Ga-Lai Chong

Dr. Ga-Lai Chong is a researcher at Erasmus MC's Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Her work focuses on fungal infections, immunosuppressive treatments, and microbial diagnostics.

• Key Research Areas: Mycosis, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Cell-Free DNA applications
• Recent Collaborations: International network in microbiology and infectious diseases research

Her publications include diagnostic methods for invasive fungal infections, risk assessments in organ transplantation, and immunosuppression-related viral complications. She employs advanced techniques like chemiluminescence immunoassays and DNA sequencing in her studies.

Current trends in her research output emphasize microbial contamination prevention in organ perfusion systems and improved screening protocols for emerging pathogens like Candida auris.