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The HKU-Pasteur Research was born in 2000 when Institut Pasteur and The University of Hong Kong joined forces to build a common research...
Sep 29, 2023
Usp25-Erlin1/2 activity limits cholesterol flux to restrict virus infection
Read this new publication from HKU-Pasteur by Qi Wen Teo with Sumana Sanyal investigating cholesterol flux and virus infections. In brief...
Sep 12, 2023
Suisha Liang: "I hope to help develop therapeutics for people struggling with mental health"
Our newest PhD graduate Dr. Suisha Liang shares with us her experience studying the gut microbiome in Hein Min Tun's team at HKU-Pasteur...
Sep 12, 2023
Professor Leo Poon conferred the title of Professor, Chair of Public Health Virology
Professor Leo Poon, co-director of The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, has been conferred the title of Professor, Chair of Public Health...
Sep 5, 2023
SARS-CoV-2: How The History Of Human Populations Influences Their Immune Response
Professor Malik Peiris, Professor Roberto Bruzzone and Doctor Darragh Duffy from HKU-Pasteur and the Centre for Immunology & Infection,...
Aug 29, 2023
SARS-CoV-2: Comparative study on third-dose booster with either one dose of CoronaVac or BNT162b2
Leo Poon, Malik Peiris, Sophie Valkenburg's team and collaborators from the School of Public Health (HKUMed) released a publication in...
Aug 10, 2023
Lack of neutralizing antibodies against influenza A viruses in adults during the 2022/2023 winter
Chris Mok and Weiwen Liang just published in the International Journal for Infectious Diseases a serological study on neutralizing...
Jul 31, 2023
Broad-spectrum pan-genus and pan-family virus vaccines
HKU-Pasteur's co-director Professor Leo Poon together with Dr Sophie Valkenburg and their teams investigated the development of universal...
Jun 20, 2023
Carolyn Cohen: "I hope that my research can help inform vaccination strategies"
Carolyn, PhD student in immunology at HKU-Pasteur tells us about her experience as a researcher and how she became highly inspired by the...
Jun 1, 2023
Viral subversion of selective autophagy is critical for biogenesis of virus replication organelles
HKU-Pasteur together with the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology of the University of Oxford released an article on the biogenesis of...
May 12, 2023
Within-host genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals
Brilliant work from HKU-PRP Co-Director Professor Leo Poon investigating the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in unvaccinated and...
Apr 6, 2023
Professor Leo Poon appointed Co-Editor in-Chief of Virology Journal
Professor Leo Poon, Co-director of The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, was recently appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of BMC and Springernature's...
Mar 31, 2023
[Applications Closed] Croucher Summer Course Outbreak Investigation & Response to Pandemics
The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole is delighted to announce the return of its renowned Croucher Summer courses with a new edition on emerging...
Mar 10, 2023
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C2i & HKUMed Investigate Vaccine Effectiveness Against Omicron Infection
The study reveals three or fourth doses of the Comirnaty or CoronaVac vaccines remain effective in preventing Omicron infection. Press...
Feb 7, 2023
Mouse models, HCoV-229E, HCoV-NL63 and cross protection from challenge with SARS-CoV-2
Professor Malik Peiris and his team investigated the need to develop experimental animal models for common cold coronaviruses (CCCoV)....
Feb 2, 2023
Development of multiplex RT-ddPCR assays for detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses
Investigating Sars-CoV-2 and other common respiratory viruses co-infection, Professor Leo Poon and Professor Malik Peiris developed a...
Jan 11, 2023
Multi-cohort analysis of depression-associated gut bacteria
Hein Tun’s team conducted a multi-cohort meta-analysis aiming to show the association between gut bacteria and depression. Abstract Gut...
Dec 14, 2022
Vaccine effectiveness against Omicron infection in an infection-naive population in Hong Kong
Malik Peiris and Sophie Valkenburg’s teams conducted a population-based sero-epidemiological study to estimate thereal-world vaccine...
Nov 23, 2022
HKU-Pasteur Research Pole Fellowship 2023 – APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole is delighted to announce the applications opening of the third edition of the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole...
Nov 4, 2022
[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS] Join the Institut Pasteur in Paris as a PhD Student!
Applications are still ongoing for the international doctoral program (PPU) of the Institut Pasteur. Apply now to get the opportunity to...
Oct 28, 2022
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