Dr. Wing Chi Lisa AU

Research Area

1. Dementia
2. Alzheimer’s disease
3. Neurodegenerative disease
4. Neurogenetics

Professional Profile

Dr. Au obtained sub-specialty training in cognitive disorder at Baycrest, University of Toronto. Her research focused on utilizing state-of- the-art molecular positron emission tomography (PET) scan and genetic technologies in the study of the mechanisms underlying various cognitive disorders.

Dr. Au published the first cohort of early onset dementia in Hong Kong. Her study on the mechanism of poststroke dementia obtained the Young Investigator Research Grant of the Hong Kong College of Physicians (2014) and the Best Dissertation Presentation Award of the Hong Kong Neurological Society Annual Scientific Meeting (2012). She was invited to contribute a review article on mixed dementia for the World Alzheimer Report 2021 in the capacity of first author. She has authored more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. She is the leading clinician overseeing all the research subjects of cognitive disorder and adult neurogenetic studies.