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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 28, 2022


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 15, 2022


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 14, 2022


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...
Jul 13, 2022


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...
Jun 27, 2022


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, 2022


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...
May 31, 2022


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 19, 2022


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:...
Apr 4, 2022


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, 2022


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...
Mar 15, 2022


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, 2022


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 18, 2022


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 16, 2022


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...
Feb 14, 2022


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...
Feb 9, 2022


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...
Jan 27, 2022


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...
Jan 26, 2022


Malik Peiris finds Omicron significantly reduces virus neutralisation ability of BioNTech vaccine
A recent study jointly conducted by the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Medicine, The...
Dec 14, 2021


Development of the world’s first stainless steel that kills the COVID19 virus within hours
Professor Leo Poon and the Department of Mechanical Engineering (HKU) developed the world’s first stainless steel against SARS-CoV-2. The...
Dec 9, 2021


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