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Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 & potential consequences of influenza lineage elimination
New publication from Vijay Dhanasekaran's team with Sophie Valkenburg and the School of Public Health in Nature Communications. Abstract:...
Apr 4, 2022


Leo Poon Awarded Silver at the Special Edition 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days
He developed with the Department of Mechanical Engineering (HKU) the world’s first stainless steel that kills the COVID19 virus within...
Apr 1, 2022


SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is more stable than the ancestral strain on various surfaces
New study by Malik Peiris and Leo Poon with the School of Public Health finds that BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 variant is more stable than its...
Mar 15, 2022


Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant from pet hamsters to humans
Leading to onward human-to-human transmission: a case study Malik Peiris and Leo Poon just published a report in the Lancet showing that...
Mar 15, 2022


A New Inflammatory Activation Pathway in Blood Vessels After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
A great collaborative work from Leo Poon's team with CUHK Medicine. Summary: To date, the direct causative mechanism of...
Feb 18, 2022


Development of a Transparent Anti-SARS-CoV-2 and Antibacterial Silver Oxide Coatings
Leo Poon's team with the Centre for Immunology & Infection and collaborators from Virginia Tech have developed a transparent...
Feb 18, 2022


Institut Pasteur Publications about SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19
The Institut Pasteur’s list of scientific publications on SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and Covid-19 disease.
Feb 16, 2022


Gut microbiota composition is associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine immunogenicity and adverse events
Hein Min Tun and his team have identified specific gut microbiota markers in association with improved immune response and reduced...
Feb 14, 2022


Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 under an elimination strategy in Hong Kong
Our latest work with the Centre for Immunology & Infection is published Nature Communications. The study, led by Vijay Dhanasekaran and...
Feb 9, 2022


Surveillance of Rodent Pests for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Hong Kong
HKU-Pasteur reports with the Centre for Immunology & Infection and the School of Public Health the surveillance of rodent pests for...
Jan 27, 2022


Countries Primarily Using CoronaVac Vaccines Should Consider mRNA Vaccine Boosters to face Omicron
Leo Poon signed with Malik Peiris a new publication in Nature Medicine suggesting that countries primarily using CoronaVac vaccines...
Jan 26, 2022


How does it feel like to work in a new research environment? - Testimony from Ye Peng, HKUPRP fellow
Learn more about Ye Peng's experience as a research intern at Institut Pasteur in Paris! Ye Peng is year-3 PhD candidate at the...
Jan 26, 2022


“The most important thing I have learnt is working smart”, Testimony from Terence Lee, first alumnus
Terence Lee is a PhD candidate at the University of Hong Kong School of Biomedical Sciences. His current research project focuses on...
Jan 19, 2022


Institut Pasteur of Shanghai: 2022 ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents
The call for applications is now open! The submission deadline for applicants and referees is on Thursday, March 31st, 2022. The ANSO...
Jan 3, 2022


Pasteur Network Course: Proteome Analysis by Mass Spectrometry Course 2022 - IP Montevideo, Uruguay
The Proteome Analysis by Mass Spectrometry Course, a Pasteur Network association funded course which had to be rescheduled due to the...
Dec 25, 2021


“We are made from DNA. We can create more with DNA”, Simon Shiu, intern at Institut Pasteur in Paris
Simon Shiu is currently completing a research internship at the Institut Pasteur Department of Structural Biology & Chemistry under the...
Dec 23, 2021


[Where Are They Now?] Garrick Yip: “A special place where I could learn about different cultures”
Let's meet Garrick Yip, 2021 MPhil graduate and student of the 15th Virology Course, who is still working very closely with HKU-Pasteur...
Dec 16, 2021
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Malik Peiris finds Omicron significantly reduces virus neutralisation ability of BioNTech vaccine
A recent study jointly conducted by the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Medicine, The...
Dec 14, 2021


Development of the world’s first stainless steel that kills the COVID19 virus within hours
Professor Leo Poon and the Department of Mechanical Engineering (HKU) developed the world’s first stainless steel against SARS-CoV-2. The...
Dec 9, 2021


Probable Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Quarantine Hotel, Hong Kong, Nov-21
Leo Poon reports in Emerging Infectious Diseases the detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) in an asymptomatic, fully...
Dec 8, 2021


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