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    • Apr 19

    Next-generation T cell–activating vaccination increases influenza virus mutation prevalence

    Máiréid Bull published with Leo Poon and Sophie Valkenburg the work of her PhD thesis in Science Advances, examining the effects of T...
    Next-generation T cell–activating vaccination increases influenza virus mutation prevalence
    • Apr 19

    Institut Pasteur Korea: The Business of Managing Science

    Entrepreneurial and Organizational skills for professionals working in life sciences. Institut Pasteur Korea is hosting the international...
    Institut Pasteur Korea: The Business of Managing Science
    • Apr 11

    [Job Opening] Research Assistant I/II

    Sophie Valkenburg is looking for a Research Assistant (I/II) to help long term on the group's cohort studies. Ref.: 512152 Work type:...
    [Job Opening] Research Assistant I/II
    • Apr 4

    [Job Opening] Research Assistant for the Dhanasekaran Lab

    Vijay Dhanasekaran is looking for a Research Assistant with background in Bioinformatics and excellent communication skills to develop...
    [Job Opening] Research Assistant for the Dhanasekaran Lab
    • Apr 4

    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:...
    Human seasonal influenza under COVID-19 & potential consequences of influenza lineage elimination
    • Apr 1

    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...
    Leo Poon Awarded Silver at the Special Edition 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days
    • Mar 15

    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...
    SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is more stable than the ancestral strain on various surfaces
    • Mar 15

    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...
    Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant from pet hamsters to humans
    • Feb 18

    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...
    A New Inflammatory Activation Pathway in Blood Vessels After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
    • Feb 18

    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...
    Development of a Transparent Anti-SARS-CoV-2 and Antibacterial Silver Oxide Coatings
    • Feb 16

    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.
    Institut Pasteur Publications about SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19
    • Feb 14

    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...
    Gut microbiota composition is associated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccine immunogenicity and adverse events
    • Feb 9

    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...
    Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 under an elimination strategy in Hong Kong
    • Jan 27

    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...
    Surveillance of Rodent Pests for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Hong Kong
    • Jan 26

    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...
    Countries Primarily Using CoronaVac Vaccines Should Consider mRNA Vaccine Boosters to face Omicron
    • Jan 26

    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...
    How does it feel like to work in a new research environment? - Testimony from Ye Peng, HKUPRP fellow
    • Jan 19

    “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...
    “The most important thing I have learnt is working smart”, Testimony from Terence Lee, first alumnus
    • Jan 3

    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...
    Institut Pasteur of Shanghai: 2022 ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents
    • Dec 25, 2021

    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...
    Pasteur Network Course: Proteome Analysis by Mass Spectrometry Course 2022 - IP Montevideo, Uruguay
    • Dec 23, 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...
    “We are made from DNA. We can create more with DNA”, Simon Shiu, intern at Institut Pasteur in Paris
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