Conference Presentations and Awards

Supervisor: Prof. Paul KS Chan
Student NameStudy DegreePaper TitleConference NameLocation and Year
Chuqing ZHANGMPhilMulticountry analysis on risk and distribution of HPV52 variant lineageEmerging Oncogenic VirusesItaly, 2014
Chuqing ZHANGMPhilDistribution and risk association of HPV52 variant lineages worldwideEUROGIN 2013Italy, 2013
Alfred CS LUKMPhilSequence variation of HPV58 E5 ORF worldwideThe 6th International Conference of HPV, Polyomavirus and Ultraviolet Radiation in Skin CancerGermany, 2012
Jo LK CHEUNGPhDMismatch of commonly used primers for HPV58 sequences collected worldwideThe 27th International Papillomavirus Conference and Clinical WorkshopGermany, 2011
Supervisor: Prof. Margaret Ip
NameCandidatureTitleConference, Location, Year
Md Nannur RahmanPhDProbiotics in establishing alpha diversity of the gut microbiota by eliminating pathogenic bacteria; systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes.EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The human microbiome, Germany, 2023
Modulation of archaea and crAssphage in the gut microbiota in subjects on antibiotic, Augmentin with probiotics32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Portugal, 2022
Metagenomic changes of the effect of amoxcillin-clavulanate with probiotics in a young adult cohort13th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Marker (IMMEM XIII), United Kingdom, 2022
Modulation of gut microbiota in subjects on antibiotic, Augmentin with probiotics: a pilot study6th International Conference on Clinical Metagenomics (ICCMg), Switzerland, 2021
Kai Yan YeongPhDSerotype distribution of clinical pneumococcal isolates from hospitalized children in Hong Kong13th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD), South Africa, 2024
Epidemiology of pneumococcal carriage and its co-carriages from hospitalized children in Hong Kong4th Asian Pneumococcal Symposium, Korea, 2023
Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae from hospitalized children in Hong Kong using real-time PCR coupled with culturing methods12th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD), Canada, 2022
Liuyue YangMPhilPrevalence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms among residents of nursing homes in Hong Kong33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Denmark, 2023
Asymptomatic colonisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in upper respiratory tract of younger childrenFederation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Congress, Germany, 2023
Chendi ZhuPhDGlobal transmission of NDM-producing Escherichia coli is mediated by three major clades and geographically diverse mobile genetic elements33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Denmark, 2023
Activity of temocillin and 15 other agents, including fosfomycin and colistin, against Enterobacteriaceae in Hong Kong27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Portugal, 2017
Mingjing LuoPhDIn Vitro Biofilm Formation By Streptococcus Pneumoniae With Different SerotypesFederation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Congress, Spain, 2017
Subinhibitory concentrations of cefotaxime on biofilm formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae6th Congress of European Microbiologists, Netherlands, 2015
Changing trends in paediatric pneumococcal carriage in Hong Kong9th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, India, 2014
Ying YangPhDVirulence of Group B Streptococcus serotype III subtype 4 (iii-4) in a mouse modelWellcome Trust Conference, United Kingdom, 2016
Reema SubramanianPhDEmerging MDR Acinetobacter baumannii clusters in Hong Kong10th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance, Korea, 2015
Veranja LiyanapathiranaPhDGenetic diversities of whole genomes of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 from paired blood-respiratory isolates of patients with complicated bacteraemic pneumonia25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Denmark, 2015
Application of a target enrichment based next generation sequencing protocol for identification and sequence based prediction of pneumococcal serotypes9th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, India, 2014
Adult pneumococcal infections in the era of persistent antimicrobial non-susceptibility9th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance, Malaysia, 2013
Zheng WangPhDvolution and OrthoMCL analysis of hospital-associated methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST239 lineage in Hong Kong and Beijing1st ASM Conference on Experimental Microbial Evolution, USA, 2014
Molecular typing of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in infection control6th International Infection Control Conference, Hong Kong, 2014
Award
NameCandidatureAwardTitleConference, Location, Year
Md Nannur RahmanPhDEMBO/EMBL symposia fellowship 2023Probiotics in establishing alpha diversity of the gut microbiota by eliminating pathogenic bacteria; systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes.EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The human microbiome, Germany, 2023
Travel GrantModulation of gut microbiota in subjects on antibiotic, Augmentin with probiotics: a pilot study6th International Conference on Clinical Metagenomics (ICCMg), Switzerland, 2021
Kai Yan YeongPhDTravel GrantEpidemiology of pneumococcal carriage and its co-carriages from hospitalized children in Hong Kong4th Asian Pneumococcal Symposium, Seoul, 2023
Chendi ZhuPhDTravel GrantGlobal transmission of NDM-producing Escherichia coli is mediated by three major clades and geographically diverse mobile genetic elements33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Denmark, 2023
Luo MingjingPhDEarly Career Scientists GrantIn Vitro Biofilm Formation By Streptococcus Pneumoniae With Different SerotypesFederation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) Congress, Spain, 2017
Veranja LiyanapathiranaPhDTravel GrantApplication of a target enrichment based next generation sequencing protocol for identification and sequence based prediction of pneumococcal serotypes9th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, India, 2014
Supervisor: Prof. Mamie Hui
Student NameStudy DegreePaper TitleConference NameLocation and Year
Andy CHEUNGPhDMolecular detection of fks mutations in Candida glabrata13th Annual Scientific Meeting of Centre for Emerging Infectious DiseasesHong Kong, 2016
Echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata12th Annual Scientific Meeting of Centre for Emerging Infectious DiseasesHong Kong, 2015
Stability and fitness cost of fks mutation in Candida glabrata25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesDenmark, 2015
Correlating echinocandin MIC and Candida glabrata fks1 Mutations.15th Asia Pacific Congress of Clinical Microbiology and InfectionMalaysia, 2014
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