Professor Elliott CHIU
Assistant Professor
Office: Room 407, 4/F, Block 2, To Yuen Building
Tel. no.:+852 3442-7235
Email: [email protected]
Web: CityU Scholars
Biography
Dr. Elliott CHIU will join City University of Hong Kong as a Presidential Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences in October 2024. He received his BS and MS from Drexel University, DVM and PhD from Colorado State University, and completed his residency in anatomic pathology with a focus on zoo and wildlife pathology through a partnership between the University of California, Davis and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Dr. CHIU's research focuses on the characterization of viral outbreaks in wild and domestic felids with a concentration on feline leukemia virus. In particular, his research teases out the complex interactions between endogenous retroviruses and their infectious exogenous counterparts. He has authored over 15 peer-reviewed papers. He has been recognized for his contributions to research in the field of veterinary medicine having received the Davis-Thompson Foundation's Pathology Trainee and Scholarship Award, Wildlife Disease Association Graduate Student Research Recognition Award, and Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Graduate Award Honorable Mention.