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As antibiotic resistance is growing and posing a threat on public health, developing new antibiotics has become more urgent than ever. Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have recently revealed the virulence regulatory mechanism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a superbug which is common in patients with a weak immune system and is resistant to many antibiotics. The findings pave ways for identifying good antibiotic targets for new drug development.
On 26–28 June 2019, BMS held its fourth departmental Research Gala cum Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Biomedical Forum at Zhongshan, China. The Zhongshan Municipal Government provided much kind support of the event, including the conference venue at the Jinhuayue International Hotel at Zhongshan.
We are extremely pleased to announce that Professor Dirk Pfeiffer of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health has been named as the Chow Tak Fung Chair Professor of One Health. Endowed professorships represent the highest honour that a university can bestow upon their academics and it is an enduring tribute to the donor who has established it.
Following on from the site visit by the Veterinary Schools Accreditation Advisory Committee (VSAAC) of the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc. (AVBC) earlier this year, the AVBC board on the 17th of May confirmed that the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC) was deemed to have made good progress in complying with the accreditations standards...
A standing group of experts on African swine fever (SGE-ASF) for Asia was launched in April in Beijing, China, under the FAO/OIE Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) umbrella.
A joint-research by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Harvard Medical School has revealed that the AAV toxicity is correlated with the cis-regulatory sequences which control gene expression in the virus genome.
The inaugural edition of the CityU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory newsletter has just been published.
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is a funding organisation for the creation of research networks, called COST Actions.
Dr Giana Bastos Gomes, Assistant Professor in Aquatic Animal Health at City University of Hong Kong’s (CityU) Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, has secured a HK$235,000 Sea Pact grant for her research using environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for early identification of disease within aquaculture farms.
World-class experts in the field of neuroscience shared ideas and research discoveries during a two-day symposium at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) from 25 to 26 March.