Nov. 5, 2016
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31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Hong Kong AIDS Foundation
December 16, 2022 (Friday)
The Foundation was honoured to have invited Prof. Dr. David Ho Da-I, the renowned Scientist in AIDS medicine and inventor of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy,
popularly known as Cocktail Therapy, to attend and support the meeting. A number of the Foundation's Board Members attended the meeting in person to assist in
presenting several important agenda items, guided by Dr. Leong Che Hung.
Aids Trust Fund Sharing Session 2015
7 December 2015
XX International AIDS Conference - Report Back Seminar
30 September 2014
Venue: Auditorium, 4/F Argyle Street Jockey Club School Dental Clinic, 147 J Argyle Street, Kowloon.
Prof. Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to deliver a lecture on "Great Impact of Academic Research on HIV/AIDS Pandemic"
August 5, 2013
HKU-AIIDS Institute, HK Friends of Hope and Zhengzhou Zither Art School hosted a fundraising performance for HIV/AIDS orphans in Mainland China
at Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, William MW Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam
July 14 - 26, 2013
Dr. Zhiwei Chen was invited to be one of the planning Directors and Lecturer for the 10th HKU-Pasteur Virology Course for Research Postgraduate Students,
Postgraduate Students, talk titled "Vaccine Strategies".The course gathered 28 young and talented students from 11 countries and
18 distinguished lecturers in HIV/AIDS field from 9 countries, including Nobel Laureate Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Bette Korber,
Cecilia Cheng-Mayer, Robin Shattock, Mark Marsh, Sharon Lewin, etc.
December 14, 2012
AIDS Institute contributes to Frontiers in Biomedical Research, HKU2012. Our Director Dr. Zhiwei Chen gave an invited speech on Novel Strategies
of AIDS Vaccine Research in the section of "Infection and Immunology". He also chaired the section of "Key sessions for Best Research Output Awardees".
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June 18, 2012
NIH-NIDA Symposium: "HIV/NeuroAIDS Treatment and Prevention Beyond HAART - Thinking Outside the Box"
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to present a talk, titled: "Vaccine: A Possible Solution to Protect Against HIV/NeuroAIDS" at a symposium
organized by The National Institute on Drug Abuse at NIH. It is part of NIDA Neuroscience Consortium Cutting-edge seminar series. The title of the symposium is
"HIV/NeuroAIDS Treatment and Prevention Beyond HAART - Thinking Outside the Box". Most of the audiences are NIH program officals and Scientific Review Officers.
July 19, 2011
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to present a talk, titled: "Vaccine: A Possible Solution to Protect Against HIV/NeuroAIDS"
at a symposium organized by The National Institute on Drug Abuse at NIH. It is part of NIDA Neuroscience Consortium Cutting-edge seminar series.
The title of the symposium is "HIV/NeuroAIDS Treatment and Prevention Beyond HAART - Thinking Outside the Box". Most of the audiences
are NIH program officals and Scientific Review Officers.
February 22, 2011
Dr. David Ho and Dr. Zhiwei Chen visited the HKU AIDS Institute Shenzhen Research Laboratory (In Preparation) at the Third People's Hospital, Shenzhen 2011
Dr. David Ho and Dr. Zhiwei Chen were invited to discuss various issues relating to AIDS treatment at the Shenzhen Third People's Hospital
with a group of medical doctors and students.
November 22, 2010
The Scientific Meeting of the Institut Pasteur International Network, HKU 2010
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to co-chair a session of the meeting and to deliver a lecture on
"The development of an AIDS mucosal vaccine" at the Scientific Meeting of the Institut Pasteur International Network.
December 4, 2009
Frontiers in Biomedical Research, HKU 2009
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to deliver a lecture on "The Ongoing Research of An Effective AIDS Vaccine" at symposium 2008.
February 22 - 24, 2009
WHO-UNAIDS/Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Regional Consultation, Beijing, China
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, participated in the Consultation, which reviewed the 2008 status of the HIV epidemic in Asia and the overall
status of the AIDS vaccine Research and Development and implications of the latest findings.
February 21, 2009
First China AIDS Vaccine Forum, Beijing, China
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, participated in the Forum as an invited speaker. Together with scientists from different institutions including the China CDC,
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Peking University and Tsinghua University, Dr Chen has also become a member of the newly established "Alliance for China AIDS Vaccine".
December 18, 2008
7th Anniversary of Yunnan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, China
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to deliver a seminar entitled "25 Years of Research on HIV/AIDS".
November 22, 2008
China AIDS Initiative - TV Gala, Hong Kong
Staff members of the AIDS Institute attended the TV Gala coorganised by the Hong Kong Committee for China AIDS Initiative (HKCCAI) and TVB to promote
HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention in the region. From right: Mr Cunxin Pu, actor and AIDS ambassador of China; Mr Patrick Ho, Member of the HKCCAI;
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of AIDS Institute; Mr Yang Hao, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health,
the People's Republic of China; Mr Yanhua Du, AIDS Institute; Dr David Ho, Co-Chairman of HKCCAI, Scientific Director and CEO of Aaron Diamond
AIDS Research Center; Mr Haibo Wang, Dr Li Liu, Mr Wenbo Yu, Ms Xian Tang, Ms Jingying Zhou, Miss Xiaofan Lu, Ms Jenny Jin, AIDS Institute.
July 23, 2008
HKU Faculty of Science Summer Science Institute, Hong Kong
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to deliver a lecture on "HIV/AIDS Research: Challenges and Opportunities" at the Summer Science Institute 2008.
July 14, 2008
HKU-Pasteur Research Centre 5th Pasteur-Asia Virology Course, Hong Kong
Dr Zhiwei Chen, Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, was invited to deliver a lecture on "HIV and Cencer" at the Course.
May 29, 2008
Dr David D Ho, Honorary Director of HKU - AIDS Institute, visited the Institute and held discussion with staff colleagues on their research work.
27 October 2014
The Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBiomedSc) programme was introduced in the academic year 2012-13. It is a four-year full-time credit-based programme leading to the award of a degree in biomedical sciences
Nov. 5, 2016
AIDS stands for "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome."
A syndrome is a cluster of medical conditions. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which weakens the body's immune system.