Jiang B., Zhang D., Tian H., Huo F. and Lam T.H., Very brief physician advice and supplemental proactive telephone calls to promote smoking reduction and cessation in Chinese male smokers with no intention to quit: a randomized trial, Addiction. 2017, 112(11): 2032-40.
Yang S.S., Xu L., He Y., Jiang C., Jin Y.L., Cheng K.K., Zhang W. and Lam T.H., Childhood secondhand smoke exposure and pregnancy loss in never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Tobacco Control. 2017, 26(6): 697-702.


Researcher : Ho CYH

List of Research Outputs

Ho C.Y.H., Mui M., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Yew C., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Happy family kitchen: Behavioral outcomes of a brief community-based family intervention in Hong Kong, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2017, 26(10): 2852-64.


Researcher : Ho DSY

Project Title:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) - youth smoking and health survey 2003
Investigator(s):Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:02/2003


Project Title:School-based survey on smoking among students 2010/11
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Lo WS, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health, Welfare and Food Bureau - General Award
Start Date:08/2010


Project Title:Evaluation of anti-smoking theatre performance “Smokefree Superkid” for primary school students in 2010-11
Investigator(s):Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:09/2010


Project Title:The evaluation of the New Basic Life Skills Training Programme
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Lo WS, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Department of Health - General Award
Start Date:08/2011


Project Title:Provision of Services for Developing Age-specific Education Materials to facilitate parents, teachers and other parties to appropriately communicate with children to prevent underage drinking
Investigator(s):Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Centre for Health Protection
Start Date:07/2012


Project Title:School-based Survey on Smoking Among Students 2012/13
Investigator(s):Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Food and Health Bureau - General Award
Start Date:07/2012


Project Title:Evaluation of anti-smoking theatre performance "The Smoke-free Journey of Red Hoodlet" for primary school students in 2012-13
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:12/2012


Project Title:A cross-sectional survey on passive drinking and forced drinking in Hong Kong adolescents
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:05/2015


Project Title:Sugar-sweetened beverage intake in Hong Kong primary school children: prevalence, risk factors and prospective effects on weight change
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP, Chen J, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:School-based survey on smoking among students 2016/17
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Food and Health Bureau - General Award
Start Date:07/2016


Project Title:Evaluation Study on School Interactive Education Theatre Programme 2016-17
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:09/2016


Project Title:Focus Group Study on Perceptions of Tobacco Packaging among Children and Youths
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP, Chen J
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:12/2016


Project Title:Changing social norms around smoking: A cluster randomized controlled trial to address tobacco use among adolescents in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Lam TH, Wang MP, Jiang N
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Study on smoking-related trends and overall effects of COSH Education Theatre Programme in Hong Kong Primary School Students
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:04/2017


Project Title:Reducing Exposure to Tobacco Smoke from Multiple Sources among Never-smoking Children - A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:05/2017


Project Title:Evaluation Study on School Interactive Education Theatre Programme 2017-18
Investigator(s):Ho DSY, Wang MP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:07/2017


Project Title:25th European Congress on Obesity; Having home-made dinner in Hong Kong secondary school students: prevalence and correlates
Investigator(s):Ho DSY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2018
Completion Date:05/2018


List of Research Outputs

CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Association of school-level electronic cigarette (EC) use prevalence with individual-level EC use intentions and perceptions in Hong Kong adolescents. (Poster presentation), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, Taiwan, September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Caffeinated beverage drinking – a novel risk factor of alcohol drinking in adolescents. (Oral presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 16 September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Parental smoking, rejection of parental smoking, and smoking susceptibility and behaviors in Hong Kong adolescents, Addictive Behaviors. 2018, 82: 19-22.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Tobacco industry denormalization beliefs in Hong Kong adolescents, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2018.
Cheung Y.T.D., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., Exposures and responses to point-of-sale tobacco displays and support for banning displays in Hong Kong: a population-based cross-sectional survey (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A186.
Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Association of school-level electronic cigarette (EC) use prevalence with individual-level EC use intentions and perceptions in Hong Kong adolescents (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ho D.S.Y., MOK H.Y. and Lam T.H., Parental smoking and parent-child interactions in children - Hong Kong Jockey Club Family Project (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Prevalence and correlates of smoking at home in adolescent smokers - a cross-sectional study (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A956.
Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P., Cheung Y.L. and Lam T.H., 澳門青少年吸食菸草風險因素之探討 (oral and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ip P., Ho K.W.F., Louie L.H.T., Chung T.W.H., Cheung Y.F., Lee S.L., Hui S.S.C., Ho W.K.Y., Ho D.S.Y., Wong W.H.S. and Jiang F., Childhood Obesity and Physical Activity-Friendly School Environments, The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017, 191: 110-116.
Jiang N., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T. and Lam T.H., Exclusive and concurrent use of cigarettes and alternative tobacco products among Hong Kong adolescents, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2018, 4(May): 19.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Exposure to electronic cigarette advertising and intention to use electronic cigarettes in Hong Kong adolescents (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A731.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Favourable perceptions of electronic cigarettes relative to cigarettes and the associations with susceptibility to electronic cigarette use in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E54.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., WU Y., CHEN J., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Associations of perceived interparental relationship, family harmony and family happiness with smoking intention in never-smoking Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017523.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Lam T.H., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J. and Ho D.S.Y., Current electronic cigarettes use and self-rated health in Hong Kong adolescents (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., WU Y., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., Exposure to secondhand smoke infiltration at home amongst Hong Kong residents: a population-based study (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A143.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., WU Y., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Perceived family relationship quality and use of poly-tobacco products during early and late adolescence, Addictive Behaviors. 2018, 85: 38-42.
Lai Y.K.A., Lam T.H., Wan N.T.A., Tse J., Kwok R. and Ho D.S.Y., Capacity building workshops for lay health promoters to implement the large scale community-based fitter FAMILY project in Hong Kong (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2018, 305.
Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., 2017 年中华医学科技奖二等奖 on “煙草暴露的健康危害、致病機理及戒煙干預研究”, Chinese Medical Association. Beijing, China, Chinese Medical Association, 2018.
Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., 2017 年中华預防医学会科学技术奖二等奖 on “煙草暴露的健康危害、致病機理及戒煙干預研究”, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association. Beijing, China, http://www.cpma.org.cn, 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise Intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018 Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. 2018, 305-6.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project, Advancing Behavior Change Science. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2018.
Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., So H.K. and NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) , Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: A pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants, International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018, 47(3): 872-83i.
Lam T.H., He Y., Jiang C.Q., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Li W.H.C., Cheng K.K., Jiang N., Su S., Tang Y., Jiang Y., Zhu W. and Lin P., Development of an evaluation tool for smoking cessation clinics and services (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A868.
Lam T.H., He Y., Jiang C.Q., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Li W.H.C., Cheng K.K., Jiang N., Su S.H., Tang Y., Yang Y., Jiang Y., Zhu W.H. and L P.R., 戒菸門診和服務評估工具 (oral and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., A proportional mortality study on smoking and lung cancer using different causes of deaths for dead controls (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A833.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Living with smoker(s) and smoking cessation in Chinese adult smokers: Cross-sectional and prospective evidence from Hong Kong population health survey, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E74.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Physical activity was associated with unassisted quitting: cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Hong Kong Population Health Survey (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A848.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.
MOK H.Y., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Focus group study on perceptions of cigarette packaging in Hong Kong children and adolescents (oral and abstract), 香港兒童及未成年人對於紙菸包裝看法的焦點小組研究, The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Mai Z., Ho D.S.Y., Lo C.M.M., Wang M.P., Peto R. and Lam T.H., Mortality reduction from quitting smoking in Hong Kong: Population-wide proportional mortality study, International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018, 47(3): 752-9.
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration , Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y. and et al , Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: A pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults, Lancet. 2017, 390(10113): 2627-42.
Sun Y., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A. and Lam T.H., Designing a Mobile App for Promoting Adolescents’ Family Well-being, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting “Health in the Era of Big Data”. 2017.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H., Kwong A. and Lai V.W.Y., Factors associated with perceiving electronic cigarettes as less harmful and less addictive in Hong Kong adults (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., Knowledge on harms of thirdhand smoking is associated with greater support on smokefree policies (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A698.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., HUANG R. and Lam T.H., Prevalence of Passive Drinking in Adolescent Boys and Girls in Hong Kong (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.


Researcher : Ho LM

List of Research Outputs

Chung K.F., Yeung W.F., Ho F.Y., Ho L.M., Yung K.P., Yu B.Y. and Kwok C.W., Predictors of Daytime Consequences of Insomnia: The Roles of Quantitative Criteria and Nonrestorative Sleep, Psychopathology. 2018, 1-7.
Liu J., CHEN Y., ZHEN Z., Ho L.M., Tsang A., Yuen M.A.M., Lam K.S.L., Tse H.F. and Yiu K.H., Relationship of biomarkers of extracellular matrix with myocardial function in Type 2 diabetes mellitus., Biomark Med. 2017, 11(7): 569-578.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Living with smoker(s) and smoking cessation in Chinese adult smokers: Cross-sectional and prospective evidence from Hong Kong population health survey, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E74.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Physical activity was associated with unassisted quitting: cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Hong Kong Population Health Survey (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A848.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Cao P. and Ho L.M., A novel method to construct an air quality index based on air pollution profiles, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2018, 221(1): 17-26.
Yeung W.F., Ho F.Y., Chung K.F., Zhang Z., Yu B.Y., Suen L.K., Chan L.Y., Chen H.Y., Ho L.M. and Lao L., Self-administered acupressure for insomnia disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial, Journal of Sleep Research. 2018, 27: 220-231.


Researcher : Hu YJ

List of Research Outputs

Hu Y.J., 2017 HKSBH Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in Behavioral Health Award , Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health. 2017.
Hu Y.J., Antibiotic prescription patterns for acute diarrhea in a hospital in Shanghai in 2016: a cross-sectional study , In: IDWEEK, IDWeek . 2017.
Hu Y.J., Antibiotic use among future health professionals: A multicentre cross sectional study of Chinese medical student, IDWEEK. 2017.
Hu Y.J., Wang X., Tucker J., Little P., Moore M., Fukuda K. and Zhou X., Knowledge, attitude, and practice with respect to antibiotic use among Chinese medical students: a multicentre cross-sectional study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15: 1165.
Hu Y.J., Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: Meeting the Global Challenge of AMR Conference Report, Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance. 2017.
Hu Y.J., Cowling B.J. and Fukuda K., What is missing in surveillance for control of antimicrobial resistance?, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2018, 18: 597-598.


Researcher : Huang J

List of Research Outputs

Huang J., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of air pollution with height: Evidence from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, American Journal of Human Biology. 2018, 30: e23067.
Schooling C.M., HUANG J., Zhao J., Kwok M.K., Au Yeung S.L.R. and Lin S.L., Disconnect Between Genes Associated With Ischemic Heart Disease and Targets of Ischemic Heart Disease Treatments, EBioMedicine. 2018, 28: 311-315.


Researcher : Hui LL

Project Title:Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships 2014-15 (Second Round)
Investigator(s):Hui LL
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships
Start Date:09/2014


Project Title:Cardiovascular disease risk factors in late adolescence of late preterm and early term births: a prospective observation from the "Children of 1997" birth cohort
Investigator(s):Hui LL, Schooling CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2016


Project Title:Serum interleukin 6 and insulin resistance - a Mendelian randomization study
Investigator(s):Hui LL, Schooling CM, Au Yeung SLR
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2016


List of Research Outputs

Hui L.L., Lam H.S., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Duration of puberty in preterm girls, American Journal of Human Biology. 2017, 29(4): e22963.
Hui L.L., Kwok M.K., Nelson E.A.S., Lee S.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of breastfeeding with insulin resistance at 17 years: Prospective observations from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2018, 14: e12490.
Hui L.L., Nelson E.A.S., Wong M.Y., Chung T.W.H., Lee K.K.Y., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of intergenerational mismatch with adiposity and blood pressure in childhood and adolescence, Journal of Adolescent Health. 2018, 62(1): 100-6.
LIU J., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Leung Y.Y.J., Lin S.C., Hui L.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Birth weight, gestational age and late adolescent liver function using twin status as instrumental variable in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort: “Children of 1997”, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 111: 190-197.


Researcher : Hui PY

Project Title:Role of focal adhesion kinase in influenza virus infection and potential therapeutic effects of its inhibitor in severe human influenza disease
Investigator(s):Hui PY, Chan WY, Chan MCW, Nicholls JM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:08/2015


Project Title:Tropism and innate host responses of influenza A/H5N6 virus: an analysis of ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract
Investigator(s):Hui PY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2017


Project Title:Potential therapeutic effects of farnesyltransferase inhibitor in severe human influenza disease
Investigator(s):Hui PY, Chan MCW, Nicholls JM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:09/2017


List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
Hui P.Y., Tropism and innate host responses of avian influenza H5N6 and H7N9 viruses , Theme-based Research Scheme on Viral, Host and Environment Determinants of Influenza Virus Transmission and Pathogenesis and Centre of Influenza Research. 2018.
NG M.T., Ching H.H., Chan M.C.W. and Hui P.Y., The immunomodulatory effects of focal adhesion kinase in human macrophages and pneumocytes during influenza A virus infection, 5th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society. 2017.


Researcher : Ip DKM

Project Title:Influenza Resistance Information Study (IRIS)
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:F Hoffmann-La Roche and Co. Ltd. - General Award
Start Date:10/2009


Project Title:The effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Tam YH, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2015
Completion Date:04/2019


Project Title:Effect of host genetic polymorphism on transmission of influenza virus infection in a household setting
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cherny SS, Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2015
Completion Date:03/2018


Project Title:A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Fever Suppression by Antipyretics on Influenza
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2016


Project Title:Development and evaluation of a smartphone apps-based school absenteeism reporting system for infectious disease surveillance among local schools in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Lau EHY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2016


Project Title:Fight the Flu: Health promotion in Primary Schools and Kindergartens in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Tam YH, Lau EHY, Wong YT, So HC, Au CYJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Scheme - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:03/2018


Project Title:The 21st International Epidemiological Association (IEA) World Congress of Epidemiology (WCE2017); Temporal pattern of acute respiratory infection related productivity loss impact among health care workers over the course of seasonal influenza epidemics in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ip DKM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2017
Completion Date:08/2017


Project Title:A comprehensive health promotion programme for communicable diseases prevention in primary school setting
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Tam YH, Lau EHY, Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Scheme - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:05/2018


Project Title:Influenza viral contamination of communal objects in naturally occurring influenza virus infection
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.
Ip D.K.M., So H.C., Xiao J., Fang J., Leung G.M., Kwok H.K.H. and Cowling B.J., Temporal pattern of acute respiratory infection related productivity loss impact among health care workers over the course of seasonal influenza epidemics in Hong Kong, The 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.
Lai A.C.K., Tan T.F., Li W.S. and Ip D.K.M., Emission strength of airborne pathogens during toilet flushing. , 2017, 28(1): 73-9.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.
Mai Z., Lin J., Chan W., Ip D.K.M., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Intake of fish oil/cod-liver oil/omega-3 and vitamin D supplements associated with lower risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a case-control study in Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (Poster presentation). 2017.
Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Diagnostic performance of clinical symptoms and rapid test for influenza in primary care, 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.
Zhang Q., Wong O.L., Kwok K.O., Ip D.K.M., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Personal preventive measures among patients with different symptoms of influenza-like illness, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017. Hong Kong, HKCCM.


Researcher : Jiang C

List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
Lam T.H., Xu L., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Behrens T., High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, PLoS One. 2018, 13(4): e0196610.
Lam T.H., Jiang C. and et al , Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: A collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980 793 adults from 68 prospective studies, Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2018, 6(7): 538-46.
Pan J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - CVD, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018, 18(1): 74.
Pang J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu F., Zhu T., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Respiratory Medicine. 2017, 132: 102-8.
Toulis K.A., Jiang C., Kemming K., Nirantharakumar K., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Thomas G.N., Glycated hemoglobin, albuminuria and surrogate markers of macrovascular disease in adults without diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, cardiovascular disease subcohort, Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2018, 42(3): 245-50.e1.
Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu T., Zhu F., Thomas G.N. and Cheng K.K., Adiposity and incident diabetes within 4 years of follow-up: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(10): 1400-6.
Yang S.S., Xu L., He Y., Jiang C., Jin Y.L., Cheng K.K., Zhang W. and Lam T.H., Childhood secondhand smoke exposure and pregnancy loss in never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Tobacco Control. 2017, 26(6): 697-702.


Researcher : Jiang N

Project Title:Research Study on Perceptions of E-cigarettes and Waterpipe among Young Adults in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Jiang N, Lam TH, Ho DSY, Wang MP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:06/2016


List of Research Outputs

Jiang N., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T. and Lam T.H., Exclusive and concurrent use of cigarettes and alternative tobacco products among Hong Kong adolescents, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2018, 4(May): 19.
Kwong A., Lai V.W.Y. and Jiang N., 年輕人對水菸的使用及認知 (oral and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.


Researcher : Jin Z

List of Research Outputs

Jin Z., Fan X.H., Peiris J.S.M., Guan Y. and Zhu H., A59 Expansion of genetic diversity and interspecies transmission dynamics of swine influenza viruses in China, Virus Evolution. 2018, 4.


Researcher : Jit KMS

List of Research Outputs

Leung S.M.K., Jit K.M.S., Lau E.H.Y. and Wu J.T.K., Social contact patterns relevant to the spread of respiratory infectious diseases in Hong Kong, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 7974.
Yang J., Jit K.M.S., Zheng Y., Feng L., Liu X., Wu J.T.K. and Yu H., The impact of influenza on the health related quality of life in China: an EQ-5D survey, BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(1): 686.
Zheng Y., Jit K.M.S., Wu J.T.K., Yang J., Leung S.M.K., Liao Q. and Yu H., Economic costs and health-related quality of life for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patients in China, PLOS One. 2017, 12(9): e0184266.


Researcher : Johnston JM

Project Title:Multi-professional education among undergraduate medical and nursing students: effectiveness and acceptability
Investigator(s):Johnston JM, Leung GM, Chan SSC, Cheng YH, Fielding R
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:02/2005


Project Title:Hospital Accreditation Outcomes Research Programme
Investigator(s):Johnston JM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Faculty Development Fund of Faculty of Medicine
Start Date:07/2010


Project Title:Hospital Accreditation Outcomes Research Programme
Investigator(s):Johnston JM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Queen Mary Hospital Charitable Trust - Training and Research Assistance Scheme
Start Date:07/2010


Project Title:Commissioned Study on Healthcare Manpower Planning and Projection (Extended Study)
Investigator(s):Johnston JM, Chow CK
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Commissioned Research on Mental Health Policy and Services
Start Date:07/2017


List of Research Outputs

Quan J., Zhang H., Pang D., Chen B.K., Johnston J.M., Jian W., Lau Z.Y., Iizuka T., Leung G.M., Fang H., Tan K.B. and Eggleston K., Avoidable hospital admissions from diabetes complications in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and communities outside Beijing, Health Affairs. 2017, 36(11): 1896-903.
Quan J., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Choi C.H., Siu S.C., Tang S.Y., Wat N.M., Woo J., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., Diabetes incidence and prevalence in Hong Kong, China during 2006-2014, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(7): 902-8.
Quan J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Eggleston K., Spending on Avoidable Hospital Admissions for Diabetes-related Complications in Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2017.
Vackova D., Chen K., LUI N.M.J. and Johnston J.M., A validation study of public health knowledge, skills, social responsibility and applied learning, International Journal of Medical Education. 2018, 9: 175-81.
Vackova D. and Johnston J.M., Launching a challenge: Fundamentals of health care management in undergraduate medical education, RACMA 2017.
Vackova D., Wong P.T.Y. and Johnston J.M., Should medical students learn the principles of health service management?, 9th AMEA Symposium cum Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2017: “Preparing Healthcare Learners for a Changing World” PP84. 2017.
Vackova D. and Johnston J.M., Value of engaging students to provide feedback, AMEE conference 2017 abstract and oral presentation. 2017.
ZHANG J., Barnett A., Sit C.H.P., Lai P.C., Johnston J.M., Lee R.S.Y. and Cerin E., Cross-sectional associations of objectively assessed neighbourhood attributes with depressive symptoms in older adults of an ultra-dense urban environment: The Hong Kong ALECS study, BMJ Open. 2018, 8(3): e020480.


Researcher : King CYJ

List of Research Outputs

LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., King C.Y.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese Smartphone Addiction Scale Short version in adults: Family and Health Information Trends Survey (poster and abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, September 16, 2017 Hong Kong. 2017.


Researcher : Ko LWR

List of Research Outputs

Choe P.G., Perera R.A.P.M., Park W.B., Song K.H., Bang J.H., Kim E.S., Kim H.B., Ko L.W.R., Park S.W., Kim N.J., Lau E.H.Y., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Oh M.D., MERS-CoV antibody responses 1 Year after symptom onset, South Korea, 2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(7): 1079-84.
Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.


Researcher : Kwok HKH

List of Research Outputs

Ip D.K.M., So H.C., Xiao J., Fang J., Leung G.M., Kwok H.K.H. and Cowling B.J., Temporal pattern of acute respiratory infection related productivity loss impact among health care workers over the course of seasonal influenza epidemics in Hong Kong, The 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.


Researcher : Kwok KO

Project Title:Third International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics (Epidemics 3 2011) Self-reported social contacts as risk factors for infection during the main wave of the 2009 pandemic
Investigator(s):Kwok KO
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2011


List of Research Outputs

Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.
Zhang Q., Wong O.L., Kwok K.O., Ip D.K.M., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Personal preventive measures among patients with different symptoms of influenza-like illness, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017. Hong Kong, HKCCM.


Researcher : Kwok MK

Project Title:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and metabolomic profile in adolescence
Investigator(s):Kwok MK, Schooling CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:05/2016
Completion Date:04/2018


Project Title:Income inequality and cardiovascular health in China
Investigator(s):Kwok MK, Lam WWT, Schooling CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:HMRF Research Fellowship Scheme
Start Date:08/2017


List of Research Outputs

CHENG T.S., Kwok M.K., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The associations of breast feeding with infant growth and body mass index to 16 years: ‘Children of 1997’, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2018, 32: 200-209.
Hui L.L., Kwok M.K., Nelson E.A.S., Lee S.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of breastfeeding with insulin resistance at 17 years: Prospective observations from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2018, 14: e12490.
Kwok M.K., Tu Y.K., Kawachi I. and Schooling C.M., Age–period–cohort analysis of trends in blood pressure and body mass index in children and adolescents in Hong Kong, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2017, 71(12): 1161-1168.
Kwok M.K., Leung G.M., Chung T.W.H., Lee K.K.Y. and Schooling C.M., Divergent secular trends in blood pressure and body mass index in children and adolescents in Hong Kong, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 4763.
Kwok M.K., Lin S.C. and Schooling C.M., Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Dr S.P. Mak’s Presidential Prize for Best Poster Presentation, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2017.
Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Subramanian S.V., Leung G.M. and Kawachi I., Opposite associations of household income with adolescent body mass index according to migrant status: Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort, International Journal of Obesity. 2018, 42: 1221-1229.
LIU J., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Leung Y.Y.J., Lin S.C., Hui L.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Birth weight, gestational age and late adolescent liver function using twin status as instrumental variable in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort: “Children of 1997”, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 111: 190-197.
Schooling C.M., HUANG J., Zhao J., Kwok M.K., Au Yeung S.L.R. and Lin S.L., Disconnect Between Genes Associated With Ischemic Heart Disease and Targets of Ischemic Heart Disease Treatments, EBioMedicine. 2018, 28: 311-315.
YANG Q., Lin S.C., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Xu L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Genetically predicted milk consumption and bone health, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 71: 1008-1012.


Researcher : LEE SYA

List of Research Outputs

Chan D.K.C., LEE S.Y.A., Hagger M.S., Mok K.M. and Yung P.S.H., Social psychological aspects of ACL injury prevention and rehabilitation: An integrated model for behavioral adherence, Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology. 2017, 10: 17-20.


Researcher : LEUNG CY

List of Research Outputs

Fong S.M. and LEUNG C.Y., Axial and appendicular lean mass in middle-aged breast cancer survivors with and without Qigong experience, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2017.
LEUNG C.Y. and Fong S.M., Balance performance, balance self-efficacy, falls and bone mineral density in breast cancer survivors with and without Qigong experience, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.


Researcher : LEUNG LT

List of Research Outputs

CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Association of school-level electronic cigarette (EC) use prevalence with individual-level EC use intentions and perceptions in Hong Kong adolescents. (Poster presentation), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, Taiwan, September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Caffeinated beverage drinking – a novel risk factor of alcohol drinking in adolescents. (Oral presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 16 September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Tobacco industry denormalization beliefs in Hong Kong adolescents, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2018.
Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Association of school-level electronic cigarette (EC) use prevalence with individual-level EC use intentions and perceptions in Hong Kong adolescents (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Prevalence and correlates of smoking at home in adolescent smokers - a cross-sectional study (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A956.
Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P., Cheung Y.L. and Lam T.H., 澳門青少年吸食菸草風險因素之探討 (oral and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Jiang N., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T. and Lam T.H., Exclusive and concurrent use of cigarettes and alternative tobacco products among Hong Kong adolescents, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2018, 4(May): 19.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Exposure to electronic cigarette advertising and intention to use electronic cigarettes in Hong Kong adolescents (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A731.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Favourable perceptions of electronic cigarettes relative to cigarettes and the associations with susceptibility to electronic cigarette use in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E54.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., WU Y., CHEN J., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Associations of perceived interparental relationship, family harmony and family happiness with smoking intention in never-smoking Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017523.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Lam T.H., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J. and Ho D.S.Y., Current electronic cigarettes use and self-rated health in Hong Kong adolescents (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., WU Y., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Perceived family relationship quality and use of poly-tobacco products during early and late adolescence, Addictive Behaviors. 2018, 85: 38-42.
MOK H.Y., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Focus group study on perceptions of cigarette packaging in Hong Kong children and adolescents (oral and abstract), 香港兒童及未成年人對於紙菸包裝看法的焦點小組研究, The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., HUANG R. and Lam T.H., Prevalence of Passive Drinking in Adolescent Boys and Girls in Hong Kong (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.


Researcher : LI M

List of Research Outputs

LI M. and Fong S.M., Resistance training for patients with Type 2 diabetes, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.
WANG R., LIAO X.Z., FAN D.Y., WANG L., SONG J., HAO K.H., Li M., WANG P.G., CHEN H. and AN J., Maternal immunization with a DNA vaccine candidate elicits specific passive protection against post-natal Zika virus infection in immunocompetent BALB/c mice., Vaccine. 2018, 36(24): 3522-32.
Zhang J., Lan Y., Li M., Lamers M., Fusade-Boyer M., Klemm E., Thiele C., Ashour J. and Sanyal S., Flaviviruses Exploit the Lipid Droplet Protein AUP1 to Trigger Lipophagy and Drive Virus Production, Cell Host & Microbe. 2018, 23: 819-831.e5.


Researcher : LIN J

List of Research Outputs

Chiang S.C., Mai Z., Lin J., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Smoking And Risk Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Preliminary Results From A Hospital-based Case-control Study In Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress Of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (poster Presentation).. 2017.
LIN J., MAI Z. and Lam T.H., Tobacco exposure in adolescence and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a multi-center case-control study in Hong Kong, China (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A818.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.
Mai Z., Lin J., Chan W., Ip D.K.M., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Intake of fish oil/cod-liver oil/omega-3 and vitamin D supplements associated with lower risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a case-control study in Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (Poster presentation). 2017.


Researcher : LIU J

List of Research Outputs

LIU J., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Leung Y.Y.J., Lin S.C., Hui L.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Birth weight, gestational age and late adolescent liver function using twin status as instrumental variable in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort: “Children of 1997”, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 111: 190-197.


Researcher : LIU Y

List of Research Outputs

LIU Y., Lam K.F., Wu J.T.K. and Lam T.Y., Geographically weighted temporally correlated logistic regression model, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8(1): 1417.


Researcher : LUI NMJ

List of Research Outputs

Vackova D., Chen K., LUI N.M.J. and Johnston J.M., A validation study of public health knowledge, skills, social responsibility and applied learning, International Journal of Medical Education. 2018, 9: 175-81.


Researcher : Lai YKA

List of Research Outputs

Lai Y.K.A., Lam T.H., Wan N.T.A., Tse J., Kwok R. and Ho D.S.Y., Capacity building workshops for lay health promoters to implement the large scale community-based fitter FAMILY project in Hong Kong (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2018, 305.
Lai Y.K.A., Stewart S.M., Wan N.T.A., Fok H., Lai H.Y.W., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Development and evaluation of a training workshop for lay health promoters to implement a community-based intervention program in a public low rent housing estate: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0183636.
Lai Y.K.A., FAMILY Project: Community-based Projects in Hong Kong, Family Approach in Health Promotion, Bachelor of Nursing (Part-time) Programme, School of Nursing, HKU. 2018.
Lai Y.K.A., FAMILY project to promote well-being in Hong Kong, Family Approach in Health and Illness course, Bachelor of Nursing Programme (Full- time), School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong. 2017.
Lai Y.K.A., Thesis for the Degree of Philosophy entitled "Train-the-trainer Programmes for Community-based Intervention Projects to Enhance Family Well-being in Hong Kong", School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong. 2017.
Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A. and Lam T.H., Train-the-ambassador workshop for a community-based family health promotion project to reduce excess dietary sugar intake: A cluster randomized controlled trial, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. 2017.
Lai Y.K.A., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Training Workshop for the Large Preventive Positive Psychology Enhancing Family Well-being Project of Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project. , The Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology (IPPA 2017). 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise Intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018 Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. 2018, 305-6.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project, Advancing Behavior Change Science. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2018.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Project Report Series "Be Healthy, So Easy: FAMILY Education Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Project Report Series "Family Interactive Drama with Exercise and Fun Project" , The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Community Health Campaign: Fitter Families Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Family Holistic Health Community Promotion Project, The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Holistic Health Family Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H. and Lai Y.K.A., FAMILY Project: Zero-time Exercise for elderly, Higher Diploma in Integrated Social and Health Services, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Shatin, Hong Kong. 2017.


Researcher : Lam CK

List of Research Outputs

Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.


Researcher : Lam TH

Project Title:A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Betson CL
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Scheme - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:04/1996


Project Title:A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Betson CL
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Scheme - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:04/1996


Project Title:A mega-case-control study (20,000 deaths and 30,000 controls) on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Hedley AJ, Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:12/1997


Project Title:A study on passive smoking and chromosome damage in lymphocytes in umbilical blood in Guangzhou
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control - General Award
Start Date:01/1998


Project Title:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - youth smoking survey
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:04/1999


Project Title:Smoke free restaurant survey 1999
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:11/1999


Project Title:A telephone follow-up survey on self-reported work-related illness and peceived hazards in occupational safety and health in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Occupational Safety and Health Council - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:01/2000


Project Title:Life style and molecular epidemiology studies
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:09/2000


Project Title:A 3-year follow up study on health-related lifestyle practices and their predictor factors in Hong Kong adults
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2002


Project Title:Smoking reduction intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking: a randomised control trial
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Abdullah ASM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:08/2004


Project Title:A 3 -year follow-up study of the Hong Kong population health survey cohort on overweight and obesity and its related behavioural factors
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Thomas GN, Cowling BJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:10/2006


Project Title:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Family Project
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Leung GM, Johnston JM, Ho DSY, Chan SSC, Stewart SM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Start Date:11/2007


Project Title:A long-term follow up for participants in Quit-to-Win Contest 2009 and 2010
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:03/2013


Project Title:Developing Health Education Materials for 'Brief Advice' Targeting People at risk of 'Hazardous Drinking' for Use in Primary Care
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Centre for Health Protection
Start Date:05/2013


Project Title:Effectiveness of using social networking service to prevent smoking relapse among self-reported quitters: A pilot randomized control trial
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Cheung YTD, Lam OBC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community Services
Start Date:09/2013


Project Title:Efficacy of a short-bout handgrip exercise intervention for smoking cessation: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Cheung YTD, Wang MP, Li WHC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community Services
Start Date:05/2016


Project Title:Community–based Mental Wellness Project for Adolescents and Adults
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Wang MP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Commissioned Research on Mental Health Policy and Services
Start Date:02/2017


Project Title:FAMILY: A Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society - Family 3Hs Public Engagement and Promotion Campaign
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - General Award
Start Date:03/2017


Project Title:Study on Financial Incentive Schemes and Smokers' Response of Follow-up Survey
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Cheung YTD, Wang MP, Ho DSY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:07/2017


Project Title:Advancing information and communications technology in family services
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Kwok YK, Ho DSY, Wang MP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - General Award
Start Date:01/2018


List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Association of school-level electronic cigarette (EC) use prevalence with individual-level EC use intentions and perceptions in Hong Kong adolescents. (Poster presentation), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, Taiwan, September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Caffeinated beverage drinking – a novel risk factor of alcohol drinking in adolescents. (Oral presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong, 16 September 2017.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Parental smoking, rejection of parental smoking, and smoking susceptibility and behaviors in Hong Kong adolescents, Addictive Behaviors. 2018, 82: 19-22.
CHEN J., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Tobacco industry denormalization beliefs in Hong Kong adolescents, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2018.
Chan S.S.C., Cheung Y.T.D., Wong Y.M.B., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., A brief smoking cessation advice by youth counselors for the smokers in the Hong Kong Quit to Win Contest 2010: a cluster randomized controlled trial, Prevention Science. 2018, 19: 209-219.
Chan S.S.C., Cheung Y.T.D., Wong C.N., Jiang C.Q., He Y., Yang L., Jiang B., Wu L., Tan S.Y., Cheng K.K. and Lam T.H., Promoting smoking cessation in China: a foot-in-the-door approach to tobacco control advocacy, Global Health Promotion. 2017, 175797591772079.
Chan Y.H., Yiu K.H., Hai S.H.J.J., Chan P.H.M., Lam T.H., Cowling B.J., Sham P.C., Lau C.P., Lam K.S.L., Siu D.C.W. and Tse H.F., Genetically deprived vitamin D exposure predisposes to atrial fibrillation, EP Europace. 2017, 19: iv25-iv31.
Cheung T.Y., Wang M.P., Lau A.O.S. and Lam T.H., Assessing the corporate environment in promoting tobacco control and evaluation of a smoking cessation programme in workplaces in Hong Kong (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Cheung Y.T.D., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., Exposures and responses to point-of-sale tobacco displays and support for banning displays in Hong Kong: a population-based cross-sectional survey (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A186.
Cheung Y.Y., Lee C.H.A., Tang S.M., Xu A., Au K.W., Fong H.Y., Kwok H.M., Chow W.S., Yuen M.A.M., Tan K.C.B., Lam T.H., Tse H.F., Sham P.C. and Lam K.S.L., Exome-Chip Association Analyses for Diabetic Nephropathy ad Estimated glomerular Filtration Rate in chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes., 53rd European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting, Lisbon.. 2017.
Cheung Y.Y., Lee C.H.P., Tang S.M., Xu A., Au K.W., Fong H.Y., KWOK H.M., Chow W.S., Yuen M.A.M., Tan K.C.B., Lam T.H., Tse H.F., Sham P.C. and Lam K.S.L., Exome-Chip Association Analyses for Diabetic Nephropathy and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, 53rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, 11- 15 Sep 2017, Lisbon. 2017.
Chiang S.C., Mai Z., Lin J., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Smoking And Risk Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Preliminary Results From A Hospital-based Case-control Study In Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress Of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (poster Presentation).. 2017.
Chinag R., Lam T.H., Wong K.H., Chan C.C., Chao D.V., Cheung A.N., Fan C.Y., Ho J., Hui E.P., Law C.K., Law W.L., Loong H.H., Ngan K.C.R., Tsang T.H., Wong M.C., Yeung R.M. and Ying A.C., Recommendations on prevention and screening for breast cancer in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2018, 24(3): 298-306.
Chu T.W.J., Wang M.P., Shen C., Viswanath K., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., How, when and why people seek health information online: Qualitative study in Hong Kong, Interactive Journal of Medical Research. 2017, 6(2): e24.
Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Ng K.T., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Recruitment and lessons learned from a community-based intervention program: The learning Families Project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2018, 6: 16.
Ho C.Y.H., Mui M., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Yew C., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Happy family kitchen: Behavioral outcomes of a brief community-based family intervention in Hong Kong, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2017, 26(10): 2852-64.
Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Association of school-level electronic cigarette (EC) use prevalence with individual-level EC use intentions and perceptions in Hong Kong adolescents (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ho D.S.Y., MOK H.Y. and Lam T.H., Parental smoking and parent-child interactions in children - Hong Kong Jockey Club Family Project (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Prevalence and correlates of smoking at home in adolescent smokers - a cross-sectional study (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A956.
Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., Wang M.P., Cheung Y.L. and Lam T.H., 澳門青少年吸食菸草風險因素之探討 (oral and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ho K.Y., Li W.H.C., Wang M.P., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A randomized controlled trial to compare two approaches (quit immediately and cut down to quit) in achieving smoking abstinence among patients in an outpatient clinic (abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Ho K.Y., Li W.H.C., Wang M.P., Lam K.W.K., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Comparison of two approaches in achieving smoking abstinence among patients in an outpatient clinic: A phase 2 randomized controlled trial, Patient Education and Counseling. 2018, 101(5): 885-893.
Ho K.Y., Li W.H.C., Wang M.P., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Comparison of two approaches in achieving smoking abstinence among patients in an outpatient clinic: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A353.
Ho K.Y., Li W.H.C., Lam K.W.K., Chan S.S.C., Wang M.P., Chan W.F., XIA W. and Lam T.H., Exploratory study on the relationship between smoking and other risk behaviours among young smokers, Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2018, 27: 2859-2867.
Jiang N., Cleland C., Wang M.P., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., E-cigarette perceptions, use frequency and susceptibility among young adults in Hong Kong (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A278.
Jiang N., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T. and Lam T.H., Exclusive and concurrent use of cigarettes and alternative tobacco products among Hong Kong adolescents, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2018, 4(May): 19.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Exposure to electronic cigarette advertising and intention to use electronic cigarettes in Hong Kong adolescents (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A731.
LEUNG L.T., Ho D.S.Y., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Favourable perceptions of electronic cigarettes relative to cigarettes and the associations with susceptibility to electronic cigarette use in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E54.
LIN J., MAI Z. and Lam T.H., Tobacco exposure in adolescence and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a multi-center case-control study in Hong Kong, China (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A818.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., Lee J.J.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Associations of Electronic Device Addiction with Anxiety and Depression in Adults: Findings from Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., WU Y., CHEN J., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Associations of perceived interparental relationship, family harmony and family happiness with smoking intention in never-smoking Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017523.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Lam T.H., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J. and Ho D.S.Y., Current electronic cigarettes use and self-rated health in Hong Kong adolescents (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., WU Y., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., Exposure to secondhand smoke infiltration at home amongst Hong Kong residents: a population-based study (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A143.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Suen Y.N., Koh D.S.Q., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Infant exposure to secondhand smoke and hyperactivity/ inattention in Chinese pre-schoolers (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., WU Y., Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., Perceived family relationship quality and use of poly-tobacco products during early and late adolescence, Addictive Behaviors. 2018, 85: 38-42.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., King C.Y.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese Smartphone Addiction Scale Short version in adults: Family and Health Information Trends Survey (poster and abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, September 16, 2017 Hong Kong. 2017.
Lai Y.K.A., Lam T.H., Wan N.T.A., Tse J., Kwok R. and Ho D.S.Y., Capacity building workshops for lay health promoters to implement the large scale community-based fitter FAMILY project in Hong Kong (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2018, 305.
Lai Y.K.A., Stewart S.M., Wan N.T.A., Fok H., Lai H.Y.W., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Development and evaluation of a training workshop for lay health promoters to implement a community-based intervention program in a public low rent housing estate: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0183636.
Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A. and Lam T.H., Train-the-ambassador workshop for a community-based family health promotion project to reduce excess dietary sugar intake: A cluster randomized controlled trial, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. 2017.
Lai Y.K.A., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Training Workshop for the Large Preventive Positive Psychology Enhancing Family Well-being Project of Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project. , The Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology (IPPA 2017). 2017.
Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., 2017 年中华医学科技奖二等奖 on “煙草暴露的健康危害、致病機理及戒煙干預研究”, Chinese Medical Association. Beijing, China, Chinese Medical Association, 2018.
Lam T.H. and Ho D.S.Y., 2017 年中华預防医学会科学技术奖二等奖 on “煙草暴露的健康危害、致病機理及戒煙干預研究”, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association. Beijing, China, http://www.cpma.org.cn, 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise Intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018 Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. 2018, 305-6.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project, Advancing Behavior Change Science. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2018.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Project Report Series "Be Healthy, So Easy: FAMILY Education Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Project Report Series "Family Interactive Drama with Exercise and Fun Project" , The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Community Health Campaign: Fitter Families Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Family Holistic Health Community Promotion Project, The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Holistic Health Family Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y., So H.K. and NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) , Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: A pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants, International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018, 47(3): 872-83i.
Lam T.H., He Y., Jiang C.Q., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Li W.H.C., Cheng K.K., Jiang N., Su S., Tang Y., Jiang Y., Zhu W. and Lin P., Development of an evaluation tool for smoking cessation clinics and services (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A868.
Lam T.H. and Lai Y.K.A., FAMILY Project: Zero-time Exercise for elderly, Higher Diploma in Integrated Social and Health Services, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Shatin, Hong Kong. 2017.
Lam T.H., Xu L., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Behrens T., High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, PLoS One. 2018, 13(4): e0196610.
Lam T.H., Cheung Y.T.D., Chen J., Kwong A. and Lai V., Increase in tobacco tax does not lead to increase in illicit cigarette consumption in Hong Kong: findings from a top-down approach against tobacco industry-funded results (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A138.
Lam T.H., Jiang C. and et al , Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: A collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980 793 adults from 68 prospective studies, Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2018, 6(7): 538-46.
Lam T.H., He Y., Jiang C.Q., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Li W.H.C., Cheng K.K., Jiang N., Su S.H., Tang Y., Yang Y., Jiang Y., Zhu W.H. and L P.R., 戒菸門診和服務評估工具 (oral and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Lam T.H., Wang M.P., Li W.H.C. and Cheung Y.T.D., 關於吸菸熱點推廣戒菸和給予簡單干預 (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Li W.H.C., Wang M.P., Ho K.Y. and Lam T.H., Effectiveness of a Brief, Self-Determination Intervention for Smoking Cessation (Immediate or Progressive) among People Attending Emergency Departments: A Randomised Controlled Trial (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
Li W.H.C., Lam T.H., Wong C.N., Fong D.Y.T., Kwong D.L.W., Tung S.Y., Ng C.S.M. and Sarna L., Helping Cancer Patients Quit Smoking Using Brief Risk Communication and Motivational Counseling: A Randomized Controlled Trial (poster and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
Li W.H.C., Wang M.P., Ho K.Y., Lam K.W.K., Cheung Y.T.D., Cheung T.Y., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Helping cancer patients quit smoking using brief advice based on risk communication: A randomized controlled trial, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8(1): 2712.
Li W.H.C., XIA W., Kwong A., Lai V.W.Y., Ho K.Y. and Lam T.H., 青少年無菸大使領袖培訓計畫效益 (oral and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Lok Y.W.K., Ho J.W.C., Lam T.H. and Powers H., Cancer Prevention Recommendations Throughout The Lifecourse – The WCRF/AICR Third Report On Diet, Nutrition Physical Activity And Cancer: Updated Recommendations And Policy Implications. , International Society Of Behavioural Nutrition And Physical Activity. 2018.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., A proportional mortality study on smoking and lung cancer using different causes of deaths for dead controls (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A833.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Living with smoker(s) and smoking cessation in Chinese adult smokers: Cross-sectional and prospective evidence from Hong Kong population health survey, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E74.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Physical activity was associated with unassisted quitting: cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Hong Kong Population Health Survey (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A848.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.
MOK H.Y., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Focus group study on perceptions of cigarette packaging in Hong Kong children and adolescents (oral and abstract), 香港兒童及未成年人對於紙菸包裝看法的焦點小組研究, The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
Mai Z., Lin J., Chan W., Ip D.K.M., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Intake of fish oil/cod-liver oil/omega-3 and vitamin D supplements associated with lower risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a case-control study in Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (Poster presentation). 2017.
Mai Z., Ho D.S.Y., Lo C.M.M., Wang M.P., Peto R. and Lam T.H., Mortality reduction from quitting smoking in Hong Kong: Population-wide proportional mortality study, International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018, 47(3): 752-9.
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration , Lam T.H., Ho D.S.Y. and et al , Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: A pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults, Lancet. 2017, 390(10113): 2627-42.
Pan J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - CVD, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018, 18(1): 74.
Pang J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu F., Zhu T., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Respiratory Medicine. 2017, 132: 102-8.
Peters S.A.E., Wang X., Lam T.H., Kim H.C., Ho S., Ninomiya T., Knuiman M., Vaartjes I., Bots M.L. and Woodward M., Clustering of risk factors and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease in Asian and Caucasian populations: Results from the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration, BMJ Open. 2018, 8(3): e019335.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Health information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 113: 140-146.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey, JMIR Mental Health. 2017, 4: e57.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0182722.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community-based intervention program to enhance family communication and family well-being: The learning families project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2017, 5: 257.
Sun Y., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A. and Lam T.H., Designing a Mobile App for Promoting Adolescents’ Family Well-being, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting “Health in the Era of Big Data”. 2017.
Toulis K.A., Jiang C., Kemming K., Nirantharakumar K., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Thomas G.N., Glycated hemoglobin, albuminuria and surrogate markers of macrovascular disease in adults without diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, cardiovascular disease subcohort, Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2018, 42(3): 245-50.e1.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Li W.H.C., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., Does electronic cigarette use predict abstinence from conventional cigarettes among smokers in Hong Kong?, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(3): 400.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Lam T.H., Kwong A. and Lai V.W.Y., Factors associated with perceiving electronic cigarettes as less harmful and less addictive in Hong Kong adults (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Cheung Y.T.D., Ho D.S.Y., Kwong A., Lai V. and Lam T.H., Knowledge on harms of thirdhand smoking is associated with greater support on smokefree policies (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A698.
WU Y., Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., HUANG R. and Lam T.H., Prevalence of Passive Drinking in Adolescent Boys and Girls in Hong Kong (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
Wang M.P., Li W.H.C., Suen Y.N., Cheung K.C., Lau O.S., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Association between employer’s knowledge and attitude towards smoking cessation and voluntary promotion in workplace: a survey study, Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2017, 15: 44.
Wang M.P., WU Y., Li W.H.C., Cheung Y.T.D., Kwong A.C.S., Lai V.W.Y., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Brief Advice on Smoking Reduction vs. Abrupt Quitting for Smoking Cessation in Chinese Smokers: 18-Month Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
Wang M.P., Li W.H.C., Cheung Y.T.D., Lam O.B.C., WU Y., Kwong A., Lai V., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Brief advice on smoking reduction versus abrupt quitting for smoking cessation in Chinese smokers: A cluster randomized controlled trial, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2017, 20(1): 67-72.
Wang M.P., Cheung T.Y., Li W.H.C., Suen Y.N., Kwong A., Lai V., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Comparing 2 different intensities of active referral to smoking cessation services: a cluster randomized controlled trial (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A351.
Wang M.P., Suen Y.N., Li W.H.C., Lam O.B.C., WU Y., Kwong A., Lai V., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Intervention with brief cessation advice plus active referral for proactively recruited community smokers: a pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial, JAMA Internal Medicine. 2017, 177(12): 1790–1797.
Wang M.P., Suen Y.N., Wong B.Y.M., Li W.H.C., Koh D.S.Q., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Paternal smoking and maternal protective behaviors at home on infant’s saliva cotinine levels, Pediatric Research. 2018, 83: 936-942.
Weng X., Wang M.P., Suen Y.N., Li W.H.C., WU Y., Cheung Y.T.D., Kwong A.C.S., Lai V.W.Y., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Comparing different intensities of active referral to smoking cessation services in promoting smoking cessation among community smokers: a study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial, BMC Public Health. 2018, 18.
Wu L., He Y., Jiang B., Zhang D., Tian H., Huo F. and Lam T.H., Very brief physician advice and supplemental proactive telephone calls to promote smoking reduction and cessation in Chinese male smokers with no intention to quit: a randomized trial, Addiction. 2017, 112(11): 2032-40.
Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu T., Zhu F., Thomas G.N. and Cheng K.K., Adiposity and incident diabetes within 4 years of follow-up: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(10): 1400-6.
Xu L. and Lam T.H., Stage of obesity epidemic model: Learning from tobacco control and advocacy for a framework convention on obesity control, Journal of Diabetes. 2018, 10(7): 564-71.
Yang S.S., Xu L., He Y., Jiang C., Jin Y.L., Cheng K.K., Zhang W. and Lam T.H., Childhood secondhand smoke exposure and pregnancy loss in never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Tobacco Control. 2017, 26(6): 697-702.


Researcher : Lam TY

Project Title:Phylogeny-guided assembly of short reads from deep sequencing of microbial samples
Investigator(s):Lam TY, Zhu H, Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:07/2016


Project Title:Efficient sequencing of whole mitochondrial genomes using high-throughput sequencing technology
Investigator(s):Lam TY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:09/2018


Project Title:22nd International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME); ggtree: an R package for visualization and annotation of large phylogenetic trees with their associated data
Investigator(s):Lam TY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2017
Completion Date:09/2017


List of Research Outputs

LIU Y., Lam K.F., Wu J.T.K. and Lam T.Y., Geographically weighted temporally correlated logistic regression model, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8(1): 1417.
Li L., Shu Y., Guan Y., Feng Z., Yuen K.Y., Gao G.F., Yuan Z., Wang Y., Yu H., Wang D., Gao H., Wang C., Zheng S., Yang S., Yang W., Cao B., Chen H., Li Q., Zhu H., Zhou J., Liu D., Gao R., Wu N., Hu Y., Yao H., Zhang X., Yu L., Zheng S., Wu F., Lu H., Wang J., Xia S., Cui D., Bai T., Liang W., Lam T.Y., Wu G., Jie Z., Guo J., To K.K.W., Sheng J., Diao H., Xiang N., Yang Y., Zhao X., Tang L., Zhou S., Yu F. and Zhu D., National Grand Prize, 2017 National Science and Technology Progress Award, 国家科学技术进步奖特等奖, State Council of the People's Republic of China. 中华人民共和国国务院, 2018.
Rodríguez-Nevado C., Lam T.Y., Holmes E.C. and Pagán I., The impact of host genetic diversity on virus evolution and emergence, Ecology Letters. 2018, 21: 253-263.
Tang J.W., Lam T.Y., Zaraket H., Lipkin W.I., Drews S.J., Hatchette T.F., Heraud J. and Koopmans M.P., Global epidemiology of non-influenza RNA respiratory viruses: data gaps and a growing need for surveillance, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17: e320-e326.
Wang G., Zheng W., Zhu S., Wu Z., Lam T.Y., Tong Y. and Qi R., A cluster of Zika virus infection among travellers returning to China from Samoa: a case tracing study, Journal of Travel Medicine. 2018, 25.


Researcher : Lam WWT

Project Title:A longitudinal study of psychosocial needs, physical and psychological distress of Chinese women with advanced breast cancer: a 2nd year follow-up
Investigator(s):Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang WHJ, Kwong A, Suen TKD
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:06/2010


Project Title:Assessing unmet needs in different groups of cancer patients once treatment ends
Investigator(s):Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang WHJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:06/2010


Project Title:Optimizing patient decision making for primary surgical breast cancer treatment: Stage 2: two studies of enhanced physician communication and nurse disclosure of diagnosis
Investigator(s):Lam WWT, Fielding R, Chan S, Chiu AWK
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:04/2011


Project Title:Supportive care needs in cancer patients
Investigator(s):Lam WWT, Fielding R, Tsang WHJ, Kwong A, Suen TKD, Law WL, Poon TCJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:04/2011


Project Title:Developing and testing a decision aid to support Chinese parents’ HPV vaccination decision-making for adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial
Investigator(s):Lam WWT, Fielding R, Liao Q
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Pregnant women’s health information needs and information seeking behaviour and their influence on postpartum adjustment in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study
Investigator(s):Lam WWT, Tarrant AM, Liao Q, Fielding R, Yoon SW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:09/2015


Project Title:The role of metacognition and cognitive attentional syndrome on fear of cancer recurrence: a longitudinal study
Investigator(s):Lam WWT, Fielding R, Fong DYT, Foo CC, Law WL, Tsang WHJ, Kwong A
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:2015-2017 Documenting Plan - related symptoms in Chinese Cancer Patients: Hong Kong, Beijing, Tianjin and Taipei
Investigator(s):Lam WWT
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:03/2016


Project Title:19th World Congress of International Psycho-oncology and Psychosocial academy ; Symptom clusters in cancer survivors/Patient satisfaction with outpatient oncology consultations in Chinese women with advanced breast cancer: a longitudinal study
Investigator(s):Lam WWT
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2017
Completion Date:08/2017


List of Research Outputs

Lam W.W.T., Associate Editor, European Journal of Cancer Care, John Wiley and Sons, 2018.
Lam W.W.T., Cancer symptoms, assessment and management , Hunan Provincial Clinical Spiritual Care Management Association Annual Meeting. 2017.
Lam W.W.T., Decision making consultation with cancer patients and practice, 2017.
Lam W.W.T., Kwong A., Suen T.K.D., Tsang W.H.J., Soong I., Yau T.K., Yeo W., Suen J., Ho W.M., Wong K.Y., Sze W.K., Ng A.W.Y. and Fielding R., Factors predicting patient satisfaction in women with advanced breast cancer: a prospective study, BMC Cancer. 2018, 18(1): 162.
Lam W.W.T., How to communicate with patients and medical team through cancer journey and practice, 2017.
Lam W.W.T., The impact of adopting shared decision making model on treatment decision satisfaction among Chinese women diagnosed with breast cancer, Taiwan Psycho-oncology Society Annual Meeting. 2017.
Lam W.W.T., Ng D., Wong S., Lee T.M.C., Kwong A. and Fielding R., The role of cognitive bias in relation to persistent distress among women diagnosed with breast cancer, Psycho-Oncology. 2018, 27: 983-989.
Liao Q., Lam W.W.T., Cowling B.J. and Fielding R., Parental perspectives on hand, foot, and mouth disease among children in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study, Epidemiology and Infection. 2018, 146(3): 324-32.
Shum J.W.H., Lam W.W.T., Choy N.K.B., Chan J.C.H., Ho W.L. and Lai J.S.M., Development and pilot-testing of patient decision aid for use among Chinese patients with primary open-angle glaucoma., In: Joint Editors-in-Chief: Stephen B. Kaye, Colin E. Willoughby, BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 2017.
Wang D.L., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among adolescent girls: A theory-based longitudinal study among Hong Kong Chinese parents, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 102: 24-30.
YIP S.C., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., A summary of meat intakes and health burdens, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018, 72(1): 18-29.


Researcher : Lan Y

Project Title:Regulation of the intracellular life cycle of Influenza A virus by targeting the cellular E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase MGRN1
Investigator(s):Lan Y, Sanyal S, Zhang J
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:05/2018


List of Research Outputs

Zhang J., Lan Y., Li M., Lamers M., Fusade-Boyer M., Klemm E., Thiele C., Ashour J. and Sanyal S., Flaviviruses Exploit the Lipid Droplet Protein AUP1 to Trigger Lipophagy and Drive Virus Production, Cell Host & Microbe. 2018, 23: 819-831.e5.
Zhang J., Lan Y. and Sanyal S., Modulation of Lipid Droplet Metabolism—A Potential Target for Therapeutic Intervention in Flaviviridae Infections, Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017, 8.


Researcher : Lau EHY

Project Title:Digital dashboard design for public health surveillance
Investigator(s):Lau EHY, Cowling BJ, Ho LM, Leung GM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:09/2008


Project Title:2018 International Society for Disease Surveillance Conference; Assessing scarlet fever re-emergence from notifiable disease surveillance in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lau EHY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:01/2018
Completion Date:02/2018


List of Research Outputs

Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S., Tian L. and Cowling B.J., Environmental factors in shaping influenza seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, In: HKCCM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM); 16 Sep 2017 . 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S. and Cowling B.J., Role of absolute humidity in shaping influenza transmission and seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Choe P.G., Perera R.A.P.M., Park W.B., Song K.H., Bang J.H., Kim E.S., Kim H.B., Ko L.W.R., Park S.W., Kim N.J., Lau E.H.Y., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Oh M.D., MERS-CoV antibody responses 1 Year after symptom onset, South Korea, 2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(7): 1079-84.
Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.
Kang M., Lau E.H.Y., Guan W., Yang Y., Song T., Cowling B.J., Wu J., Peiris J.S.M., He J. and Mok K.P., Epidemiology of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Guangdong, 2016 to 2017, Euro Surveillance. 2017, 22(27): 30568.
Lau E.H.Y., Zhang S., Leung C.Y.H., Cowling B.J., Wu J.T.K. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterizing the performance of avian influenza A(H9N2) surveillance from fecal samples and drinking water in live poultry markets, 5th International One Health Congress, Saskatoon, Canada, June 22-25, 2018.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Assessing scarlet fever re-emergence from notifiable disease surveillance in Hong Kong, International Society for Disease Surveillance 2018 Annual Conference, Orlando, 31 January–2 February, 2018.. 2018.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Epidemiology of reemerging scarlet fever, Hong Kong, 2005–2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases . 2017, 23(10): 1707–1710.
Leung S.M.K., Jit K.M.S., Lau E.H.Y. and Wu J.T.K., Social contact patterns relevant to the spread of respiratory infectious diseases in Hong Kong, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 7974.
Li T., Lau E.H.Y., Huifeng O., Tang X. and Yang Z., Waterfowl as the main reservoir of avian influenza A (H5N6) virus in wet markets, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. 2017, 59: e88.
Mao X., Wu J., Lau E.H.Y., CHENG K.L., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ji X., Zou L., Ke C., Peiris J.S.M., Wang H. and Yen H., Monitoring avian influenza viruses from chicken carcasses sold at markets, China, 2016. , Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(10).
Wu P., Presanis A.M., Bond H.S., Lau E.H.Y., Fang J. and Cowling B.J., A joint analysis of influenza-associated hospitalizations and mortality in Hong Kong, 1998–2013, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 929.
YANG Z., ZHANG Q., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Estimating the incubation period of hand, foot and mouth disease for children in different age groups, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 16464.
Zhang Q., Wong O.L., Kwok K.O., Ip D.K.M., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Personal preventive measures among patients with different symptoms of influenza-like illness, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017. Hong Kong, HKCCM.


Researcher : Lee CF

Project Title:Transmission of scarlet fever in children and identification of high-risk schools
Investigator(s):Lee CF, Cowling BJ, Lau EHY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


List of Research Outputs

Bao Y., Kwok C. and Lee C.F., Breast cancer screening behavior among Chinese women in Mainland China, Nursing and Health Sciences . 2018, 20(4): 445-451.
Fong D.Y.T., Lee C.F., Cheng J.C.Y. and Luk K.D.K., Letter to the editor concerning: Altaf F., Drinkwater J., Phan K., Cree A.K., Spine Deformity 5(2017):308-309, Spine Deformity. 2018, 6: 96-98.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Assessing scarlet fever re-emergence from notifiable disease surveillance in Hong Kong, International Society for Disease Surveillance 2018 Annual Conference, Orlando, 31 January–2 February, 2018.. 2018.
Lee C.F., Ho J.W.C., Fong D.Y.T., Macfarlane D.J., Cerin E., Lee A.M., Leung S., Chan W.Y.Y., Leung I.P.F., Lam S.H.S., Chu N., Taylor A.J. and Cheng K.K., Dietary and physical activity interventions for colorectal cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 5731.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Epidemiology of reemerging scarlet fever, Hong Kong, 2005–2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases . 2017, 23(10): 1707–1710.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.


Researcher : Lee HYH

List of Research Outputs

Li W., Lee H.Y.H., Li R.F., Zhu H., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M., Yang Z.F. and Mok K.P., The PB2 mutation with lysine at 627 enhances the pathogenicity of avian influenza (H7N9) virus which belongs to a non-zoonotic lineage, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 2352.


Researcher : Lee MY

Project Title:Direct identification and quantification of host and viral microRNAs after influenza infection using the next generation ultra-high throughput DNA sequencer
Investigator(s):Lee MY, Lok S, Cheung CY
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:05/2009


Project Title:Innate lymphoid cell "adaptation" during influenza virus infection
Investigator(s):Lee MY, Peiris JSM, Cowling BJ, Bruzzone R
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme - Travel Grants
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Effect of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) exposure on disease severity in influenza virus infection
Investigator(s):Lee MY, Yan S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2017


Project Title:Cytokines 2017; Influenza A H7N9 virus infects human brain astrocytes and neuronal cells and induces inflammatory immune responses
Investigator(s):Lee MY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


List of Research Outputs

Lee M.Y., Yip T.F., Yan S., Jin D., Wei H.L., Guo R.T. and Peiris J.S.M., Recognition of double-stranded RNA and regulation of interferon pathway by toll-like Receptor 10, Frontiers in Immunology. 2018, 9: 516.


Researcher : Lee RSY

List of Research Outputs

ZHANG J., Barnett A., Sit C.H.P., Lai P.C., Johnston J.M., Lee R.S.Y. and Cerin E., Cross-sectional associations of objectively assessed neighbourhood attributes with depressive symptoms in older adults of an ultra-dense urban environment: The Hong Kong ALECS study, BMJ Open. 2018, 8(3): e020480.


Researcher : Leong KC

List of Research Outputs

Chin W.H., Leong K.C., Nicholls J.M. and Poon L.M.L., Characterization of influenza A viruses with polymorphism in PB2 residues 701 and 702, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 11361.


Researcher : Leung CYH

List of Research Outputs

Lau E.H.Y., Zhang S., Leung C.Y.H., Cowling B.J., Wu J.T.K. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterizing the performance of avian influenza A(H9N2) surveillance from fecal samples and drinking water in live poultry markets, 5th International One Health Congress, Saskatoon, Canada, June 22-25, 2018.


Researcher : Leung GM

Project Title:Evidence-based practice (EBP) learning in the undergraduate medical curriculum - where is the evidence?
Investigator(s):Leung GM, Fielding R, Ho LM, Johnston JM, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:01/2003


Project Title:A controlled trial of masks and hand hygiene for reducing influenza transmission
Investigator(s):Leung GM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM, Ho LM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
Start Date:09/2006


Project Title:Preventing breast cancer in Hong Kong Chinese women through personalised risk stratification and characterisation: an epidemiologic modelling study and the development of a biorepository of cases and controls
Investigator(s):Leung GM, Kwong A, Wong OL, Lam WWT, Khoo US
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Commissioned Study on Risk of Breast Cancer in Hong Kong
Start Date:10/2015


Project Title:Evaluating the health and health care impact of Hong Kong’s pilot colorectal cancer screening programme
Investigator(s):Leung GM, Law WL, Leung WK
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Commissioned Study on Evaluation of Government's Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme
Start Date:12/2015


List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
Cheung C.K.F., Ni M.Y. and Leung G.M., The prosperous but dissatisfying life in Hong Kong (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Huang J., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of air pollution with height: Evidence from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, American Journal of Human Biology. 2018, 30: e23067.
Hui L.L., Lam H.S., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Duration of puberty in preterm girls, American Journal of Human Biology. 2017, 29(4): e22963.
Hui L.L., Kwok M.K., Nelson E.A.S., Lee S.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of breastfeeding with insulin resistance at 17 years: Prospective observations from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2018, 14: e12490.
Hui L.L., Nelson E.A.S., Wong M.Y., Chung T.W.H., Lee K.K.Y., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of intergenerational mismatch with adiposity and blood pressure in childhood and adolescence, Journal of Adolescent Health. 2018, 62(1): 100-6.
Leung C.Y., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Mode of delivery and child and adolescent psychological well-being: Evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.
Leung Y.Y.J., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Informal child care, birth order and childhood hospitalizations for wheezing disorders: evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort, World Congress of Epidemiology, International Epidemiological Association. 2017.
Ni M.Y., Cheung C.K.F. and Leung G.M., A Sibling Study of Child Neglect and Depressive Symptoms in Adulthood: Evidence from the FAMILY Cohort (poster presentation), World Psychiatric Association Epidemiology & Public Health Meeting 2018, New York, USA, May 2-4 2018.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Canudas-Romo V., Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Decomposition of Hong Kong’s life expectancy gains from 1976 to 2014 (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Chan B.H.Y., Kawachi I., Viswanath K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Longitudinal Predictors of Depression Trajectories following a Major Protest (oral presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia. October 17-20 2017.. 2017.
Ni M.Y., Chan B.H.Y., Wong O.L., McDowell I. and Leung G.M., Social movements as a population determinant of depression: A systematic review (poster presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia, October 17-20 2017.
Quan J., Zhang H., Pang D., Chen B.K., Johnston J.M., Jian W., Lau Z.Y., Iizuka T., Leung G.M., Fang H., Tan K.B. and Eggleston K., Avoidable hospital admissions from diabetes complications in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and communities outside Beijing, Health Affairs. 2017, 36(11): 1896-903.
Quan J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Eggleston K., Spending on Avoidable Hospital Admissions for Diabetes-related Complications in Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2017.
Wang X., Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., Feng L., Lai S., Wang L., Huo X., Xu K., Chen E., Wang X., He J., Kang M., Zhang R., Zhang J., Wu J., Hu S., Zhang H., Liu X., Fu W., Ou J., Wu S., Qin Y., Zhang Z., Shi Y., Zhang J., Artois J., Fang J., Zhu H., Guan Y., Gilbert M., Horby P.W., Leung G.M., Gao G.F., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(8): 822-32.
Wong O.L., Wong C.N., Yeung K.F., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Mobile-app decision aid on breast cancer screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong: a randomized controlled trial (Abstract and oral presentation), 2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress on 8-12 July 2017 in Boston, USA. Boston, USA, iHEA, 2017.
YAO X., Ni M.Y., Wu J.T.K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., The association of pattern of alcohol use and the change of health-related quality of life: the FAMILY Cohort in Hong Kong and the NESARC Cohort (poster presentation), International Epidemiological Association (IEA) World Congress of Epidemiology, Japan, August 19-22, 2017.
Yang B., Liu F., Liao Q., Wu P., Chang Z., Huang J., Long L., Luo L., Li Y., Leung G.M., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in China, 2008 to 2015 prior to the introduction of EV-A71 vaccine, Eurosurveillance. 2017, 22.


Researcher : Leung NHL

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Xu C., Tang F., Zhang J., Shen J., Havers F., Wendlandt R., Leung N.H.L., Greene C., Iuliano A.D., Shifflett P., Song Y., Zhang R., Kim L., Chen Y., Chu K.W., Zhu H., Shu Y., Yu H. and Thompson M.G., Cohort profile: the China Ageing REespiratory infections Study (CARES), a prospective cohort study in older adults in Eastern China, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017503.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.
Yuan B., Zhang Y.H., Leung N.H.L., Cowling B.J. and Yang Z.F., Role of viral bioaerosols in nosocomial infections and measures for prevention and control, Journal of Aerosol Science. 2018, 117: 200-211.
Zhang H., XIONG Q., Wu P., Chen Y., Leung N.H.L. and Cowling B.J., Influenza-associated mortality in Yancheng, China, 2011-15, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2018, 12: 98-103.


Researcher : Leung SMK

List of Research Outputs

Leung S.M.K., Jit K.M.S., Lau E.H.Y. and Wu J.T.K., Social contact patterns relevant to the spread of respiratory infectious diseases in Hong Kong, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 7974.
Zheng Y., Jit K.M.S., Wu J.T.K., Yang J., Leung S.M.K., Liao Q. and Yu H., Economic costs and health-related quality of life for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patients in China, PLOS One. 2017, 12(9): e0184266.


Researcher : Leung YYJ

Project Title:Prediction of cardiovascular disease using the Framingham risk score in older adults in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Leung YYJ, Lin SC, Schooling CM, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2015


List of Research Outputs

LIU J., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Leung Y.Y.J., Lin S.C., Hui L.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Birth weight, gestational age and late adolescent liver function using twin status as instrumental variable in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort: “Children of 1997”, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 111: 190-197.
Leung Y.Y.J., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Informal child care, birth order and childhood hospitalizations for wheezing disorders: evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort, World Congress of Epidemiology, International Epidemiological Association. 2017.


Researcher : Li KL

List of Research Outputs

Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Canudas-Romo V., Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Decomposition of Hong Kong’s life expectancy gains from 1976 to 2014 (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Chan B.H.Y., Kawachi I., Viswanath K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Longitudinal Predictors of Depression Trajectories following a Major Protest (oral presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia. October 17-20 2017.. 2017.
Quan J., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Choi C.H., Siu S.C., Tang S.Y., Wat N.M., Woo J., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., Diabetes incidence and prevalence in Hong Kong, China during 2006-2014, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(7): 902-8.


Researcher : Li M

List of Research Outputs

LI M. and Fong S.M., Resistance training for patients with Type 2 diabetes, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.
WANG R., LIAO X.Z., FAN D.Y., WANG L., SONG J., HAO K.H., Li M., WANG P.G., CHEN H. and AN J., Maternal immunization with a DNA vaccine candidate elicits specific passive protection against post-natal Zika virus infection in immunocompetent BALB/c mice., Vaccine. 2018, 36(24): 3522-32.
Zhang J., Lan Y., Li M., Lamers M., Fusade-Boyer M., Klemm E., Thiele C., Ashour J. and Sanyal S., Flaviviruses Exploit the Lipid Droplet Protein AUP1 to Trigger Lipophagy and Drive Virus Production, Cell Host & Microbe. 2018, 23: 819-831.e5.


Researcher : Liao Q

Project Title:Chinese adults' preference for influenza vaccination: a discrete choice experiment
Investigator(s):Liao Q, Fielding R, Chen J, Lam WWT, Wong CKH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2015


Project Title:Developing an adapted version of risk ladder for risk and benefit presentation to aid parents’ decision making regarding children’s seasonal influenza vaccination
Investigator(s):Liao Q, Fielding R, Lam WWT
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:04/2018


Project Title:Using WhatsApp reminders to improve childhood seasonal influenza vaccination: a randomized control trial to compare the effectiveness of individual-based and social networking-based interventions
Investigator(s):Liao Q, Fielding R, Lam WWT
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2017


Project Title:the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis Europe ; Adults’ preference for influenza vaccination across hypothetical pandemics of three risk levels
Investigator(s):Liao Q
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018
Completion Date:06/2018


Project Title:An experimental vignette study to examine determinants of parental expectation for antibiotic prescribing for children with upper respiratory tract infections: is decision-making different for personal and others’ child?
Investigator(s):Liao Q, Lam WWT, Fielding R
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Liao Q., Lam W.W.T., Cowling B.J. and Fielding R., Parental perspectives on hand, foot, and mouth disease among children in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study, Epidemiology and Infection. 2018, 146(3): 324-32.


Researcher : Lim WW

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Chui S.L.C., Lim W.W., Wu P., Hui K.M.C., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan E.W., Use of influenza antivirals in patients hospitalized in Hong Kong, 2000-2015, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0190306.


Researcher : Lin J

List of Research Outputs

Chiang S.C., Mai Z., Lin J., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Smoking And Risk Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Preliminary Results From A Hospital-based Case-control Study In Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress Of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (poster Presentation).. 2017.
LIN J., MAI Z. and Lam T.H., Tobacco exposure in adolescence and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a multi-center case-control study in Hong Kong, China (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A818.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.
Mai Z., Lin J., Chan W., Ip D.K.M., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Intake of fish oil/cod-liver oil/omega-3 and vitamin D supplements associated with lower risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a case-control study in Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (Poster presentation). 2017.


Researcher : Lin S

Project Title:Characteristics of gut microbiota in Chinese adolescents and its related diseases
Investigator(s):Lin SC, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Pang HMH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2015


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Lin SC

Project Title:Characteristics of gut microbiota in Chinese adolescents and its related diseases
Investigator(s):Lin SC, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Pang HMH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2015


List of Research Outputs

Kwok M.K., Lin S.C. and Schooling C.M., Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Dr S.P. Mak’s Presidential Prize for Best Poster Presentation, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2017.
LIU J., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Leung Y.Y.J., Lin S.C., Hui L.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Birth weight, gestational age and late adolescent liver function using twin status as instrumental variable in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort: “Children of 1997”, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 111: 190-197.
YANG Q., Lin S.C., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Xu L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Genetically predicted milk consumption and bone health, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 71: 1008-1012.


Researcher : Lo CMM

List of Research Outputs

Mai Z., Ho D.S.Y., Lo C.M.M., Wang M.P., Peto R. and Lam T.H., Mortality reduction from quitting smoking in Hong Kong: Population-wide proportional mortality study, International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018, 47(3): 752-9.


Researcher : MAI Z

List of Research Outputs

Chiang S.C., Mai Z., Lin J., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Smoking And Risk Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Preliminary Results From A Hospital-based Case-control Study In Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress Of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (poster Presentation).. 2017.
LIN J., MAI Z. and Lam T.H., Tobacco exposure in adolescence and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a multi-center case-control study in Hong Kong, China (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A818.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., A proportional mortality study on smoking and lung cancer using different causes of deaths for dead controls (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A833.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Living with smoker(s) and smoking cessation in Chinese adult smokers: Cross-sectional and prospective evidence from Hong Kong population health survey, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E74.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Physical activity was associated with unassisted quitting: cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Hong Kong Population Health Survey (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A848.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.
Mai Z., Lin J., Chan W., Ip D.K.M., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Intake of fish oil/cod-liver oil/omega-3 and vitamin D supplements associated with lower risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a case-control study in Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (Poster presentation). 2017.
Mai Z., Ho D.S.Y., Lo C.M.M., Wang M.P., Peto R. and Lam T.H., Mortality reduction from quitting smoking in Hong Kong: Population-wide proportional mortality study, International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018, 47(3): 752-9.


Researcher : MAK CT

List of Research Outputs

CHAN D.C.L., Wong W.L.T., Capio C.M., UIGA L., MAK C.T., LAM W.K. and Masters R.S.W., Does Conscious Movement Processing Influence Obstacle Height Perception and Modify Stepping Behavior of Older Adults when Wearing Unstable Shoes?, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.
MAK C.T., CHAN D.C.L. and Wong W.L.T., Attentional Focus Instructions on Locomotor Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults, Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) 50th AAG Conference (Ageing: The Golden Opportunity). 2017.
Wong W.L.T., MAK C.T. and CHAN D.C.L., Attentional Focus and Gait Stability: Implication for Fall Rehabilitation, The Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2018.
Wong W.L.T., MAK C.T. and CHAN D.C.L., THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ATTENTION FOCUS INSTRUCTIONS DURING WALKING BY OLDER ADULTS – A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.


Researcher : MOK HY

List of Research Outputs

Ho D.S.Y., MOK H.Y. and Lam T.H., Parental smoking and parent-child interactions in children - Hong Kong Jockey Club Family Project (poster and abstract), The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.
MOK H.Y., Ho D.S.Y., LEUNG L.T., CHEN J., Wang M.P. and Lam T.H., Focus group study on perceptions of cigarette packaging in Hong Kong children and adolescents (oral and abstract), 香港兒童及未成年人對於紙菸包裝看法的焦點小組研究, The 9th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, September 3-5, 2017, Taipei. Taiwan, 2017.


Researcher : Mai Z

List of Research Outputs

Chiang S.C., Mai Z., Lin J., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Smoking And Risk Of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Preliminary Results From A Hospital-based Case-control Study In Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress Of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (poster Presentation).. 2017.
LIN J., MAI Z. and Lam T.H., Tobacco exposure in adolescence and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a multi-center case-control study in Hong Kong, China (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A818.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y. and Lam T.H., A proportional mortality study on smoking and lung cancer using different causes of deaths for dead controls (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A833.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Living with smoker(s) and smoking cessation in Chinese adult smokers: Cross-sectional and prospective evidence from Hong Kong population health survey, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018, 15(1): E74.
MAI Z., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Ho L.M. and Lam T.H., Physical activity was associated with unassisted quitting: cross-sectional and prospective findings from the Hong Kong Population Health Survey (Abstract in 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) March 7-9, 2018, Cape Town, South Africa), Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2018, 16(Suppl 1):A848.
MAI Z., Lin J., Chiang S.C., Ngan K.C.R., Kwong D.L.W., Ng W.T., Ng A.W.Y., Yuen K.T., Ip D.K.M., Chan Y.H., Lee W.M.A., Ho D.S.Y., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8: 7052.
Mai Z., Lin J., Chan W., Ip D.K.M., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Intake of fish oil/cod-liver oil/omega-3 and vitamin D supplements associated with lower risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results from a case-control study in Hong Kong, China., IEA World Congress of Epidemiology 2017. Saitama, Japan. 19-22 Aug, 2017. (Poster presentation). 2017.
Mai Z., Ho D.S.Y., Lo C.M.M., Wang M.P., Peto R. and Lam T.H., Mortality reduction from quitting smoking in Hong Kong: Population-wide proportional mortality study, International Journal of Epidemiology. 2018, 47(3): 752-9.


Researcher : Masters RSW

Project Title:Enhancing motor skills through instructional manipulations: is the learner paying attention?
Investigator(s):Masters RSW, Maxwell JP
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2004


List of Research Outputs

CHAN D.C.L., Wong W.L.T., Capio C.M., UIGA L., MAK C.T., LAM W.K. and Masters R.S.W., Does Conscious Movement Processing Influence Obstacle Height Perception and Modify Stepping Behavior of Older Adults when Wearing Unstable Shoes?, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.
OMURO S., Ma E.P.M. and Masters R.S.W., Learning without errors: An application of error-reducing paradigm in speech motor learning, Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand (SESNZ) Conference. Cambridge, New Zealand. 2017.
OMURO S., Ma E.P.M. and Masters R.S.W., The use of subliminal implicit learning paradigm in voice motor learning, The 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Narita, Japan. 2017.
Uiga L., Capio C.M., Ryu D., Young W.R., Wilson M.R., Wong W.L.T., Tse A.C.Y. and Masters R.S.W., The role of movement specific reinvestment in visuo-motor control of walking by older adults, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. 2018.


Researcher : McGhee S

Project Title:Evaluation of mobile screening service for older people in Shamshuipo
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Lee ACK
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Promotion Projects
Start Date:01/2001


Project Title:Joint Conference of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Association Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Economic Issues for Individuals, Population Health and Governments
Investigator(s):McGhee S
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2001


Project Title:How stable is exercise type and pattern in those attending the department of Health's Elderly Health centres and how reliable is its reporting?
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Leung GM, Schooling CM, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2004


Project Title:Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Health-related Cost of Tobacco
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Department of Health - General Award
Start Date:10/2012


Project Title:Policy-related survey on tobacco control for COSH
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Lam TH, Wong CN
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:11/2012


Project Title:Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Tobacco-related Morbidity and Morality
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Department of Health - General Award
Start Date:12/2012


List of Research Outputs

Jiao F., Wong C.K.H., Tang S.C.W., Fung S.C.C., Tan K.C.B., McGhee S., Gangwani R.A. and Lam C.L.K., Annual direct medical costs associated with diabetes-related complications in the event year and in subsequent years in Hong Kong., Diabet Med.. 2018, 34(9): 1276-1283.
Jiao F., Fung S.C.C., Wan Y.F., Chan K.C., McGhee S., Kwok R.L.P. and Lam C.L.K., Five-Year Cost-effectiveness of the Multidisciplinary Risk Assessment and Management Programme–Diabetes Mellitus (RAMP-DM), Diabetes Care. 2018, 41(2): 250-257.
Wong C.K.H., Man K.C.K., Ip P., Kwan Y.W. and McGhee S., Mothers’ Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Their Daughters: A Discrete Choice Experiment in Hong Kong, Value in Health. 2017, 21 (5): 622-629.


Researcher : Mok KP

Project Title:The pathogenic role of the adaptation in the polymerase basic 2 protein of the new identified duck isolated H7N9 lineage in mammalian hosts
Investigator(s):Mok KP, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Importin-alpha protein as the host determinant of influenza B virus replication in human
Investigator(s):Mok KP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2017


Project Title:The 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens; Clinical correlated transcriptional signatures in severe patients with the infection of avian influenza (H7N9) virus
Investigator(s):Mok KP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2018
Completion Date:03/2018


Project Title:Investigation on a pinanamine derivative as an antiviral agent against influenza A virus infection
Investigator(s):Mok KP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:05/2018


Project Title:Comparison of the transcriptomic profiles between lung and peripheral blood in mice infected by avian influenza virus
Investigator(s):Mok KP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Chan R.W.Y., Chan L.Y., Mok K.P., Lai J.C.C., Tao K.P., Obadan A., Chan M.C.W., Perez D.R., Peiris J.S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Replication of H9 influenza viruses in the human ex vivo respiratory tract, and the influence of neuraminidase on virus release, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 6208.
Herfst S., Mok K.P., van den Brand J.M.A., van der Vliet S., Rosu M.E., Spronken M.I., Yang Z., de Meulder D., Lexmond P., Bestebroer T.M., Peiris J.S.M., Fouchier R.A.M. and Richard M., Human Clade 2.3.4.4 A/H5N6 Influenza Virus Lacks Mammalian Adaptation Markers and Does Not Transmit via the Airborne Route between Ferrets, mSphere. 2018, 3(1): e00405-17.
Kang M., Lau E.H.Y., Guan W., Yang Y., Song T., Cowling B.J., Wu J., Peiris J.S.M., He J. and Mok K.P., Epidemiology of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Guangdong, 2016 to 2017, Euro Surveillance. 2017, 22(27): 30568.
Ke C., Mok K.P., Zhu W., Zhou H., He J., Guan W., Wu J., Song W., Wang D., Liu J., Lin Q., Chu K.W., Yang L., Zhong N., Yang Z., Shu Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(8): 1332-40.
Li W., Lee H.Y.H., Li R.F., Zhu H., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M., Yang Z.F. and Mok K.P., The PB2 mutation with lysine at 627 enhances the pathogenicity of avian influenza (H7N9) virus which belongs to a non-zoonotic lineage, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 2352.
Mak G.C.K., Kwan M.Y., Mok K.P., Lo J.Y.C., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung C.W., Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Child With Encephalitis Complicated by Obstructive Hydrocephalus, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018, 66(1): 136-9.


Researcher : NG MT

List of Research Outputs

NG M.T., Ching H.H., Chan M.C.W. and Hui P.Y., The immunomodulatory effects of focal adhesion kinase in human macrophages and pneumocytes during influenza A virus infection, 5th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society. 2017.


Researcher : Ng CYB

List of Research Outputs

Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.


Researcher : Ng TW

List of Research Outputs

Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.


Researcher : Ni MY

Project Title:Why do Hong Kong people live longer?
Investigator(s):Ni MY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:A prospective cohort study of road traffic noise, depressive symptoms and mental well-being
Investigator(s):Ni MY, Huang J, Pang HMH, Webster CJ, Leung GM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2016


Project Title:Role of Childhood Neglect in Common Mental Disorders: A Sibling Study Nested in a Population-Based Cohort
Investigator(s):Ni MY, Leung GM, Pang HMH, Schooling CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Psychiatric sequelae of a major protest and sociopolitical conflicts: a longitudinal study
Investigator(s):Ni MY, Chan WC, Leung GM, Schooling CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology; Longitudinal predictors of depression trajectories following a major protest
Investigator(s):Ni MY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2017
Completion Date:10/2017


List of Research Outputs

Cheung C.K.F., Ni M.Y. and Leung G.M., The prosperous but dissatisfying life in Hong Kong (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Ni M.Y., Cheung C.K.F. and Leung G.M., A Sibling Study of Child Neglect and Depressive Symptoms in Adulthood: Evidence from the FAMILY Cohort (poster presentation), World Psychiatric Association Epidemiology & Public Health Meeting 2018, New York, USA, May 2-4 2018.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Canudas-Romo V., Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Decomposition of Hong Kong’s life expectancy gains from 1976 to 2014 (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Chan B.H.Y., Kawachi I., Viswanath K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Longitudinal Predictors of Depression Trajectories following a Major Protest (oral presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia. October 17-20 2017.. 2017.
Ni M.Y., Chan B.H.Y., Wong O.L., McDowell I. and Leung G.M., Social movements as a population determinant of depression: A systematic review (poster presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia, October 17-20 2017.
Sun G., Webster C.J., Ni M.Y. and Zhang X.H., Measuring high-density built environment for public health research: Uncertainty with respect to data, indicator design and spatial scale, Geospatial Health. PAGE Press, 2018, 13.
WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.
Webster C.J., Chiaradia A.J.F., Gallacher J.E.J., Huang J., Jiang B., Kumari S., Melbourne S.J., Ni M.Y., Pryor M.R., Sarkar C., Sun G., Tang D.S.W., Zhang X. and Sullivan W.C.S., Being More Precise About The Smart In Smart Cities, In: Kenneth Tang, Hong Kong Institute Of Planners Journal. 規劃與拓展, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Institute of Planners, 2017, 31: 3-24.
YAO X., Ni M.Y., Wu J.T.K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., The association of pattern of alcohol use and the change of health-related quality of life: the FAMILY Cohort in Hong Kong and the NESARC Cohort (poster presentation), International Epidemiological Association (IEA) World Congress of Epidemiology, Japan, August 19-22, 2017.


Researcher : Ou Z

List of Research Outputs

Ou Z., Zhu H. and Guan Y., A38 Prevalence and evolution of avian H1 subtype influenza A viruses in Southern China, Virus Evolution. 2018, 4.


Researcher : Palma Neves Pombo J

List of Research Outputs

Palma Neves Pombo J. and Sanyal S., Perturbation of cholesterol and fatty acid homeostasis during flavivirus infections, Front Immunol. 2018, 9: 1276.


Researcher : Pang HMH

Project Title:Translational meta-analysis for elderly lung cancer patients
Investigator(s):Pang HMH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services - General Award
Start Date:12/2013


Project Title:Longitudinal Metagenomics Study of Individuals with Seasonal Influenza
Investigator(s):Pang HMH, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:10/2014
Completion Date:09/2017


Project Title:Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Lung Cancer Data from Randomized Clinical Trials and Observational Studies
Investigator(s):Pang HMH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:06/2015


Project Title:Translational tools for treatment and management of mesothelioma
Investigator(s):Pang HMH, Lam CLD
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board - General Award
Start Date:08/2015


Project Title:A study of the microbiome on smartphone touchscreens in the households of psoriasis subjects
Investigator(s):Pang HMH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:U21 Graduate Research Project Grants
Start Date:11/2016


Project Title:A Familial Meta -Omics Study of the Cutaneous Microbiome in Psoriasis
Investigator(s):Pang HMH, Chan HLH, Ni MY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:A Familial Study of the Ocular Microbiome in Diabetes
Investigator(s):Pang HMH, Wong YHI, Ni MY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for Resubmission of GRF/ECS Proposals
Start Date:07/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:5th World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis; A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives
Investigator(s):Pang HMH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018
Completion Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Chan K.W., Chan W.Y., Pang H.M.H., Yan K., Hui C.L.M., Chang W.C., Lee H.M.E. and Chen E.Y.H., Association of an Early Intervention Service for Psychosis With Suicide Rate Among Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders, JAMA Psychiatry. 2018, 75 (5): 458-464.
DU R., Chiu W.H.K., Lee E.Y.P., Pang H.M.H., Lam E.Y.M. and Vardhanabhuti V., Inter-session reproducibility and consistency of radiomic features after preprocessing as methods for quality control in MRI quantitative radiomics, 7th Joint Scientific Meeting of The Royal College of Radiologists & Hong Kong College of Radiologists and 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of Hong Kong College of Radiologists. 2017.
Han L., Ho J.C.M. and Pang H.M.H., Genetic predisposition to lung adenocarcinoma among never-smoking Chinese with different epidermal growth receptor mutation status., lung cancer. 2017.
Leung K.C., Mui C., Chiu W.Y., Ng Y.Y., Chen M.H.Y., Ho P.H., Kwok C.P., Lam S.S.M., Wong C.Y., Wong K.Y. and Pang H.M.H., Impact of patient education on influenza vaccine uptake among community-dwelling elderly: A randomized controlled trial, Health Education Research. 2017, 32(5): 455-64.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Chan B.H.Y., Kawachi I., Viswanath K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Longitudinal Predictors of Depression Trajectories following a Major Protest (oral presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia. October 17-20 2017.. 2017.
Quan J., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Choi C.H., Siu S.C., Tang S.Y., Wat N.M., Woo J., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., Diabetes incidence and prevalence in Hong Kong, China during 2006-2014, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(7): 902-8.
Singh G.H.H., Ip H.W., Yim R.L.H., Tang T.W.F., Pang H.M.H., Lee P., Leung G.M.K., Li J.W.Y., Tang K., So J.C.C., Leung R.Y.Y., Li J., Panagiotou I., Lam C.C.K. and Kwong Y.L., Next-Generation Sequencing with a 54-Gene Panel Identifies Unique Mutational Profile and Prognostic Markers in Chinese Patients with Myelofibrosis, 59th American Society of Haematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, GA,. Blood, 2017, Supplement 8 December 2017.
Stinchcombe T., Zhang Y., Vokes E., Schiller J., Bradley J., Kelly K., Curran W., Schild S., Movsas B., Clamon G., Govindan R., Blumenschein G., Socinski M., Ready N., Akerley W., Cohen H., Pang H.M.H. and Wang X., Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data on Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients Compared With Younger Patients Who Participated in US National Cancer Institute Cooperative Group Studies, Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2017, 35: 2885-2892.
WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.
YAN K., Zhao H. and Pang H.M.H., A comparison of graph- and kernel-based –omics data integration algorithms for classifying complex traits, BMC Bioinformatics. 2017, 18: 539.
YAO X., Wang X., Speicher P.J., Hwang E.S., Cheng K.M.P., Harpole D.H., Berry M.F., Schrag D. and Pang H.M.H., Reporting and Guidelines in Propensity Score Analysis: A Systematic Review of Cancer and Cancer Surgical Studies, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2017, 109.


Researcher : Peiris JSM

Project Title:IV International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections The Influenza Disease Burden in Hong Kong: the Rates of Hospitalisation in Children
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2001


Project Title:Influenza pandemic preparedness in Asia (Research collaboration with national Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. (SJCRH) and The University of Hong Kong)
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services - General Award
Start Date:04/2003


Project Title:Virus-cell interaction and the pathogenesis of SARS
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:Viral determinants underlying the increased secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in H5N1 infected human macrophages: a mechanism for the unusual severity of human H5N1 disease?
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Guan Y, Lau ASY, Poon LML
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2003


Project Title:Outstanding Researcher Award 2003-2004
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Researcher Award
Start Date:07/2004


Project Title:Special Research Achievement Award 2003-2004
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Special Research Achievement Award
Start Date:11/2004


Project Title:The macrophage in the pathogenesis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:12/2005


Project Title:The pathogenesis of avian influenza A H5N1 in humans: macrophage and epithelial cell-virus interactions in vitro and ex-vivo
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:The Wellcome Trust - General Award
Start Date:01/2007


Project Title:Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response (CSR) - Standardization and shipment of PCR diagnostic kit for Avian Influenza detection to Member countries (viz: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand)
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Collaborating Project Fund
Start Date:06/2007


Project Title:Control of Pandemic and Inter-pandemic Influenza
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Guan Y, Yuen KY, Chen H, Leung GM, Lau YL
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Areas of Excellence Scheme
Start Date:01/2008
Completion Date:12/2017


Project Title:Viral, Host and Environmental Determinants of Influenza Virus Transmission and Pathogenesis
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Cowling BJ, Guan Y, Li Y, Nicholls JM, Poon LML, Tu W, Yen H, Zhu H, Chan MCW, Lam TY, Jin D, Lee MY, Sanyal S, Mok KP, Sham PC
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Theme-based Research Scheme
Start Date:01/2015


Project Title:Public Health Responses to threats of emerging, epidemic and endemic infectious diseases
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Cowling BJ, Wu JTK, Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Commissioned Research on Control of Infectious Diseases (Phase III)
Start Date:01/2015


Project Title:Role of influenza virus surface glycoproteins in virus-induced cell stress and inflammation
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Yen H
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2015
Completion Date:10/2018


Project Title:HKU Centennial Distinguished Chinese Scholars Scheme 2015-16
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:HKU Centennial Distinguished Chinese Scholars Scheme
Start Date:09/2015


Project Title:Transmission of respiratory viruses: from basic science to evidence based options for control
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Croucher Foundation - Conference / Seminars
Start Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs

Belser J.A., Barclay W., Barr I., Fouchier R.A.M., Matsuyama R., Nishiura H., Peiris J.S.M., Russell C.J., Subbarao K., Zhu H. and Yen H., Ferrets as Models for Influenza Virus Transmission Studies and Pandemic Risk Assessments, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018, 24: 965-971.
Chan R.W.Y., Chan L.Y., Mok K.P., Lai J.C.C., Tao K.P., Obadan A., Chan M.C.W., Perez D.R., Peiris J.S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Replication of H9 influenza viruses in the human ex vivo respiratory tract, and the influence of neuraminidase on virus release, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 6208.
Chiu S.S.S., Kwan Y.W., Feng S., Wong J.S.C., Leung C.W., Chan L.Y., Chan K.H., Ng T.K., To W.K., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H3N2) hospitalizations in children in Hong Kong in a prolonged season, 2016/17., J Infect Dis.. Oxford University Press, 2018.
Chiu S.S.S., Kwan Y.W., Feng S., Wong J.S.C., Leung C.W., Chan L.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Interim estimate of influenza vaccine effectiveness in hospitalised children, Hong Kong, 2017/18, Eurosurveillance. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2018, 23.
Choe P.G., Perera R.A.P.M., Park W.B., Song K.H., Bang J.H., Kim E.S., Kim H.B., Ko L.W.R., Park S.W., Kim N.J., Lau E.H.Y., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Oh M.D., MERS-CoV antibody responses 1 Year after symptom onset, South Korea, 2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(7): 1079-84.
Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
Cowling B.J., Wu P., Lo J.Y.C., Chan K.H., Chan L.Y., Fang J., So L.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Chiu S.S.S., Population-based pediatric hospitalization burden of lineage-specific influenza B in Hong Kong, 2004–2014, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 300-307.
Cowling B.J., Chui S.L.C., Lim W.W., Wu P., Hui K.M.C., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan E.W., Use of influenza antivirals in patients hospitalized in Hong Kong, 2000-2015, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0190306.
Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.
Herfst S., Mok K.P., van den Brand J.M.A., van der Vliet S., Rosu M.E., Spronken M.I., Yang Z., de Meulder D., Lexmond P., Bestebroer T.M., Peiris J.S.M., Fouchier R.A.M. and Richard M., Human Clade 2.3.4.4 A/H5N6 Influenza Virus Lacks Mammalian Adaptation Markers and Does Not Transmit via the Airborne Route between Ferrets, mSphere. 2018, 3(1): e00405-17.
Islam A., Epstein J.H., Rostal M.K., Islam S., Rahman M.Z., Hossain M.E., Uzzaman M.S., Munster V.J., Peiris J.S.M., Flora M.S., Rahman M. and Daszak P., Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in dromedary camels, Bangladesh, 2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018, 24(5): 926-8.
Jin Z., Fan X.H., Peiris J.S.M., Guan Y. and Zhu H., A59 Expansion of genetic diversity and interspecies transmission dynamics of swine influenza viruses in China, Virus Evolution. 2018, 4.
Kang M., Lau E.H.Y., Guan W., Yang Y., Song T., Cowling B.J., Wu J., Peiris J.S.M., He J. and Mok K.P., Epidemiology of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Guangdong, 2016 to 2017, Euro Surveillance. 2017, 22(27): 30568.
Kasem S., Qasim I., Al-Hufofi A., Hashim O., Alkarar A., Abu-Obeida A., Gaafer A., Elfadil A., Zaki A., Al-Romaihi A., Babekr N., El-Harby N., Hussien R., AL-Sahaf A., Al-Doweriej A., Bayoumi F., Poon L.M.L., Chu K.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Perera R.A.P.M., Cross-sectional study of MERS-CoV-specific RNA and antibodies in animals that have had contact with MERS patients in Saudi Arabia, Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2018, 11(3): 331-8.
Ke C., Mok K.P., Zhu W., Zhou H., He J., Guan W., Wu J., Song W., Wang D., Liu J., Lin Q., Chu K.W., Yang L., Zhong N., Yang Z., Shu Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus, China, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(8): 1332-40.
Krammer F., Smith G.J.D., Fouchier R.A.M., Peiris J.S.M., Kedzierska K., Doherty P.C., Palese P., Shaw M.L., Treanor J., Webster R.G. and García-Sastre A., Influenza, Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 2018, 4(1): 3.
Lau E.H.Y., Zhang S., Leung C.Y.H., Cowling B.J., Wu J.T.K. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterizing the performance of avian influenza A(H9N2) surveillance from fecal samples and drinking water in live poultry markets, 5th International One Health Congress, Saskatoon, Canada, June 22-25, 2018.
Lee M.Y., Yip T.F., Yan S., Jin D., Wei H.L., Guo R.T. and Peiris J.S.M., Recognition of double-stranded RNA and regulation of interferon pathway by toll-like Receptor 10, Frontiers in Immunology. 2018, 9: 516.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.
Li W., Lee H.Y.H., Li R.F., Zhu H., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M., Yang Z.F. and Mok K.P., The PB2 mutation with lysine at 627 enhances the pathogenicity of avian influenza (H7N9) virus which belongs to a non-zoonotic lineage, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 2352.
Mak G.C.K., Kwan M.Y., Mok K.P., Lo J.Y.C., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung C.W., Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Child With Encephalitis Complicated by Obstructive Hydrocephalus, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018, 66(1): 136-9.
Mao X., Wu J., Lau E.H.Y., CHENG K.L., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ji X., Zou L., Ke C., Peiris J.S.M., Wang H. and Yen H., Monitoring avian influenza viruses from chicken carcasses sold at markets, China, 2016. , Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(10).
Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Appointed Professor, The Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical School. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Brainstorming and Planning Meetings on ICGEB Regional Research Centre (RRC), Colombo, Sri Lanka. Organized by: Ministry of Science, Technology & Research, Sri Lanka. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Chair the session: Pathogenesis, Saskatoon, Canada. Organized by One Health Platform Foundation Belgium. 5th International One Health Congress 2018. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Chief Guest speaker on “Emerging Respiratory Viral Infections”, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Co-organized by CRTM & University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Co-supervisor of PhD student Bui Huyen Trang Christine "Tropism and pathogenesis of influenza B virus in human and swine respiratory tract", The University of Hong Kong. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Co-supervisor of PhD student Lee Hok Yeung Horace "The regulations and functions of ISG15 in macrophages by influenza viruses", The University of Hong Kong. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Co-supervisor of PhD student Li Hung Sing "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in human respiratory tract: tropism, pathogenesis and therapeutic intervention", The University of Hong Kong. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Co-supervisor of PhD student Loy Hayley "Therapeutic implication of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells in acute lung injury associated with influenza A H5N1 infection", The University of Hong Kong. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Donny Thomas Lectures series; Allan Granoff Lecture; Emerging Respiratory Virus Infections: A global threat, St Jude Childrens Research Hospital, Memphis, USA.. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., EID Meeting (8 Jan. 2018) Session: Recent trends of Viral Infections in the Asia and the Pacific Rim; Lecture: The Threat of avian influenza A H7N9. ARI Meeting (10 Jan 2018): Session: MERS Coronavirus; Lecture: Zoonotic threat from MERS coronavirus, Shenzhen, China. Organized by NIAID / NIH. NIAID U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP) 20th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) and the 20th Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) Panel Meeting.. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Inaugural Session Topic: “One Health approach: Influenza and MERS and Speaker Panel Discussion Topic: One Health: How can we collaborate., Bangkok, Thailand. Organized by: Medical Association of Thailand.. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Keynote lecture ‘The One Health perspective of H5, H7 influenza viruses: where do we go” and to chair a session “Influenza Prevention in Development Countries “A Global Responsibility”., Riga. Organized by ESWI. The Sixth ESWI Influenza Conference. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Molecular epidemiology of MERS CoV”., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Organized by Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. First national workshop on updating MERS CoV guidelines. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Participated and session co-chairman: FAO-OIE-WHO Global MERS-CoV technical Meeting., WHO Headquarters, Geneva. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Plenary session: Emerging Infectious Diseases: The neglected dimension of Global Security, Changing dynamics in the global environment; Challenges and Opportunities in Medicine in Sri Lanka organized by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Plenary session: Emerging Infectious Diseases: The neglected dimension of Global Security, Sri Lanka. Organized by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Changing dynamics in the global environment; Challenges and Opportunities in Medicine. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Plenary speaker for 2 lectures: “Pandemic risk assessment of influenza viruses” and “MERS”., Melbourne, Australia. Organized by: University of Melbourne (The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity). 12th Australian Influenza Symposium. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Primary supervisor of PhD (pt) student Mak Chun Kit Gannon "Genetic and phenotypic characterization of a clade 2.3.2.1b influenza A (H5N1) virus isolated from a patient with encephalitis and hydrocephalus", The University of Hong Kong. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Science stars of East Asia, Nature. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Scientific Advisory Board, Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Scientific Advisory Board, Institut Pasteur, Paris. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Session: Clinical Aspects of Viral Diseases; Lecture: Emerging Influenza Strains (focusing on H7N9 and H3N2v)., Florida, USA. Organized by The American Society of Microbiology, 34th ASM Clinical Virology Symposium; "100 years of Influenza Pandemics and Practice: 1918-2018". 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Session: Outbreak response: lecture: Human H7N9 disease, 10th Annual CEIRS Network Meeting in Atlanta USA organized by NIAID. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Session: Outbreak response: lecture: Human H7N9 disease, Organized by NIAID. 10th Annual CEIRS Network Meeting. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Special Lecture: “Responding to emerging viral disease threats”., Shenzhen, China. Organized by WSPID. 10th Congress of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID). 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., The emergence and threats posed by influenza A H7N9 viruses and how understanding the drivers of emergence and spread of these viruses can provide options for risk reduction, Rome, Italy. Organized by Ministry of Health, Italy. G7 Meeting “Avian Influenza A Global Threat”. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Virus Genomics and Evolution., Cambridge, UK. Organized by The Wellcome Trust. 2018.
Peiris J.S.M., Zoonotic respiratory viral threats and the One Health Respnse, International Conference on One Health, Connect and Proact, organized by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Government. 2017.
Peiris J.S.M., Zoonotic respiratory viral threats and the One Health Response, Hong Kong. Organized by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Government. International Conference on One Health, Connect and Proact. 2017.
Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.
Tam Y.H., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Diagnostic performance of clinical symptoms and rapid test for influenza in primary care, 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.
Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.
Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : Perera RAPM

Project Title:Kinetics of hemagglutinin stalk binding neutralizing antibody responses during natural influenza infection
Investigator(s):Perera RAPM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2016


List of Research Outputs

Choe P.G., Perera R.A.P.M., Park W.B., Song K.H., Bang J.H., Kim E.S., Kim H.B., Ko L.W.R., Park S.W., Kim N.J., Lau E.H.Y., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Oh M.D., MERS-CoV antibody responses 1 Year after symptom onset, South Korea, 2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(7): 1079-84.
Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.
Kasem S., Qasim I., Al-Hufofi A., Hashim O., Alkarar A., Abu-Obeida A., Gaafer A., Elfadil A., Zaki A., Al-Romaihi A., Babekr N., El-Harby N., Hussien R., AL-Sahaf A., Al-Doweriej A., Bayoumi F., Poon L.M.L., Chu K.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Perera R.A.P.M., Cross-sectional study of MERS-CoV-specific RNA and antibodies in animals that have had contact with MERS patients in Saudi Arabia, Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2018, 11(3): 331-8.
Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Perera R.A.P.M., Relative incidence and individual-level severity of seasonal influenza A H3N2 compared with 2009 pandemic H1N1, BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.
Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.


Researcher : Poolton JM

Project Title:Examining multi-task training of surgical skills
Investigator(s):Poolton JM
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Using wireless electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate psychomotor efficiency of surgical specialists and trainees
Investigator(s):Poolton JM, Fan KMJ, Leung GKK, Masters RSW, Zhu FF
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2013


List of Research Outputs

PERRY S., Bridges S.M., Zhu F.F., Leung W.K., Burrow M.F., Poolton J.M. and Masters R.S.W., Getting to the Root of Fine Motor Skill Performance in Dentistry: Brain Activity During Dental Tasks in a Virtual Reality Haptic Simulation, Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2017, 19: e371.


Researcher : Poon LLM

Project Title:Reverse genetic for a coronavirus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:International Conference on Options for Control of Influenza V Genetic Characterization of a Novel Coronavirus Responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome A Coronavirus Responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:Vaccination scheme development to stimulate both B and T cell dependent heterosubtypic protection against Influenza A viruses in mice
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Doak SA
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Generation of a replication-incompetent NP-knockout influenza virus that allows expression of galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-Gal) in infected cells to enhance adaptive immune response
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Doak SA
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Detection and characterization of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) responses against human H7N9 virus in humans and mice
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Doak SA
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:05/2016
Completion Date:03/2019


Project Title:Dissecting the roles of influenza viral codon bias and CpG dinucleotide usage frequency on virus replication
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:Outstanding Researcher Award 2016-17
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Researcher Award
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:Use of next-generation sequencing to dissect the role of influenza viral polymerase activity and fidelity on virus evolution and adaptation at the single-molecule level
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Croucher Senior Research Fellowships in Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine
Start Date:01/2018


List of Research Outputs



Researcher : Poon LML

Project Title:Reverse genetic for a coronavirus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:International Conference on Options for Control of Influenza V Genetic Characterization of a Novel Coronavirus Responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome A Coronavirus Responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:Vaccination scheme development to stimulate both B and T cell dependent heterosubtypic protection against Influenza A viruses in mice
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Doak SA
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Generation of a replication-incompetent NP-knockout influenza virus that allows expression of galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-Gal) in infected cells to enhance adaptive immune response
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Doak SA
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Detection and characterization of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) responses against human H7N9 virus in humans and mice
Investigator(s):Poon LML, Doak SA
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:05/2016
Completion Date:03/2019


Project Title:Dissecting the roles of influenza viral codon bias and CpG dinucleotide usage frequency on virus replication
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:Outstanding Researcher Award 2016-17
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Researcher Award
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:Use of next-generation sequencing to dissect the role of influenza viral polymerase activity and fidelity on virus evolution and adaptation at the single-molecule level
Investigator(s):Poon LML
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Croucher Senior Research Fellowships in Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine
Start Date:01/2018


List of Research Outputs

Chin W.H., Leong K.C., Nicholls J.M. and Poon L.M.L., Characterization of influenza A viruses with polymorphism in PB2 residues 701 and 702, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 11361.
Choe P.G., Perera R.A.P.M., Park W.B., Song K.H., Bang J.H., Kim E.S., Kim H.B., Ko L.W.R., Park S.W., Kim N.J., Lau E.H.Y., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Oh M.D., MERS-CoV antibody responses 1 Year after symptom onset, South Korea, 2015, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(7): 1079-84.
Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.
Kasem S., Qasim I., Al-Hufofi A., Hashim O., Alkarar A., Abu-Obeida A., Gaafer A., Elfadil A., Zaki A., Al-Romaihi A., Babekr N., El-Harby N., Hussien R., AL-Sahaf A., Al-Doweriej A., Bayoumi F., Poon L.M.L., Chu K.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Perera R.A.P.M., Cross-sectional study of MERS-CoV-specific RNA and antibodies in animals that have had contact with MERS patients in Saudi Arabia, Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2018, 11(3): 331-8.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.
Yan L. and Poon L.M.L., Development of a vaccination scheme to stimulate both B and T cell dependent heterosubtypic protection against influenza A virus, 2018 Keystone Symposia Conference X1: Immunological Memory: Innate, Adaptive and Beyond. 2018.


Researcher : Qiu H

List of Research Outputs

Dai Y., Qiu H., SUN S., YANG Y., Lin H. and Tian L., Age-dependent effect of ambient ozone on emergency asthma hospitalizations in Hong Kong, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018, 141(4): 1532-4.
Ge E., Fan M., Qiu H., Hu H., Tian L., Wang X., Xu G. and Wei X., Ambient sulfur dioxide levels associated with reduced risk of initial outpatient visits for tuberculosis: A population based time series analysis, Environmental Pollution. 2017, 228: 408-15.
Liang H., Qiu H. and Tian L., Short-term effects of fine particulate matter on acute myocardial infraction mortality and years of life lost: A time series study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2018, 615: 558-63.
Lin H., Ma W., Qiu H., Wang X., Trevathan E., Yao Z., Dong G.H., Vaughn M.G., Qian Z. and Tian L., Using daily excessive concentration hours to explore the short-term mortality effects of ambient PM 2.5 in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2017, 229: 896-901.
Qiu H., Schooling C.M., SUN S., Tsang H., YANG Y., Lee R.S., Wong C.M. and Tian L., Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 350-6.


Researcher : Quan J

Project Title:The net value of health care for patients with type 2 diabetes in China
Investigator(s):Quan J, Leung GM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:12/2017


Project Title:AcademyHealth 2018 Annual Research Meeting; Avoidable Hospital Admissions from Diabetes-related Complications: Evidence from Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, and Communities Outside Beijing (Final report: Avoidable Hospital Admissions from Diabetes Complications in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Communities Outside Beijing)
Investigator(s):Quan J
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018
Completion Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Quan J. and Eggleston K., Avoidable Hospital Admissions from Diabetes-related Complications: Evidence from Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, and Communities Outside Beijing, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Seattle, AcademyHealth, 2018.
Quan J., Zhang H., Pang D., Chen B.K., Johnston J.M., Jian W., Lau Z.Y., Iizuka T., Leung G.M., Fang H., Tan K.B. and Eggleston K., Avoidable hospital admissions from diabetes complications in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and communities outside Beijing, Health Affairs. 2017, 36(11): 1896-903.
Quan J., Developing a risk prediction score for Chinese people with diabetes (Hong Kong-Singapore model), Seoul National University. 2018.
Quan J., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Choi C.H., Siu S.C., Tang S.Y., Wat N.M., Woo J., Johnston J.M. and Leung G.M., Diabetes incidence and prevalence in Hong Kong, China during 2006-2014, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(7): 902-8.
Quan J., Johnston J.M., Leung G.M. and Eggleston K., Spending on Avoidable Hospital Admissions for Diabetes-related Complications in Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2017.


Researcher : Riley S

List of Research Outputs

Pinsent A., Pepin K.M., Guan Y., Zhu H., White M.T. and Riley S., The persistence of multiple strains of avian influenza in live bird markets, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2017, 284(1868): 20170715.
Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.


Researcher : SHEN C

List of Research Outputs

Chu T.W.J., Wang M.P., Shen C., Viswanath K., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., How, when and why people seek health information online: Qualitative study in Hong Kong, Interactive Journal of Medical Research. 2017, 6(2): e24.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., Lee J.J.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Associations of Electronic Device Addiction with Anxiety and Depression in Adults: Findings from Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., King C.Y.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese Smartphone Addiction Scale Short version in adults: Family and Health Information Trends Survey (poster and abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, September 16, 2017 Hong Kong. 2017.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Health information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 113: 140-146.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey, JMIR Mental Health. 2017, 4: e57.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0182722.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community-based intervention program to enhance family communication and family well-being: The learning families project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2017, 5: 257.


Researcher : SHIU EYC

List of Research Outputs

Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.


Researcher : SO TY

List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.


Researcher : SUN S

List of Research Outputs

Dai Y., Qiu H., SUN S., YANG Y., Lin H. and Tian L., Age-dependent effect of ambient ozone on emergency asthma hospitalizations in Hong Kong, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018, 141(4): 1532-4.
Qiu H., Schooling C.M., SUN S., Tsang H., YANG Y., Lee R.S., Wong C.M. and Tian L., Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 350-6.


Researcher : Sanyal S

Project Title:Development of therapeutic strategies against viral infections by targeting the host ubiquitylation machinery and its modulation of the innate immune response
Investigator(s):Sanyal S, Bruzzone R
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Deciphering the Influenza Viral Polymerase Interplay with Host Ubiquitin-proteasome System in Correlation with Pathogenesis
Investigator(s):Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Institut Pasteur
Start Date:07/2015


Project Title:Role of Tsg101 in the process of influenza virus assembly and release
Investigator(s):Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2015
Completion Date:10/2017


Project Title:Role of Usp4 in T cell receptor signaling
Investigator(s):Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:05/2018


Project Title:Targeting lipid droplet metabolism as therapeutic intervention during dengue virus infection
Investigator(s):Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:07/2017


Project Title:EBI-EMBO scientific conference on advanced proteomics; Proteomic Approaches to elucidate virus host interactions
Investigator(s):Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2017
Completion Date:10/2017


Project Title:Mechanism of OtuB1-mediated regulation in influenza virus infection
Investigator(s):Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:Perturbation of cellular cholesterol homeostasis during virus infections
Investigator(s):Sanyal S
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:01/2018


List of Research Outputs

Palma Neves Pombo J. and Sanyal S., Perturbation of cholesterol and fatty acid homeostasis during flavivirus infections, Front Immunol. 2018, 9: 1276.
Sanyal S., Host cellular ubiquitylation profiling reveals a critical role for lipid droplet metabolism during flavivirus infections, Keystone Conference on Ubiquitin Signaling. 2018.
Sanyal S., Ubiquitin signaling in innate immune responses, MRC-LMB, University of Cambridge, UK. 2018.
Sanyal S., Ubiquitin-dependent host cellular reprogramming during flavivirus infections, University of Oxford, William Dunn School of Pathology, UK. 2018.
Zhang J., Lan Y., Li M., Lamers M., Fusade-Boyer M., Klemm E., Thiele C., Ashour J. and Sanyal S., Flaviviruses Exploit the Lipid Droplet Protein AUP1 to Trigger Lipophagy and Drive Virus Production, Cell Host & Microbe. 2018, 23: 819-831.e5.
Zhang J., Lan Y. and Sanyal S., Modulation of Lipid Droplet Metabolism—A Potential Target for Therapeutic Intervention in Flaviviridae Infections, Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017, 8.


Researcher : Schooling CM

List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Lam H.S. and Schooling C.M., Vascular endothelial growth factor and ischemic heart disease risk: A Mendelian randomization study, Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017, 6(8): e005619.
CHENG T.S., Kwok M.K., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The associations of breast feeding with infant growth and body mass index to 16 years: ‘Children of 1997’, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2018, 32: 200-209.
CHENG T.Y.Y., Tsang W.W.N., Schooling C.M. and Fong S.M., Reactive balance performance and neuromuscular and cognitive responses to unpredictable balance perturbations in children with developmental coordination disorder, Gait and Posture. 2018, 62: 20-26.
Huang J., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of air pollution with height: Evidence from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, American Journal of Human Biology. 2018, 30: e23067.
Hui L.L., Lam H.S., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Duration of puberty in preterm girls, American Journal of Human Biology. 2017, 29(4): e22963.
Hui L.L., Kwok M.K., Nelson E.A.S., Lee S.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of breastfeeding with insulin resistance at 17 years: Prospective observations from Hong Kong's “Children of 1997” birth cohort, Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2018, 14: e12490.
Hui L.L., Nelson E.A.S., Wong M.Y., Chung T.W.H., Lee K.K.Y., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., The association of intergenerational mismatch with adiposity and blood pressure in childhood and adolescence, Journal of Adolescent Health. 2018, 62(1): 100-6.
Kwok M.K., Tu Y.K., Kawachi I. and Schooling C.M., Age–period–cohort analysis of trends in blood pressure and body mass index in children and adolescents in Hong Kong, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2017, 71(12): 1161-1168.
Kwok M.K., Leung G.M., Chung T.W.H., Lee K.K.Y. and Schooling C.M., Divergent secular trends in blood pressure and body mass index in children and adolescents in Hong Kong, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 4763.
Kwok M.K., Lin S.C. and Schooling C.M., Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Dr S.P. Mak’s Presidential Prize for Best Poster Presentation, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2017.
Kwok M.K., Schooling C.M., Subramanian S.V., Leung G.M. and Kawachi I., Opposite associations of household income with adolescent body mass index according to migrant status: Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort, International Journal of Obesity. 2018, 42: 1221-1229.
LIU J., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Leung Y.Y.J., Lin S.C., Hui L.L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Birth weight, gestational age and late adolescent liver function using twin status as instrumental variable in a Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort: “Children of 1997”, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 111: 190-197.
Leung C.Y., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Mode of delivery and child and adolescent psychological well-being: Evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.
Leung Y.Y.J., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Informal child care, birth order and childhood hospitalizations for wheezing disorders: evidence from Hong Kong’s “Children of 1997” birth cohort, World Congress of Epidemiology, International Epidemiological Association. 2017.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Canudas-Romo V., Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Decomposition of Hong Kong’s life expectancy gains from 1976 to 2014 (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Pang H.M.H., Chan B.H.Y., Kawachi I., Viswanath K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Longitudinal Predictors of Depression Trajectories following a Major Protest (oral presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia. October 17-20 2017.. 2017.
Qiu H., Schooling C.M., SUN S., Tsang H., YANG Y., Lee R.S., Wong C.M. and Tian L., Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 350-6.
Schooling C.M., HUANG J., Zhao J., Kwok M.K., Au Yeung S.L.R. and Lin S.L., Disconnect Between Genes Associated With Ischemic Heart Disease and Targets of Ischemic Heart Disease Treatments, EBioMedicine. 2018, 28: 311-315.
Schooling C.M. and Zhao J., Strengthening the immune system for cancer prevention, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E4316-E4317.
Wei D.M., Au Yeung S.L.R., He J.R., Xiao W.Q., Lu J.H., Tu S., Chen N.N., Lam K.B.H., Cheng K.K., Leung G.M., Xia H.M., Schooling C.M. and Qiu X., The role of social support in family socio-economic disparities in depressive symptoms during early pregnancy: Evidence from a Chinese birth cohort, Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018, 238: 418-423.
YANG Q., Lin S.C., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Xu L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Genetically predicted milk consumption and bone health, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 71: 1008-1012.
YAO X., Ni M.Y., Wu J.T.K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., The association of pattern of alcohol use and the change of health-related quality of life: the FAMILY Cohort in Hong Kong and the NESARC Cohort (poster presentation), International Epidemiological Association (IEA) World Congress of Epidemiology, Japan, August 19-22, 2017.
Zhao J. and Schooling C.M., Coagulation Factors and the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study, Circ Genom Precis Med. 2018, 11(1): e001956.
Zhao J. and Schooling C.M., Letter by Zhao and Schooling Regarding Article, "Thyroid Function and the Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: The Rotterdam Study"., Circ Res. 2018, 122(3): e17.
Zhao J., Schooling C.M. and Zhao J., The effects of folate supplementation on glucose metabolism and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Annals of Epidemiology. 2018, 28: 249-257.e1.
Zhao J. and Schooling C.M., Thyroid function and ischemic heart disease: a Mendelian randomization study, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.


Researcher : Seto WH

List of Research Outputs

Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.


Researcher : Shen C

List of Research Outputs

Chu T.W.J., Wang M.P., Shen C., Viswanath K., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., How, when and why people seek health information online: Qualitative study in Hong Kong, Interactive Journal of Medical Research. 2017, 6(2): e24.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., Lee J.J.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Associations of Electronic Device Addiction with Anxiety and Depression in Adults: Findings from Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., King C.Y.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese Smartphone Addiction Scale Short version in adults: Family and Health Information Trends Survey (poster and abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, September 16, 2017 Hong Kong. 2017.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Health information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 113: 140-146.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey, JMIR Mental Health. 2017, 4: e57.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0182722.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community-based intervention program to enhance family communication and family well-being: The learning families project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2017, 5: 257.


Researcher : Sheridan S

List of Research Outputs

Qin L., Wong S.H.S., Sun F.H., Huang Y., Sheridan S. and Sit C.H.P., Effects of alpha-lactalbumin or whey protein isolate on muscle damage, muscle pain, and mood states following prolonged strenuous endurance exercise, Frontiers in Physiology. 2017, 8: Article 754.
Supriya R..., Yung Y.B., Yu P.H., Lee H.P., Lai W.C., Cheng K.K., Yau S.Y..., Chan W.C.L., Sheridan S. and Siu M.F.P., Adipokine profiling in adult women with central obesity and hypertension., Frontiers in Physiology. 2018, 9: 294.


Researcher : Sia SF

List of Research Outputs

Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : Siu MFP

Project Title:Effectiveness of Tai Chi Training to Alleviate Metabolic Syndrome in Abdominal Obese Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Investigator(s):Siu MFP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:08/2015


Project Title:Probing the health-promoting effects and safety of high-intensity interval training (HIIT)
Investigator(s):Siu MFP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:01/2018


Project Title:65th American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 2018 ; Low-Frequency High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Composition in Overweight Adults
Investigator(s):Siu MFP
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2018
Completion Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Siu M.F.P., Yu A.P., Yu D.S., Hui S.S. and Woo J., Effectiveness of Tai Chi training to alleviate metabolic syndrome in abdominal obese older adults: a randomised controlled trial, Lancet. 2017, 390: S11.
Siu M.F.P., Effects of Tai Chi exercise on cardiometabolic health and muscle content, 3rd Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia, Seoul , Korea. 2017.
Siu M.F.P., Yu A.P., Yu D.S., Hui S.S. and Woo J., Effects of Tai Chi exercise on cardiometabolic health and muscle content, Proceeding of the 3rd Asian Conference for Frailty and Sarcopenia. 2017, 143.
Siu M.F.P., Chin E.C., Wong S.H., Fong D.Y.T., Chan D.K.C., Ngai H.H., Lee C.H.P. and Yung P.S., Low-frequency high-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in overweight adults, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2018, 49(5): S169.
Siu M.F.P., Tai Chi for healthy aging, Proceeding of the 13th International Symposium on Healthy Aging. 2018, 39.
Siu M.F.P., Tai chi for healthy aging, 13th International Symposium on Healthy Aging, Hong Kong. 2018.
Supriya R., Yu A.P., Lee P.H., Lai C.W., Cheng K.K., Yau S.Y., Chan L.W., Yung B.Y. and Siu M.F.P., Yoga training modulates adipokines in adults with high-normal blood pressure and metabolic syndrome, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 2018, 28(3): 1130-1138.
Supriya R..., Yung Y.B., Yu P.H., Lee H.P., Lai W.C., Cheng K.K., Yau S.Y..., Chan W.C.L., Sheridan S. and Siu M.F.P., Adipokine profiling in adult women with central obesity and hypertension., Frontiers in Physiology. 2018, 9: 294.
Tam B.T., Yu A.P., Tam E.W., Monks D.A., Wang X.P., Pei X.M., Koh S.P., Sin T.K., Law H.K., Ugwu F.N., Supriya R., Yung B.Y., Yip S.P., Wong S.C., Chan L.W., Lai C.W., Ouyang P. and Siu M.F.P., Ablation of Bax and Bak protects skeletal muscle against pressure-induced injury, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8(1): 3689.
Ugwu F.N., Yu A.P., Sin T.K., Tam B.T., Lai C.W., Wong S.C. and Siu M.F.P., Protective effect of unacylated ghrelin on compression-induced skeletal muscle injury mediated by SIRT1-signaling, Frontiers in Physiology. 2017, 8: 962.
Yu A.P., Tam B.T., Lai C.W., Yu D.S., Woo J., Chung K.F., Hui S.S., Liu J.Y., Wei G.X. and Siu M.F.P., Revealing the Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Beneficial Effects of Tai Chi: A Neuroimaging Perspective, American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2018, 46: 231-259.


Researcher : So HC

List of Research Outputs

Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.
Ip D.K.M., So H.C., Xiao J., Fang J., Leung G.M., Kwok H.K.H. and Cowling B.J., Temporal pattern of acute respiratory infection related productivity loss impact among health care workers over the course of seasonal influenza epidemics in Hong Kong, The 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.


Researcher : So TY

List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.
Hemida M.G., Chu K.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Ko L.W.R., So T.Y., Ng C.Y.B., Cheng M.S., Chu S., Alnaeem A.A., Alhammadi M.A., Webby R.J., Poon L.M.L., Balasuriya U.B.R. and Peiris J.S.M., Coronavirus infections in horses in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2017, 64(6): 2093-2103.


Researcher : Stewart SM

List of Research Outputs

Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Ng K.T., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Recruitment and lessons learned from a community-based intervention program: The learning Families Project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2018, 6: 16.
Ho C.Y.H., Mui M., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Yew C., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Happy family kitchen: Behavioral outcomes of a brief community-based family intervention in Hong Kong, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2017, 26(10): 2852-64.
Lai Y.K.A., Stewart S.M., Wan N.T.A., Fok H., Lai H.Y.W., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Development and evaluation of a training workshop for lay health promoters to implement a community-based intervention program in a public low rent housing estate: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0183636.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0182722.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community-based intervention program to enhance family communication and family well-being: The learning families project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2017, 5: 257.


Researcher : Su W

Project Title:Genetic reassortment between H9N2 and H7N9 avian influenza viruses: implication on genetic compatibility and transmission
Investigator(s):Su W, Yen H
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2018


List of Research Outputs

Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.


Researcher : Sun Y

List of Research Outputs

Sun Y., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A. and Lam T.H., Designing a Mobile App for Promoting Adolescents’ Family Well-being, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting “Health in the Era of Big Data”. 2017.
Sun Y., Möller J., Lundin A., Wong S., Yip B. and Forsell Y., Utilization of Psychiatric Care and Antidepressants among People with Different Severity of Depression: A Population-based Cohort Study in Stockholm, Sweden, In: Craig Morgan; Orla McBride , Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018, 53: 607-615.


Researcher : Tam YH

Project Title:Immunogenicity of twice-annual vaccination against seasonal influenza for two hemispheres in elderly in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Tam YH, Cowling BJ, Ip DKM, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Centre for Health Protection
Start Date:09/2015


List of Research Outputs

Chan L.K.K., Mak V.W.M., Tam Y.H. and Lee H.K.K., Factors affecting patient-reported outcomes after red blood cell transfusion in medical patients, Transfusion. 2017.
Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.
Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Diagnostic performance of clinical symptoms and rapid test for influenza in primary care, 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.
Tam Y.H., Infectious disease epidemiology and outbreak investigation, Infection Prevention and Control Course for Health Care Professionals, 2018, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2018.


Researcher : Tang CWT

List of Research Outputs

Chan D.K.C., Keatley D.A., Tang C.W.T., Dimmock J.A. and Hagger M.S., Implicit versus explicit attitude to doping: Which better predicts athletes’ vigilance towards unintentional doping?, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2018, 21: 238-244.
Chan D.K.C., Webb D., Ryan R.M., Tang C.W.T., Yang S.X., Ntoumanis N.L.D. and Hagger M.S., Preventing occupational injury among police officers: does motivation matter?, Occupational Medicine. 2017, 67: 435-441.


Researcher : Tang HKR

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., YANG Y., Lai P.C., Allen R. and Brauer M., HKD3D - A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, Final Report, Health Effects Institute under Research Agreement 4941-RFA13- 1/14-2. 2018, Report 194: 57+64 appendices.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.
Tang H.K.R., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tsui T.H., Brauer M., Lee M., Allen R., Yuchi W., Lai P.C., Wong P. and Barratt B., Integrating travel behavior with land use regression to estimate dynamic air pollution exposure in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 100-8.


Researcher : Tao KP

List of Research Outputs

Chan R.W.Y., Chan L.Y., Mok K.P., Lai J.C.C., Tao K.P., Obadan A., Chan M.C.W., Perez D.R., Peiris J.S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Replication of H9 influenza viruses in the human ex vivo respiratory tract, and the influence of neuraminidase on virus release, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 6208.


Researcher : Thach TQ

Project Title:The Mortality Effects of Long-Term Traffic-Related Exposure in a Cohort of Chinese Elderly
Investigator(s):Thach TQ, Wong CM, Tian L, Lee RSY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:08/2015


Project Title:Impacts of maternal exposure to particulate matter on birth weight using high resolution spatio-temporal exposure modelling in Hong Kong, 2001-2011
Investigator(s):Thach TQ, Lai PC, Wong CM, Lee CKF
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:08/2016


List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., Thach T.Q., Choi C.Y., Wong M.S., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Constructing a Map of Physiological Equivalent Temperature by Spatial Analysis Techniques, In: Huang, B. et. al., Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Elsevier, 2018, 389-401.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.
Tang H.K.R., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tsui T.H., Brauer M., Lee M., Allen R., Yuchi W., Lai P.C., Wong P. and Barratt B., Integrating travel behavior with land use regression to estimate dynamic air pollution exposure in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 100-8.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Cao P. and Ho L.M., A novel method to construct an air quality index based on air pollution profiles, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2018, 221(1): 17-26.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Lai P.C., Lee C.K.F. and Barratt B.M., Effects of maternal exposure to particulate matter on birth weight by Parental Educational Attainment in Hong Kong, One Health International Conference 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, 14-15 December 2017.. 2017.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Lai P.C., Lee C.K.F. and Barratt B.M., Effects of maternal exposure to particulate matter on birth weight in Hong Kong, International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 24-28 September 2017. 2017.


Researcher : Thomas GN

Project Title:Investigation of differential impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists on blood pressure homeostatic mechanisms: a pharmacogenomic approach
Investigator(s):Thomas GN, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2004


List of Research Outputs

Lam T.H., Xu L., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Behrens T., High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, PLoS One. 2018, 13(4): e0196610.
Pan J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - CVD, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018, 18(1): 74.
Pang J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu F., Zhu T., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Respiratory Medicine. 2017, 132: 102-8.
Toulis K.A., Jiang C., Kemming K., Nirantharakumar K., Cheng K.K., Lam T.H. and Thomas G.N., Glycated hemoglobin, albuminuria and surrogate markers of macrovascular disease in adults without diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, cardiovascular disease subcohort, Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2018, 42(3): 245-50.e1.
Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu T., Zhu F., Thomas G.N. and Cheng K.K., Adiposity and incident diabetes within 4 years of follow-up: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(10): 1400-6.


Researcher : Tian L

Project Title:Occurrence mode, enrichment and migration of nano-quartz in Late-Permian coals from Eastern Yunnan
Investigator(s):Tian L
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - General Program
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:D3D estimated air pollution exposure and the risk of type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong Elderly Health Service cohort
Investigator(s):Tian L, Qiu H, Chan KP, Tang HKR
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2018


Project Title:Ambient ozone levels in Hong Kong: the lower the better?
Investigator(s):Tian L
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, European Respiratory Journal. 2018, 51 (5): 1800369.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S., Tian L. and Cowling B.J., Environmental factors in shaping influenza seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, In: HKCCM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM); 16 Sep 2017 . 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Inverse association between ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, In: at Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Dai Y., Qiu H., SUN S., YANG Y., Lin H. and Tian L., Age-dependent effect of ambient ozone on emergency asthma hospitalizations in Hong Kong, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018, 141(4): 1532-4.
Finkelman R.B. and Tian L., The health impacts of coal use in China, International Geology Review. 2018, 60: 579-89.
Ge E., Fan M., Qiu H., Hu H., Tian L., Wang X., Xu G. and Wei X., Ambient sulfur dioxide levels associated with reduced risk of initial outpatient visits for tuberculosis: A population based time series analysis, Environmental Pollution. 2017, 228: 408-15.
Guo Y., Gasparrini A., Armstrong B.G., Tawatsupa B., Tobias A., Lavigne E., Coelho M.S.Z.S., Pan X., Kim H., Hashizume M., Honda Y., Guo Y.L., Wu C.F., Zanobetti A., Schwartz J.D., Bell M.L., Scortichini M., Michelozzi P., Punnasiri K., Li S., Tian L., Garcia S.D.O., Seposo X., Overcenco A., Zeka A., Goodman P., Dang T.N., Dung D.V., Mayvaneh F., Saldiva P.H.N., Williams G. and Tong S., Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study, Environmental Health Perspectives. 2017, 125: E087006.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.
Liang H., Qiu H. and Tian L., Short-term effects of fine particulate matter on acute myocardial infraction mortality and years of life lost: A time series study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2018, 615: 558-63.
Liang Y., Tian L., Ho K.F., Ip M.S.M. and Mak J.C.W., Effects of fine particulate matter collected in Hong Kong in human airway epithelial cells, 23rd Medical Research Conference, Department of Medicine, HKU, Jan 2018. Hong Kong Medical Jouranal. 2018, 24 (Suppl.1): 45.
Lin H., Ma W., Qiu H., Wang X., Trevathan E., Yao Z., Dong G.H., Vaughn M.G., Qian Z. and Tian L., Using daily excessive concentration hours to explore the short-term mortality effects of ambient PM 2.5 in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution. 2017, 229: 896-901.
Lu S., Tan Z., Liu P., Zhao H., Liu D., Yu S., Cheng P., Win M.S., Hu J., Tian L., Wu M., Yonemochi S. and Wang Q., Single particle aerosol mass spectrometry of coal combustion particles associated with high lung cancer rates in Xuanwei and Fuyuan, China, Chemosphere. 2017, 186: 278-86.
Lui K.H., Dai W.T., Chan C.S., Tian L., Ning B.F., Zhou Y., Song X., Wang B., Li J., Cao J.J., Lee S.C. and Ho K.F., Cancer risk from gaseous carbonyl compounds in indoor environment generated from household coal combustion in Xuanwei, China, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2017, 24(21): 17500-10.
Pun V.C., Tian L. and Ho K.F., Particulate matter from re-suspended mineral dust and emergency cause-specific respiratory hospitalizations in Hong Kong, Atmospheric Environment. 2017, 165: 191-7.
Qiu H., Schooling C.M., SUN S., Tsang H., YANG Y., Lee R.S., Wong C.M. and Tian L., Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 350-6.
Tang H.K.R., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tsui T.H., Brauer M., Lee M., Allen R., Yuchi W., Lai P.C., Wong P. and Barratt B., Integrating travel behavior with land use regression to estimate dynamic air pollution exposure in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 100-8.


Researcher : Tsang H

List of Research Outputs

Qiu H., Schooling C.M., SUN S., Tsang H., YANG Y., Lee R.S., Wong C.M. and Tian L., Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 350-6.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Cao P. and Ho L.M., A novel method to construct an air quality index based on air pollution profiles, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2018, 221(1): 17-26.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Lai P.C., Lee C.K.F. and Barratt B.M., Effects of maternal exposure to particulate matter on birth weight by Parental Educational Attainment in Hong Kong, One Health International Conference 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, 14-15 December 2017.. 2017.
Thach T.Q., Tsang H., Lai P.C., Lee C.K.F. and Barratt B.M., Effects of maternal exposure to particulate matter on birth weight in Hong Kong, International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 24-28 September 2017. 2017.


Researcher : Tsang KL

List of Research Outputs

Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., He J., Deng Z., Xu W., Lv Q., Zhang J., Wu Y., Tsang K.L., Kang M., Zheng J., Wang L., YANG B., Qin Y., Feng L., Fang J., Gao G.F., Leung G.M., Yu H. and Cowling B.J., Preliminary epidemiologic assessment of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus, China, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 383-388.


Researcher : Tse MA

List of Research Outputs

Kwan S.K.J., Chan H., Wong G.H.Y., Leung A.Y.M., Lai C., Leung P., Chau P., Tse M.A., Pang M. and Chan C.L.W., Personalized, Holistic & Intensive Rehabilitation Care for Frailty and Dementia (Steering Group, HKSR, $141M), Hong Kong Jockey Club Charitable Trust. 2017.


Researcher : Tsui TH

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., YANG Y., Lai P.C., Allen R. and Brauer M., HKD3D - A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, Final Report, Health Effects Institute under Research Agreement 4941-RFA13- 1/14-2. 2018, Report 194: 57+64 appendices.
Lee M., Brauer M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., Lai P.C., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Allen R. and Barratt B., Land use regression modelling of air pollution in high density high rise cities: A case study in Hong Kong, Science of The Total Environment. 2017, 592: 306-15.
Tang H.K.R., Tian L., Thach T.Q., Tsui T.H., Brauer M., Lee M., Allen R., Yuchi W., Lai P.C., Wong P. and Barratt B., Integrating travel behavior with land use regression to estimate dynamic air pollution exposure in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 100-8.


Researcher : UIGA L

List of Research Outputs

CHAN D.C.L., Wong W.L.T., Capio C.M., UIGA L., MAK C.T., LAM W.K. and Masters R.S.W., Does Conscious Movement Processing Influence Obstacle Height Perception and Modify Stepping Behavior of Older Adults when Wearing Unstable Shoes?, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.


Researcher : Vackova D

List of Research Outputs

Fong S.M., Chu K.W. .S.A.M.U.E.L., Vackova D. and Hew K.F., Comparing the Effects of Moodle-Wiki and Moodle-Digital Badges on Undergraduate Health Science Students’ Collaborative Learning, Motivation, Behavioral Engagement and Academic Performance, CITE Research Symposium 3-6 June 2018, ‘Engaging Learners: Games and Flipped Learning’. 2018.
Fong S.M., Vackova D., Choi W.M., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T. and Guo X., Diversity of activity participation determines bone mineral content in the lower limbs of pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder, Osteoporosis International. 2018, 29: 917-925.
Fong S.M., Chu K.W. .S.A.M.U.E.L., Vackova D. and Hew K.F., Incorporating Moodle-wiki and Moodle-wiki-digital badges into BSc (Exercise and Health) courses: effects on students’ collaborative learning, motivation, behavioral engagement and academic performance, CETL conference 2018.
Fong S.M., Chung M.Y. .L.O.U.I.S.A., Bae Y.O.U.N.G.-.H.Y.E.O., Vackova D., Ma W.W. .A.I.D.A. and Liu P.Y., Neuromuscular Processes in the Control of Posture in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: Current Evidence and Future Research Directions, In: Dr. John Cairney, University of Toronto, Section: Disorders of Motor, Section Editor: Dr. Peter H. Wilson, Dr. Amanda Kirby, Springer Current Develomental Disorders Report. Springer, Springer Nature, 2018, 5 Issue 1: 43-45.
Fong S.M., Chu K.W. .S.A.M.U.E.L., Vackova D. and Hew K.F., Undergraduate Health Science Students’ Collaborative Learning, Motivation, Behavioral Engagement and Academic Performance” (ID: 918, CITE Research Symposium 2018.
Vackova D., Chen K., LUI N.M.J. and Johnston J.M., A validation study of public health knowledge, skills, social responsibility and applied learning, International Journal of Medical Education. 2018, 9: 175-81.
Vackova D. and Johnston J.M., Launching a challenge: Fundamentals of health care management in undergraduate medical education, RACMA 2017.
Vackova D., Wong P.T.Y. and Johnston J.M., Should medical students learn the principles of health service management?, 9th AMEA Symposium cum Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2017: “Preparing Healthcare Learners for a Changing World” PP84. 2017.
Vackova D. and Johnston J.M., Value of engaging students to provide feedback, AMEE conference 2017 abstract and oral presentation. 2017.


Researcher : Viswanath K

List of Research Outputs

Chu T.W.J., Wang M.P., Shen C., Viswanath K., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., How, when and why people seek health information online: Qualitative study in Hong Kong, Interactive Journal of Medical Research. 2017, 6(2): e24.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Health information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 113: 140-146.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey, JMIR Mental Health. 2017, 4: e57.


Researcher : WANG H

List of Research Outputs

WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.


Researcher : WANG Y

List of Research Outputs

WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.


Researcher : Wan NTA

List of Research Outputs

Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Ng K.T., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Recruitment and lessons learned from a community-based intervention program: The learning Families Project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2018, 6: 16.
Ho C.Y.H., Mui M., Wan N.T.A., Stewart S.M., Yew C., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Happy family kitchen: Behavioral outcomes of a brief community-based family intervention in Hong Kong, Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2017, 26(10): 2852-64.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., Lee J.J.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Associations of Electronic Device Addiction with Anxiety and Depression in Adults: Findings from Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project (oral and abstract), 7th Hong Kong International Nursing Forum, December 18-19, 2017, Hong Kong. 2017.
LUK T.T., Wang M.P., Shen C., King C.Y.J., Wan N.T.A., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese Smartphone Addiction Scale Short version in adults: Family and Health Information Trends Survey (poster and abstract), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, September 16, 2017 Hong Kong. 2017.
Lai Y.K.A., Lam T.H., Wan N.T.A., Tse J., Kwok R. and Ho D.S.Y., Capacity building workshops for lay health promoters to implement the large scale community-based fitter FAMILY project in Hong Kong (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2018, 305.
Lai Y.K.A., Stewart S.M., Wan N.T.A., Fok H., Lai H.Y.W., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., Development and evaluation of a training workshop for lay health promoters to implement a community-based intervention program in a public low rent housing estate: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0183636.
Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A. and Lam T.H., Train-the-ambassador workshop for a community-based family health promotion project to reduce excess dietary sugar intake: A cluster randomized controlled trial, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise Intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project (Abstract and Poster Presentation), International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018 Annual Meeting on 3-6 June 2018 in Hong Kong. 2018, 305-6.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A., Wan N.T.A., Thomas C. and Ho D.S.Y., A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of Zero-time Exercise intervention for the probationers in Hong Kong: Jockey Club FAMILY Project, Advancing Behavior Change Science. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2018.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Project Report Series "Be Healthy, So Easy: FAMILY Education Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Project Report Series "Family Interactive Drama with Exercise and Fun Project" , The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Community Health Campaign: Fitter Families Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Family Holistic Health Community Promotion Project, The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Happy Family Kitchen Movement Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
Lam T.H., Lai Y.K.A. and Wan N.T.A., Community-based Projects Report Series "Holistic Health Family Project", The Hong Kong Jockey Club. 2017.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Health information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey, Preventive Medicine. 2018, 113: 140-146.
SHEN C., Wang M.P., Chu T.W.J., Wan N.T.A., Viswanath K., Chan S.S.C. and Lam T.H., Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey, JMIR Mental Health. 2017, 4: e57.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0182722.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community-based intervention program to enhance family communication and family well-being: The learning families project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2017, 5: 257.
Sun Y., Ho D.S.Y., Wang M.P., Wan N.T.A. and Lam T.H., Designing a Mobile App for Promoting Adolescents’ Family Well-being, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting “Health in the Era of Big Data”. 2017.


Researcher : Wang DL

List of Research Outputs

Wang D.L., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., Determinants of human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among adolescent girls: A theory-based longitudinal study among Hong Kong Chinese parents, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 102: 24-30.


Researcher : Wang L

List of Research Outputs

Wang L. and Wu J.T.K., Characterizing the dynamics underlying global spread of epidemics, Nature Communications. 2018, 9(1): 218.


Researcher : Wang X

List of Research Outputs

Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community based intervention program to enhance neighborhood cohesion: The Learning Families Project in Hong Kong, PLoS One. 2017, 12(8): e0182722.
Shen C., Wan N.T.A., Kwok L.T., Pang S., Wang X., Stewart S.M., Lam T.H. and Chan S.S.C., A community-based intervention program to enhance family communication and family well-being: The learning families project in Hong Kong, Frontiers in Public Health. 2017, 5: 257.


Researcher : Wei WI

List of Research Outputs

Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.


Researcher : Wong CM

List of Research Outputs

Lai P.C., Wong P.Y.P., CHENG W., Thach T.Q., Choi C.Y., Wong M.S., Krämer A. and Wong C.M., Constructing a Map of Physiological Equivalent Temperature by Spatial Analysis Techniques, In: Huang, B. et. al., Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems. Elsevier, 2018, 389-401.
Qiu H., Schooling C.M., SUN S., Tsang H., YANG Y., Lee R.S., Wong C.M. and Tian L., Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 350-6.


Researcher : Wong CN

List of Research Outputs

Wong O.L., Wong C.N., Yeung K.F., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Mobile-app decision aid on breast cancer screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong: a randomized controlled trial (Abstract and oral presentation), 2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress on 8-12 July 2017 in Boston, USA. Boston, USA, iHEA, 2017.


Researcher : Wong JHF

List of Research Outputs

Ng T.W., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Kwong S.K., Ip D.K.M., Peiris J.S.M., Cowling B.J. and Tam Y.H., Factors affecting humoral immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune Responses To Twice-annual Influenza Vaccination In Older Adults In Hong Kong, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine. 2017.
Tam Y.H., Doak S.A., Perera R.A.P.M., Wong J.H.F., Fang J., Ng T.W., Kwong S.K., Tsui W.W.S., Ip D.K.M., Poon L.M.L., Chau K.V.C., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Immune responses to twice-annual influenza vaccination in older adults in Hong Kong, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 66(6): 904-12.


Researcher : Wong OL

Project Title:Incident breast cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors: evaluating current evidence and projecting the future trends in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Wong OL, Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2018


List of Research Outputs

Leung W.K., Wong O.L., Cheung K.S.M., Yeung K.F., Chan E.W., Wong Y.S., Chen L., Wong I.C.K. and Graham D.Y., Effects of Helicobacter pylori treatment on incidence of gastric cancer in older individuals, Gastroenterology. 2018, 155: 67-75.
Leung W.K., Wong O.L., Chan E.W., Wong A., Yeung K.F., Chen L., Wong I. and Cheung K.S.M., Top Abstract Award, 25th United European Gastroenterology Week, Barcelona, Spain , United European Gastroenterology. 2017.
Ni M.Y., Li K.L., Canudas-Romo V., Wong O.L., Cowling B.J., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., Decomposition of Hong Kong’s life expectancy gains from 1976 to 2014 (poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong SAR, China, September 16 2017.
Ni M.Y., Chan B.H.Y., Wong O.L., McDowell I. and Leung G.M., Social movements as a population determinant of depression: A systematic review (poster presentation), The 16th Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia, October 17-20 2017.
Wong O.L., Cancer epidemiology and cost-effectiveness of preventive health care interventions in Hong Kong (Powerpoint presentation), Epidemiology Grand Rounds by Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA on 8 August 2017. Tennessee, USA, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2017.
Wong O.L., Wong C.N., Yeung K.F., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Mobile-app decision aid on breast cancer screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong: a randomized controlled trial (Abstract and oral presentation), 2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress on 8-12 July 2017 in Boston, USA. Boston, USA, iHEA, 2017.
Zhang Q., Wong O.L., Kwok K.O., Ip D.K.M., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Personal preventive measures among patients with different symptoms of influenza-like illness, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017. Hong Kong, HKCCM.


Researcher : Wong PTY

List of Research Outputs

Vackova D., Wong P.T.Y. and Johnston J.M., Should medical students learn the principles of health service management?, 9th AMEA Symposium cum Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2017: “Preparing Healthcare Learners for a Changing World” PP84. 2017.


Researcher : Wong WLT

Project Title:Development of the Simplified Pilates Exercise Programme for Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Investigator(s):Wong WLT, Tse CYA, Macfarlane DJ, Liang KTK
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2015
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:Examining conscious motor processing and the role of internal and external attention focus instructions on muscle efficiency and gait parameters during walking by older adults at risk of falling in Hong Kong: Implications for rehabilitation.
Investigator(s):Wong WLT
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:01/2016


Project Title:Examining the role of external and internal attention focus instructions during rehabilitative walking training on real-time conscious motor processing by older adults at risk of falling in Hong Kong – a pilot study
Investigator(s):Wong WLT, Capio CM, Zhu FF
Department:Institute of Human Performance
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2016
Completion Date:06/2018


Project Title:Application of an expert design mobile app to promote fall prevention exercises in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Investigator(s):Wong WLT
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2018


Project Title:An impact study of "The Effectiveness of Chronic Pain Treatment Exercises in Community
Investigator(s):Wong WLT
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:The Salvation Army
Start Date:04/2018


List of Research Outputs

CHAN D.C.L., Wong W.L.T., Capio C.M., UIGA L., MAK C.T., LAM W.K. and Masters R.S.W., Does Conscious Movement Processing Influence Obstacle Height Perception and Modify Stepping Behavior of Older Adults when Wearing Unstable Shoes?, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.
FAN M. and Wong W.L.T., Errorless Training Changes Visuomotor Control In Reaching Under Simulated Visual Deficiency Among Older Adults, 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics. 2017.
Law J.C.L., Wong W.L.T., CHAN D.C.L. and Lam W.K., Effects of shoe top visual patterns on shoe wearers’ width perception and dynamic stability, Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2018, 4: 682-695.
Lui C.K.L. and Wong W.L.T., The Relationship Between The Perceived Walkability And Walking Speed, Gait And Balance Performance Of Chinese Elderly In Hong Kong - A Pilot Study, The 14th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH2017). 2017.
MAK C.T., CHAN D.C.L. and Wong W.L.T., Attentional Focus Instructions on Locomotor Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults, Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) 50th AAG Conference (Ageing: The Golden Opportunity). 2017.
Mok Y.T., Leung Y.Y., Chui K.W., Liu K.C., Kan Y.F., Chan T.M., Lee S.K. and Wong W.L.T., Review on Physiotherapy Service for Stroke Patients of the Extended Rehabilitation Ward in Princess Margaret Hospital, The Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2017.
Uiga L., Capio C.M., Ryu D., Young W.R., Wilson M.R., Wong W.L.T., Tse A.C.Y. and Masters R.S.W., The role of movement specific reinvestment in visuo-motor control of walking by older adults, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. 2018.
Wong W.L.T., MAK C.T. and CHAN D.C.L., Attentional Focus and Gait Stability: Implication for Fall Rehabilitation, The Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2018.
Wong W.L.T. and Chen Y.B., Development of the Simplified Pilates Exercise Programme for Prevention of Falls in Older Adults, The 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2017.
Wong W.L.T., Invited Reviewer, American Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Other Dementias. 2017.
Wong W.L.T., Invited Reviewer, European Journal of Cancer Care. 2018.
Wong W.L.T., Invited Reviewer, Gait & Posture. 2017.
Wong W.L.T., MAK C.T. and CHAN D.C.L., THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ATTENTION FOCUS INSTRUCTIONS DURING WALKING BY OLDER ADULTS – A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, BIT's 5th Annual World Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology-2017 (WCGG-2017). 2017.


Researcher : Wong YT

Project Title:Real-time estimation of the impact of influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Wong YT, Cowling BJ, Wu P
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2017
Completion Date:04/2019


List of Research Outputs

Wei W.I., Wong Y.T., Perera R.A.P.M., Kwok K.O., Fang J., Barr I.G., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Cowling B.J., Incidence of influenza A(H3N2) virus infections in Hong Kong in a longitudinal sero-epidemiological study, 2009-2015, PLoS One. 2018, 13(5): e0197504.


Researcher : Wu JTK

Project Title:Modelling the potential impact of HPV vaccination on Hong Kong's cervical cancer burden
Investigator(s):Wu JTK, Riley S, Lam TH, Leung GM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Centre for Health Protection
Start Date:05/2008


Project Title:Syndromic Surveillance and Modeling for Infectious Diseases
Investigator(s):Wu JTK, Ho PL
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) - Group Research Project
Start Date:06/2013


Project Title:Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2013-14
Investigator(s):Wu JTK
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Start Date:12/2014


Project Title:Vaccinology for Public Health and Clinical Practice in the 21st Century
Investigator(s):Wu JTK
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Croucher Summer Courses
Start Date:07/2016


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Faculty of Medicine)
Investigator(s):Wu JTK, Leung GM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:11/2017


Project Title:2018 Informs International Conference ; Characterizing The Dynamics Underlying Global Spread Of Epidemics
Investigator(s):Wu JTK
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2018
Completion Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

LIU Y., Lam K.F., Wu J.T.K. and Lam T.Y., Geographically weighted temporally correlated logistic regression model, Scientific Reports. 2018, 8(1): 1417.
Lau E.H.Y., Zhang S., Leung C.Y.H., Cowling B.J., Wu J.T.K. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterizing the performance of avian influenza A(H9N2) surveillance from fecal samples and drinking water in live poultry markets, 5th International One Health Congress, Saskatoon, Canada, June 22-25, 2018.
Leung S.M.K., Jit K.M.S., Lau E.H.Y. and Wu J.T.K., Social contact patterns relevant to the spread of respiratory infectious diseases in Hong Kong, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 7974.
Wang L. and Wu J.T.K., Characterizing the dynamics underlying global spread of epidemics, Nature Communications. 2018, 9(1): 218.
Wu J.T.K., Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 2017.
YAO X., Ni M.Y., Wu J.T.K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., The association of pattern of alcohol use and the change of health-related quality of life: the FAMILY Cohort in Hong Kong and the NESARC Cohort (poster presentation), International Epidemiological Association (IEA) World Congress of Epidemiology, Japan, August 19-22, 2017.
Yang J., Jit K.M.S., Zheng Y., Feng L., Liu X., Wu J.T.K. and Yu H., The impact of influenza on the health related quality of life in China: an EQ-5D survey, BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(1): 686.
Zheng Y., Jit K.M.S., Wu J.T.K., Yang J., Leung S.M.K., Liao Q. and Yu H., Economic costs and health-related quality of life for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patients in China, PLOS One. 2017, 12(9): e0184266.


Researcher : Wu P

Project Title:Influenza seasonality in Hong Kong and China before and after the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the implications for vaccination policy
Investigator(s):Wu P, Lau EHY, Ali ST, Cowling BJ
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2018


List of Research Outputs

Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, European Respiratory Journal. 2018, 51 (5): 1800369.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S., Tian L. and Cowling B.J., Environmental factors in shaping influenza seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, In: HKCCM, Annual Scientific Meeting, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (HKCCM); 16 Sep 2017 . 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., Cauchemez S., He D., Fang J., Cowling B.J. and Tian L., Inverse association between ambient ozone and influenza transmissibility in Hong Kong, In: at Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Ali S.T., Wu P., He D., Fang J., Lau E.H.Y., Cauchemez S. and Cowling B.J., Role of absolute humidity in shaping influenza transmission and seasonality in a subtropical city, Hong Kong, Epidemics-6, the Fifth International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics; 29 Nov–1 Dec 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. 2017.
Cowling B.J., Wu P., Lo J.Y.C., Chan K.H., Chan L.Y., Fang J., So L.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Chiu S.S.S., Population-based pediatric hospitalization burden of lineage-specific influenza B in Hong Kong, 2004–2014, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 300-307.
Cowling B.J., Chui S.L.C., Lim W.W., Wu P., Hui K.M.C., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan E.W., Use of influenza antivirals in patients hospitalized in Hong Kong, 2000-2015, PLOS ONE. 2018, 13: e0190306.
Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., He J., Deng Z., Xu W., Lv Q., Zhang J., Wu Y., Tsang K.L., Kang M., Zheng J., Wang L., YANG B., Qin Y., Feng L., Fang J., Gao G.F., Leung G.M., Yu H. and Cowling B.J., Preliminary epidemiologic assessment of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus, China, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 383-388.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., Impact of antibiotic stewardship programmes in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2018, 73(4): 844-851.
Lee C.F., Cowling B.J., Feng S., Aso H., Wu P., Fukuda K. and Seto W.H., The Impact Of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs In Asia: A Systematic Review And Metaanalysis, 4th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control. 2017.
Wang X., Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., Feng L., Lai S., Wang L., Huo X., Xu K., Chen E., Wang X., He J., Kang M., Zhang R., Zhang J., Wu J., Hu S., Zhang H., Liu X., Fu W., Ou J., Wu S., Qin Y., Zhang Z., Shi Y., Zhang J., Artois J., Fang J., Zhu H., Guan Y., Gilbert M., Horby P.W., Leung G.M., Gao G.F., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(8): 822-32.
Wu P., Presanis A.M., Bond H.S., Lau E.H.Y., Fang J. and Cowling B.J., A joint analysis of influenza-associated hospitalizations and mortality in Hong Kong, 1998–2013, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 929.
Yang B., Liu F., Liao Q., Wu P., Chang Z., Huang J., Long L., Luo L., Li Y., Leung G.M., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in China, 2008 to 2015 prior to the introduction of EV-A71 vaccine, Eurosurveillance. 2017, 22.
Zhang H., XIONG Q., Wu P., Chen Y., Leung N.H.L. and Cowling B.J., Influenza-associated mortality in Yancheng, China, 2011-15, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2018, 12: 98-103.


Researcher : XIONG Q

List of Research Outputs

Zhang H., XIONG Q., Wu P., Chen Y., Leung N.H.L. and Cowling B.J., Influenza-associated mortality in Yancheng, China, 2011-15, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2018, 12: 98-103.


Researcher : Xiao J

List of Research Outputs

Ip D.K.M., Lau E.H.Y., So H.C., Xiao J., Lam C.K., Fang J., Tam Y.H., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., A Smart Card-Based Electronic School Absenteeism System for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance in Hong Kong: Design, Implementation, and Feasibility Assessment., JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2017, 3(4): e67.
Ip D.K.M., So H.C., Xiao J., Fang J., Leung G.M., Kwok H.K.H. and Cowling B.J., Temporal pattern of acute respiratory infection related productivity loss impact among health care workers over the course of seasonal influenza epidemics in Hong Kong, The 21st International Epidemiological Association World Congress of Epidemiology. 2017.


Researcher : Xu C

List of Research Outputs

Cowling B.J., Xu C., Tang F., Zhang J., Shen J., Havers F., Wendlandt R., Leung N.H.L., Greene C., Iuliano A.D., Shifflett P., Song Y., Zhang R., Kim L., Chen Y., Chu K.W., Zhu H., Shu Y., Yu H. and Thompson M.G., Cohort profile: the China Ageing REespiratory infections Study (CARES), a prospective cohort study in older adults in Eastern China, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017503.


Researcher : Xu L

Project Title:A prospective study of Southern Chinese dietary pattern, foods and nutrients with cardiovascular disease mortality
Investigator(s):Xu L, Schooling CM, Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:04/2016


List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
Lam T.H., Xu L., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Behrens T., High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, PLoS One. 2018, 13(4): e0196610.
Pan J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - CVD, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018, 18(1): 74.
Pang J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu F., Zhu T., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Respiratory Medicine. 2017, 132: 102-8.
Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu T., Zhu F., Thomas G.N. and Cheng K.K., Adiposity and incident diabetes within 4 years of follow-up: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(10): 1400-6.
Xu L. and Lam T.H., Stage of obesity epidemic model: Learning from tobacco control and advocacy for a framework convention on obesity control, Journal of Diabetes. 2018, 10(7): 564-71.
YANG Q., Lin S.C., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Xu L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Genetically predicted milk consumption and bone health, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 71: 1008-1012.
Yang S.S., Xu L., He Y., Jiang C., Jin Y.L., Cheng K.K., Zhang W. and Lam T.H., Childhood secondhand smoke exposure and pregnancy loss in never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Tobacco Control. 2017, 26(6): 697-702.


Researcher : YAM TTT

List of Research Outputs

CHOW C.C., YAM T.T.T., Chung J.W.Y. and Fong S.M., Effects of post-exercise ice-water and room-temperature water immersion on postural control and knee proprioception in rugby players: randomized controlled trial, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Fong S.M., Vackova D., Choi W.M., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T. and Guo X., Diversity of activity participation determines bone mineral content in the lower limbs of pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder, Osteoporosis International. 2018, 29: 917-925.
Fong S.M., Ki W.Y., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T. and Tsang W.W.N., Lower limb muscle strength in children with developmental coordination disorder: a pilot study, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
Fong S.M., CHENG T.Y.Y., YAM T.T.T., Ki W.Y. and Ng S.S.M., Sensory disorders in children with developmental coordination disorder: cutaneous sensitivity and joint proprioception, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., A comparison of bone mineral density and body composition between children with developmental coordination disorder and typical development: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2017, World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa. 2017.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., A comparison of lower limb lean mass between children with developmental coordination disorder and typical development: a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry study, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Conference 2017.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., Leg muscle activation patterns during walking and leg lean mass are different in children with and without developmental coordination disorder, Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2018, 73: 87-95.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., Leg muscle activation patterns during walking in children with developmental coordination disorder: a cross-sectional study, World Congress on Bioengineering 2017, World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers, Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. 2017.
YAM T.T.T. and Fong S.M., Lower limb muscle activation patterns during walking in children with and without developmental coordination disorder, 22nd Research Postgraduate Symposium. 2017.


Researcher : YAN K

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.W., Chan W.Y., Pang H.M.H., Yan K., Hui C.L.M., Chang W.C., Lee H.M.E. and Chen E.Y.H., Association of an Early Intervention Service for Psychosis With Suicide Rate Among Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders, JAMA Psychiatry. 2018, 75 (5): 458-464.
WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.
YAN K., Zhao H. and Pang H.M.H., A comparison of graph- and kernel-based –omics data integration algorithms for classifying complex traits, BMC Bioinformatics. 2017, 18: 539.


Researcher : YANG B

List of Research Outputs

Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., He J., Deng Z., Xu W., Lv Q., Zhang J., Wu Y., Tsang K.L., Kang M., Zheng J., Wang L., YANG B., Qin Y., Feng L., Fang J., Gao G.F., Leung G.M., Yu H. and Cowling B.J., Preliminary epidemiologic assessment of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus, China, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 383-388.
Yang B., Liu F., Liao Q., Wu P., Chang Z., Huang J., Long L., Luo L., Li Y., Leung G.M., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in China, 2008 to 2015 prior to the introduction of EV-A71 vaccine, Eurosurveillance. 2017, 22.


Researcher : YANG Q

List of Research Outputs

YANG Q., Lin S.C., Au Yeung S.L.R., Kwok M.K., Xu L., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Genetically predicted milk consumption and bone health, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017, 71: 1008-1012.


Researcher : YANG Y

List of Research Outputs

Barratt B., Lee M., Wong P.Y.P., Tang H.K.R., Tsui T.H., Choi C.Y., CHENG W., YANG Y., Lai P.C., Allen R. and Brauer M., HKD3D - A dynamic three-dimensional exposure model for Hong Kong, Final Report, Health Effects Institute under Research Agreement 4941-RFA13- 1/14-2. 2018, Report 194: 57+64 appendices.
Dai Y., Qiu H., SUN S., YANG Y., Lin H. and Tian L., Age-dependent effect of ambient ozone on emergency asthma hospitalizations in Hong Kong, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018, 141(4): 1532-4.
Qiu H., Schooling C.M., SUN S., Tsang H., YANG Y., Lee R.S., Wong C.M. and Tian L., Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution and type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly: A cohort study in Hong Kong, Environment International. 2018, 113: 350-6.


Researcher : YANG Z

List of Research Outputs

YANG Z., ZHANG Q., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Estimating the incubation period of hand, foot and mouth disease for children in different age groups, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 16464.


Researcher : YAO X

List of Research Outputs

WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.
YAO X., Wang X., Speicher P.J., Hwang E.S., Cheng K.M.P., Harpole D.H., Berry M.F., Schrag D. and Pang H.M.H., Reporting and Guidelines in Propensity Score Analysis: A Systematic Review of Cancer and Cancer Surgical Studies, JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2017, 109.
YAO X., Ni M.Y., Wu J.T.K., Schooling C.M. and Leung G.M., The association of pattern of alcohol use and the change of health-related quality of life: the FAMILY Cohort in Hong Kong and the NESARC Cohort (poster presentation), International Epidemiological Association (IEA) World Congress of Epidemiology, Japan, August 19-22, 2017.


Researcher : YEUNG HC

List of Research Outputs

YEUNG H.C., Gohil P., Rangan A.M., Flood V.M., Arcot J., Gill T.P. and Louie C.Y.J., Modelling of the impact of universal added sugar reduction through food reformulation, Scientific Reports. 2017, 12: 17392.


Researcher : YIP SC

List of Research Outputs

YIP S.C., Lam W.W.T. and Fielding R., A summary of meat intakes and health burdens, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018, 72(1): 18-29.


Researcher : Yan K

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.W., Chan W.Y., Pang H.M.H., Yan K., Hui C.L.M., Chang W.C., Lee H.M.E. and Chen E.Y.H., Association of an Early Intervention Service for Psychosis With Suicide Rate Among Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders, JAMA Psychiatry. 2018, 75 (5): 458-464.
WANG H., Ni M.Y., FUNG W.T., YAN K., YAO X., WANG Y., Kriegel M., Chan H.H. and Pang H.M.H., A metagenomics study of the elbow of psoriasis subjects and their healthy relatives (poster presentation), 5th World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference 2018, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27-30 2018.
YAN K., Zhao H. and Pang H.M.H., A comparison of graph- and kernel-based –omics data integration algorithms for classifying complex traits, BMC Bioinformatics. 2017, 18: 539.


Researcher : Yan L

Project Title:Keystone Symposia Immunological Memory: Innate, Adaptive and Beyond (X1) ; Development of a vaccination scheme to stimulate both B and T cell dependent heterosubtypic protection against influenza A virus
Investigator(s):Yan L
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:02/2018
Completion Date:03/2018


List of Research Outputs

Yan L. and Poon L.M.L., Development of a vaccination scheme to stimulate both B and T cell dependent heterosubtypic protection against influenza A virus, 2018 Keystone Symposia Conference X1: Immunological Memory: Innate, Adaptive and Beyond. 2018.


Researcher : Yan S

List of Research Outputs

Lee M.Y., Yip T.F., Yan S., Jin D., Wei H.L., Guo R.T. and Peiris J.S.M., Recognition of double-stranded RNA and regulation of interferon pathway by toll-like Receptor 10, Frontiers in Immunology. 2018, 9: 516.


Researcher : Yang B

List of Research Outputs

Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., He J., Deng Z., Xu W., Lv Q., Zhang J., Wu Y., Tsang K.L., Kang M., Zheng J., Wang L., YANG B., Qin Y., Feng L., Fang J., Gao G.F., Leung G.M., Yu H. and Cowling B.J., Preliminary epidemiologic assessment of human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) virus, China, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017, 65: 383-388.
Yang B., Liu F., Liao Q., Wu P., Chang Z., Huang J., Long L., Luo L., Li Y., Leung G.M., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in China, 2008 to 2015 prior to the introduction of EV-A71 vaccine, Eurosurveillance. 2017, 22.


Researcher : Yang J

List of Research Outputs

Yang J., Jit K.M.S., Zheng Y., Feng L., Liu X., Wu J.T.K. and Yu H., The impact of influenza on the health related quality of life in China: an EQ-5D survey, BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(1): 686.


Researcher : Yang L

Project Title:Impacts of increased influenza and pneumococcal vaccine coverage on the burden of influenza in the elderly: a comparison between Hong Kong and Brisbane
Investigator(s):Yang L, Thach TQ, Chiu SSS, Peiris JSM, Wong CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2014




Researcher : Yen H

Project Title:Impact of droplet and droplet nuclei exposure on onward influenza transmission potential and genetic bottleneck
Investigator(s):Yen H, Peiris JSM, Li Y, Poon LML, Kwok PCL
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2017


Project Title:Delta-Flu: Dynamics of Avian Influenza in a Changing World
Investigator(s):Yen H
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:European Commission (EC)/Research Grants Council (RGC) Collaboration Scheme
Start Date:06/2017


List of Research Outputs

Belser J.A., Barclay W., Barr I., Fouchier R.A.M., Matsuyama R., Nishiura H., Peiris J.S.M., Russell C.J., Subbarao K., Zhu H. and Yen H., Ferrets as Models for Influenza Virus Transmission Studies and Pandemic Risk Assessments, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018, 24: 965-971.
Leung N.H.L., Chu K.W., SHIU E.Y.C., Chan K.H., Hau B.J.P., Mcdevitt J.J., Yen H., Li Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Seto W.H., Milton D.K. and Cowling B.J., Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath, 2nd International Meeting on Respiratory Pathogens. 2018.
Mao X., Wu J., Lau E.H.Y., CHENG K.L., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ji X., Zou L., Ke C., Peiris J.S.M., Wang H. and Yen H., Monitoring avian influenza viruses from chicken carcasses sold at markets, China, 2016. , Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017, 23(10).
Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.
Wei J., ZHOU J., CHENG K.L., Wu J., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ke C., Yen H. and Li Y., Assessing the risk of downwind spread of avian influenza virus via airborne particles from an urban wholesale poultry market, Building and Environment. 2018, 127: 120-126.
Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : Yeung KF

List of Research Outputs

Leung W.K., Wong O.L., Cheung K.S.M., Yeung K.F., Chan E.W., Wong Y.S., Chen L., Wong I.C.K. and Graham D.Y., Effects of Helicobacter pylori treatment on incidence of gastric cancer in older individuals, Gastroenterology. 2018, 155: 67-75.
Leung W.K., Wong O.L., Chan E.W., Wong A., Yeung K.F., Chen L., Wong I. and Cheung K.S.M., Top Abstract Award, 25th United European Gastroenterology Week, Barcelona, Spain , United European Gastroenterology. 2017.
Wong O.L., Wong C.N., Yeung K.F., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Mobile-app decision aid on breast cancer screening for Chinese women in Hong Kong: a randomized controlled trial (Abstract and oral presentation), 2017 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress on 8-12 July 2017 in Boston, USA. Boston, USA, iHEA, 2017.


Researcher : Yip TF

List of Research Outputs

Lee M.Y., Yip T.F., Yan S., Jin D., Wei H.L., Guo R.T. and Peiris J.S.M., Recognition of double-stranded RNA and regulation of interferon pathway by toll-like Receptor 10, Frontiers in Immunology. 2018, 9: 516.


Researcher : Yu D

List of Research Outputs

Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : Yu H

List of Research Outputs

Wang X., Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., Feng L., Lai S., Wang L., Huo X., Xu K., Chen E., Wang X., He J., Kang M., Zhang R., Zhang J., Wu J., Hu S., Zhang H., Liu X., Fu W., Ou J., Wu S., Qin Y., Zhang Z., Shi Y., Zhang J., Artois J., Fang J., Zhu H., Guan Y., Gilbert M., Horby P.W., Leung G.M., Gao G.F., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(8): 822-32.
Yang B., Liu F., Liao Q., Wu P., Chang Z., Huang J., Long L., Luo L., Li Y., Leung G.M., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in China, 2008 to 2015 prior to the introduction of EV-A71 vaccine, Eurosurveillance. 2017, 22.
Yang J., Jit K.M.S., Zheng Y., Feng L., Liu X., Wu J.T.K. and Yu H., The impact of influenza on the health related quality of life in China: an EQ-5D survey, BMC Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(1): 686.
Zheng Y., Jit K.M.S., Wu J.T.K., Yang J., Leung S.M.K., Liao Q. and Yu H., Economic costs and health-related quality of life for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) patients in China, PLOS One. 2017, 12(9): e0184266.


Researcher : Yu PH

List of Research Outputs

Supriya R..., Yung Y.B., Yu P.H., Lee H.P., Lai W.C., Cheng K.K., Yau S.Y..., Chan W.C.L., Sheridan S. and Siu M.F.P., Adipokine profiling in adult women with central obesity and hypertension., Frontiers in Physiology. 2018, 9: 294.


Researcher : ZHANG J

List of Research Outputs

ZHANG J., Barnett A., Sit C.H.P., Lai P.C., Johnston J.M., Lee R.S.Y. and Cerin E., Cross-sectional associations of objectively assessed neighbourhood attributes with depressive symptoms in older adults of an ultra-dense urban environment: The Hong Kong ALECS study, BMJ Open. 2018, 8(3): e020480.
Zhang J., Lan Y., Li M., Lamers M., Fusade-Boyer M., Klemm E., Thiele C., Ashour J. and Sanyal S., Flaviviruses Exploit the Lipid Droplet Protein AUP1 to Trigger Lipophagy and Drive Virus Production, Cell Host & Microbe. 2018, 23: 819-831.e5.
Zhang J., Lan Y. and Sanyal S., Modulation of Lipid Droplet Metabolism—A Potential Target for Therapeutic Intervention in Flaviviridae Infections, Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017, 8.


Researcher : ZHANG Q

List of Research Outputs

YANG Z., ZHANG Q., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Estimating the incubation period of hand, foot and mouth disease for children in different age groups, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 16464.
Zhang Q., Wong O.L., Kwok K.O., Ip D.K.M., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Personal preventive measures among patients with different symptoms of influenza-like illness, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017. Hong Kong, HKCCM.


Researcher : ZHOU J

List of Research Outputs

Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.
Wei J., ZHOU J., CHENG K.L., Wu J., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ke C., Yen H. and Li Y., Assessing the risk of downwind spread of avian influenza virus via airborne particles from an urban wholesale poultry market, Building and Environment. 2018, 127: 120-126.
Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : ZHOU Z

List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Hui P.Y., Perera R.A.P.M., Miguel E., Niemeyer D., Zhao J., Channappanavar R., Dudas G., Oladipo J.O., Traoré A., Fassi-Fihri O., Ali A., Demissié G.F., Muth D., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M., Meyerholz D.K., Kuranga S.A., Mamo G., ZHOU Z., SO T.Y., Hemida M.G., Webby R.J., Roger F., Rambaut A., Poon L.M.L., Perlman S., Drosten C., Chevalier V. and Peiris J.S.M., MERS coronaviruses from camels in Africa exhibit region-dependent genetic diversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(12): 3144-9.


Researcher : Zhang J

Project Title:Microbes, Immunity and Metabolism international conference; Regulation of Influenza A virus intracellular life cycle by cellular E3-ubiquitin ligase MGRN1 via the post-translational modification of viral and cellular proteins
Investigator(s):Zhang J
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2017
Completion Date:11/2017


List of Research Outputs

ZHANG J., Barnett A., Sit C.H.P., Lai P.C., Johnston J.M., Lee R.S.Y. and Cerin E., Cross-sectional associations of objectively assessed neighbourhood attributes with depressive symptoms in older adults of an ultra-dense urban environment: The Hong Kong ALECS study, BMJ Open. 2018, 8(3): e020480.
Zhang J., Lan Y., Li M., Lamers M., Fusade-Boyer M., Klemm E., Thiele C., Ashour J. and Sanyal S., Flaviviruses Exploit the Lipid Droplet Protein AUP1 to Trigger Lipophagy and Drive Virus Production, Cell Host & Microbe. 2018, 23: 819-831.e5.
Zhang J., Lan Y. and Sanyal S., Modulation of Lipid Droplet Metabolism—A Potential Target for Therapeutic Intervention in Flaviviridae Infections, Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017, 8.


Researcher : Zhang Q

List of Research Outputs

YANG Z., ZHANG Q., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Estimating the incubation period of hand, foot and mouth disease for children in different age groups, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7: 16464.
Zhang Q., Wong O.L., Kwok K.O., Ip D.K.M., Cowling B.J. and Lau E.H.Y., Personal preventive measures among patients with different symptoms of influenza-like illness, Annual Scientific Meeting 2017. Hong Kong, HKCCM.


Researcher : Zhang S

List of Research Outputs

Lau E.H.Y., Zhang S., Leung C.Y.H., Cowling B.J., Wu J.T.K. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterizing the performance of avian influenza A(H9N2) surveillance from fecal samples and drinking water in live poultry markets, 5th International One Health Congress, Saskatoon, Canada, June 22-25, 2018.


Researcher : Zhang W

List of Research Outputs

Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and cardiovascular risk factors using Mendelian randomization in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Preventive Medicine. 2017, 101: 142-8.
Au Yeung S.L.R., Jiang C., Cheng K.K., Xu L., Zhang W., Lam T.H., Leung G.M. and Schooling C.M., Age at menarche and depressive symptoms in older Southern Chinese women: A Mendelian randomization study in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Psychiatry Research. 2017, 259: 32-5.
Lam T.H., Xu L., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Behrens T., High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, PLoS One. 2018, 13(4): e0196610.
Pan J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Zhu F., Jin Y.L., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study - CVD, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2018, 18(1): 74.
Pang J., Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu F., Zhu T., Thomas G.N., Cheng K.K. and Adab P., Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Respiratory Medicine. 2017, 132: 102-8.
Xu L., Lam T.H., Jiang C., Zhang W., Jin Y.L., Zhu T., Zhu F., Thomas G.N. and Cheng K.K., Adiposity and incident diabetes within 4 years of follow-up: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Diabetic Medicine. 2017, 34(10): 1400-6.
Yang S.S., Xu L., He Y., Jiang C., Jin Y.L., Cheng K.K., Zhang W. and Lam T.H., Childhood secondhand smoke exposure and pregnancy loss in never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Tobacco Control. 2017, 26(6): 697-702.


Researcher : Zhang Y

List of Research Outputs

Yoon S.W., Wong S.S., Zhu H., Chen R., Li L., Zhang Y., Guan Y. and Webby R.J., Dysregulated Th1:Th2 cytokine profile and poor immune response in pregnant ferrets infected with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus., J Infect Dis. . 2017, jix328: jix328.


Researcher : Zhao J

Project Title:World Congress of Epidemiology; Coagulation factors and the risk of ischemic heart disease: a Mendelian randomization study
Investigator(s):Zhao J
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2017
Completion Date:08/2017


Project Title:Whole-genome DNA methylation and timing of pubertal onset: an epigenome-wide association study in “Children of 1997” birth cohort
Investigator(s):Zhao J, Schooling CM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff
Start Date:06/2018


List of Research Outputs

Schooling C.M., HUANG J., Zhao J., Kwok M.K., Au Yeung S.L.R. and Lin S.L., Disconnect Between Genes Associated With Ischemic Heart Disease and Targets of Ischemic Heart Disease Treatments, EBioMedicine. 2018, 28: 311-315.
Schooling C.M. and Zhao J., Strengthening the immune system for cancer prevention, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115: E4316-E4317.
Zhao J. and Schooling C.M., Coagulation Factors and the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study, Circ Genom Precis Med. 2018, 11(1): e001956.
Zhao J. and Schooling C.M., Letter by Zhao and Schooling Regarding Article, "Thyroid Function and the Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality: The Rotterdam Study"., Circ Res. 2018, 122(3): e17.
Zhao J., Schooling C.M. and Zhao J., The effects of folate supplementation on glucose metabolism and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Annals of Epidemiology. 2018, 28: 249-257.e1.
Zhao J. and Schooling C.M., Thyroid function and ischemic heart disease: a Mendelian randomization study, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7.


Researcher : Zhao Y

List of Research Outputs

Wong W.C.W., Holroyd E., Miu H.Y.H., Wong C.S., Zhao Y. and Zhang J., Secrets, shame and guilt: HIV disclosure in rural Chinese families from the perspective of caregivers, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 2017, 12: 292-303.


Researcher : Zhou J

List of Research Outputs

Su W., Cheng K.L., Chu K.W., Zhou J., Mao X., Zhong Z., Song Y., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J. and Yen H., Genetic analysis of H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Guangdong, China, 2016–2017, Journal of Infection. 2018, 76(1): 93-6.
Wei J., ZHOU J., CHENG K.L., Wu J., Zhong Z., Song Y., Ke C., Yen H. and Li Y., Assessing the risk of downwind spread of avian influenza virus via airborne particles from an urban wholesale poultry market, Building and Environment. 2018, 127: 120-126.
Zhou J., Wei J., Choy K.T., Sia S.F., Rowlands D.K., Yu D., Wu C.Y., Lindsley W.G., Cowling B.J., McDevitt J., Peiris J.S.M., Li Y. and Yen H., Defining the sizes of airborne particles that mediate influenza transmission in ferrets, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018, 115(10): E2386-92.


Researcher : Zhu H

Project Title:Molecular basis for the infectivity and transmissibility of the human isolated A(H7N9) influenza virus in a ferret model
Investigator(s):Zhu H, Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2014
Completion Date:11/2017


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine)
Investigator(s):Zhu H
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:12/2014


Project Title:Molecular determinants for the interspecies transmission of an avian H6N1 virus that caused the human infection in Taiwan
Investigator(s):Zhu H, Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2015


Project Title:Continuous evolution of H10N8 influenza viruses in chickens and molecular determinants for their infectivity in mammals
Investigator(s):Zhu H, Guan Y, Lam TY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2015


Project Title:Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2015-16
Investigator(s):Zhu H
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Start Date:11/2016


Project Title:Genetic characterization and identification of the molecular basis for the increasing infectivity and transmissibility of highly pathogenic H5 influenza virus in mammals
Investigator(s):Zhu H, Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2017


List of Research Outputs

Belser J.A., Barclay W., Barr I., Fouchier R.A.M., Matsuyama R., Nishiura H., Peiris J.S.M., Russell C.J., Subbarao K., Zhu H. and Yen H., Ferrets as Models for Influenza Virus Transmission Studies and Pandemic Risk Assessments, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018, 24: 965-971.
Chen P., Sui J., Chen P., Zhu H. and Guan Y., Award of Excellence (International - Silver category) in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) National Health Research Poster Presentation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). 2018.
Cowling B.J., Xu C., Tang F., Zhang J., Shen J., Havers F., Wendlandt R., Leung N.H.L., Greene C., Iuliano A.D., Shifflett P., Song Y., Zhang R., Kim L., Chen Y., Chu K.W., Zhu H., Shu Y., Yu H. and Thompson M.G., Cohort profile: the China Ageing REespiratory infections Study (CARES), a prospective cohort study in older adults in Eastern China, BMJ Open. 2017, 7: e017503.
Jin Z., Fan X.H., Peiris J.S.M., Guan Y. and Zhu H., A59 Expansion of genetic diversity and interspecies transmission dynamics of swine influenza viruses in China, Virus Evolution. 2018, 4.
Li L., Shu Y., Guan Y., Feng Z., Yuen K.Y., Gao G.F., Yuan Z., Wang Y., Yu H., Wang D., Gao H., Wang C., Zheng S., Yang S., Yang W., Cao B., Chen H., Li Q., Zhu H., Zhou J., Liu D., Gao R., Wu N., Hu Y., Yao H., Zhang X., Yu L., Zheng S., Wu F., Lu H., Wang J., Xia S., Cui D., Bai T., Liang W., Lam T.Y., Wu G., Jie Z., Guo J., To K.K.W., Sheng J., Diao H., Xiang N., Yang Y., Zhao X., Tang L., Zhou S., Yu F. and Zhu D., National Grand Prize, 2017 National Science and Technology Progress Award, 国家科学技术进步奖特等奖, State Council of the People's Republic of China. 中华人民共和国国务院, 2018.
Li W., Lee H.Y.H., Li R.F., Zhu H., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M., Yang Z.F. and Mok K.P., The PB2 mutation with lysine at 627 enhances the pathogenicity of avian influenza (H7N9) virus which belongs to a non-zoonotic lineage, Scientific Reports. 2017, 7(1): 2352.
Ou Z., Zhu H. and Guan Y., A38 Prevalence and evolution of avian H1 subtype influenza A viruses in Southern China, Virus Evolution. 2018, 4.
Pinsent A., Pepin K.M., Guan Y., Zhu H., White M.T. and Riley S., The persistence of multiple strains of avian influenza in live bird markets, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2017, 284(1868): 20170715.
Wang X., Jiang H., Wu P., Uyeki T.M., Feng L., Lai S., Wang L., Huo X., Xu K., Chen E., Wang X., He J., Kang M., Zhang R., Zhang J., Wu J., Hu S., Zhang H., Liu X., Fu W., Ou J., Wu S., Qin Y., Zhang Z., Shi Y., Zhang J., Artois J., Fang J., Zhu H., Guan Y., Gilbert M., Horby P.W., Leung G.M., Gao G.F., Cowling B.J. and Yu H., Epidemiology of avian influenza A H7N9 virus in human beings across five epidemics in mainland China, 2013–17: an epidemiological study of laboratory-confirmed case series, The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17(8): 822-32.
Yoon S.W., Wong S.S., Zhu H., Chen R., Li L., Zhang Y., Guan Y. and Webby R.J., Dysregulated Th1:Th2 cytokine profile and poor immune response in pregnant ferrets infected with the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus., J Infect Dis. . 2017, jix328: jix328.
Zhu H., Dancing with viruses., King’s College, Hong Kong.. 2017.
Zhu H., Development and risk assessment of the A(H7N9) influenza viruses across the five outbreak waves., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 10th Annual CEIRS (Centres of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance) Network Meeting. 2017.


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