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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 28, 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 27, 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...
Sep 15, 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 23, 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 22, 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 16, 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 9, 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 5, 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...
Aug 2, 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 29, 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...
Jul 15, 2022

Strength and durability of antibody responses to BNT162b2 and CoronaVac
Professor Leo Poon and Professor Malik Peiris recently conducted a study on antibody response to the two Covid-19 vaccines available to...
Jul 13, 2022


Meet Our Team: Interview with Md Atiqul Islam
Atiqul is a Post-Doctoral Fellow under Leo Poon for the Novel Vaccine Platforms For Influenza project. His background After graduating...
Jun 28, 2022


Natural Reassortment of Eurasian Avian-Like Swine H1N1 and Avian H9N2 Influenza Viruses in Pigs
Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, a study led by Prof. Leo Poon and Prof. Malik Peiris, from HKU-Pasteur Research Pole and C2i,...
Jun 27, 2022

HKBU Awards Leo Poon ‘Distinguished Alumni’
As a Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) alumni, C2i's Principal Investigator Professor Leo Poon received this year’s ‘Distinguished...
Jun 27, 2022

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[Press Release] C2i & HKU lead the way to benchmark immune health
First participants recruited in the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong Partners in the Healthy Human Global Project - Hong Kong...
Jun 21, 2022
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[Podcast] How does the Global South handle COVID-19?
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


Hong Kong SAR Government to Launch the InnoHK Initiative
The InnoHK initiative was officially launched during a ceremony officiated by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the Hong Kong...
May 26, 2022


Visit of the French Chamber of Commerce at C2i
The Centre for Immunology & Infection had the pleasure to receive representatives of the Healthcare and Insurance Committee of the French...
May 19, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant BA.2 Neutralisation in Sera of Vaccinated or Infected People
Malik Peiris and Leo Poon published the result of a joint study with CU Medicine showing that vaccinated individuals develop more robust...
May 17, 2022
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