Name Card
Professor Cowling, Benjamin John 高本恩
Title:
Professor, Chair of Epidemiology
Professor
Helen and Francis Zimmern Professor in Population Health
Department:
Faculty:
Teaching List, Current
| Term | Code | Class | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 S2 | BBMS2011 | 2A | Research Methods in Medicine and Health Sciences |
| 2020 S1 | MMPH6002 | 1C | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2020 S1 | MMPH6003 | 1C | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2019 S1 | CMED6100 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2019 S1 | CMED6200 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2019 S1 | CMED7200 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2019 S1 | CMED7100 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2019 S1 | MMPH6002 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2019 S1 | MMPH6002 | 1C | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2019 S1 | MMPH6003 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2019 S1 | MMPH6003 | 1C | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2020 S1 | CMED6100 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2020 S1 | CMED6200 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2020 S1 | CMED7100 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2020 S1 | CMED7200 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2020 S1 | MMPH6002 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2020 S1 | MMPH6003 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2018 S1 | MMPH6002 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2018 S1 | CMED6100 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2018 S1 | CMED6200 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2018 S1 | CMED7100 | 1A | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2018 S1 | MMPH6003 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2018 S1 | CMED7200 | 1A | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2018 S1 | MMPH6002 | 1C | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| 2018 S1 | MMPH6003 | 1C | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| 2024 S2 | BBMS2011 | 2A | Research Methods in Medicine and Health Sciences |
| 2025 S2 | BBMS2011 | 2A | Research Methods in Medicine and Health Sciences |
Supervision of Research Postgraduate Students
| Status | Thesis Title | Field of Study | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology of Influenza B Virus by Lineage | Influenza and Other Infections of Public Health Significance | 2017 Phd Lau Yiu Chung | |
| Epidemiology and Control of Tuberculosis in Hong Kong | Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases and environmental hazards | 2007 Phd Wu Peng | |
| Transmission and control of influenza and COVID-19 in school setting | Contact transmission of influenza in children | 2020 Phd Fong Min Whui | |
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modeling | 2022 Phd Peng Liping | ||
| Exploring the role of key modifiable exposures in population health using Mendelian randomization | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2021 Phd Jiesisibieke Zhuliduzi | |
| Studies to bridge antimicrobial resistance practices and policy: environment, entrepreneurship and epidemiology | Epidemiology and Health Policy | 2018 Phd Chan Sinn Kay Olivia | |
| Infectious Disease Modelling and Control | 2025 Phd Chen Jiaqi | ||
| Disease burden and epidemiology of influenza among vaccine target groups | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2011 Phd Zhou Ying | |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2025 MPhil Zhang Xuanrui | ||
| Infectious Disease Modeling | 2025 Phd Wang Hao | ||
| Controlling avian influenza with public health measures | Modeling Avian Influenza Surveillance and Control Strategies | 2019 Phd Philippon Damien Alain Michel | |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2025 MPhil Wang Shuqi | ||
| Evaluating public health measures and transmission dynamics for SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses | Infectious disease epidemiology | 2023 Phd Young Benjamin Ross | |
| Repeated influenza vaccination effects and correlates of protection | Epidemiology and biostatistics | 2023 Phd Zhong Shuyi | |
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2023 Phd Meng Yu | ||
| SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding and transmission during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | Influenza, MERS, and other infections of public health significance | 2020 Phd Lin Yun | |
| Bayesian Analysis of Influenza Sero-epidemiology Data | Influenza Transmission Dynamics in Households | 2016 MPhil Yu Jing | |
| Biostatistics and Infectious Disease Modeling | 2025 Phd Sui Yue | ||
| Infectious Disease | 2025 MPhil Cao Yanlin | ||
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2025 Phd Wang Fulin | ||
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2025 Phd Wu Yani | ||
| Environmental Health; Epidemiology | 2024 Phd Xu Jialin | ||
| Biostatistics and Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2025 MPhil Huang Xiaotong | ||
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2024 Phd Zhong Jennifer | ||
| Modeling the potential impact of HPV vaccination on Hong Kong's cervical cancer burden | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2008 Phd Choi Cheuk Wai | |
| Influenza Transmission, Influenza Vaccination Effectiveness | 2024 MPhil Li Xinyi | ||
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2024 MPhil Ng Chi Wai | ||
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2024 Phd Sze Yuk Ching | ||
| Infectious Diseases Modeling | 2024 MPhil Yin Yifan | ||
| Risk Communication About Infectious Diseases | 2024 Phd Luo Xiaoting | ||
| Infectious Disease Epidemiologly | 2024 MPhil Shao Zengyang | ||
| Immunology | 2024 Phd Li Min | ||
| Inflectious Disease Epidemiology | 2024 Phd Yu Xuan | ||
| The Impact of Socioeconomic Development on Population Health Now and into the Future | Epidemiologic Transition & Long-term Care Financing | 2007 Phd Chung Roger Yat Nork | |
| Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Infectious Diseases | 2024 Phd Law Hoi Ting | ||
| Infectious diseases control intervention and surveillance in schools and community | Infectious disease epidemiology and control | 2022 Phd Guo Yiyang | |
| Moving beyond correlation in environmental epidemiology | Environmental Health | 2018 Phd Guo Fang | |
| Control of Infectious Diseases in Asia | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2013 Phd Park Min Ah | |
| Understanding and evaluating population preventive strategies for breast cancer using statistical and decision analytic models | Biomathematical Modeling of Breast Cancer and Hepatitis B Epidemiology | 2004 Phd Wong Oi Ling | |
| Antibiotic resistance and carriage patterns of Staphylococcus aureus among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong | Epidemiology of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance | 2018 MPhil Wu Cuiming | |
| Burden and Control of Influenza Viruses | Epidemiology and biostatistics, infectious disease epidemiology | 2014 Phd Feng Shuo | |
| Factors affecting risk of influenza virus infections in a longitudinal serologic study | Infectious disease epidemiology | 2013 MPhil Wei Wan In | |
| Influenza Virus Shedding and Transmission in Households | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2010 Phd Lau Lee Hang Lincoln | |
| Transmissibility of influenza viruses in households | Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health Hazards | 2013 Phd Tsang Kam Lun | |
| Antigenic variation of influenza viruses and its impact on seasonal transmission of influenza: A multi-disciplinary approach in incorporating environmental and genetic measurements in an influenza epidemiology study in Hong Kong | Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2012 Phd Cao Peihua | |
| Transmission potential of influenza in respiratory droplets | Infectious diseases transmission | 2012 Phd Leung Hiu Lan | |
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modeling | 2022 Phd Wang Can | ||
| Pubertal muscle mass and diabetes risks | Chronic disease epidemiology, mendelian randomization | 2012 MPhil Hou Wei Wei | |
| Sustainable surveillance strategies for the detection of swine influenza in Vietnam | Epidemiology | 2011 Phd Baudon Eugenie Maud | |
| Burden and severity of influenza viruses | Biostatistics; Infectious Diseases | 2012 Phd Wong Yuen Ting | |
| Transmission of influenza virus in households and the community: surveillance and control | Transmission of Dynamics of Influenza A in Hong Kong | 2009 MPhil Lau Siu Yin | |
| Neuraminidase inhibiting antibodies to influenza A virus | Virology | 2014 MPhil Herath Mudiyanselage Thusitha Kumara K. | |
| Modeling and Analytics for the Spread of Influenza | Infectious disease epidemiology | 2014 Phd Leung Sze Man | |
| Transmission Dynamics of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in China | Cost effectiveness and influenza vaccination | 2013 Phd Yang Bingyi | |
| Validating the Use of EDTA-Plasma for Influenza Seroepidemiology | Using blood donation archive to assess influenza burden in Hong Kong | 2013 Phd Zhang Yanyu | |
| Modelling Public Adoption of Health Protective Behaviours against Novel Respiratory Infectious Diseases in Hong Kong: The Avian Influenza A/H5N1 and the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 | Risk Perception and Health Protective Behaviours Related to Novel Influenzas | 2008 Phd Liao Qiuyan | |
| Characterizing Transmission Dynamics and Severity of 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza in Hong Kong | Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases | 2010 MPhil Leung Sze Man | |
| Relative effectiveness of ventilation in community indoor environments for controlling infection | Public Health: The Roles of Built Environment on Disease Transmission | 2008 Phd Gao Xiaolei | |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2023 Phd Xu Yanfang | ||
| Design and Analysis of Household Studies of Influenza | Public Health | 2009 Phd Klick Brendan A | |
| Respiratory Viruses and Vaccine Responses | 2023 Phd Chow Cheuk Long | ||
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2023 Phd Guo Zirui | ||
| The role of antivirals and vaccines in the control of influenza epidemics and pandemics | Epidemiology & Control of Infectious Diseases | 2009 Phd Ng Sophia | |
| Environmental Epidemiology | 2023 Phd Liu Lijun | ||
| Diagnosis and Surveillance of Human Influenza Virus Infection | Influenza Pandemic Study | 2009 Phd Cheng Ka Yeung | |
| Vaccine Failures in Older Adults | 2023 Phd Lin Yihan | ||
| Influenza and Other Infections of Public Health Significance | 2023 Phd Zheng Guanhao | ||
| Effectiveness of COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines in Older Adults in Hong Kong | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2022 MPhil Leung Wing Yan | |
| Environmental Epidemiology | 2022 Phd Ji Renyue | ||
| Infectious Diseases Modelling | 2022 Phd Li Mingwei | ||
| Infectious Diseases Epidemiology | 2022 Phd Liu Caifen | ||
| Health Systems Research | 2022 Phd Ogunsola Ajibola Toluwani | ||
| Seroepidemiology | 2023 Phd Liu Chang | ||
| Characterization of Berthierine/chamosite in Coal and Lung Tissues of Xuan Wei, China | Environmental epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2022 Phd Han Zheshen | |
| Epidemiology and Control of Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses in China | Influenza epidemiology in the community | 2022 Phd Xie Yanmin | |
| Epidemiology and clinical management of systemic lupus erythematosus in China | Epidemiology and biostatistics | 2018 Phd Dai Zonglin | |
| Population Immunity | 2022 Phd Xiao Cheng | ||
| Environmental Epidemiology | 2022 Phd Wu Haisheng | ||
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modelling | 2023 Phd Zhang Chengyao | ||
| Environmental Epidemiology | 2023 Phd Tang Hong | ||
| Live Fast Die Young: Health Consequences of Early Puberty | Public Health | 2014 Phd Lai Tsz Chun | |
| Measuring the impact of influenza on mortality | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2015 Phd Li Li | |
| The Role of Temperature on Morbidity and Mortality in Hong Kong | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2013 Phd Sun Shengzhi | |
| Influenza Vaccination Strategies in Older Adults | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2015 Phd Ng Tiffany Waai-yan | |
| Public Health and Epidemiological Considerations in the Control of Epidemic and Pandemic Respiratory Infections | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2019 Phd Tsang Ngai Yung Nicole | |
| Age effects on humoral and cellular adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination | Immunology | 2019 Phd Cohen Carolyn Amanda | |
| Comparative epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza viruses | Influenza Epidemiology in Older Adults in China | 2016 Phd Xiong Qian | |
| Maximizing the use of human population movement data for malaria control and elimination | Vector-borne diseases | 2019 Phd Tam Greta Chun-huen | |
| The role of hands and fomites in influenza transmission | Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics | 2016 Phd Xiao Jingyi | |
| Blood viscosity and cardiovascular disease | Infectious disease epidemiology | 2012 Phd Zhong Yi | |
| Burden and epidemiology of respiratory viruses in Hong Kong | Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Spatial Epidemiology | 2011 Phd Wei Lan | |
| Symptom-specific health-seeking behaviour for common acute infections in Hong Kong | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2015 Phd Zhang Qiqi | |
| Role of aerosol transmission in respiratory viruses | Risk Assessment of Aerosol Transmission of Influenza | 2015 Phd Shiu Eunice Yuen Chi | |
| Clinical and epidemiological study of hand, foot and mouth disease in China | Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control | 2016 Phd Li Yu | |
| Evaluating the effectiveness of air pollution policies in Hong Kong: Accountability studies | Environmental Health | 2016 Phd Mason Tonya Gaynel | |
| Causal Inference in Dynamic Data of Environmental Health | Environmental health | 2021 Phd Zhang Pei | |
| Ambient VOCs pollution and emergency hospitalizations in Hong Kong | Environmental Epidemiology | 2016 Phd Ran Jinjun | |
| High throughput profiling of PA amino acid substitutions in an A(H1N1) pdm09 influenza virus that confers resistance to baloxavir in vitro | Public health virology | 2019 MPhil Chen Dongdong | |
| Control of Vaccine Preventable Infectious Disease in China | Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2015 Phd Ren Xiang | |
| Epidemiological characterization of sepsis using data of patients hospitalized in Hong Kong | Epidemiology | 2021 Phd Zhang Weixin | |
| Fe-rich chamosite in coal and lung cancer in XuanWei, China | Panel study of air pollution; Epidemiology | 2017 Phd Li Jinhui | |
| Short-term and Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Constituents and Related Health Effects in Hong Kong | Air pollution and health | 2017 Phd Yang Yang | |
| Improving the estimation of influenza vaccine effectiveness | Assessing Transmission Potential and Risk of Dengue Virus in Hong Kong | 2017 Phd Chua Hui Ying | |
| Correlates and mediators of protection for influenza and COVID-19 vaccines: linking immunogenicity and protection | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2017 Phd Lim Wey Wen | |
| Siliceous Spicules in Food and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Northern China | Environmental health and epidemiology | 2020 Phd Deng Shenxi | |
| Safety and effectiveness of control measures for mitigating the burden of influenza and COVID-19 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 2021 Phd Murphy Caitriona | |
| Environmental health | 2021 Phd Lin Hongli | ||
| Investigating changes in COVID-19 epidemiological parameters from different perspectives | Infectious disease modelling | 2021 Phd Chen Dongxuan | |
| Novel Understanding of Clinical Profiles and Its Public Health Implication for Respiratory Infections | Public Health | 2021 Phd Wang Yawei | |
| Transmission Dynamics and Immunity of Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 | Infectious disease epidemiology | 2021 Phd Xiong Weijia | |
| Infectious disease epidemiology | 2021 Phd Shan Songwei | ||
| Health System Progress Towards Financial Protection: China’s Progress and Methodological Improvements | Health Economics and Policy | 2021 Phd Guo Bingqing | |
| Assessing the risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 of healthcare workers in Hong Kong: an environmental surveillance and sero-epidemiological study | Virology and Epidemiology | 2020 MPhil Yung Louise | |
| Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 | Influenza Disease Burden | 2021 Phd Xin Hualei | |
| Changing responses to public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic | Infectious disease epidemiology | 2019 Phd Gao Huizhi | |
| Transmission and control of influenza and COVID-19 | Influenza vaccination strategies in older adults | 2019 Phd Ho Faith | |
| Transmission and Control of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Schools | Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases | 2017 Phd Yang Zhongzhou | |
| Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modelling | 2024 Phd Chen Haoling | ||
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2024 Phd Chen Ruohan | ||
| Virology | 2024 Phd Lam Ip Man | ||
| Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance | 2024 Phd Chui Sze Lon Chloe | ||
| Environmental Health | 2025 Phd Jiang Chao | ||
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 2024 Phd Conway Erica Celeste | ||
| Environmental Epidemiology | 2025 Phd Zhou Erkai | ||
| Environmental Health | 2025 Phd Jiang Mingjuan |
HKU Committee Appointments
| Start Date | End Date | Committee | Category | Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University | ||
| 2011-11-01 | 2012-12-31 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University | |
| 2008-11-01 | 2011-10-31 | Faculty of Medicine, Board of the | The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University |
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