Pei-Yuan Qian
Director
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong
Biography
Pei-Yuan Qian is currently a Chair Professor in Division of Life Science, member of University Court, and Director of Environmental Science Programs in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He was funding director of Marine laboratory of HKUST and former member of University Senate and University Council. His laboratory focuses on 1) larval omics of marine invertebrates, 2) marine molecular microbial ecology, and 3) marine natural products for non-toxic antifouling compounds and drug leads. He published over 360 SCI papers and delivered over 60 plenary/keynote talks and over 260 oral presentations in international conferences. He serves as editor or editorial board members of many national and international journals and holds adjunct professorship in 10 top Chinese marine institutions. He is an elected council member of several international societies. He served as the founding chair of Gordon Research Conference on Marine Molecular Ecology and the Chief Editor of Frontiers in Marine Molecular Biology Ecology. He also holds a number of USA and China Patents on bioactive compounds.
Research Interest
His laboratory focuses on 1) larval omics of marine invertebrates, 2) marine molecular microbial ecology, and 3) marine natural products for non-toxic antifouling compounds and drug leads.