>> New Publication in Journal of Virology
- Published article -
The article entitled "Inhibition of human natural killer cell activity by influenza virion and hemagglutinin." by Mao H. et al. is published in Journal of Virology.

>> New Publication in Journal of Virological Methods
- Published article -
The article entitled "Tropism Evaluation of novel H1N1-specific primer-probe sets using commercial RT-PCR mixtures and a premixed reaction stored in a lyophilized format" by Cheung T.K. et al. is published in Journal of Virological Methods.

>> New Publication in American Journal of Pathology
- Published article -
Researchers at the Departments of Microbiology and Pathology from The University of Hong Kong found that pandemic H1N1 virus can infect humans via conjunctiva. The article entitled "Tropism and Innate Host Responses of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus in ex Vivo and in Vitro Cultures of Human Conjunctiva and Respiratory Tract" by Chan M.C. et al. is published in American Journal of Pathology.

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Mr Kim Tat Teoh has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong for his work entitled "The E envelope protein of the SARS coronavirus interacts with the Pals1 tight junction protein through its PDZ domain: consequences for polarity of infected epithelial cells". He was first in Pasteur-Asia Virology course's 2004 and joined the Centre in Autumn 2006. Dr Teoh published one scientific article (Siu et al. 2008) and another manuscript is in preparation.

>> Research Seminar
- RIG I detects virtually all virus infections, but what exactly does it detect? by Prof Daniel Kolakofsky, 8 January, 2009 -
A research seminar entitled

RIG I detects virtually all virus infections, but what exactly does it detect?

will be given by

Prof Daniel Kolakofsky from the Department of Microbiology, University of Geneva, Medical School, Switzerland

Date:
Friday, 8 January 2010

Time:
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Venue:
Seminar Room 5, LG1/F, Laboratory Block
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

All are welcome

>> New Publication in PLoS One
- Published article -
The article entitled "Influenza H5N1 and H1N1 virus replication and innate immune responses in bronchial epithelial cells are influenced by the state of differentiation" by Chan R.W. et al. is published in PLoS One.