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Dr Raven Kok 郭健恒
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Associate Professor
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Dr Raven Kok 郭健恒
Title:
Associate Professor
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Also Cited As:
KOK KH
Short Biography:
Dr. Kok is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong. He is a molecular virologist and has been interested in the host-virus interaction and innate immunity including “interferon signaling”. In addition to basic molecular virology study, Dr. Kok and his team recently developed novel vaccines such as intradermal influenza vaccine, nasal COVID-19 vaccine protein booster and Universal Sarbecovirus vaccine.
Professional Qualifications
Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
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Hong Kong Baptist University | BSc | |
2002 | The University of Hong Kong | MMedSc |
2006 | The University of Hong Kong | PhD |
Honours, Awards & Prizes
Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
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2023-04-28 | Silver Award, 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, 2022 (NanoComplex vaccine) | Research Achievement | |
CAO, Jianli CHAN, Chun Yiu Chris LIANG, Ronghui TANG, Kaiming Poon, KM XU, Wan LAU, Chit Ying Au, TWK Chan, CS Lai, PM Yuen, CKJ Sit, KY Lee, CY Wang, R Meng, X | 2023-01-01 | The University of Hong Kong Research Output Prize 2021-22: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
IP, Jonathan Daniel Poon, KM Cheng, CCV Poon, WSR Chan, WM Cai, J | 2023-01-01 | One of 34 publications highlighted in the "200 years of The Lancet" timeline (Chan JF et al., A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster, Lancet 2020): The Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 ; eISSN: 1474-547X | Research Achievement |
YUEN, Chun Kit HO, Chau Ha | 2017-06-01 | ASV 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award: American Society for Virology | Research Achievement |
MAK, Long Fung Wong, LWM | 2019-07-01 | ASV 2019 Postdoctoral Scholar Travel Award: American Society for Virology | Research Achievement |
ZHU, Zheng | 2021-02-01 | Emerging Microbes & Infections 2020 Best Paper Award (1st place): Emerging Microbes & Infections ; eISSN: 2222-1751 | Research Achievement |
IP, Jonathan Daniel Poon, KM Cheng, CCV Poon, WSR Chan, WM Cai, J | 2021-08-01 | The University of Hong Kong Research Output Prize 2020-21: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
Professional Societies
Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
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2014-2022 | Full member | State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases |
2011-2019 | Full member | Research Centre of infection and Immunity |
2006-2022 | Full member | American Society for Virology |
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