SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH



Researcher : CHEUNG PHP

List of Research Outputs

WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.


Researcher : Chan LY

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.


Researcher : Chan MCW

Project Title:Effect of vitamin B2 in the treatment of human influenza H5N1 virus infection: studies in vitro and in vivo
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Peiris JSM, Chan WY
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:02/2009


Project Title:Effect of allogeneic human mesenchymal stem cells on alveolar fluid clearance and protein permeability in human alveolar epithelial cells injured by influenza H5N1 virus infection
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Nicholls JM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2010


Project Title:Experimental models to study the impact of cigarette smoking on the tropism of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in human respiratory tract
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Chan WY, Nicholls JM, Mak JCW
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:02/2011


Project Title:Tropism and innate host responses in primary human cardiac myocytes infected with influenza H5N1 and H1N1pdm virus
Investigator(s):Chan MCW
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2011


Project Title:Role of indirubin-3’-oxime as an antiviral and immunomodulatory agent in the treatment of severe human influenza virus infection
Investigator(s):Chan MCW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:03/2012


Project Title:Therapeutic Effect of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Acute Lung Injury Caused by Severe Influenza H5N1 Virus Infection
Investigator(s):Chan MCW, Peiris JSM, Guan Y, Chan GCF, Chan WY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Matching Grant for Joint Research
Start Date:05/2012


Project Title:A comparative study of influenza A viruses with differential interferon induction with respect to their potential to confer increased susceptibility to secondary bacterial infections
Investigator(s):Chan MCW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:A mouse model to study the beneficial effect of human mesenchymal stem cells on acute lung injury induced by influenza H5N1 virus infection
Investigator(s):Chan MCW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:03/2013


List of Research Outputs

Chan M.C.W., Chan W.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Fang X., Nicholls J.M., Lee J., Matthay M.A. and Peiris J.S.M., Effect of human mesenchymal stem cells on enhancing alveolar fluid clearance in human alveolar epithelium injured by influenza H5N1 virus infection, 6th Annual CEIRS Network Meeting . 2012.
Chan M.C.W., In vitro respiratory epithelial cells model and its role in the study of the pathogenesis of emerging infectious diseases, 17th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology . 2012.
Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.
Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Use of ex vivo and in vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract to study the tropism and host responses of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) and other influenza viruses, Virus Research. 2013, S0168-1702(13): 00078-6.
Leung S.Y.H., Li O.T.W., Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M. and Poon L.L.M., Entry of influenza A Virus with a alpha2,6-linked sialic acid binding preference requires host fibronectin, Journal of virology. 2012, 86(19): 10704-13.
WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.
Walther T.J., Karamanska R., Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Jia N., Air G., Hopton C.L., Wong M.P., Dell A., Peiris J.S.M., Haslam S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Glycomic analysis of human respiratory tract tissues and correlation with influenza virus infection, PLoS Pathogen. 2013, 9(3): e1003223.


Researcher : Chan WY

Project Title:The biological and genetic determinants of seasonal influenza A virus replication in the lower respiratory tract
Investigator(s):Chan WY, Chan MCW, Yen H, Nicholls JM, Peiris JSM
Department:Pathology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:02/2011


Project Title:Neutrophil mediated host-responses during influenza A virus infection, an in vitro study
Investigator(s):Chan WY, Chan MCW, Shum DKY, Nicholls JM, Peiris JSM
Department:Pathology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:03/2012


Project Title:Human primary lung microvascular endothelial responses to influenza A virus infection
Investigator(s):Chan WY, Nicholls JM
Department:Pathology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:Annual World Congress of Virus andInfection (WCVI-2012) Influenza virus tropism in human respiratory tract
Investigator(s):Chan WY
Department:Pathology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2012
Completion Date:08/2012


Project Title:The application of swine and human respiratory organ explant cultures to investigate inter-species transmission of avian influenza viruses to swine and humans
Investigator(s):Chan WY, Chan MCW, Nicholls JM, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:03/2013


Project Title:Influenza B virus induced host innate immune response in human primary alveolar epithelial cells
Investigator(s):Chan WY
Department:Pathology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


List of Research Outputs

Chan W.Y., Ex vivo culture model on both human and swine and its application , 17th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. 2012.
Chan W.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Nicholls J.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan M.C.W., Proinflammatory cytokine response and viral replication in mouse bone marrow derived macrophages infected with influenza H1N1 and H5N1 viruses., PLoS One. 2012, 7(11): e51057.
Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.
Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Use of ex vivo and in vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract to study the tropism and host responses of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) and other influenza viruses, Virus Research. 2013, S0168-1702(13): 00078-6.
Walther T.J., Karamanska R., Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Jia N., Air G., Hopton C.L., Wong M.P., Dell A., Peiris J.S.M., Haslam S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Glycomic analysis of human respiratory tract tissues and correlation with influenza virus infection, PLoS Pathogen. 2013, 9(3): e1003223.


Researcher : Chan YH

Project Title:Vitamin D Deficiency and Vascular Dysfunction
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Lam TH, Lau CP, Tse HF
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2010
Completion Date:12/2012


Project Title:Interactions of Genetic Polymorphisms of MicroRNA processing and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor +1166A/C in Atherosclerosis
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2011


Project Title:Role of Vitamin D and its Genetic Polymorphisms in Epstein-Barr Virus Activity and the Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Lung ML, Kwong DLW, Lee AWM, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:World Cancer Research Fund - General Award
Start Date:04/2012


Project Title:Accelerated Cellular Senescence and Vascular Ageing in Lamin A/C Variation-Induced PR Interval Prolongation: Role of Aldosterone
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:PR Interval Prolongation-Induced Abnormal Vascular Function and Cardiovascular Death through Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Activation: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Investigator(s):Chan YH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Start Date:09/2012


Project Title:Mendelian randomization to causally infer the impact of life-long vitamin D deficiency on Cardiovascular disease and death: implications for community-based cardiovascular prevention
Investigator(s):Chan YH, Schooling CM, Cowling BJ, Sham PC, Tse HF, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:10/2012


List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.H., Siu D.C.W., Yiu K.H., Yiu Y.F., Lau G.K.K., Lam T.H., Lau C.P. and Tse H.F., Prolongation of PR interval is associated with endothelial dysfunction and activation of vascular repair in high-risk cardiovascular patients, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2013, 37: 55-61.
LAU H.Y., Leung C.M., Chan Y.H., Lee A.W.M., Kwong D.L.W., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Secular trends of salted fish consumption and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multi-jurisdiction ecological study in 8 regions from 3 continents, BMC Cancer. 2013, 13(1): 13:298.
Yiu K.H., Zhao C., Chen Y., Siu D.C.W., Chan Y.H., Lau G.K.K., Liu S., Lau C.P. and Tse H.F., Association of subclinical myocardial injury with arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular Diabetology. 2013, 12: 94.
Zuo M.L., Liu S., Chan K.H., Lau G.K.K., Chong B.H., Lam K.F., Chan Y.H., Lau Y.F., Lip G.Y.H., Lau C.P., Tse H.F. and Siu D.C.W., The CHADS2 and CHA2DS2–VASc scores predict new occurrence of atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2013, 37: 47-54.


Researcher : Cheung CY

Project Title:Mechanism of action for the regulation of COX-2 dependent genes in human macrophages after infection with low and high pathogenic coronavirus and influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Cheung CY, Lee MY
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2010
Completion Date:12/2012


Project Title:A comparative study on the role of type I and III interferons in primary human cellular response to influenza virus infection
Investigator(s):Cheung CY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2013


Project Title:Biomarkers & Diagnostics World Congress; Diagnosis and assessment of severity in respiratory infectious diseases using host gene expression profiles
Investigator(s):Cheung CY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:05/2013


List of Research Outputs

Cheung C.Y., Chan E.Y., Krasnoselsky A., Purdy D., Navare A.T., Bryan J.T., Leung C.K.L., Hui P.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Katze M.G., H5N1 virus causes significant perturbations in host proteome very early in influenza virus-infected primary human monocyte-derived macrophages., Journal of Infectious Disease. 2012, 206: 640-645.
Millet J.K.G., Kien F.S., Cheung C.Y., Siu Y.L., CHAN W.L., Li H.Y., LEUNG H.L., Jaume M.D.A., Bruzzone R., Peiris J.S.M., Altmeyer R.M. and Nal-Rogier B.T.M., Ezrin interacts with the SARS coronavirus spike protein and restrains infection at the entry stage, PLoS One. 2012, 7(11): e49566.
PERERA K.V.H., Wickramasinghe G., Cheung C.Y., Nishiura H., Smith D.K., Poon L.L.M., Perera A.K.C., Ma S.K., Sunil-Chandra N.P., Guan Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Swine influenza in Sri Lanka, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013, 19(3): 481-4.
Trevennec K., Leger L., Lyazrhi F., Baudon E., Cheung C.Y., Roger F. and Garcia J.C., Transmission of pandemic influenza H1N1 (2009) in Vietnamese swine in 2009-2010., Influenza Other Respiratory Viruses. 2012, 6(5): 348-57.


Researcher : Chin WH

List of Research Outputs

Chin W.H., Greenbaum B.D., Li O.T.W., Webby R.J. and Poon L.L.M., A statistical strategy to identify recombinant viral ribonucleoprotein of avian, human, and swine influenza A viruses with elevated polymerase activity, Influenza and other respiratory viruses. 2013.


Researcher : Chiu HP

List of Research Outputs

WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.


Researcher : Choy KT

List of Research Outputs

WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.


Researcher : Chu KW

List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Leung C.Y.H., Ng E.M., Gilbert M., Joyner P.H., Grioni A., Ades G., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Poon L.L.M., A novel group of avian astroviruses in wild aquatic birds., Journal of Virology. 2012, 86(24): 13772-8.
Chu K.W., Poon L.L.M., Chiu S.S.S., Chan K.H., Ng E.M., Bauer I.R.M.A., Cheung T.I.M. .K., Ng I.H.Y., Guan Y., Wang D.A.V.I.D. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterization of a novel gyrovirus in human stool and chicken meat, Journal of Clinical Virology. 2012, 55(3): 209-13.
Poon L.L.M., Chan K.H., Chu K.W., Fung C.C.Y., Cheng K.Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Viral genetic sequence variations in pandemic H1N1/2009 and seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses within an individual, a household and a community. , J Clin Virol. 2012, 52: 146-150.
Riley S., Kwok K.O., Wu K.M., Chu K.W., Ma E.S.K., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Longitudinal serum quadruples from Hong Kong suggest a key role for middle-aged adults in the transmission of influenza A during the postpandemic period (abstract), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 50.
Wertheim J.O., Chu K.W., Peiris J.S.M., Kosakovsky Pond S.L. and Poon L.L.M., A case for the ancient origin of coronaviruses, Journal of virology. 2013, 87(12): 7039-45.


Researcher : Fielding R

Project Title:18th UICC International Cancer Congress Do Quality of Life (QoL) Scales Have Utility in Predicting Cancer Survival?
Investigator(s):Fielding R
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:06/2002


Project Title:A three phase study on women facing breast cancer
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Lam WWT
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:09/2007


Project Title:Psychosocial and physical outcomes after surgery for breast cancer: a five to six year follow-up and exploration consultation factors
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Lam WWT
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:10/2007


Project Title:Longitudinal study of psychosocial needs and distress of Chinese women with advanced breast cancer
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Lam WWT, Tsang JWH, Suen TKD, Epstein R, Kwong A
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Cancer Fund - General Award
Start Date:04/2008


Project Title:Health promotion knowledge, attitudes, skills and expectations of medical students
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Johnston JM, Lo LS
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants
Start Date:06/2009


Project Title:Behavioural changes in relation to risk perception and prevention of avian and human influenza in the general population of Hong Kong, 2006 to 2009
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Cowling BJ, Lam WWT
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:12/2009


Project Title:Perceptions of cancer risk and self-care practices: A comparison of groups at different risk for cancers
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Lam WWT, Lai CL, Tsang JWH, Ip DKM, Yuen RMF
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:01/2011


Project Title:Communication of influenza information, parents' decision making and childhood vaccination uptake against seasonal influenza in Hong Kong: a longitudinal survey
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Cowling BJ, Lam WWT
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:09/2012


Project Title:Can family decision-making about adolescent HPV vaccination inform our understanding of future vaccine uptake? - A qualitative study among Hong Kong Chinese families
Investigator(s):Fielding R, Wu JTK, Lam WWT
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:10/2012


Project Title:World Congress of Psycho-Oncology ; Quality of life trajectories in Chinese patients with nasopharynegeal cancer (NPC)
Investigator(s):Fielding R
Department:Com Med - Behavioural Sci Unit
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2012


List of Research Outputs

Fielding R., Health Psychology (Associate Editor). 2013.


Researcher : Fong JHM

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.


Researcher : Guan Y

Project Title:Vaccines for the control of H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:The University of Hong Kong Foundation Seed Grant
Start Date:04/2002


Project Title:Searching for the precursor of SARS-Cov in Southern China
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Matching Fund for State Key Laboratory (SKL)
Start Date:02/2009


Project Title:Long-term surveillance for bat-borne viruses: An insight into viral ecology, evolutionary dynamics, and the source of zoonoses
Investigator(s):Guan Y, Dhanasekaran V, Lai ACK, Zhu H
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2010


Project Title:Research Output Prize (Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine)
Investigator(s):Guan Y
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Research Output Prize (in Faculty)
Start Date:01/2013


List of Research Outputs

Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.
Chu K.W., Poon L.L.M., Chiu S.S.S., Chan K.H., Ng E.M., Bauer I.R.M.A., Cheung T.I.M. .K., Ng I.H.Y., Guan Y., Wang D.A.V.I.D. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterization of a novel gyrovirus in human stool and chicken meat, Journal of Clinical Virology. 2012, 55(3): 209-13.
Cummings D., Lessler J., Read J., Kwok K.O., Zhu H., Tan L.J., Guan Y., Jiang C. and Riley S., Spatial heterogeneity of influenza immunity and infections: The effect of population density and effective neighbourhood size (abstract), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 56.
Fouchier R.A.M., García-Sastre A., Kawaoka Y., Barclay W.S., Bouvier N.M., Brown I.H., Capua I., Chen H.L., Compans R.W., Couch R.B., Cox N.J., Doherty P.C., Donis R.O., Feldmann H., Guan Y., Katz J.M., Kiselev O.I., Klenk H.D., Kobinger G., Liu J.H., Liu X.F., Lowen A., Mettenleiter T.C., Osterhaus A.D., Palese P., Peiris J.S.M., Perez D.R., Richt J.A., Schultz-Cherry S., Steel J., Subbarao K., Swayne D.E., Takimoto T., Tashiro M., Taubenberger J.K., Thomas P.G., Tripp R.A., Tumpey T.M., Webby R.J. and Webster R.G., Transmission studies resume for avian flu (letter), Science. 2013, 339(6119): 520-1.
Govorkova E.A., Baranovich T., Seiler P., Armstrong J., Burnham A., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M., Webby R.J. and Webster R.G., Antiviral resistance among highly pathogenic influenza A (H5N1) viruses isolated worldwide in 2002-2012 shows need for continued monitoring, Antiviral Research. 2013, 98(2): 297-304.
Guan Y. and Zhu H., Animal models for the influenza research. , The 10th Annual Conference of Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS). 2012.
Guan Y., Farooqui A., Zhu H., Dong W., Wang J. and Kelvin D.J., H7N9 Incident, immune status, the elderly and a warning of an influenza pandemic, J Infect Dev Ctries. 2013, 7: 302-307.
Lessler J., Riley S., Read J.M., Wang S., Zhu H., Smith G.J., Guan Y., Jiang C. and Cummings D.A.T., Evidence for Antigenic Seniority in Influenza A (H3N2) Antibody Responses in Southern China, PLoS Pathogens. 2012, 8: e1002802.
Leung C.Y.H., Lau E.H.Y., Zhang L., Guan Y., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Avian Influenza And Ban On Overnight Poultry Storage In Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2012, 18(8): 1339-1341.
PERERA K.V.H., Wickramasinghe G., Cheung C.Y., Nishiura H., Smith D.K., Poon L.L.M., Perera A.K.C., Ma S.K., Sunil-Chandra N.P., Guan Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Swine influenza in Sri Lanka, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013, 19(3): 481-4.
Pepin K...M..., Wang J., Webb C...T..., Hoeting J...A..., Poss M..., Hudson P...J..., Hong W., Zhu H. and Guan Y., Anticipating the prevalence of avian influenza subtypes H9 and H5 in live-bird markets., In: Maciej F. Boni, PLOS One. 2013, 8.
Zhu H., Webby R., Lam T.T., Smith D.K., Peiris J.S.M. and Guan Y., History of Swine influenza viruses in Asia, Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2013, 370: 57-68.
Zhu H. and Guan Y., Influenza surveillance and evolutionary studies in Southern China., Annual Conference of Area of Excellence Control of Pandemic and Inter- pandemic Influenza. 2012.


Researcher : Ho YL

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.H., Chan K.M., Ho Y.L., Lam Y.P., Tong H.L., Poon L.L.M., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Quantitative analysis of four rapid antigen assays for detection of pandemic H1N1 2009 compared with seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses on nasopharyngeal aspirates from patients with influenza, Journal of Virological Methods. 2012, 186(1-2): 184-8.


Researcher : Hui PY

Project Title:Role of retinoic acid inducible gene-1, toll-like receptor-3 and -8 in cytokine induction by influenza A H5N1 and pandemic H1N1 viruses in primary human cells
Investigator(s):Hui PY, Peiris JSM, Cheung CY, Chan MCW, Lee MY, Chan WY
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:11/2010


Project Title:Role of focal adhesion kinase in cytokine production by influenza A H5N1 infection
Investigator(s):Hui PY, Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:03/2011
Completion Date:08/2012


Project Title:Mechanistic study on the suppression of IL-1beta during highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 infection
Investigator(s):Hui PY, Chan MCW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


List of Research Outputs

Cheung C.Y., Chan E.Y., Krasnoselsky A., Purdy D., Navare A.T., Bryan J.T., Leung C.K.L., Hui P.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Katze M.G., H5N1 virus causes significant perturbations in host proteome very early in influenza virus-infected primary human monocyte-derived macrophages., Journal of Infectious Disease. 2012, 206: 640-645.


Researcher : Ip DKM

Project Title:Influenza Resistance Information Study (IRIS)
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:F Hoffmann-La Roche and Co. Ltd. - General Award
Start Date:10/2009


Project Title:A Randomised Controlled Trial of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Yu Ping Feng San) for influenza prophylaxis in elderly residential care homes in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Peiris JSM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:10/2011


Project Title:Development and evaluation of an electronic school absenteeism system for influenza-like-illness surveillance in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Cowling BJ, Ho LM, Lau EHY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:11/2011


Project Title:Workplace productivity losses related to acute upper respiratory tract infections among health care workers in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Ip DKM, Kwok HKH, Cowling BJ, Johnston JM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:02/2013


List of Research Outputs

Ip D.K.M., Epidemiological Methods, Study Design and Application, MSc (Environmental and Public Health Management) , Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, 1 Feb 2013, Hong Kong. 2013.
Ip D.K.M., Interpretation of Research Results and Findings, MSc (Environmental and Public Health Management) , Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, 8 Feb 2013, Hong Kong. 2013.


Researcher : Kuok IT

List of Research Outputs

Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.


Researcher : LAU HY

List of Research Outputs

LAU H.Y., Liang J., Chan Y.H., Lee A.W.M., Kwong D.L.W., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Secular trends of salted fish consumption and asopharyngeal carcinoma: a multi-jurisdiction ecological study in 8 regions from 3 continents, BMC Cancer. 2013, 13: 298.
LAU H.Y., Leung C.M., Chan Y.H., Lee A.W.M., Kwong D.L.W., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Secular trends of salted fish consumption and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multi-jurisdiction ecological study in 8 regions from 3 continents, BMC Cancer. 2013, 13(1): 13:298.


Researcher : LEUNG HL

List of Research Outputs

Millet J.K.G., Kien F.S., Cheung C.Y., Siu Y.L., CHAN W.L., Li H.Y., LEUNG H.L., Jaume M.D.A., Bruzzone R., Peiris J.S.M., Altmeyer R.M. and Nal-Rogier B.T.M., Ezrin interacts with the SARS coronavirus spike protein and restrains infection at the entry stage, PLoS One. 2012, 7(11): e49566.


Researcher : Lai HK

Project Title:2012 Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health (SESEH 2012); Meta-analysis of adverse health effects due to air pollution in Chinese populations
Investigator(s):Lai HK
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:08/2012


List of Research Outputs

Lai H.K., 三分鐘演詞 - 《2013年空氣污染管制(修訂)條例草案》委員會, Legislative Council. 2013.
MA X., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Investigating the Association Between Traffic-Related Exposure and Mortality Risk in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, URISA's Fourth GIS in Public Health Conference, Held in Miami on 17-20 June 2013.


Researcher : Lam TH

Project Title:A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Betson CL
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:04/1996


Project Title:A prospective study on environmental tobacco smoke and hospitalisation due to respiratory illness in a birth cohort in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Betson CL
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:04/1996


Project Title:A mega-case-control study (20,000 deaths and 30,000 controls) on smoking and mortality in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Hedley AJ, Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:12/1997


Project Title:A study on passive smoking and chromosome damage in lymphocytes in umbilical blood in Guangzhou
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control - General Award
Start Date:01/1998


Project Title:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - youth smoking survey
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:04/1999


Project Title:Smoke free restaurant survey 1999
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:11/1999


Project Title:A telephone follow-up survey on self-reported work-related illness and peceived hazards in occupational safety and health in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Occupational Safety and Health Council - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:01/2000


Project Title:Life style and molecular epidemiology studies
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:09/2000


Project Title:A 3-year follow up study on health-related lifestyle practices and their predictor factors in Hong Kong adults
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Chan BHY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2002


Project Title:Smoking reduction intervention for smokers not willing to quit smoking: a randomised control trial
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Abdullah ASM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:08/2004


Project Title:A 3 -year follow-up study of the Hong Kong population health survey cohort on overweight and obesity and its related behavioural factors
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Thomas GN, Cowling BJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:10/2006


Project Title:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Family Project
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Leung GM, Johnston JM, Ho DSY, Chan SSC, Stewart SM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Start Date:11/2007


Project Title:Public Health
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for Strategic Research Theme
Start Date:11/2008


Project Title:A randomized controlled trail of a tailored intervention compared to usual care on smoking type 2 diabetic patients to promote smoking cessation and improve glycaemic control
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Leung AYM, Tan KCB, Wong CN, Li WHC
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:01/2011


Project Title:Are life long sex-steroids causally related to cardiovascular disease in men and women?
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Cherny SS, Ip DKM, Ip P, Lee SL, Schooling CM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2011
Completion Date:12/2012


Project Title:Pubertal muscle mass and diabetes risk
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Cheung PT, Hui LL, Ip P, Lee SL, Macfarlane DJ, McManus AM, Schooling CM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health Could a tax increase of 50% in Hong Kong in 2009 result in an increase in smoking?
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2012


Project Title:A school-based survey on adolescent alcohol drinking in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Lam TH, Ho DSY, Lo WS
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:09/2012


Project Title:2013 SRNT 19th Annual International Meeting; Tobacco Endgame in Hong King: Public support for total ban on smoking
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:03/2013


Project Title:A long-term follow up for participants in Quit-to-Win Contest 2009 and 2010
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:03/2013


Project Title:Developing Health Education Materials for 'Brief Advice' Targeting People at risk of 'Hazardous Drinking' for Use in Primary Care
Investigator(s):Lam TH
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Centre for Health Protection
Start Date:05/2013


List of Research Outputs

Chan Y.H., Siu D.C.W., Yiu K.H., Yiu Y.F., Lau G.K.K., Lam T.H., Lau C.P. and Tse H.F., Prolongation of PR interval is associated with endothelial dysfunction and activation of vascular repair in high-risk cardiovascular patients, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2013, 37: 55-61.
Chow W.S., Tso A.W.K., Xu A., Yuen M.M.A., Fong H.Y., Lam T.H., Lo S.V., Tse H.F., Woo Y.C., Yeung C.Y., Cheung B.M.Y. and Lam K.S.L., Elevated circulating adipocyte-fatty acid binding protein levels predict incident cardiovascular events in a community-based cohort: A 12-year prospective study, J Am Heart Association. 2013, 2(1): e004176.
Hui Y.L.E., Lam T.H., Chow W.S., Yeung C.Y., Woo Y.C., Fong H.Y., Xu A., Tse H.F., Cheung B.M.Y. and Lam K.S.L., Plasma fibrinogen level as a predictor of cardiovascular diseases, independent of diabetes, in a population-based 16-year prospective study in Hong Kong, The 73rd Scientific Sessions of American Diabetes Association, 21-25 Jun 2013, Chicago, USA. 2013.
Hui Y.L.E., Lam T.H., Chow W.S., Yeung C.Y., Woo Y.C., Fong H.Y., Xu A., Tse H.F., Cheung B.M.Y. and Lam K.S.L., Plasma fibrinogen level as a predictor of cardiovascular diseases, independent of diabetes, in a population-based 16-year prospective study in Hong Kong, The American Diabetes Association's 73td Scientific Sessions. 2013.
LAU H.Y., Leung C.M., Chan Y.H., Lee A.W.M., Kwong D.L.W., Lung M.L. and Lam T.H., Secular trends of salted fish consumption and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multi-jurisdiction ecological study in 8 regions from 3 continents, BMC Cancer. 2013, 13(1): 13:298.
Lam T.H., Nan H., Chan B.H.Y., Lee H. and Chan S.S.C., Development of a 10-point Healthy Living Index (HELI): Hong Kong Jockey Club FAMILY Project cohort study, The 12th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine ”Behavioral Medicine: From Basic Science to Clinical Investigation and Public Health”. 29 August - 1 September 2012, Budapest Hilton, Hungary, 724. . Springer 233 Spring St NY 10013 USA, Springer, 2012, 19: S290.
Lee S.L., Cheung Y.F., Wong W.H.S., Leung T.H., Lam T.H. and Lau Y.L., Chronic health problems and health-related quality of life in Chinese children and adolescents: a population-based study in Hong Kong., British Medical Journal Open . 2013, 3: e001183.doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001183.
Lee S.L., Lam T.H., Leung T.H., Wong W.H.S., Schooling M., Leung G.M. and Lau Y.L., Foetal Exposure to Maternal Passive Smoking Is Associated with Childhood Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Eczema, Scientific World Journal. 2012, 2012: 1-9.
Li W.H.C., Mak Y.W., Chan S.S.C., Chu K.Y.A., Lee Y.M.E. and Lam T.H., Effectiveness of a play-integrated primary one preparatory programme to enhance a smooth transition for children, Journal of Health Psychology. 2013, 18: 10-25.
Wang M.P., Ho D.S.Y., Lo W.S. and Lam T.H., Perceived distance from tobacco retail outlets and the intention to smoke among never-smoking adolescents in Hong Kong., 第十屆粵港澳台預防醫學學術會議, 2013.


Researcher : Lau PN

List of Research Outputs

Liang W., Lau P.N., Mason J., Poon L.L.M. and Lam J.K.W., Inhibition of influenza viral replication using siRNA delivered by pH-responsive peptides, 8th International Conference and Exhibition - RNAi2013, March 19-21, 2013, Oxford UK. 2013.


Researcher : Lee MY

Project Title:Direct identification and quantification of host and viral microRNAs after influenza infection using the next generation ultra-high throughput DNA sequencer
Investigator(s):Lee MY, Lok S, Cheung CY
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:05/2009


Project Title:Host response of the highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Lee MY, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2012
Completion Date:06/2013


Project Title:Cytokines 2012-10th Joint Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine Society and the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research ; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA A H1N1 VIRUSES ELICIT WEAK CYTOKINE RESPONSES IN HUMAN ASTROCYTIC AND NEURONAL CELLS
Investigator(s):Lee MY
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2012


List of Research Outputs

Lee M.Y., Dutry I.C.A. and Peiris J.S.M., Macrophage heterogeneity and responses to influenza virus infection., J Leukoc Biol.. 2012, 92(1): 1-4.
Lee M.Y. and Yen H., Targeting the host or the virus: current and novel concepts for antiviral approaches against influenza virus infection, Antiviral Research. 2012, 96: 391-404.


Researcher : Leung CKL

List of Research Outputs

Cheung C.Y., Chan E.Y., Krasnoselsky A., Purdy D., Navare A.T., Bryan J.T., Leung C.K.L., Hui P.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Katze M.G., H5N1 virus causes significant perturbations in host proteome very early in influenza virus-infected primary human monocyte-derived macrophages., Journal of Infectious Disease. 2012, 206: 640-645.


Researcher : Leung CYH

List of Research Outputs

Chan M.C.W., Chan W.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Fang X., Nicholls J.M., Lee J., Matthay M.A. and Peiris J.S.M., Effect of human mesenchymal stem cells on enhancing alveolar fluid clearance in human alveolar epithelium injured by influenza H5N1 virus infection, 6th Annual CEIRS Network Meeting . 2012.
Chan W.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Nicholls J.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan M.C.W., Proinflammatory cytokine response and viral replication in mouse bone marrow derived macrophages infected with influenza H1N1 and H5N1 viruses., PLoS One. 2012, 7(11): e51057.
Chu K.W., Leung C.Y.H., Ng E.M., Gilbert M., Joyner P.H., Grioni A., Ades G., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Poon L.L.M., A novel group of avian astroviruses in wild aquatic birds., Journal of Virology. 2012, 86(24): 13772-8.
Gilbert M., Jambal L., Karesh W.B., Fine A., Dulam S.P., Sodnomdarjaa R., Ganzorig K., Batchuluun D., Tseveenmyadag N., Bolortuya P., Cardona C.J., Leung C.Y.H., Peiris J.S.M., Spackman E., Swayne D.E. and Joly D.O., Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus among wild birds in Mongolia., PLOS one. 2012, 7(9): e44097.
Leung C.Y.H., Lau E.H.Y., Zhang L., Guan Y., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Avian Influenza And Ban On Overnight Poultry Storage In Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2012, 18(8): 1339-1341.


Researcher : Leung SYH

List of Research Outputs

Leung S.Y.H., Li O.T.W., Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M. and Poon L.L.M., Entry of influenza A Virus with a alpha2,6-linked sialic acid binding preference requires host fibronectin, Journal of virology. 2012, 86(19): 10704-13.


Researcher : Li OTW

Project Title:Localized antibody response to influenza infection – B cell repertoire mapping by yeast surface display library
Investigator(s):Li OTW, Poon LLM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013


List of Research Outputs

Chin W.H., Greenbaum B.D., Li O.T.W., Webby R.J. and Poon L.L.M., A statistical strategy to identify recombinant viral ribonucleoprotein of avian, human, and swine influenza A viruses with elevated polymerase activity, Influenza and other respiratory viruses. 2013.
Dreyfus C., Laursen N.S., Kwaks T., Zuijdgeest D., Khayat R., Ekiert D.C., Lee J.H., Metlagel Z., Bujny M.V., Jongeneelen M., van der Vlugt R., Lamrani M., Korse H.J., Geelen E., Sahin O., Sieuwerts M., Brakenhoff J.P.J., Vogels R., Li O.T.W., Poon L.L.M., Peiris J.S.M., Koudstaal W., Ward A.B., Wilson I.A., Goudsmit J. and Friesen R.H.E., Highly conserved protective epitopes on influenza B viruses, Science. 2012, 337(6100): 1343-8.
Leung S.Y.H., Li O.T.W., Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M. and Poon L.L.M., Entry of influenza A Virus with a alpha2,6-linked sialic acid binding preference requires host fibronectin, Journal of virology. 2012, 86(19): 10704-13.


Researcher : MA X

List of Research Outputs

MA X., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Investigating the Association Between Traffic-Related Exposure and Mortality Risk in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, URISA's Fourth GIS in Public Health Conference, Held in Miami on 17-20 June 2013.


Researcher : Mak WY

List of Research Outputs

Mak W.Y., Jayawardena S. and Poon L.L.M., The evolving threat of influenza viruses of animal origin and the challenges in developing appropriate diagnostics, Clinical chemistry. 2012, 58(11): 1527-33.


Researcher : McGhee S

Project Title:Evaluation of mobile screening service for older people in Shamshuipo
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Ho LM, Abdullah ASM, Lee ACK
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Promotion Projects
Start Date:01/2001


Project Title:Joint Conference of the Society for Social Medicine and the International Epidemiological Association Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Economic Issues for Individuals, Population Health and Governments
Investigator(s):McGhee S
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2001


Project Title:How stable is exercise type and pattern in those attending the department of Health's Elderly Health centres and how reliable is its reporting?
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Leung GM, Schooling CM, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:02/2004


Project Title:Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Health-related Cost of Tobacco
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Department of Health - General Award
Start Date:10/2012


Project Title:Policy-related survey on tobacco control for COSH
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Lam TH, Wong CN
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health - General Award
Start Date:11/2012


Project Title:Provision of Services on the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Tobacco-related Morbidity and Morality
Investigator(s):McGhee S, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Department of Health - General Award
Start Date:12/2012


List of Research Outputs

Fong A.H., Shum J., Ng A.L., Li K.K., McGhee S. and Wong D.S.H., Prevalence of ocular abnormalities in adults with Down syndrome in Hong Kong, Br J Ophthalmol. 2013, 97: 423-428.


Researcher : Mok KP

Project Title:Role of calpain inhibitor as an antiviral and immunomodulatory agent in the treatment of severe human influenza H5N1 virus infection
Investigator(s):Mok KP, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2012
Completion Date:12/2012




Researcher : Ng EM

List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Leung C.Y.H., Ng E.M., Gilbert M., Joyner P.H., Grioni A., Ades G., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Poon L.L.M., A novel group of avian astroviruses in wild aquatic birds., Journal of Virology. 2012, 86(24): 13772-8.
Chu K.W., Poon L.L.M., Chiu S.S.S., Chan K.H., Ng E.M., Bauer I.R.M.A., Cheung T.I.M. .K., Ng I.H.Y., Guan Y., Wang D.A.V.I.D. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterization of a novel gyrovirus in human stool and chicken meat, Journal of Clinical Virology. 2012, 55(3): 209-13.


Researcher : Ng IHY

List of Research Outputs

Chu K.W., Poon L.L.M., Chiu S.S.S., Chan K.H., Ng E.M., Bauer I.R.M.A., Cheung T.I.M. .K., Ng I.H.Y., Guan Y., Wang D.A.V.I.D. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterization of a novel gyrovirus in human stool and chicken meat, Journal of Clinical Virology. 2012, 55(3): 209-13.


Researcher : PERERA KVH

List of Research Outputs

PERERA K.V.H., Wickramasinghe G., Cheung C.Y., Nishiura H., Smith D.K., Poon L.L.M., Perera A.K.C., Ma S.K., Sunil-Chandra N.P., Guan Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Swine influenza in Sri Lanka, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013, 19(3): 481-4.


Researcher : Peiris JSM

Project Title:IV International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections The Influenza Disease Burden in Hong Kong: the Rates of Hospitalisation in Children
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:11/2001


Project Title:Influenza pandemic preparedness in Asia (Research collaboration with national Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. (SJCRH) and The University of Hong Kong)
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services - General Award
Start Date:04/2003


Project Title:Virus-cell interaction and the pathogenesis of SARS
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:Viral determinants underlying the increased secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in H5N1 infected human macrophages: a mechanism for the unusual severity of human H5N1 disease?
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Guan Y, Lau ASY, Poon LLM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:09/2003


Project Title:The macrophage in the pathogenesis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:12/2005


Project Title:Mass Tag PCR: A novel, multiplex and potentially sensitive approach for the rapid detection of respiratory pathogens
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Chiu SSS, Cheung CY
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:06/2006


Project Title:The pathogenesis of avian influenza A H5N1 in humans: macrophage and epithelial cell-virus interactions in vitro and ex-vivo
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:The Wellcome Trust - General Award
Start Date:01/2007


Project Title:Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response (CSR) - Standardization and shipment of PCR diagnostic kit for Avian Influenza detection to Member countries (viz: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand)
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Collaborating Project Fund
Start Date:06/2007


Project Title:Control of Pandemic and Inter-pandemic Influenza
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Guan Y, Yuen KY, Chen H, Leung GM, Lau YL
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Areas of Excellence Scheme
Start Date:01/2008


Project Title:The role of Toll-like receptor 10 (TLR10) as an innate immune sensor for respiratory viral infections
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM, Lee MY, Nicholls JM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2011
Completion Date:12/2012


Project Title:ICAAC 2012; H5N1 Influenza Viruses in Asia and Middle-East: Still a Threat?
Investigator(s):Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2012


List of Research Outputs

Baudon E.M., Cowling B.J., Hiep D.T., Hoa P.T.T., Peiris J.S.M. and Peyre M., Network analysis of the pig movements within the pig value Chain in Northern Vietnam (abstract and poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Poster 23.
Bethell D., Saunders D., Jongkaewwattana A., Kramyu J., Thitithayanont A., Wiboon-ut S., Yongvanitchit K., Limsalakpetch A., Kum-Arb U., Uthaimongkol N., Garcia J.C., Timmermans A.E., Peiris J.S.M., Thomas S., Engering A., Jarman R.G., Mongkolsirichaikul D., Mason C., Khemnu N., Tyner S.D., Fukuda M.M., Walsh D.S. and Pichyangkul S., Evaluation of in vitro cross-reactivity to avian H5N1 and pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza following prime boost regimens of seasonal influenza vaccination in healthy human subjects: A randomised trial, PLoS One. 2013, 8(3): e59674.
Blair P.J., Putnam S.D., Krueger W.S., Chum C., Wierzba T.F., Heil G.L., Yasuda C.Y., Williams M., Kasper M.R., Friary J.A., Capuano A.W., Saphonn V., Peiris J.S.M., Shao H., Perez D.R. and Gray G.C., Evidence for avian H9N2 influenza virus infections among rural villagers in Cambodia, Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2013, 6(2): 69-79.
Chan K.H., Chan K.M., Ho Y.L., Lam Y.P., Tong H.L., Poon L.L.M., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Quantitative analysis of four rapid antigen assays for detection of pandemic H1N1 2009 compared with seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses on nasopharyngeal aspirates from patients with influenza, Journal of Virological Methods. 2012, 186(1-2): 184-8.
Chan M.C.W., Chan W.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Fang X., Nicholls J.M., Lee J., Matthay M.A. and Peiris J.S.M., Effect of human mesenchymal stem cells on enhancing alveolar fluid clearance in human alveolar epithelium injured by influenza H5N1 virus infection, 6th Annual CEIRS Network Meeting . 2012.
Chan W.Y., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Influenza virus pathogenesis in human respiratory epithelial cell , The Pulmonary Centre, Boston University School of Medicine. 2012.
Chan W.Y., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Influenza virus tropism in human and swine respiratory tract, Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, US . 2012.
Chan W.Y., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Influenza virus tropism in human respiratory tract, 3rd Annual World Congress of Virus and Infection. 2012.
Chan W.Y., Leung C.Y.H., Nicholls J.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Chan M.C.W., Proinflammatory cytokine response and viral replication in mouse bone marrow derived macrophages infected with influenza H1N1 and H5N1 viruses., PLoS One. 2012, 7(11): e51057.
Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.
Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Use of ex vivo and in vitro cultures of the human respiratory tract to study the tropism and host responses of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) and other influenza viruses, Virus Research. 2013, S0168-1702(13): 00078-6.
Cheung C.Y., Chan E.Y., Krasnoselsky A., Purdy D., Navare A.T., Bryan J.T., Leung C.K.L., Hui P.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Katze M.G., H5N1 virus causes significant perturbations in host proteome very early in influenza virus-infected primary human monocyte-derived macrophages., Journal of Infectious Disease. 2012, 206: 640-645.
Chu K.W., Leung C.Y.H., Ng E.M., Gilbert M., Joyner P.H., Grioni A., Ades G., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Poon L.L.M., A novel group of avian astroviruses in wild aquatic birds., Journal of Virology. 2012, 86(24): 13772-8.
Chu K.W., Poon L.L.M., Chiu S.S.S., Chan K.H., Ng E.M., Bauer I.R.M.A., Cheung T.I.M. .K., Ng I.H.Y., Guan Y., Wang D.A.V.I.D. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterization of a novel gyrovirus in human stool and chicken meat, Journal of Clinical Virology. 2012, 55(3): 209-13.
Cowling B.J., Ip D.K.M., Fang J., Suntarattiwong P., Olsen S.J., Levy J., Uyeki T.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M., Chotpitayasunondh T., Nishiura H. and Simmerman J.M., Aerosol transmission is an important mode of influenza A virus spread, Nature Communications. 2013, 4: 1935.
Cowling B.J., Ng S., Ma E.S.K., Fang J., So H.C., Lim Wai W.S., Cheng K.Y., Wong Y.T., Chan K.H., Ip D.K.M., Chiu S.S.S., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Protective efficacy against pandemic influenza of seasonal influenza vaccination in children in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2012, 55(5): 695-702.
Cowling B.J., Chan K.H., Peiris J.S.M., Riley S. and Leung G.M., Viral shedding, clinical history and transmission of influenza, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(Suppl 4): S19-23.
Dreyfus C., Laursen N.S., Kwaks T., Zuijdgeest D., Khayat R., Ekiert D.C., Lee J.H., Metlagel Z., Bujny M.V., Jongeneelen M., van der Vlugt R., Lamrani M., Korse H.J., Geelen E., Sahin O., Sieuwerts M., Brakenhoff J.P.J., Vogels R., Li O.T.W., Poon L.L.M., Peiris J.S.M., Koudstaal W., Ward A.B., Wilson I.A., Goudsmit J. and Friesen R.H.E., Highly conserved protective epitopes on influenza B viruses, Science. 2012, 337(6100): 1343-8.
Fouchier R.A.M., García-Sastre A., Kawaoka Y., Barclay W.S., Bouvier N.M., Brown I.H., Capua I., Chen H.L., Compans R.W., Couch R.B., Cox N.J., Doherty P.C., Donis R.O., Feldmann H., Guan Y., Katz J.M., Kiselev O.I., Klenk H.D., Kobinger G., Liu J.H., Liu X.F., Lowen A., Mettenleiter T.C., Osterhaus A.D., Palese P., Peiris J.S.M., Perez D.R., Richt J.A., Schultz-Cherry S., Steel J., Subbarao K., Swayne D.E., Takimoto T., Tashiro M., Taubenberger J.K., Thomas P.G., Tripp R.A., Tumpey T.M., Webby R.J. and Webster R.G., Transmission studies resume for avian flu (letter), Science. 2013, 339(6119): 520-1.
Gilbert M., Jambal L., Karesh W.B., Fine A., Dulam S.P., Sodnomdarjaa R., Ganzorig K., Batchuluun D., Tseveenmyadag N., Bolortuya P., Cardona C.J., Leung C.Y.H., Peiris J.S.M., Spackman E., Swayne D.E. and Joly D.O., Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus among wild birds in Mongolia., PLOS one. 2012, 7(9): e44097.
Govorkova E.A., Baranovich T., Seiler P., Armstrong J., Burnham A., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M., Webby R.J. and Webster R.G., Antiviral resistance among highly pathogenic influenza A (H5N1) viruses isolated worldwide in 2002-2012 shows need for continued monitoring, Antiviral Research. 2013, 98(2): 297-304.
Heymann D.L., Mackenzie J.S. and Peiris J.S.M., SARS legacy: Outbreak reporting is expected and respected, Lancet. 2013, 381(9869): 779-81.
Hu Y., Lu S., Song Z., Wang W., Hao P., Li J., Zhang X., Yen H., Shi B., Li T., Guan W., Xu L., Liu Y., Wang S., Zhang X., Tian D., Zhu Z., He J., Huang K., Chen H., Zheng L., Li X., Ping J., Kang B., Xi X., Zha L., Li Y., Zhang Z., Peiris J.S.M. and Yuan Z., Association between adverse clinical outcome in human disease caused by novel influenza A H7N9 virus and sustained viral shedding and emergence of antiviral resistance, Lancet. 2013, 381: 2273-9.
Klick B.A., Durrani S., Chan K.H., Ip D.K.M., Chou S.K., Kwok H.K.H., Ng S., Chiu S.S.S., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Live attenuated seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine in school-age children: A randomized controlled trial, Vaccine. 2013, 31(15): 1937-43.
Kwok K.O., Cowling B.J., Wei W.I., Wu K.M., Read J.M., Lessler J., Cummings D.A., Peiris J.S.M. and Riley S., Self-reported social contacts and the risk of influenza infection during a pandemic (abstract and poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Poster 37.
Kwok K.O., Cowling B.J., Wei W.I., Read J., Lessler J., Cummings D.A., Peiris J.S.M. and Riley S., Self-reported social contacts and the risk of influenza infection during a pandemic (abstract), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 52.
Lau L.H.L., Ip D.K.M., Nishiura H., Fang J., Chan K.H., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Heterogeneity in viral shedding among individuals with medically attended influenza a virus infection, Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013, 207(8): 1281-5.
Lau L.H.L., Ip D.K.M., Fang J., Chan K.H., Nishiura H., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Variability of viral shedding dynamics among cases of influenza A virus infections (abstract and poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Poster 2.
Lee M.Y., Dutry I.C.A. and Peiris J.S.M., Macrophage heterogeneity and responses to influenza virus infection., J Leukoc Biol.. 2012, 92(1): 1-4.
Leung C.Y.H., Lau E.H.Y., Zhang L., Guan Y., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Avian Influenza And Ban On Overnight Poultry Storage In Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2012, 18(8): 1339-1341.
Millet J.K.G., Kien F.S., Cheung C.Y., Siu Y.L., CHAN W.L., Li H.Y., LEUNG H.L., Jaume M.D.A., Bruzzone R., Peiris J.S.M., Altmeyer R.M. and Nal-Rogier B.T.M., Ezrin interacts with the SARS coronavirus spike protein and restrains infection at the entry stage, PLoS One. 2012, 7(11): e49566.
Ng S., Ip D.K.M., Fang J., Chan K.H., Chiu S.S.S., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Efficacy and effectiveness of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccination against confirmed influenza, acute respiratory illness, and medically attended acute respiratory illness (abstract and poster presentation), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 72.
Ng S., Fang J., Ip D.K.M., Chiu S.S.S., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Humoral antibody response after receipt of inactivated seasonal influenza vaccinations one year apart in children, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2012, 31(9): 964-9.
Ng S., Ip D.K.M., Fang J., Chan K.H., Chiu S.S.S., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., The effect of age and recent influenza vaccination history on the immunogenicity and efficacy of 2009-10 seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccination in children, PLoS One. 2013, 8(3): e59077.
Ng S., Ip D.K.M., Fang J., Chan K.H., Chiu S.S.S., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine and medically attended acute respiratory illnesses in children and their households, a cluster randomized controlled trial (abstract and oral presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Free paper 1.
PERERA K.V.H., Wickramasinghe G., Cheung C.Y., Nishiura H., Smith D.K., Poon L.L.M., Perera A.K.C., Ma S.K., Sunil-Chandra N.P., Guan Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Swine influenza in Sri Lanka, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013, 19(3): 481-4.
Peiris J.S.M., Co-PI of NIAID / NIH - CEIRS project., Jul. 29 - Aug. 1, 2012. New York. USA. NIAID / NIH - CEIRS Annual Surveillance Meeting.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Co-chair: Session: Vaccines for viruses with pandemic potential, 24-26 Jan. 2013. Hong Kong. The First WHO Integrated Meeting on development and clinical trials of Influenza vaccines that induce broadly protective and long-lasting immune responses.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Fellow of Royal Society., London, UK. The Royal Society - Sectional Committees Meeting. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Invited Steering Committee Member., Jul. 16-18, 2012. Barcelona. Global Influenza Initiative Roundtable Meeting.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Invited consultant, 2nd WHO Informal Consultation for Improving Influenza Vaccine Virus Selection, Geneva, 7-9 Dec. 2012. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Invited member., Jul. 2-4, 2012. Geneva. 1st ISARIC Meeting (by Wellcome Trust).. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Invited temporary advisor. Panel I: HPAI H5N1 GOF Research and Its Implications for Global Public Health., 17-18 Dec. 2012. Washington, DC, USA. HHS-NIH: Gain-of-Function (GOF) Research on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 Viruses: An International Consultative Workshop.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Keynote lecture., Jun. 24-25, 2013. Bangkok, Thailand. WHO / FAO / OIE Technical and policy discussion on The Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza A (H7N9) in Asia.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Lecture: Emerging Infectious Diseases: does nature strike back?, Paris, France. Zoonosis and emergence of new infectious diseases: biology meets anthropology.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Organizer and Plenary Speaker: topic "One Health: The Hong Kong Experience"., International Research Symposium on Continuing Threats on Pandemic & Seasonal Influenza in honour of Dr. Robert Webster.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Plenary Session: Outbreak and pandemic: Plenary Lecture: New Emerging Disease Preparedness., Bali, Indonesia. The 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Emergency and Diaster Medicine.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Plenary lecture: Emerging Viral Diseases: The Asian Experience., Washington, USA. Washington University Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference 2013.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Plenary lecture: Emerging viral infections., Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists, 21st Annual Scientific session.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Plenary lecture: SARS and Novel Coronavirus: Emergence and Pathogenesis., Hong Kong. Annual Scientific Meeting 2013, Hong Kong Thoracic Society and American College of Chese Physicians (HK & Macau Chapter): Symposium on SARS.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Primary supervisor. Thesis title: Effect of H275Y neuraminidase mutation on viral fitness of oseltamivir-resistant pandemic and seasonal H1N1 influenza viruses., MPhil. Wong Dik Yan Diana.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Primary supervisor. Thesis title: Evaluation of three commercially available Influenza A type-specific blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for seroepidemiological studies of Influenza A virus infection in pigs., MMedSci. Tse Maying.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Primary supervisor. Thesis title: Susceptibility of Human Macrophages to Influenza A infection., PhD. Isabelle Cecile Angele Dutry.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Primary supervisor: thesis title: Experimental analysis of the mutational rate of influenza viruses., PhD. Cheung Pat Hang, Peter. HKU. . 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Scientific Advisory Board., May 23, 2013. Wisconsin, USA. Kawaoka-Gates Project - 3rd Project Meeting.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Scientific Committee Member and Chair Session VI: Pathogenesis of Respiratory Virus Infections I., 14-17 Mar. Rome. XV International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections. . 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., Session: EID events of past 20 years - Lessons Learned and Opportunities for Improved Responses: (e.g., SARS, H5N1, H1N1; AMR); Plenary title: Emerging Disease Issues in Asia., Washington, DC, USA. The IOM Symposium & Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Forum.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Session: Influenza Pathogenesis and Acute Lung Injury; Plenary Lecture: Immunopathology of Acute Lung Injury and ARDS., Honoi, Vietnam. ISIRV Antiviral Group: Severe Influenza: Burden, Pathogenesis and Management.. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Session: Unmet Medical Needs; Plenary lecture: Influenza: key knowledge gaps., Korea. The 45th Board of Directors Institut Pasteur International Network (IPK).. 2012.
Peiris J.S.M., Temporary Advisor., Apr. 18-25, 2013. Shanghai / Beijing. WHO Mission concerning the influenza A (H7N9) situation in China.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., WHO advisor., Cairo, Egypt. Mission concerning the Middle East Respiratory Sydrome - Coronavirus.. 2013.
Peiris J.S.M., WHO advisor, 7-9 Dec. 2012. 2nd WHO Informal Consultation for Improving Influenza Vaccine Virus Selection.. 2012.
Poon L.L.M., Chan K.H., Chu K.W., Fung C.C.Y., Cheng K.Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Viral genetic sequence variations in pandemic H1N1/2009 and seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses within an individual, a household and a community. , J Clin Virol. 2012, 52: 146-150.
Riley S., Kwok K.O., Wu K.M., Chu K.W., Ma E.S.K., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Longitudinal serum quadruples from Hong Kong suggest a key role for middle-aged adults in the transmission of influenza A during the postpandemic period (abstract), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 50.
Riley S., Cowling B.J., Chan K.H., Peiris J.S.M. and Leung G.M., Viral evolution from one generation of human influenza infection to the next, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19(Suppl 4): S6-10.
Tang D., Lam Y.M., Siu Y.L., Lam C.H., Chu S.L., Peiris J.S.M., Buchy P., Nai B. and Bruzzone R., A single residue substitution in the receptor-binding domain of H5N1 hemagglutinin is critical for packaging into pseudotyped lentiviral particles, PLoS One. 2012, 7(11): e43596.
Van Kerkhove M.D., Broberg E., Engelhardt O.G., Wood J., Nicoll A., Mounts A., Zhang W.Q., Katz J., Uyeki T., Laurie K., White P., Riley S., Cowling B.J., Peiris J.S.M., Hoeschler K., Pebody R., Horby P., Akwar H., van der Sande M. and Hungnes O., The consortium for the standardization of influenza seroepidemiology (CONSISE): A global partnership to standardize influenza seroepidemiology and develop influenza investigation protocols to inform public health policy, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2013, 7(3): 231-4.
WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.
Walther T.J., Karamanska R., Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Jia N., Air G., Hopton C.L., Wong M.P., Dell A., Peiris J.S.M., Haslam S.M. and Nicholls J.M., Glycomic analysis of human respiratory tract tissues and correlation with influenza virus infection, PLoS Pathogen. 2013, 9(3): e1003223.
Wang X., Yang L., Chan K.P., Cao P., Peiris J.S.M. and Wong C.M., Age-specific infection-hospitalization risk of first wave 2009 pandemic influenza in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Poster 9.
Wei L., Ip D.K.M., Chan K.H., Fang J., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Patterns in respiratory virus infections in children presenting to outpatient clinics with acute upper respiratory tract infections (abstract and poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Poster 12.
Wei L., Ip D.K.M., Chan K.H., Fang J., Nishiura H., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Patterns in respiratory virus infections in children presenting to outpatient clinics with acute upper respiratory tract infections (abstract), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 50.
Wei L., Ip D.K.M., Chan K.H., Fang J., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Cowling B.J., Patterns on respiratory virus infections in children presenting to outpatient clinics with acute upper respiratory tract infections (abstract and poster presentation), 17th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12-13 December 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2012, 156.
Wertheim J.O., Chu K.W., Peiris J.S.M., Kosakovsky Pond S.L. and Poon L.L.M., A case for the ancient origin of coronaviruses, Journal of virology. 2013, 87(12): 7039-45.
Wong C.M., Yang L., Chan K.P. and Peiris J.S.M., Associations of ambient air pollution with influenza virus activity in a subtropical city, 24th Annual Conference International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 26-30 August 2012, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Columbia, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 2012, O-178.
Wong Y.T., Wu P., Nishiura H., Goldstein E., Lau E.H.Y., Yang L., Chuang S.K., Tsang T.H.F., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J.T.K. and Cowling B.J., Infection fatality risk of the pandemic A(H1N1)2009 virus in Hong Kong, American Journal of Epidemiology. 2013, 177(8): 834-40.
Wong Y.T., Wu P., Nishiura H., Goldstein E., Lau E.H.Y., Yang L., Chuang S.K., Tsang T., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J.T.K. and Cowling B.J., Inferring 2009 pandemic influenza severity in Hong Kong using time series regression model (abstract and poster presentation), 17th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12-13 December 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2012, 156.
Wong Y.T., Cowling B.J., Kelly H., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Nishiura H., The case fatality risk of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1): A systematic review (abstract poster presentation), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 41.
Wong Y.T., Wu P., Nishiura H., Goldstein E., Lau E.H.Y., Yang L., Chuang S.K., Tsang T.H.F., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J.T.K. and Cowling B.J., The infection fatality risk of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in Hong Kong in 2009 (abstract and powerpoint presentation), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 33.
Wong Y.T., Wu P., Nishiura H., Goldstein E., Lau E.H.Y., Yang L., Chuang S.K., Tsang T.H.F., Peiris J.S.M., Wu J.T.K. and Cowling B.J., The severity of the first wave of 2009 pandemic influenza in Hong Kong (abstract and poster presentation), Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 September 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, 2012, Poster 5.
Yang L., Wang X., Chan K.P., Cao P., Lau E.H.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Wong C.M., Excess hospitalization associated with seasonal and pandemic influenza in a subtropical city (abstract and poster presentation), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 63.
Yang L., Chan K.P., Cowling B.J., Chiu S.S.S., Chan K.H., Peiris J.S.M. and Wong C.M., Excess mortality associated with the 2009 pandemic of influenza A(H1N1) in Hong Kong, Epidemiology and Infection. 2012, 140(9): 1542-50.
Yang L., Wang X., Chan K.P., Cao P., Lau H.Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Wong C.M., Hospitalisation associated with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and seasonal influenza in Hong Kong, 2005 to 2010, Eurosurveillance. 2012, 17(45): doi:pii: 20309.
Yang L., Chan K.P., Lee R.S.Y., Chan W.M., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Lam T.H., Peiris J.S.M. and Wong C.M., Obesity and influenza associated mortality risks in an elderly cohort (abstract and poster presentation), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 45.
Yang L., Chan K.P., Lee R.S.Y., Chan W.M., Lai H.K., Thach T.Q., Chan K.H., Lam T.H., Peiris J.S.M. and Wong C.M., Obesity and influenza associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort in Hong Kong, Preventive Medicine. 2013, 56(2): 118-23.
Zhou Y., Cowling B.J., Lau E.H.Y., Ip D.K.M., Nishiura H., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Seto W.H., Years of life lost associated with deaths of patients with laboratory-confirmed 2009 pandemic (H1N1) virus infection in Hong Kong in 2009 (abstract), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 61.
Zhou Y., Cowling B.J., Lau E.H.Y., Ip D.K.M., Nishiura H., Peiris J.S.M., Leung G.M. and Seto W.H., Years of life lost in the first wave of 2009 pandemic (H1N1) in Hong Kong (abstract and oral presentation), 17th Research Postgraduate Symposium, 12-13 December 2012, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, LKS faculty of Medicine, HKU, 2012, 209.
Zhu H., Webby R., Lam T.T., Smith D.K., Peiris J.S.M. and Guan Y., History of Swine influenza viruses in Asia, Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2013, 370: 57-68.


Researcher : Poon LLM

Project Title:Reverse genetic for a coronavirus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome
Investigator(s):Poon LLM, Guan Y
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:VCO SARS Research Fund
Start Date:07/2003


Project Title:International Conference on Options for Control of Influenza V Genetic Characterization of a Novel Coronavirus Responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome A Coronavirus Responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Investigator(s):Poon LLM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:10/2003


Project Title:Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids
Investigator(s):Poon LLM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Areas of Excellence Scheme
Start Date:01/2008


Project Title:Retrospective studies of pandemic and seasonal human influenza viral polymerase complexes
Investigator(s):Poon LLM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:12/2011


Project Title:Epigenomic modifications induced by influenza A infection
Investigator(s):Poon LLM, Li OTW
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2012


Project Title:Generation of live attenuated influenza viruses of vaccine potential by using codon usage bias
Investigator(s):Poon LLM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:02/2013


List of Research Outputs

Chan K.H., Chan K.M., Ho Y.L., Lam Y.P., Tong H.L., Poon L.L.M., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Quantitative analysis of four rapid antigen assays for detection of pandemic H1N1 2009 compared with seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses on nasopharyngeal aspirates from patients with influenza, Journal of Virological Methods. 2012, 186(1-2): 184-8.
Chan W.Y. and Poon L.L.M., The emergence of human coronavirus EMC: how scared should we be?, mBio. 2013, 4(2): e00191-13.
Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Agnihothram S., Chan L.Y., Kuok I.T., Fong J.H.M., Guan Y., Poon L.L.M., Baric R.S., Nicholls J.M. and Peiris J.S.M., Tropism of and innate immune responses to the novel human betacoronavirus lineage C virus in human ex vivo respiratory organ cultures., Journal of Virology. 2013, 87(12): 6604-14.
Chin W.H., Greenbaum B.D., Li O.T.W., Webby R.J. and Poon L.L.M., A statistical strategy to identify recombinant viral ribonucleoprotein of avian, human, and swine influenza A viruses with elevated polymerase activity, Influenza and other respiratory viruses. 2013.
Chu K.W., Leung C.Y.H., Ng E.M., Gilbert M., Joyner P.H., Grioni A., Ades G., Guan Y., Peiris J.S.M. and Poon L.L.M., A novel group of avian astroviruses in wild aquatic birds., Journal of Virology. 2012, 86(24): 13772-8.
Chu K.W., Poon L.L.M., Chiu S.S.S., Chan K.H., Ng E.M., Bauer I.R.M.A., Cheung T.I.M. .K., Ng I.H.Y., Guan Y., Wang D.A.V.I.D. and Peiris J.S.M., Characterization of a novel gyrovirus in human stool and chicken meat, Journal of Clinical Virology. 2012, 55(3): 209-13.
Dreyfus C., Laursen N.S., Kwaks T., Zuijdgeest D., Khayat R., Ekiert D.C., Lee J.H., Metlagel Z., Bujny M.V., Jongeneelen M., van der Vlugt R., Lamrani M., Korse H.J., Geelen E., Sahin O., Sieuwerts M., Brakenhoff J.P.J., Vogels R., Li O.T.W., Poon L.L.M., Peiris J.S.M., Koudstaal W., Ward A.B., Wilson I.A., Goudsmit J. and Friesen R.H.E., Highly conserved protective epitopes on influenza B viruses, Science. 2012, 337(6100): 1343-8.
Leung S.Y.H., Li O.T.W., Chan W.Y., Chan M.C.W., Nicholls J.M. and Poon L.L.M., Entry of influenza A Virus with a alpha2,6-linked sialic acid binding preference requires host fibronectin, Journal of virology. 2012, 86(19): 10704-13.
Liang W., Lau P.N., Mason J., Poon L.L.M. and Lam J.K.W., Inhibition of influenza viral replication using siRNA delivered by pH-responsive peptides, 8th International Conference and Exhibition - RNAi2013, March 19-21, 2013, Oxford UK. 2013.
Mak W.Y., Jayawardena S. and Poon L.L.M., The evolving threat of influenza viruses of animal origin and the challenges in developing appropriate diagnostics, Clinical chemistry. 2012, 58(11): 1527-33.
PERERA K.V.H., Wickramasinghe G., Cheung C.Y., Nishiura H., Smith D.K., Poon L.L.M., Perera A.K.C., Ma S.K., Sunil-Chandra N.P., Guan Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Swine influenza in Sri Lanka, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013, 19(3): 481-4.
Poon L.L.M., SARS and other emerging viruses, Molecular Microbiology Meeting 2013, Sydney , Australia.. 2013.
Poon L.L.M., Universal influenza vaccine, The 9th Pasteur-Asia virology course a training course. 2012.
Poon L.L.M., Chan K.H., Chu K.W., Fung C.C.Y., Cheng K.Y., Ip D.K.M., Leung G.M., Peiris J.S.M. and Cowling B.J., Viral genetic sequence variations in pandemic H1N1/2009 and seasonal H3N2 influenza viruses within an individual, a household and a community. , J Clin Virol. 2012, 52: 146-150.
Wang L.F., Walker P.J. and Poon L.L.M., Mass extinctions, biodiversity and mitochondrial function: are bats 'special' as reservoirs for emerging viruses? , Curr Opin Virol.. 2012, 1: 649-657.
Wertheim J.O., Chu K.W., Peiris J.S.M., Kosakovsky Pond S.L. and Poon L.L.M., A case for the ancient origin of coronaviruses, Journal of virology. 2013, 87(12): 7039-45.


Researcher : Sia SF

List of Research Outputs

WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.


Researcher : Smith DK

Project Title:Patterns in proteins with unusual flexibility profiles
Investigator(s):Smith DK
Department:Biochemistry
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding for New Staff
Start Date:08/2002


List of Research Outputs

PERERA K.V.H., Wickramasinghe G., Cheung C.Y., Nishiura H., Smith D.K., Poon L.L.M., Perera A.K.C., Ma S.K., Sunil-Chandra N.P., Guan Y. and Peiris J.S.M., Swine influenza in Sri Lanka, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013, 19(3): 481-4.
Zhu H., Webby R., Lam T.T., Smith D.K., Peiris J.S.M. and Guan Y., History of Swine influenza viruses in Asia, Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2013, 370: 57-68.


Researcher : Thach TQ

List of Research Outputs

MA X., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Investigating the Association Between Traffic-Related Exposure and Mortality Risk in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, URISA's Fourth GIS in Public Health Conference, Held in Miami on 17-20 June 2013.


Researcher : WONG DDY

List of Research Outputs

WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.


Researcher : WU KM

List of Research Outputs

BAI L., WU K.M. and Tarrant A.M., Association between Intrapartum Interventions and Breastfeeding Duration, Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 2013, 58 (1): 25-32.
BAI L., WU K.M. and Tarrant A.M., Association between intrapartum practices and breastfeeding duration among Hong Kong mothers, American Public Health Association's 140th Annual Meeting - Prevention and Wellness across the Lifespan, San Francisco, CA.. 2012.
Tarrant A.M., BAI L., WU K.M., Fong D.Y.T. and Dodgson J.E., Previous breastfeeding experience and breastfeeding duration among multiparous Hong Kong mothers, American Public Health Association's 140th Annual Meeting - Prevention and Wellness across the Lifespan, San Francisco, CA.. 2012.


Researcher : Wang J

Project Title:Infectivity and Transmissibility Study of Avian H9N2 Influenza Viruses in Pigs
Investigator(s):Wang J, Guan Y, Zhu H
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:10/2012


List of Research Outputs

Guan Y., Farooqui A., Zhu H., Dong W., Wang J. and Kelvin D.J., H7N9 Incident, immune status, the elderly and a warning of an influenza pandemic, J Infect Dev Ctries. 2013, 7: 302-307.
Pepin K...M..., Wang J., Webb C...T..., Hoeting J...A..., Poss M..., Hudson P...J..., Hong W., Zhu H. and Guan Y., Anticipating the prevalence of avian influenza subtypes H9 and H5 in live-bird markets., In: Maciej F. Boni, PLOS One. 2013, 8.


Researcher : Wang P

List of Research Outputs

Wang Z., Cui J., Wong W.M., Li X., XUE W., Lin R., Wang J., Wang P., Tanner J.A., Cheah K.S.E. and Huang J., Kif5b controls the localization of myofibril components for their assembly and linkage to the myotendinous junctions, Development. 2013, 140: 617-626.


Researcher : Wong CM

Project Title:Short term health impact and costs due to raod traffic-related air pollution
Investigator(s):Wong CM, Hedley AJ, McGhee S, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Environment Protection Department - General Award
Start Date:02/1998


Project Title:A pilot study for the validation and elucidation of public health related environmental effect estimates from statistical modelling of daily counts of health outcome
Investigator(s):Wong CM, Thach TQ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Care and Promotion Fund - Research Grant Projects
Start Date:07/2001


Project Title:Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong Legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel
Investigator(s):Wong CM, Thach TQ, Cowling BJ, Lam TH, McGhee S, Hedley AJ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health Effects Institute - General Award
Start Date:11/2006


Project Title:Effect modifications of lifestyle factors on risk of mortality associated with influenza in an elderly cohort
Investigator(s):Wong CM, Lai HK, Thach TQ, Yang L, Ho LM, Lam TH, Peiris JSM
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:09/2009


Project Title:Climate change and environmental health – the impact of thermal stress on the mortality and morbidity in urban Hong Kong: Development of a coordinated methodology between multidisciplinary experts from Hong Kong and Germany
Investigator(s):Wong CM, Thach TQ, Lai HK, Chau YK, Hart MA, Lai PC
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme
Start Date:01/2011
Completion Date:12/2012


Project Title:A stimulation study for a method to determine life expectancy change due to air pollution from time series data
Investigator(s):Wong CM, Thach TQ
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Start Date:02/2011


Project Title:A cohort study for effects of environmental thermal stress and air pollution on mortality for the older population in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Wong CM, Lai HK, Lai PC, Lam TH, Thach TQ, Yang L
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2012


List of Research Outputs

MA X., Thach T.Q., Lai P.C., Chau Y.K., Lai H.K. and Wong C.M., Investigating the Association Between Traffic-Related Exposure and Mortality Risk in Hong Kong, Poster presentation, URISA's Fourth GIS in Public Health Conference, Held in Miami on 17-20 June 2013.


Researcher : Yen H

Project Title:The role of balanced hemagglutinin-neuraminidase activity on the genesis of transmissible NA inhibitor-resistant variants in seasonal and novel pandemic influenza A H1N1 viruses
Investigator(s):Yen H, Peiris JSM
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases - Full Grants
Start Date:01/2010


Project Title:Role of influenza hemagglutinin glycoprotein in activation of dendritic cells and induction of effective immune response through C-type lectin receptors
Investigator(s):Yen H, Peiris JSM, Tu W
Department:Microbiology
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2011
Completion Date:12/2012


Project Title:Evaluating effect of pandemic H1N1 matrix protein 1 on viral replication in vitro
Investigator(s):Yen H, Peiris JSM
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:05/2012


Project Title:Applying glycan array to determine neuraminidase substrate specificity of pandemic H1N1 and swine H1N1 influenza viruses
Investigator(s):Yen H
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:01/2013


List of Research Outputs

Hu Y., Lu S., Song Z., Wang W., Hao P., Li J., Zhang X., Yen H., Shi B., Li T., Guan W., Xu L., Liu Y., Wang S., Zhang X., Tian D., Zhu Z., He J., Huang K., Chen H., Zheng L., Li X., Ping J., Kang B., Xi X., Zha L., Li Y., Zhang Z., Peiris J.S.M. and Yuan Z., Association between adverse clinical outcome in human disease caused by novel influenza A H7N9 virus and sustained viral shedding and emergence of antiviral resistance, Lancet. 2013, 381: 2273-9.
Lee M.Y. and Yen H., Targeting the host or the virus: current and novel concepts for antiviral approaches against influenza virus infection, Antiviral Research. 2012, 96: 391-404.
Nishiura H., Yen H. and Cowling B.J., Sample size considerations for one-to-one animal transmission studies of the influenza A viruses, PLoS One. 2013, 8(1): e55358.
WONG D.D.Y., Choy K.T., Chan W.Y., Sia S.F., Chiu H.P., CHEUNG P.H.P., Chan M.C.W., Peiris J.S.M. and Yen H., Comparable Fitness and Transmissibility between Oseltamivir- Resistant Pandemic 2009 and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza Viruses with the H275Y Neuraminidase Mutation, Journal of Virology. 10570, 2012, 86: 10558.


Researcher : Yoon SW

Project Title:The sociocultural contexts of alcohol use among adolescents in Hong Kong: a qualitative pilot study
Investigator(s):Yoon SW, Lam TH
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2012


Project Title:Understanding underage drinking motivations and contexts in Hong Kong: a qualitative analysis
Investigator(s):Yoon SW, Lam WWT, Ho DSY
Department:Community Medicine
Source(s) of Funding:Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Start Date:11/2012


List of Research Outputs

Yoon S.W., The Political Economy of Human Body Parts: Black Market Trade of Human Organs in China and Its Implication for Global Health Governance, "Workshop on global governance, underground economy and its health and human security implications in greater China and East Asia" June 15 2013 in Hong Kong . 2013.


Researcher : Zhang L

List of Research Outputs

Leung C.Y.H., Lau E.H.Y., Zhang L., Guan Y., Cowling B.J. and Peiris J.S.M., Avian Influenza And Ban On Overnight Poultry Storage In Live Poultry Markets, Hong Kong, Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2012, 18(8): 1339-1341.


Researcher : Zhu H

Project Title:Evolution and Risk assessment studies for 2009 pandemic-like reassortant swine influenza viruses from China
Investigator(s):Zhu H, Guan Y, Smith DK
Department:School of Public Health
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2012


List of Research Outputs

Cummings D., Lessler J., Read J., Kwok K.O., Zhu H., Tan L.J., Guan Y., Jiang C. and Riley S., Spatial heterogeneity of influenza immunity and infections: The effect of population density and effective neighbourhood size (abstract), Incidence, Severity, and Impact 2012: An isirv International Conference on Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, 5-8 September 2012, Munich, Germany. Munich, Germany, ISIRV, 2012, 56.
Guan Y. and Zhu H., Animal models for the influenza research. , The 10th Annual Conference of Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS). 2012.
Guan Y., Farooqui A., Zhu H., Dong W., Wang J. and Kelvin D.J., H7N9 Incident, immune status, the elderly and a warning of an influenza pandemic, J Infect Dev Ctries. 2013, 7: 302-307.
Lessler J., Riley S., Read J.M., Wang S., Zhu H., Smith G.J., Guan Y., Jiang C. and Cummings D.A.T., Evidence for Antigenic Seniority in Influenza A (H3N2) Antibody Responses in Southern China, PLoS Pathogens. 2012, 8: e1002802.
Pepin K...M..., Wang J., Webb C...T..., Hoeting J...A..., Poss M..., Hudson P...J..., Hong W., Zhu H. and Guan Y., Anticipating the prevalence of avian influenza subtypes H9 and H5 in live-bird markets., In: Maciej F. Boni, PLOS One. 2013, 8.
Zhu H., Genesis, establishment and risk assessment of pandemic 2009 reassortant viruses emerging from pigs in China, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 6th Annual CEIRS Network Meeting. 2012.
Zhu H., Webby R., Lam T.T., Smith D.K., Peiris J.S.M. and Guan Y., History of Swine influenza viruses in Asia, Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2013, 370: 57-68.
Zhu H. and Guan Y., Influenza surveillance and evolutionary studies in Southern China., Annual Conference of Area of Excellence Control of Pandemic and Inter- pandemic Influenza. 2012.


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