HKUPRP Fellowship: Greetings from Paris!
HKUPRP fellowship laureates are now in Paris! This program enables young researchers from all Hong Kong and Macau universities to conduct...
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- Sep 8
Serology study on the potential benefits of Covid-19 vaccination
Professor Leo Poon, co-director of The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, and his team conducted a comprehensive serology study on the effects of...
- Sep 1
How is it to conduct research at HKUPRP? - Testimony from Tomas Lyu, PhD student
Tomas first joined our research pole as a MPhil student, before starting a PhD a few months later, all of that under the guidance of...
- Aug 19
Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines BNT162b2 and CoronaVac in healthy teenagers
Malik Peiris and Sophie Valkenburg's teams investigated potential immune reactions and adverse effects of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines BNT162b2...
- Aug 4
Yihan Lin: “HKU-Pasteur is like a big family that has accompanied me through the past two years"
Yihan, young MPhil graduate in virology from Chris Mok's team, looks back on her experience at HKU-Pasteur. Within her MPhil study aimed...
- Jul 28
International travel, the gut microbiome, and ESBL-E coli carriage
Professor Hein Tun, from HKU-Pasteur, together with PhD student Ye Peng share their thoughts and analysis on an article written by...
- Jul 15
Influenza B circulation in China during prolonged border closure from 2020 to 2021
Vijay Dhanasekaran's team investigated the evolution and epidemiology of influenza B in China amid heightened testing, international...
- Jul 14
Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater treatment plants mirrors the pandemic trend in HK
Leo Poon and Hein Min Tun from the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole used wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) to analyse the evolution of the...
- Jul 13
Strength and durability of antibody responses to BNT162b2 and CoronaVac
Leo Poon and Malik Peiris recently conducted a study on antibody response to the two Covid-19 vaccines available to the general public in...
- Jun 27
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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:...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
