Dr. Wang Chi Chiu is currently the Deputy Director of Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis Centre, and Division Head and Professor of Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUHK. Dr. Wang joined the department after his MBBS degree with honours in 1994, and in 1998 and 2011 he received his first PhD in Surgical Sciences from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his second PhD in Genetics from Japan National Institute of Genetics. Dr. Wang has major research focus in studying congenital fetal anomalies and therapeutic intervention. With wide range of experience in clinical diagnosis, medical research and teaching, Dr. Wang was appointed to the editorial boards and review panels of many important research funding agents and journals. He was also a council member of the Hong Kong Society of Medical Genetics. Dr. Wang has worked on many research projects received a total of 45 million research grants and owned 2 patents. He has published over 120 ISI articles on many acclaimed journals including Gene Dev, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Hum Reprod Update, Angiogenesis, Cell Research, J Biol Chem, Free Radical Biol Med, Mol Hum Reprod, Hum Reprod, and Fertil Steril. His success in fetal medicine research has earned him multiple local and international scholarships and awards.
Dr. Wang's research interests include:
• Reproductive Medicine (endometriosis, miscarriage)
• Developmental Biology (redox control, gene dosage)
• Maternal Medicine (preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus)
• Fetal Medicine (fetal hypoxia, prenatal diagnosis)
