Isaac Yen-Hao Chu is a Taiwanese physician-scientist dedicated to combination HIV prevention, particularly the implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) worldwide. He currently works as a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Co-Investigator of the Taiwan-UK Sex, Gender and Sexuality (SGS) Health Research Network, a pioneering bi-national collaborative platform for advancing the development of SGS-sensitive measurements in health research.
Awarded Doctor of Public Health at LSHTM in April 2022, Isaac focuses on how PrEP services could be better accessible and sustainable in Asia-Pacific by exploring the needs of stakeholders (e.g., policymakers, healthcare providers and service users). His doctoral thesis highlights the service provision needs of community-based sexual health physicians in Taiwan for prescribing PrEP to key populations, demonstrating the interplay among implementation science, health psychology and intersectional stigma. His research interests also include (1) the social consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns and (2) how international bureaucracies influence the implementation of HIV prevention/treatment policies at regional and country levels. Isaac earned his Master of Science in Control of Infectious Diseases with distinction at LSHTM and received his Medical Doctor degree from National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan.
