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Q&A: Hong Kong University's Leo Poon Discusses Diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2

Feb 26, 2020
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Madeleine Johnson
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NEW YORK – An expert in emerging diseases and public health, Leo Poon has pioneered molecular characterization and diagnostics development for the zoonotic viruses that straddle the animal and human worlds, like pandemic influenzas and coronaviruses.

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