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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


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...
Feb 7, 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 13, 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...
Jan 11, 2023


Meet Our Team: Mark Zanin
Mark is an Assistant Professor working with Prof. Leo Poon for the Novel Vaccine Platforms for Influenza.
Dec 8, 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...
Nov 7, 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 31, 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 24, 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 18, 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 17, 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...
Oct 10, 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


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
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