The HKU-Pasteur Research Centre (HKU-PRC) is a non-profit organization created in 1999. Institut Pasteur, a world leader in infectious disease research, teamed up with the prestigious University of Hong Kong (HKU) to create HKU-PRC as a long-term collaborative project in Hong Kong.
The centre builds on synergies between its founding partners with the goal of strengthening the existing pole of excellence in infectious disease research and teaching. Equipped with a state-of-the-art research laboratory and an international team of virologists, cell biologists, immunologists and chemists, the centre's research is focused on viruses that represent a threat to public health and economic stability in Hong Kong, China and the greater Asian region.
In its fight against infectious diseases, HKU-PRC is a leading partner in international collaborations and networks, such as the Institut Pasteur International Network, and organizes the HKU-Pasteur Courses series to teach and train a small number of outstanding Asian students.
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