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Lack of neutralizing antibodies against influenza A viruses in adults during the 2022/2023 winter
Chris Mok and Weiwen Liang just published in the International Journal for Infectious Diseases a serological study on neutralizing...
Jul 31, 2023


Broad-spectrum pan-genus and pan-family virus vaccines
HKU-Pasteur's co-director Professor Leo Poon together with Dr Sophie Valkenburg and their teams investigated the development of universal...
Jun 20, 2023


Carolyn Cohen: "I hope that my research can help inform vaccination strategies"
Carolyn, PhD student in immunology at HKU-Pasteur tells us about her experience as a researcher and how she became highly inspired by the...
Jun 1, 2023


Viral subversion of selective autophagy is critical for biogenesis of virus replication organelles
HKU-Pasteur together with the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology of the University of Oxford released an article on the biogenesis of...
May 12, 2023


Within-host genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals
Brilliant work from HKU-PRP Co-Director Professor Leo Poon investigating the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in unvaccinated and...
Apr 6, 2023


Professor Leo Poon appointed Co-Editor in-Chief of Virology Journal
Professor Leo Poon, Co-director of The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, was recently appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of BMC and Springernature's...
Mar 31, 2023


[Applications Closed] Croucher Summer Course Outbreak Investigation & Response to Pandemics
The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole is delighted to announce the return of its renowned Croucher Summer courses with a new edition on emerging...
Mar 10, 2023
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C2i & HKUMed Investigate Vaccine Effectiveness Against Omicron Infection
The study reveals three or fourth doses of the Comirnaty or CoronaVac vaccines remain effective in preventing Omicron infection. Press...
Feb 7, 2023


Mouse models, HCoV-229E, HCoV-NL63 and cross protection from challenge with SARS-CoV-2
Professor Malik Peiris and his team investigated the need to develop experimental animal models for common cold coronaviruses (CCCoV)....
Feb 2, 2023


Development of multiplex RT-ddPCR assays for detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses
Investigating Sars-CoV-2 and other common respiratory viruses co-infection, Professor Leo Poon and Professor Malik Peiris developed a...
Jan 11, 2023


Multi-cohort analysis of depression-associated gut bacteria
Hein Tun’s team conducted a multi-cohort meta-analysis aiming to show the association between gut bacteria and depression. Abstract Gut...
Dec 14, 2022


Vaccine effectiveness against Omicron infection in an infection-naive population in Hong Kong
Malik Peiris and Sophie Valkenburg’s teams conducted a population-based sero-epidemiological study to estimate thereal-world vaccine...
Nov 23, 2022


HKU-Pasteur Research Pole Fellowship 2023 – APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole is delighted to announce the applications opening of the third edition of the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole...
Nov 4, 2022


[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS] Join the Institut Pasteur in Paris as a PhD Student!
Applications are still ongoing for the international doctoral program (PPU) of the Institut Pasteur. Apply now to get the opportunity to...
Oct 28, 2022
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Resurgence of Omicron BA.2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection-naive Hong Kong
Vijay Dhanasekaran’s team investigated the surge of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Hong Kong in early 2022 and the efficiency of the estimates...
Oct 13, 2022


HKU-PRP 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...
Sep 9, 2022


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 8, 2022


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...
Sep 1, 2022


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 19, 2022


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...
Aug 4, 2022


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