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Professor Cowling, Benjamin John 高本恩

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Professor, Chair of Epidemiology
Professor

Principal Investigator
StatusProject CodeProject TitleAmountFunding Year
 
STG4/M-701/23-NImproving pandemic preparedness by reflecting on experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic from different perspectives225490002023
 
C5063-22GTransmission of antimicrobial resistance from hotspot sources to occupational populations and urban communities8787682022
 
21200442Longitudinal follow-up of COVID-19 seroprevalence in health care workers, 2022-2415000002021
 
COVID19F09Randomized trial of COVID-19 booster vaccinations (Cobovax trial)76340122021
 
COVID1903001Comprehensive assessment of longitudinal vaccine-induced immune responses, safety and potential effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines449900962020
 
C7123-20GSuperspreading of COVID-19: epidemiology and control89787512020
 
SRFS2021-7S03Determining optimal influenza vaccination strategies in Hong Kong77983802020
 
CID-HKU2Control of emerging, epidemic and endemic infectious diseases280000002020
 
COVID190118Nowcasting COVID-19 transmission dynamics, severity, and the effectiveness of control measures11577722019
 
COVID190119Longitudinal study of COVID-19 seroprevalence in health care workers in comparison to the general community27494202019
 
T11-712/19-NControl of Influenza: Individual and Population Immunity386110002019
 
AR170064Risk assessment of communicable diseases under the Belt and Road Initiative781902017
 
HKU 765811MEfficacy of face masks to prevent influenza virus transmission: an experimental study8500002011
 
04050102Comparison of statistical algorithms for early detection of the start of the annual influenza peak season in Hong Kong using sentinel surveillance data3226962005
 
08070632Viral shedding, natural clinical history and transmissibility of influenza5514002007
 
CHP-CE-03Effectiveness of vaccinating children in reducing influenza among household contacts - a community based, randomized controlled trial66281542008
 
PHE-2The attack rate, transmission dynamics and viral evolution in a cohort of Hong Kong families during an epidemic of novel influenza virus (H1N1)5287382009
 
PHE-1&10Flagship collaboration project: surveillance surveys on population-based responses to human swine influenza in Hong Kong12027002009
 
07080861A cost-effectiveness analysis of Helicobacter pylori screening for gastric cancer in Hong Kong Chinese: a decision analytic approach4376002009
 
HKU 776810MA longitudinal community study of influenza virus infections in Hong Kong12000002010
 
10091272Influenza-like illness and viral aetiology in Hong Kong children9948372010
 
11100882The epidemiology of influenza in households of school-age children9997002011
 
11100862Vitamin D and risk of influenza in children and adults in Hong Kong6123722011
 
12110912A community-based study of respiratory virus infections9995442012
 
13120592Efficacy of Face Masks to Prevent Respiratory Virus Transmission10000002013
 
13120732A community-based longitudinal seroepidemiological study of influenza virus infections in Hong Kong 2013-149998042013
 
13120602Influenza virus epidemiology in households of school-age children, 2013-149990002013
 
N/AInfluenza Epidemiology and Control in Hong Kong9249602015
 
14130662Association between basal leukocyte transcriptome profile and symptom development & disease severity after influenza virus infection in humans7967782014
 
14131432Real-time estimation of the severity of influenza viruses5698902014
 
AR160002Modelling the Spread and Impact of Antimicrobial Resistence in the Western Pacific Region1950002015
 
16150852Determinants of seasonal influenza vaccination and preferences for future vaccination programmes among hospital-based healthcare workers in Hong Kong9839582016
Co-Investigator
StatusProject CodeProject TitleAmountFunding Year
 
23220552Inferring the dynamics of cocirculation and coexistence of influenza and COVID-19 during the post-pandemic period and the associated impact in Hong Kong10216802022
 
17101023ROTA-guided Glaucoma Treatment in Patients with Advanced Disease – A Randomized Clinical Trial16000002023
 
17114023Systematic investigation into the breadth of antibody and B cell cross-reactivity to avian influenza neuraminidase (NA) proteins in humans15528172023
 
17109723The glass roots of esophageal cancer in China: needle-shaped diatom frustules in trash fish14000002023
 
20211671Empowering older people’s preventive care utilization through mental model approach and patient activation approach: a randomized control trial for promoting vaccination uptake4895522021
 
20211691Quantifying the indirect impact of the covid-19 pandemic on incidence, mortality, stage shift and care disruptions for major cancers in Hong Kong9890002023
 
20211551Spatiotemporal distribution of urinary taurine status and its association with ambient SO2: Possible factors that may impact ischemic stroke14916642023
 
20211651Association of heavy metal exposure with metabolomics signatures of cardiometabolic risk in a Hong Kong birth cohort14909042023
 
22211192Time-varying infectivity, susceptibility and risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 superspreading dynamics5000002022
 
22210582The impact of higher-order interactions in human mobility networks on the transmission of COVID-19 in Hong Kong and mainland China5514402022
 
22210672Estimation of real-time clinical severity of COVID-19 and its impact on time-varying distributions of epidemiological characteristics using syndromic and viral load data in Hong Kong10216802022
 
2201100870Developmental trajectory of the reading network in individuals with reading disability1500002022
 
22210552Incorporating population viral loads to real-time estimation of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants among population with pre-existing immunity8697602022
 
07210157Estimating the causal protective effects of correlates of protection against influenza02022
 
07210147Impact of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals to mitigate virus spread and reduce COVID-19 disease in the population7958962022
 
07210167Tracking the population immunity to SARS-CoV-2 variants and optimaizing the vaccination and control strategies in Hong Kong9827912022
 
2201100409Quantifying the breadth of cross-reactive antibodies against influenza A(H3N2)1443662022
 
19200861Characterisation of heteroresistance in commensal Escherichia coli isolates in relation to therapeutic use of antibiotics11050922021
 
20190982Assessing the impact of influenza epidemics in Hong Kong5294202020
 
51278440Formation of droplet nuclei and airborne exposure in hospital wards10676002012
 
C7104-21GA real-time monitoring and warning system for COVID-19 and influenza infection in building environment68199202021
 
C7025-16GEnvironmental studies of the spread of respiratory viruses in a large dense urban social network85827032016
 
20190502Transmissibility of respiratory viruses15000002020
 
17205014Effectiveness of building ventilation on reducing multi-route transmission of influenza in a large city8750002014
 
18170452Go beyond consensus sequences: use of next generation sequencing to reveal influenza viral sequence diversity in different respiratory samples14958302018
 
13120672Parents' risk perceptions and protective responses regarding varicella, scarlet fever and hand, foot and mouth disease in Hong Kong: a multi-group longitudinal survey5983482013
 
17203420Spread and age of non-resident microbes in heterogeneous surface touch networks in crowded environments8739952020
 
19180542Risk assessment of dengue epidemic in Hong Kong and implications for local transmission4452402019
 
21200292Employing school absenteeism data for nowcasting and forecasting of influenza epidemics in Hong Kong8516802021
 
12111342Real-time forecasting of infectious disease epidemics5473722012
 
07080651The effect of decision aids on treatment decision making for breast cancer surgery: A randomized controlled trial4112242009
 
04180077Acquisition and persistence of antimicrobial resistance following travels to resource-limited countries: a multi-layered metagenomic epidemiological study10521502018
 
17105414A prospective longitudinal study to correlate maternal antibodies against influenza A and B with influenza infection and hospitalization in the first 6 months of life11502252014
 
06071031Are the 2006 World Health Organisation standards for infant growth applicable to Hong Kong Chinese? Universalistic standards or epidemiologic transition stage-specific norms745442007
 
17126322Disease burden attributable to antimicrobial resistance in patients hospitalized with bacterial infections7289812022
 
F-HKU708/16TInnate lymphoid cell ""adaptation"" during influenza virus infection612002016
 
21200212Optimizing border control measures to prevent importations of COVID-19 or another pandemic infection9450442021
 
17161162Influenza ADCC-antibody responses in vaccination and infection of children as a correlate of protection11875542017
 
PHE-20A detailed longitudinal study of infection attack rates among healthy adults in Hong Kong during the epidemic of the human swine influenza A/H1N1 virus in 200913990322009
 
01150037The causal role of adiponectin and triglycerides in ischemic heart diseases using a separate sample Mendelian randomization analysis from publicly available data7511002015
 
15141522Development and evaluation of a smartphone apps-based school absenteeism reporting system for infectious disease surveillance among local schools in Hong Kong6080182015
 
17100822Heterogeneity of individual infectiousness and its implications on population transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Hong Kong 7133382022
 
10111031Disease burden of breast cancer in Hong Kong: an exploration of trends for screening policy and resource allocation3712602012
 
11100642Longitudinal study of the temporal changes of contact patterns of individuals in Hong Kong9987042011
 
14130802The effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine in Hong Kong9984842014
 
21200222Establishing thresholds for the severity of influenza and COVID-19 epidemics in Hong Kong5294202021
 
NV20237Influenza Resistance Information Study (IRIS)14000002009
 
CHP-PH-12Immunogenicity of twice-annual vaccination against seasonal influenza for two hemispheres in elderly in Hong Kong15568712015
 
PHE-21A longitudinal community study of influenza virus infections in Hong Kong15425002009
 
HKU 786611MThe identification of central neural network for antidepressant effects of dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation - a positron emission topographic (PET) study9000002011
 
COVID19F11Real-time psychobehavioural nowcasting from zero COVID-19 to sustainable endemicity in Hong Kong, 2022-2023100000002021
 
17113718The protective role of antibody effector functions for influenza in mice and humans9709692018
 
15141212Kinetics of hemagglutinin stalk binding neutralizing antibody responses during natural influenza infection8473402015
 
T11-705/14-NViral, Host and Environmental Determinants of Influenza Virus Transmission and Pathogenesis580000002014
 
COVID190210Effectiveness of single and combined anti-COVID-19 drugs among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong4829602020
 
17116715Effect of host genetic polymorphism on transmission of influenza virus infection in a household setting6085002015
 
11100832Communication of influenza information, parents' decision making and childhood vaccination uptake against seasonal influenza in Hong Kong: a longitudinal survey4864522011
 
11100562A Randomised Controlled Trial of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Yu Ping Feng San) for influenza prophylaxis in elderly residential care homes in Hong Kong9946162011
 
12133171Pretarsal versus preseptal botulinum toxin for patients with eyelid spasm: a randomized, double-masked placebo controlled trial9438172014
 
21200632Proactive COVID-19 testing strategies in the time of mass vaccination in Hong Kong10216802021
 
17202719Physical characteristics of close contact and their roles in exposure to exhaled droplets between two people7483002019
 
17161342Surveillance of environmental contamination by antibiotics and antibiotic resistant pathogens11985622017
 
08090861Projecting IHD mortality and morbidity in Hong Kong: a model for policy and planning3693802010
 
12133091Characteristics of gut microbiota in Chinese adolescents and its related diseases9053522014
 
04060571A 3 -year follow-up study of the Hong Kong population health survey cohort on overweight and obesity and its related behavioural factors7542682006
 
2011/460Role of Vitamin D and its Genetic Polymorphisms in Epstein-Barr Virus Activity and the Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma27765002011
 
21200352Assessment of seasonality of influenza and COVID-19 transmission to predict their future dynamics and burden in Hong Kong10216802021
 
10091242Is there a measurable difference in performance in ACHS certified hospitals compared with WHO-ICCET hospitals in Hong Kong?2111602010
 
18192061Environmental ozone and its pathophysiological effects in a panel study14996642020
 
18171252Cost-effectiveness of prophylaxis with palivizumab in high-risk children in Hong Kong8042782018
 
05050122Identifying the most effective public health interventions to control the spread of a new or re-emerging directly transmitted human pathogen within and between the cities of Hong Kong and Guangzhou5377952005
 
17106617Influenza seasonality in Hong Kong and China before and after the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the implications for vaccination policy6000002017
 
17104220Estimating the infectiousness of asymptomatic influenza virus infections and the consequences for public health control measures11228052020
 
17103122Impact of baloxavir treatment to mitigate future influenza epidemics in Hong Kong and the United States in the post-COVID-19 era7517322022
 
17112622Characterizing proteomic signatures of childhood obesity: A recall by genotype design in a Chinese birth cohort6269912022
 
HKU 767510MHost genetic determinants of human influenza infection5989952010
 
17127218Immunomodulatory effect of macrolides in naturally occurring influenza virus infections in the community11513082018
 
17115122Silica fragments in human esophagus tissue and its association with esophageal cancer: a case-control study11369442022
 
17106918Transmission of scarlet fever in children and identification of determinants of transmissibility8430332018
 
08070562Epidemiological implications of viral evolution from one generation of human influenza infection to the next7956602008
 
15141162A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Fever Suppression by Antipyretics on Influenza11999022015
 
COVID190220Investigating aerosol generation and transmissibility implications in upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: a multicentre study20822722020
 
15162611Incident breast cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors: evaluating current evidence and projecting the future trends in Hong Kong6778752017
 
13120802Impact and severity profiles of respiratory viruses in children in Hong Kong7713962013
 
14130922Optimizing avian influenza surveillance strategy in live poultry market setting4175802014
 
11100582Estimation of excess mortality and hospitalization associated with pandemic influenza 20093984402011
 
17211615Logistic growth of the surface touch/contamination network in the built environment and its roles in disease spread8710442015
 
16150782Real-time estimation of the impact of influenza viruses3129872016
 
11101092Development and evaluation of an electronic school absenteeism system for influenza-like-illness surveillance in Hong Kong3178722011
 
14130672Understanding alternate immune correlates of protection in household transmission of influenza9998282014
 
17110221Impact of unidentified cases on monitoring real-time transmissibility and effectiveness of control measures of COVID-19 in Hong Kong7964672021
 
COVID190113Understanding transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus in A&E and patient rooms20817962019
 
09080802The transmission of tuberculosis in Hong Kong: role of demographic factors and relative contribution of primary infection, exogenous reinfection and endogenous reactivation6034482009
 
05190097Identifying optimal age groups for influenza vaccination as a transmission-limiting strategy to reduce the impact of influenza in Hong Kong8890002020
 
N/AA controlled trial of masks and hand hygiene for reducing influenza transmission25366532006
 
HKU 784313MViral and environmental determinants that affect transmission of A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza via large and small infectious particles in ferrets8227312013
 
09080732Behavioural changes in relation to risk perception and prevention of avian and human influenza in the general population of Hong Kong, 2006 to 20092848362009
 
10090272A longitudinal study of infection attack rates among hospital outpatients in Hong Kong during the epidemic of the human swine influenza A/H1N1 virus in 2009 by tracking temporal changes in age-specific seroprevalence rates9252602009
 
10111521Informed decision making (IDM) for early breast cancer detection practices among Hong Kong Chinese women: The role and function of a decision aid2994732012
 
18171202Forecasting influenza epidemics in Hong Kong using multiple streams of syndromic and laboratory surveillance data9307602018
 
20190542How infection history shapes individual and population immunity against influenza in Hong Kong9169922020
 
HKU 714212EProximity effect - Exploring short-range and long-range airborne routes of expiratory exposure between people in indoor environment9054252012
 
09100921Optimizing resource allocation for breast cancer prevention and care in Hong Kong Chinese: A generalized cost-effectiveness analysis3521202011
 
16172911Revealing epidemiological and demographic contributions to future cancer burden through exploring and projecting recent trends in important cancers in Hong Kong7585482018
 
29150784Fight the Flu: Health promotion in Primary Schools and Kindergartens in Hong Kong2990842015
 
20190712Real-time estimation of serial interval and epi-curve to improve the evaluation of effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 in Hong Kong and Mainland China10216802020
 
05050132Identification of the key elements of transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in Hong Kong2166882005
 
13121262Symptom-specific health-seeking behavior among persons with common infectious diseases in Hong Kong and implications in disease control and surveillance9216802013
 
COVID19F04Psychobehavioural responses to COVID-19 and vaccine confidence in Hong Kong100000002020
 
COVID19F01COVID-19 vaccines Adverse events Response and Evaluation (CARE) Programme100000002020
 
08070662Digital dashboard design for public health surveillance3049482007
 
COVID1903011HKU optimizing protection and effectiveness (HOPE) of COVID19 vaccines125113722021
 
04050182Influenza vaccination and hospitalizations in clients of Elderly Health Centres2130112005
 
C7154-20GA multinational big data Covid-19 Epidemiological Study on post-infection Outcomes (ACESO)96910602020
 
06070981Is moderate alcohol use causally protective against cardiorespiratory disease?3567802008
 
T11-705/21-NVirological, immunological and epidemiological characterization of COVID-19500920002021
 
4744-RFA04-04-4/06/5Impact of the 1990 Hong Kong Legislation for restriction on sulfur content in fuel15294002006
 
10111531Mendelian randomization to causally infer the impact of life-long vitamin D deficiency on Cardiovascular disease and death: implications for community-based cardiovascular prevention9990002012
 
COVID190126Community based sero-epidemiological study of COVID19 to provide data in real time on age-stratified infection attack rates, disease severity and population-immunity, for guiding intervention policy280292152019
 
10111511Workplace productivity losses related to acute upper respiratory tract infections among health care workers in Hong Kong4957042012