Lai Ching-lung
the Chair of Medicine & Hepatology and Senior Advi
Management
Roche Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong
Biography
"Prof Lai Ching Lung, the Chair of Medicine & Hepatology and Senior Advisor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Department of Medicine of Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of University of Hong Kong. Prof Lai was the youngest students to be admitted to the School of Medicine at the age of 16. As the renowned expert on chronic hepatitis B (CHB), Prof. Lai is among the world's top 1 percent of scientists. He pioneered the first trial of interferon in children with CHB, and later spearheaded a series of trials of a new class of antiviral agents, the nucleoside analogues, changing the paradigm for the treatment of CHB.
Research Interest
A committed teacher, Professor Lai has been recognised and awarded the Best Teacher Award and Best Supervisor Award for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. As an academic leader, he was Chairman of the HKU/QMH Institutional Review Board from 1998 to 2009."
