Gilman Kit Hang Siu

Dr. Gilman SIU, Associate Professor of Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU, was trained as a medical laboratory technologist during his undergraduate study in PolyU (BSc in Biomedical Science with 1st class honor) and obtained his PhD degree in HKU Microbiology in 2011. Dr. SIU has been working on microbial genomics for over 15 years. His major research areas include (i) advanced molecular testing for rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases, (ii) genetic mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and virulence in highly infectious bacteria and viruses, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV, and (iii) molecular epidemiology of emerging infectious agents, such as SARS-CoV-2. He published over 60 peer-reviewed research articles related to emerging infectious diseases in high-impact journals, such as Lancet Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Chemistry. In the past two years, he has received the Faculty research and teaching award (individual) from PolyU based on his outstanding performance in both research and teaching activities. The total amount of competitive external grants (in the capacity of PI) has been over HK$40M in recent five years. Dr. SIU is also appointed as member of Medical Laboratory Technologist Board and as the Chairman of Examination and Education committee of the Board. The rapid sequencing technique developed by Dr. SIU has played an important role in identifying and stopping transmission chains of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. His work has provided scientific support for the Government’s anti-pandemic measures. PolyU recently named Dr Siu as “Limin Endowed Young Scholar in Medical Laboratory Science” for his contribution to society through research excellence. In 2021, Dr Gilman Siu bestowed Outstanding Project Team on COVID-19 Research Awards by the Food and Health Bureau in recognition of his exceptional research efforts on COVID-19.