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Programmes/ Projects Supported by ATF

2009

Programmes / Projects supported by the AIDS Trust Fund in January 2009

MSS 164 R
Application: Molecular epidemiology study of HIV-1 among the men who have sex with men (MSM) population in Hong Kong
Applicant: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong
Objectives: The objectives of this programme are:-
  1. to sequence the HIV-1 viral genes (pol and env) of 60 (i.e. 23 samples were being collected during January 2005 – June 2008 and 37 samples were being collected during July 2008 – December 2009) recently HIV-1 infected MSM in Hong Kong and performing phylogenetic analyses to identify the local MSM population who have close epidemiological relationships;
  2. to develop a low cost in-house molecular method for monitoring the HIV-1 transmission among MSM in Hong Kong; and,
  3. to monitor the presence of primary resistance HIV-1 isolates in the local MSM population.
Project Duration: April 2009 to March 2010
Contact Person: Dr. Jonathan Hon Kwan CHEN
Department of Microbiology
University Pathology Building
Queen Mary Hospital Cpd
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Telephone: 2819 9703
Fax: 2855 1241