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Former Chief Executive Mrs. Carrie Lam visits C2i
It was a real honor to receive the former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor for a visit at the Centre...
Aug 29, 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


Oral Presentation Workshop with the Pasteur Network
C2i and the HKU-Pasteur Research Pole organised an oral presentation workshop with the Pasteur Network to help the next generation of...
Aug 9, 2023


C2i’s Co-Director Malik Peiris Conferred the Degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Oxford
Professor Malik Peiris received from the University of Oxford the honorary degree in recognition of his pivotal role in identifying the...
Jul 6, 2023


Visit of the Hong Kong Life Sciences Society Summer Interns
We are very happy to have met with the HKLSS summer interns and management this year again! It was a pleasure to show them around and...
Jun 29, 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

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[Seminar] Precision Medicine: Thank You!
What a great event! Our seminar provided a platform for rich and inspiring discussions on translational research and commercialization in...
Jun 21, 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
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[Seminar] Precision Medicine: From Translational Research to Commercialization
Join us for a seminar on translational research and commercialization in precision medicine, featuring international speakers and...
May 23, 2023


Visit of Roche Accelerator
We are grateful to host Dr. Qiusong Tang and his team from Roche Accelerator to present C2i’s innovative research and technology! Our...
May 23, 2023

Visit of the British Chamber of Commerce
We enjoyed a delightful afternoon hosting a delegation from the British Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Committee led by its Chair Mr....
May 8, 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

C2i At The Hong Kong I&T Career Expo
[Event extended until 1 May!] This year again you can find our virtual booth at the InnoHK Hall of this event organised by HKSTP. You can...
Apr 17, 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


International Women's Day: Meet Shaolin Han!
March 8 is the International Women's Day. It is a great opportunity to recognise and honour the hard work, dedication, and perseverance...
Mar 8, 2023


International Women's Day: Meet Angel Ma!
March 8 is the International Women's Day. It is a great opportunity to recognise and honour the hard work, dedication, and perseverance...
Mar 7, 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

Leading the way for a future generation of scientists
The Centre for Immunology & Infection is very proud to work with the Hong Kong Laureate Forum (HKLF) to introduce younger generations to...
Feb 17, 2023
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