Fabian LEAN, 練志祥
Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health · CityUHK Scholars (Profiles) · City University of Hong Kong
Quick answer: Fabian LEAN, 練志祥 is Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health at City University of Hong Kong. Fabian LEAN, 練志祥 shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.
⭐ Accepting PhD Students
Our group is seeking a highly motivated PhD student with a strong background in one or more of the following areas: molecular biology, virology, microscopy, or bioinformatics. Candidates with a medical and veterinary background are also welcome. The ideal applicant will be enthusiastic about interdisciplinary research, combining wet-lab virology and computational approaches
Research interests
Prof. Lean focuses on host-pathogen interactions, including virus tropism, disease pathogenesis, host adaptation, and cross-species transmission.
As a board-certified pathologist, he also offers specialist pathology support for translational and comparative biomedical research, including animal model phenotyping, expert pathology review, and integrated histopathological annotation for spatial transcriptomics datasets.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2024] Comparative evaluation of disease dynamics in wild boar and domestic pigs experimentally inoculated intranasally with the European highly virulent African swine fever virus genotype II strain "Armenia 2007"
Sánchez-Cordón, P. J., Lean, F. Z. X., Batten, C., Steinbach, F., Neimanis, A., Le Potier, M.-F., Wikström-Lassa, E., Wynne, F., Strong, R., McCleary, S., Crooke, H., Gavier-Widén, D. (Co-last Author) & Núñez, A. (Co-last Author), 2024, In: Veterinary Research. 55, 16 p., 89.
[2024] Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 infection in skua and gulls in the United Kingdom, 2022
Lean, F. Z. X., Falchieri, M., Furman, N., Tyler, G., Robinson, C., Holmes, P., Reid, S. M., Banyard, A. C., Brown, I. H., Man, C. & Núñez, A., May 2024, In: Veterinary Pathology. 61, 3, p. 421-431 11
Frequently asked questions
Is Fabian LEAN, 練志祥 hiring PhD students at City University of Hong Kong?
Yes. As of 2026-10-19, Fabian LEAN, 練志祥's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Accepting PhD Students
Our group is seeking a highly motivated PhD student with a strong background in one or more of the following areas: molecular biology, virology, microscopy, or bioinformatics. .
What does Fabian LEAN, 練志祥 research?
Prof. Lean focuses on host-pathogen interactions, including virus tropism, disease pathogenesis, host adaptation, and cross-species transmission.
As a board-certified pathologist, he also offers specialist pathology support for translational and comparative biomedical research, including animal mode
Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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