Professor Shelly Tse Lap-ah is a Professor and Associate Director (Mainland Affairs) at the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine from Fudan University and PhD degree at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and received further training in the NCI/NIH of USA.
Professor Tse’s research interests focus on assessing health impacts of occupational and environmental exposures on worker health, such as silicosis, e-waste recycling, and nightshift work. She has been awarded research grants of HKD50 million and has published 230+ research papers with an H-index of 42. Professor Tse is a key international collaborator of WHO/IARC on lung cancer SYNERGY project. She received the Second-Class Award of State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (SSTPA) in 2014 (ranked #4) in the field of industrial dust’s mechanisms and prevention. She has been recognised as one of the world’s top 2% scientists for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Professor Tse has several important positions to serve the professional societies, such as National Secretary of ICOH, The People’s Republic of China, and Member and Research Committee Chairman of Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC).
The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a leading institution dedicated to advancing population health through comprehensive education, impactful research, and strong community partnerships. Uniquely positioned within CUHK's Faculty of Medicine, the School integrates public health and primary care disciplines in its teaching and research, as the first and only tertiary institution in Hong Kong to do so.
The School offers a comprehensive range of academic programmes, including the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Public Health, and postgraduate degrees such as the Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science, MPhil, and PhD. It also contributes six courses to the MBChB programme, fostering a community-based approach to care among future medical practitioners. The School is the first and only institution in Asia to achieve APHEA accreditation for its BSc in Public Health and MPH programmes, demonstrating its commitment to international standards and immersive learning experiences.
The School's multidisciplinary activities encompass epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, health systems and policy, primary care, health promotion, and global health. The faculty of over 40 dedicated academic staff produces over 330 impactful research papers annually, contributing significantly to public health and primary care knowledge. 21 of the School’s researchers are recognised among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford University in 2025.
The School is committed to addressing population health challenges through proactive health promotion, disease prevention, and evidence-based policies. By integrating public health and primary care perspectives, it aims to achieve a comprehensive approach to complex health problems and are actively building collaborations with international communities worldwide to maximise its impact on health outcomes, both locally and globally.
