Jia-Horung Hung
Affiliate, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
Visiting Scholar, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
Web page: http://web.stanford.edu/people/hungjh
Bio
Dr. Jia-Horung Hung is an ophthalmologist with specialties in uveitis and retina. He is a member of several professional societies, including The Ophthalmological Society of Taiwan, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Taiwan Retinal Society, and the Taiwan Ocular Inflammation Society (TOIS), where he served as Secretary General from 2020 to 2023.
Dr. Hung’s research interests include ocular inflammation, infections, surgical techniques, hereditary ocular diseases, and ophthalmic big-data analysis. He has received recognition for his work, including the Young Investigator Research Award in Clinical Medicine from the School of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, as well as Best Presentation awards at academic meetings. He has also been acknowledged for his teaching contributions and was part of the team awarded a Gold Medal and Best Hardware at the 2020 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition.
His laboratory research focuses on age-related macular degeneration, hereditary ocular diseases, and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for eye infections. Since November 2023, Dr. Hung has been a visiting scholar at Professor Quan Dong Nguyen’s lab at Stanford University, gaining further experience in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases, as well as in ophthalmology research and clinical trials.