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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...
Jun 24, 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
[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...
May 31, 2022
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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
Institut Pasteur Korea: The Business of Managing Science
Entrepreneurial and Organizational skills for professionals working in life sciences. Institut Pasteur Korea is hosting the international...
Apr 19, 2022
[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:...
Apr 11, 2022
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[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...
Apr 4, 2022
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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
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...
Apr 1, 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
How does it feel like to work in a new research environment? - Testimony from Ye Peng, HKUPRP fellow
Learn more about Ye Peng's experience as a research intern at Institut Pasteur in Paris! Ye Peng is year-3 PhD candidate at the...
Jan 26, 2022
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