Lau Yu Lung

Doris Zimmern Professor in Community Child Health

Chair Professor of Paediatrics

Prof Yu Lung Lau  is currently the Chair Professor of Paediatrics and Doris Zimmern Professor in Community Child Health of The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He has been Head of Paediatrics, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Deputy Chief Executive of the Shenzhen Hospital of HKU, President of the Hong Kong Paediatric Society, Hong Kong College of Paediatricians (HKCP) and Asia Society for Paediatric Research. 

Prof Lau established the Asian Primary Immunodeficiencies Referral Network offering free genetic tests for over 2000 patients in Asia and Africa, and is the Founding President of the Asia Pacific Society for Immunodeficiency (ASPID)

Prof Lau is a member of the WHO (WPRO) Technical Advisory Group for Immunisation and Vaccine Preventable Diseases. He is the Chair of Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and initiated universal childhood PCV vaccination as Chair of Working Group on Pneumococcal Vaccination. He helped introduce the universal screening for maternal HIV infection as Chair of the Scientific Committee on AIDS.  He was appointed by the CE HKSAR to be a member of the COVID-19 Expert Advisory Panel in 2022