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    • 4 days ago

    Natural Reassortment of Eurasian Avian-Like Swine H1N1 and Avian H9N2 Influenza Viruses in Pigs

    Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, a study led by Prof. Leo Poon and Prof. Malik Peiris from HKU-Pasteur Research Pole and the...
    Natural Reassortment of Eurasian Avian-Like Swine H1N1 and Avian H9N2 Influenza Viruses in Pigs
    • 4 days ago

    [Job Opening] Research Assistant Professor

    Applications are invited for appointment as Research Assistant Professor in the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole of the School of Public Health...
    [Job Opening] Research Assistant Professor
    • Jun 24

    HKBU Awards Leo Poon ‘Distinguished Alumni’

    As a Hong Kong Baptist University alumni, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole’s co-director Professor Leo Poon received this year’s ‘Distinguished...
    HKBU Awards Leo Poon ‘Distinguished Alumni’
    • May 31

    How COVID-19 created dramatic changes in a 'winter virus'

    Vijay Dhanasekaran published a major study with colleagues from the University of Sydney highlighting the role of the COVID-19 pandemic...
    How COVID-19 created dramatic changes in a 'winter virus'
    • May 31

    SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins reveal distinct serological signatures in children

    Sophie Valkenburg’s team sign with Leo Poon and Malik Peiris an important publication in Nature Communications revealing why children...
    SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins reveal distinct serological signatures in children
    • May 31

    [Podcast] Leo Poon on COVID19:"By May 2020 we have sent reagents to over 150 labs in 70 countries"

    Leo Poon shares about the significance of the connection and collaboration in the early hours of COVID-19 with Vivien Marx (Nature...
    [Podcast] Leo Poon on COVID19:"By May 2020 we have sent reagents to over 150 labs in 70 countries"
    • 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 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
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