top of page

Latest News
Search
SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in children exhibit higher FcR engagement and avidity than in adults
New publication from HKU-Pasteur's Carolyn Cohen and Sophie Valkenburg with the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity...
Sep 10


Congratulations Ruopeng!
Dr Ruopeng Xie was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize for 2023–24 in recognition of the academic excellence of his PhD thesis, “...
Aug 28


Restoration of the human skin microbiome following immune recovery after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
New publication for You Che and collaborators on Cell Host & Microbe that explores the human immune system’s critical role in affecting...
Jul 30


Wuji Zhang awarded with the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis 2025
Dr Wuji Zhang  has been awarded the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis 2025 on " Un derstanding human immunity to...
Jul 17


New RGC award for Vijay Dhanasekaran: Next-Generation Phylodynamic Modeling of Transmission and Immune Dynamics
Prof. Vijay Dhanasekaran, with Co-Investigators Prof. Tim K. Tsang , Dr. Ruopeng Xie , and Prof. Ben Cowling , has received funding from...
Jul 11


New RGC grant for Wuji Zhang
Dr. Wuji Zhang has been awarded a RGC grant in the framework of the Presidential Research Assistant Professor (RAP) Scheme that aims to...
Jul 10


You Che awarded with a RGC grant
Dr. Che has been awarded a GRF grant (RGC) for his project titled “ Deciphering the role of the skin and gut microbiomes in antimicrobial...
Jul 4


Climate and Health Accelerator Convening : get to know our fellows!
From April 26 to May 3, 2025, the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole hosted the first in-person convening of the Pasteur Network Climate and...
Jun 26


Another award for Carolyn's outstanding research!
HKU-Pasteur’s Carolyn Cohen was awarded the RGC Junior Research Fellowship for her project, " Immune based risk assessment of swine...
Apr 29


Wuji Zhang: "Remaining open to opportunities, and being ready to seize them when they arise."
Wuji Zhang officially joined the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole recently. O n this occasion, we took the opportunity to ask him a few...
Apr 25


You Che: "Always nurture your curiosity and remain eager to learn"
As You Che recently joined HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, we took some time to ask him a few questions. Let's hear about his background,...
Apr 17


ARF4-mediated intracellular transport as a broad-spectrum antiviral target
HKU-Pasteur Research Pole  and the Centre for Immunology & Infection share a new study in Nature Microbiology that explores the role...
Mar 28


Congratulations Carolyn!
HKU-Pasteur’s Carolyn Cohen  was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize 2022/23. Dr Carolyn Cohen  was awarded the Li Ka Shing Prize for the...
Mar 13


Innovative Antiviral Candidates for Covid-19: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of High-Affinity Derivatives
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) , the  Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo (USP) launched a common call for...
Jan 17


Dr KP Stephen Chang Gold Medal: Congratulations Ruopeng!
Dr Ruopeng Xie was awarded for the quality of his PhD research on phylodynamics in infectious disease. Ruopeng was previously awarded...
Jan 16


Detection and characterisation of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (H5N1/H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2021 to 2024
A new publication in Eurosurveillance  from Professor Leo Poon , Professor Malik Peiris , and teams at the Centre for Immunology &...
Jan 16


Vijay Dhanasekaran's Team Honoured With The HKU Research Output Prize 2023/24
Vijay Dhanasekaran and his team won the HKU Research Output Prize 2023/24 for their work on H5N1 published in Nature. With Leo Poon ,...
Jan 9


Differential antigenic imprinting effects between influenza H1N1 hemagglutinin and neuraminidase in a mouse model
New publication from Roberto Bruzzone and team in the Journal of Virology on immune history and its impact on influenza antibody...
Dec 10, 2024


Updated checklist with new records and molecular data for the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Hong Kong
New publication in  Journal of Medical Entomology  from Tommy Lam 's team at the Centre for Immunology & Infection detailing an...
Oct 7, 2024


Another award for Ruopeng Xie's outstanding research!
HKU-Pasteur’s Ruopeng Xie was awarded the HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2024. About the Award: The...
Sep 5, 2024


bottom of page