PEOPLE
A Collaborative & Diverse Group
Soko Setoguchi
Rutgers University
Soko Setoguchi, MD, DrPH, a cardiologist by training, board-certified internist, and epidemiologist, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Director of Clinical Research Education, Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) and at Rutgers School of Public Health. She is also the new Co-Director of the Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Science (MS-CTS) at Rutgers School of Graduate Studies. After her medical school and training in Cardiology in Japan, she completed her doctoral training in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.

DR JENNI ILOMAKI
Monash University
Dr Jenni Ilomaki is a NHMRC Early Career Fellow with expertise in clinical pharmacy, epidemiology and public health. Jenni leads a dynamic and expanding research group focused on analyses of administrative claims data. Jenni and her team collaborate with a range of government and non-government organisations in Australia and internationally.

DR GARY KUI KAI LAU
The University of Hong Kong
Gary Kui Kai Lau joined the Division of Neurology, University of Hong Kong as Clinical Assistant Professor in 2011 under the prestigious Young Academic Scheme. Dr Lau is a clinician-scientist with a strong focus in stroke and cerebral small vessel disease research.

DR CELINE CHUI
The University of Hong Kong
Dr Chui is jointly appointed by the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, and Department of Social Work and Social Administration at HKU. Her research interest is medication safety with the use of Big Data. Her research interests also include the following disease areas: neuropsychiatric disorders, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases (hypertension).

DR ESTHER CHAN
The University of Hong Kong
Dr Esther Chan is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU. Dr Chan is research lead for the Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research. Dr Chan’s main research focus is in determining the safety and effectiveness of medicines, and expanding knowledge about the application of drugs in three key areas: medicines used in the management of cardiovascular diseases, including anticoagulants that prevent or reduce the risk of stroke; medicines affecting the gut, and medicines used in mental health.

PROF IAN WONG
The University of Hong Kong & University College of London
Professor Wong is Co-Director of the Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacy, and holder of the Lo Shiu Kwan Kan Po Ling Professorship in Pharmacy at HKU. He is Co-Director of Centre for Medication Optimisation Research and Education (CMORE) at the University College London Hospital and UCL School of Pharmacy. His expertise is in children's health, using big data research to investigate optimum use of medications for children, and formulating and producing new medications for treatment of various conditions such as epilepsy, arthritis and acute pain in young patients.

DR LUO HAO
The University of Hong Kong
Hao Luo is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on big data analytics in health and mental health with the overarching goal to apply advanced statistical modeling techniques to improve health policy and solve social challenges.

DR ERIC WAN
The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Eric Wan is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, and the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy of The University of Hong Kong. Currently, he is continuing to pursue his interest in medication safety, pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiology, public health and health intervention/service using big data cohort.

DR GLORIA HOI YAN WONG
The University of Hong Kong
Dr Wong’s work focuses in the area of mental health service. She works with populations who have severe mental illness (e.g., psychosis), common mental disorder (e.g., later-life depression), and neurocognitive disorder (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease).

PROF TERRY YAT SANG LUM
The University of Hong Kong
Apart from serving as the Head of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Professor Lum is the Deputy Convenor of the HKU Strategic Research Theme on Aging and Associate Director of the Sau Po Center on Aging. Professor Lum’s research focuses on social policy and evidence based multicomponent intervention for social problems.

DR PATSY PUI HING CHAU
The University of Hong Kong
Dr Patsy Chau is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the Sau Po Centre on Ageing under the Faculty of Social Sciences of The University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include applying statistics in the fields of gerontology, public health, and epidemiology.

DR EDWARD LAI
National Cheng Kung University
Dr. Edward Lai is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Pharmacy of National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. His research interests are in pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiologic methods, and international multi-database study, and Clinical Pharmacy.

DR JU-YOUNG SHIN
Sungkyunkwan University
Dr. Ju-Young Shin is a current assistant professor at School of Pharmacy, SungKyunKwan University (SKKU). She also serves as an associate editor of Pharmacoepidemiolgoy and Drug Safety (PDS). Her area of research is a safety of psychotropic drugs, vaccine safety, methodology development, and drug utilization review in the frail population.

PROF SIYAN ZHAN
Peking University
Prof Siyan Zhan is currently the chair professor of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University and the director of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology at Peking University Third Hospital. Her research interests are in pharmacoepidemiology and clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine.

DR FENG SUN
Peking University
Dr Feng Sun is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University. Her research interests are in pharmacoepidemiology and clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine.

DR RUOGU MENG
Peking University
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PROF SIRPA HARTIKAINENE
University of Eastern Finland
Professor Sirpa Hartikainen is the Director and professor in the School of Pharmacy at university of Eastern London. Her research interest is in geriatric pharmacotherapy.

DR ANNA MAIJA TOLPPANEN
University of Eastern Finland
Dr Anna Maija Tolppanen is currently an Associate Professor at University of Eastern Finland. Her group applies a variety of methods, ranging from traditional statistical methods to machine learning. Her work has provided important insights into drug utilization and associated adverse events in people with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

DR MARJAANA KOPONEN
University of Eastern Finland
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PROF LI WEI
University College London
Prof Wei joined the Department of Practice and Policy in July 2012. Her research interests are in Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, Healthcare databases, Drug utilization and safety research in cardiovascular disease, Medication adherence in chronic diseases, Mental health in older people, Public health, Medical statistics and Clinical outcome research.

DR KENNETH MAN
University College London
Dr. Man is currently a CW Maplethorpe Fellow at the Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London. With expertise in medication research with clinical large databases and novel epidemiological methodologies, his work encompassed research in Paediatric and Psychiatric Pharmacoepidemiology in particular treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders.

DR WALLIS LAU
University College London
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PROF THOMAS MACDONALD
University of Dundee
Tom MacDonald is Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology in the Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, and Honorary Consultant Physician at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. His research interests are hypertension, cardiovascular disease, pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety and innovative trial designs.

DR FREDERICK HO
University of Glasgow
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