腦神經科
區頴芝 醫生
臨床專業顧問醫生
內科及藥物治療學系，香港中文大學
研究範疇 <只提供英文版本>
- Dementia
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Neurogenetics
履歷概要 <只提供英文版本>
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.