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Nov 14, 2022

[Exhibition] From Louis to Pasteur, 1822-1895

Celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Louis Pasteur, C2i and the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole are presenting an Institut Pasteur...

Nov 7, 2022

Inside C2i | What is Growth Kinetics?

A demonstration by Tom Shuen. In our program, we measure the growth rate of a new recombinant virus, which is directly proportional to...

Oct 31, 2022

C2i and HKUMed are now extending participation for the Healthy Human Global Project - HK!

Would you like to be part of a not-so-distant future where treatment are specifically designed for each one of us? The study is now...

Oct 27, 2022

[Save the Date] Zoonotic Diseases and Climate Changes Workshop

To celebrate the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur’s birth, the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole is organising a new workshop together with the...

Oct 24, 2022

Meet Our Team: Anna Lee

Currently, Anna is a Research Assistant under Dr. Darragh Duffy and Prof. James Di-Santo for the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong...

Oct 18, 2022

C2i at the Investment Promotion Week: Biotech Journey from Research to Commercial

C2i was invited by InvestHK to talk about its development and growth. Professor Leo Poon, Managing Director, was invited by InvestHK as...

Oct 17, 2022

Meet Our Team: Angel Ma

Angel is a Post-Doctoral Fellow working with Dr. Michael Chan for the Novel experimental platform of human respiratory tract program....

Oct 10, 2022

Meet Our Team: Yunshi Liao

Yunshi is a Post-Doctoral Fellow working with Tommy Lam for the Mosquito-borne Viruses: Epidemiology, pathogenesis and interventions...

Sep 29, 2022

Pasteur Courses: Vaccinology

This four-week course presents an integrated overview of vaccinology, from public health data and scientific results justifying the...

Sep 28, 2022

Professor Xiang Zhang visits C2i

We are honored to receive the visit of Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University and Hong Kong (HKU), and...

Sep 27, 2022

Meet Our Team: Cheska Li

Currently, Cheska is a Research Assistant under Dr. Darragh Duffy and Prof. James Di-Santo for the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong...

Sep 15, 2022

Inside C2i | What is qPCR?

A demonstration by Ernest Li. Our team uses the qPCR machine for our mosquito surveillance project. We are screening for mosquito-borne...

Aug 23, 2022

Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines BNT162b2 and CoronaVac in healthy teenagers

A new study from Professor Malik Peiris investigates potential immune reactions and adverse effects of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines BNT162b2 and...

Aug 22, 2022

Inside C2i | What is Reverse Genetics?

A demonstration by Mandy Ho. Currently, our team is trying to develop neuraminidase (NA)-based vaccine through rescuing recombinant...

Aug 16, 2022

Meet Our Team: Shaolin Han

Shaolin is a Post-Doctoral Fellow working with Tommy Lam for the Mosquito-borne Viruses: Epidemiology, pathogenesis and interventions...

Aug 9, 2022

Inside C2i | What is Ultracentrifugation?

A demonstration by Asad Murtaza. The ultracentrifuge is used to isolate smaller sized particles, and study purified molecules and...

Aug 5, 2022

Garrick Yip – Not just a researcher, but also a skilled trainer!

Garrick is the Technical Officer - Research & Development under Dr. Darragh Duffy and Prof. James Di-Santo for the Healthy Human Global...

Aug 2, 2022

Visit of the Hong Kong Life Sciences Society

We are very happy to have met with the summer interns and management of the Hong Kong Life Sciences Society for a guided tour of C2i’s...

Jul 29, 2022

Inside C2i | What is Flow Cytometry?

A demonstration by Amandine Schneider. For the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong, the major task of our team is to collect and...

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's team from the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole used wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) to analyze the evolution of...

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