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Susanna K. P. Lau

Susanna K. P. Lau

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Microbiology
China
2025

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Microbiology

D-Index
102
Citations
44321
World Ranking
366
National Ranking
13

Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
44522
World Ranking
7290
National Ranking
81

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in China Leader Award

Overview

Susanna K. P. Lau is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans multiple fields within biomedical sciences, with a primary focus on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main subfields of study include infectious diseases, epidemiology, animal science and zoology, molecular biology, and microbiology.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics related to infectious agents, with significant contributions in research areas such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, animal virus infections, fungal infections and studies, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and plant pathogens and fungal diseases.

Susanna K. P. Lau has authored papers published in several peer-reviewed journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Possible Bat Origin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (2020), Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Transmission of Rat Hepatitis E Virus Infection to Humans in Hong Kong: A Clinical and Epidemiological Analysis (2020), Hepatology
  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Coronaviridae 2023 (2023), Journal of General Virology
  • A Rapid, Simple, Inexpensive, and Mobile Colorimetric Assay COVID-19-LAMP for Mass On-Site Screening of COVID-19 (2020), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Rapid Genomic Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in the Age of Next-Generation Sequencing (2021), Journal of Fungi

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Infectious Microbes & Diseases
  • Viruses
  • mSphere
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Collaborations with other researchers have been a frequent aspect of their work. Regular co-authors include:

  • Patrick C. Y. Woo (63 joint publications)
  • Jade L. L. Teng (16 joint publications)
  • Chi-Ching Tsang (15 joint publications)
  • Fanfan Xing (14 joint publications)
  • Simon K. F. Lo (13 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-like virus in Chinese horseshoe bats

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Kenneth S. M. Li;Yi Huang

  • Discovery of Seven Novel Mammalian and Avian Coronaviruses in the Genus Deltacoronavirus Supports Bat Coronaviruses as the Gene Source of Alphacoronavirus and Betacoronavirus and Avian Coronaviruses as the Gene Source of Gammacoronavirus and Deltacoronavirus

    Patrick C. Y. Woo;Susanna K. P. Lau;Carol S. F. Lam;Candy C. Y. Lau

  • Characterization and Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Coronavirus, Coronavirus HKU1, from Patients with Pneumonia

    Patrick C. Y. Woo;Susanna K. P. Lau;Chung-ming Chu;Kwok-hung Chan

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus as an Agent of Emerging and Reemerging Infection

    Vincent C. C. Cheng;Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Kwok Yung Yuen

  • Then and now: use of 16S rDNA gene sequencing for bacterial identification and discovery of novel bacteria in clinical microbiology laboratories

    P.C.Y. Woo;S.K.P. Lau;J.L.L. Teng;H Tse

  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Another Zoonotic Betacoronavirus Causing SARS-Like Disease

    Jasper F. W. Chan;Susanna K. P. Lau;Kelvin K. W. To;Vincent C. C. Cheng

  • Coronavirus genomics and bioinformatics analysis.

    Patrick C.Y. Woo;Yi Huang;Susanna K.P. Lau;Kwok Yung Yuen

  • Coronavirus Diversity, Phylogeny and Interspecies Jumping:

    Patrick C.Y. Woo;Susanna K.P. Lau;Yi Huang;Kwok Yung Yuen

  • Coronavirus HKU1 and Other Coronavirus Infections in Hong Kong

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Cyril C. Y. Yip;Herman Tse

  • Identification of a Novel Coronavirus in Bats

    L. L. M. Poon;D. K. W. Chu;K. H. Chan;O. K. Wong

  • Delayed induction of proinflammatory cytokines and suppression of innate antiviral response by the novel Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: implications for pathogenesis and treatment

    Susanna K.P. Lau;Candy C.Y. Lau;Kwok Hung Chan;Clara P.Y. Li

  • Clinical Features and Complete Genome Characterization of a Distinct Human Rhinovirus (HRV) Genetic Cluster, Probably Representing a Previously Undetected HRV Species, HRV-C, Associated with Acute Respiratory Illness in Children

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Cyril C. Y. Yip;Hoi-wah Tsoi;Rodney A. Lee

  • Molecular diversity of coronaviruses in bats.

    Patrick C.Y. Woo;Susanna K.P. Lau;Kenneth S.M. Li;Rosana W.S. Poon

  • Clinical spectrum of paradoxical deterioration during antituberculosis therapy in non-HIV-infected patients.

    V. C. C. Cheng;P. L. Ho;R. A. Lee;K. S. Chan

  • Bats as a continuing source of emerging infections in humans

    Samson Wong;Susanna Lau;Patrick Woo;Kwok-Yung Yuen

  • Comparative Analysis of Twelve Genomes of Three Novel Group 2c and Group 2d Coronaviruses Reveals Unique Group and Subgroup Features

    Patrick C. Y. Woo;Ming Wang;Susanna K. P. Lau;Huifang Xu

  • Global Epidemiology of Bat Coronaviruses.

    Antonio C. P. Wong;Xin Li;Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo

  • Delayed antiviral plus immunomodulator treatment still reduces mortality in mice infected by high inoculum of influenza A/H5N1 virus

    Bo-Jian Zheng;Kwok-Wah Chan;Yong-Ping Lin;Guang-Yu Zhao

  • Ecoepidemiology and Complete Genome Comparison of Different Strains of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Rhinolophus Bat Coronavirus in China Reveal Bats as a Reservoir for Acute, Self-Limiting Infection That Allows Recombination Events

    Susanna K.P. Lau;Kenneth S.M. Li;Yi Huang;Chung Tong Shek

  • New Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Bactrian Camels, Xinjiang, China, 2013.

    Patrick C.Y. Woo;Susanna K.P. Lau;Jade L.L. Teng;Kai Yuan Cao

  • Phylogenetic and recombination analysis of coronavirus HKU1, a novel coronavirus from patients with pneumonia

    P. C. Y. Woo;S. K. P. Lau;Y. Huang;H.-W. Tsoi

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick C. Y. Woo
Patrick C. Y. Woo University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Hung Chan
Kwok-Hung Chan University of Hong Kong
Jasper F. W. Chan
Jasper F. W. Chan University of Hong Kong
Herman Tse
Herman Tse University of Hong Kong
Samson S. Y. Wong
Samson S. Y. Wong University of Hong Kong
Cyril C. Y. Yip
Cyril C. Y. Yip University of Hong Kong
Kelvin K. W. To
Kelvin K. W. To University of Hong Kong
Vincent C. C. Cheng
Vincent C. C. Cheng University of Hong Kong
Bo-Jian Zheng
Bo-Jian Zheng University of Hong Kong

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