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The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole and its strategic partners offered a series of courses and workshops in the summer and autumn of 2019. The 15th HKU-Pasteur virology course was held from July 7 to 13, 2019, during which experts who played a prominent role in the identification and control of SARS- CoV and MERS-CoV outbreaks offered a series of lessons on coronavirus biology and shared their understanding of the viruses. Another annual course, the 9th HKU-Pasteur cell biology course, was held from October 27 to November 2, 2019. With the theme of "Proteomics" this year, lectures and workshops from scientific leaders in classical biochemistry and mass spectrometry focused on proteomics-based approaches to the cell biology underlying human diseases. The HKU-Pasteur Research Pole also partnered with Croucher Foundation to launch the 3rd Croucher summer course. The course, entitled, "Advanced Imaging: Deep Learning in Imaging and Cell Biology" took place from August 25 to 30, 2019. Through a week of theoretical sessions and practical experiences, students from all over the world acquired knowledge and skills in advanced imaging analysis with special emphasis on image restoration and analysis using deep learning approaches. An international workshop, entitled "Measles & Rubella Elimination: Options for Public Health Interventions", was held from December 2 to 5, 2019, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Supported by the Institut Pasteur du Laos and the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City Training Center, the workshop attracted medical and health professionals, policymakers and disease researchers from across South East Asia. They discussed the current situation of the eradication programmes with an emphasis on regional approaches, the efforts of health sector towards the elimination of measles and rubella, and the implementation of the proposed Operational Targets set by the WHO for 2020. This newsletter covers a very eventful period for the Faculty and we have endeavoured to include major items from the past months that were not reported on previously. However, due to space constraints, it has not been possible to mention all items. Please refer to the Faculty website http://www.med.hku.hk/news and select “Inside the Faculty” for complete coverage of news from across HKUMed. HKU-Pasteur Research Pole Offered Courses and International Workshop 36 Inside the Faculty