Hein M. Tun

Dr. Hein M. Tun

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Biography

Dr. Hein Min Tun is a public health veterinarian, currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong (HKU) and also the head of the System Microbiology and Microbiome lab at the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Nanjing Medical University and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong . His research interests range from studies on the role of microbiome in health and diseases to One Health surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and resistome. Also, his major research area focused on the impact of early-life exposome on the development of gut microbiome and associated diseases risks. He is the young scientist member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Pasteur Network (COS-PN) and also the expert consultant of Quadripartite (WHO, OIE, FAO & UNEP). He has published more than 75 original peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals such as Gut, Gastroenterology, Nature Microbiome, JAMA Pediatrics, Environment International, EHP etc. Many of his research findings were frequently featured in major international media.

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China

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