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...
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Sep 5
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...
Jul 9
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...
Jun 27
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...
May 3
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...
Apr 3
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...
Sep 27, 2023
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 6, 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...
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Aug 29, 2023
[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 10, 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...
Jun 26, 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 9, 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...
May 3, 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...
Apr 28, 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 6, 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...
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Feb 22, 2023
[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 7, 2023
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...
Jan 13, 2023
Vector Control and Insecticide Resistance Presentation
Medical Entomologist and Biologist Sebastien Marcombe based in Laos came to C2i to collaborate with Tommy Lam's team and give us a...
Jan 11, 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, C2i's Managing Director Professor Leo Poon and Co-Director...
Dec 8, 2022
Meet Our Team: Mark Zanin
Mark is an Assistant Professor working with Prof. Leo Poon for the Novel Vaccine Platforms for Influenza.
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