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ARF4-mediated intracellular transport as a broad-spectrum antiviral target
The Centre for Immunology & Infection and the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole share a new study in Nature Microbiology t hat explores the...
Mar 28


Detection and characterisation of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (H5N1/H5N8) clade 2.3.4.4b, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2021 to 2024
A new publication in Eurosurveillance from Professor Leo Poon , Professor Malik Peiris , and teams at the Centre for Immunology &...
Jan 16


Differential antigenic imprinting effects between influenza H1N1 hemagglutinin and neuraminidase in a mouse model
New publication from Roberto Bruzzone with Weiwen Liang and team in the Journal of Virology on immune history and its impact on...
Dec 10, 2024


C2i's Yunshi Liao awarded at the Health Research Symposium 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Yunshi Liao for winning the Best Poster Award during the Health Research Symposium 2024 . His research on...
Nov 27, 2024


Updated checklist with new records and molecular data for the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Hong Kong
New publication in Journal of Medical Entomology from Tommy Lam , Shaolin Han and team detailing an extensive survey of mosquito...
Oct 7, 2024


Antibody Fc receptor binding and T cell responses to homologous and heterologous immunization with inactivated or mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
A recent study from C2i with the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole and the School of Public Health (HKU)published in Nature Communications...
Sep 5, 2024

A(H2N2) and A(H3N2) influenza pandemics elicited durable cross-reactive and protective antibodies against avian N2 neuraminidases
A new study from C2i's Mark Zanin with HKU-Pasteur’s Sook-San Wong and Vijay Dhanasekaran in Nature Communications demonstrates that the...
Jul 9, 2024


Epistasis mediates the evolution of the receptor binding mode in recent human H3N2 hemagglutinin
New publication in Nature Communications from Roberto Bruzzone and Weiwen Liang examining the evolution of the receptor binding mode of...
Jun 27, 2024


Influenza antibody breadth and effector functions are immune correlates from acquisition of pandemic infection of children
C2i and collaborators from the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole published a new study in Nature Communications on seasonal flu vaccines prior to...
May 3, 2024

Amino acids in the polymerase complex of shorebird-isolated H1N1 influenza virus impact replication and host-virus interactions in mammalian models
New publication from Sarah Yaqin Bai with Sook-San Wong, Mark Zanin and Hui Lei in a collaborative work with the HKU-Pasteur Research...
Apr 3, 2024


1,000 Participants: A New Milestone Reached For HHGP-Hong Kong
We are thrilled to announce that we have achieved a significant milestone of the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong with the...
Sep 27, 2023


Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on Commercial Aircraft Interior Surfaces
With Implications for Effective Control Measures C2i's team including Professor Leo Poon, Professor Malik Peiris, Dr Michael Chan, Dr...
Sep 6, 2023

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[Press Release] SARS-CoV-2: How The History Of Human Populations Influences Their Immune Response
C2i’s Professor Malik Peiris, Professor Roberto Bruzzone and Doctor Darragh Duffy together with teams from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS...
Aug 29, 2023


SARS-CoV-2: Comparative study on third-dose booster with either one dose of CoronaVac or BNT162b2
Professor Leo Poon, Professor Malik Peiris and collaborators from the School of Public Health (HKUMed) released a publication in The...
Aug 10, 2023


Broad-spectrum pan-genus and pan-family virus vaccines
C2i's Managing Director Professor Leo Poon and Dr Sophie Valkenburg (University of Melbourne) a study about the development of universal...
Jun 26, 2023


SARS-CoV2 infection aggravates cigarette smoke-exposed cell damage in primary human airway epithelia
Professor Malik Peiris, Dr. Michael Chan and team recently published a study evaluating the role of cigarette smoke on SARS-CoV-2-induced...
Jun 9, 2023

Resurgence of Omicron BA.2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection-naive Hong Kong
Our Managing Director Professor Leo Poon and HKU-Pasteur's Professor Vijay Dhanasekaran's team deliver great insights into current and...
May 3, 2023


Replication of Novel Zoonotic-Like Influenza A(H3N8) Virus in Ex Vivo Human Bronchus and Lung
In a new study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Dr. Michael Chan and his team examine the replication ability of the novel...
Apr 28, 2023


Within-host genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals
Brilliant work from our Managing Director Professor Leo Poon investigating the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages in unvaccinated...
Apr 6, 2023
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[HHGP-HK] Join the study!
With more than 400 volunteers recruited, the Healthy Human Global Project – Hong Kong is a research study led by the Centre for...
Feb 22, 2023
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