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Research funder · Hong Kong

Health and Medical Research Fund

Bureau of the Hong Kong Government

fhb.gov.hk

Grants since 2016
1 727
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
HKD 797.7M
Funded works, last 5 years
3 174
Funded works, all time
6 356

Grants

2025 · grant · Commissioned Study on the Use of AI in Lung Cancer Screening for High-Risk Non-smokers

A prospective study on artificial intelligence guided lung cancer screening for high-risk never smokers in Hong Kong

Siu Ching Li · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 11.9M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Genetic Insights into Atropine Resistance and Myopia development in Children

Yuyao Wang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based lifestyle counselling programme for improving physical activity in people with recent-onset psychosis: A randomised controlled trial

Yuen Yu Chong · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Community and food carriage of selected WHO priority antimicrobial-resistant bacteria: a longitudinal study in Hong Kong

Kin On Kwok · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Targeting SIRT1 to inhibit H5N1 highly pathogenic influenza virus replication

Haoran Sun · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Predicting Self-Harm In Hong Kong: An AI-Driven Framework Integrating Clinical, Socioeconomic, And Environmental Data for Individual Risk Stratification

Ka Chung Abraham Wai · Department Of Emergency Medicine, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 500k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

First-trimester multi-marker prediction model for spontaneous preterm birth: integrating cervicovaginal fluid biomarkers and sonographic measurement of cervical remodeling

Hillary Hiu Yu Leung · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 489.6k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Enhancing Precision Patient Care in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Agentic AI-Driven Clinical Decision Support System with Human-in-the-Loop Adaptive Learning

Wan Hang Keith Chiu · Department Of Diagnostic And Interventional Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital

HKD 1.1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) versus observation for low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of cervix: a randomized controlled trial

Ka Wai Pang · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Development of a versatile universal AI model for seamless meningioma analysis across institutions adapting to diverse MRI protocols and imaging variability

Tiffany Yuen Tung So · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

HypertensionCARE: A self-determination theory-based mobile, interprofessional team-based approach to self-management of young-onset hypertension in Hong Kong

Fraide Jr. Agustin Ganotice · University of Hong Kong

HKD 500k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Assessing carer-related quality of life for economic evaluations: developing Hong Kong-specific tariff for the CarerQol instrument

Huan Xu · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 490.5k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Pilot Study on Cysteine and Methionine Restriction to Enhance Lenvatinib Efficacy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Mingjing Xu · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 493.9k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

An artificial intelligence-driven exercise recommendation system for stroke survivors

Wai Hang Kwong · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 447k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

A randomized controlled trial of transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation in women with urinary incontinence

Rachel Yau-Kar Cheung · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Effectiveness of a sound-guided meditation program in relieving cancer-related dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial with mixed-methods evaluation

Naomi Takemura · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.4M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

RNA m6A modification-directed functional reprogramming in monocytes of sepsis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications

Huarong Chen · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Single-session microwave ablation versus radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of moderate-sized benign thyroid nodules: a randomized controlled trial

Matrix Man Him Fung · Surgery, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Evaluation of metagenomic RNA sequencing as an adjunctive test for the detection of respiratory pathogens among patients with lower respiratory tract infections

Kai Wang Kelvin To · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Effectiveness of Immersive and Embodied Enhancement via “Virtual Reality” on the Sustainability of Hand Hygiene Compliance: School-based RCT with 10-month Follow-up

King Wa Fu · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Optimising antithrombotic therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with atrial fibrillation: target trial emulation using healthcare big data (OPTIM-AF-PCI)

Ka Chun Yan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 850.3k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Predicting functional decline in mild cognitive impairment: integrating functional neural network, individual reserve, and myelin water imaging

Chun Liang Hsu · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Harnessing influenza virus neuraminidase cross-reactive immunity for a pan-reactive vaccine against diverse avian influenza virus subtypes.

Mark Zanin · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Feasibility, efficacy, and patient experience of a personalised transdiagnostic intervention for sleep and circadian dysfunction following stroke: a mixed-method randomised controlled feasibility trial

Stephen Chun Lun Lau · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 500k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Optimizing diagnosis of acute hepatitis E in Hong Kong

Siddharth Sridhar · Microbiology , The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

C5a in Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs)-Mediated Acute Kidney Injury: Investigating the Therapeutic and Prognostic Role of C5aR1-Targeted Therapy

Jingyuan Ma · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Dissecting the role of gut microbiota in primary glaucoma patients through case-control and longitudinal cohort study.

Clement Chee-Yung Tham · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.2M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Repurposing oral arsenic trioxide for the treatment of TP53-mutated myeloid malignancies

Gill Harinder Harry Singh · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Development of a magnetic microrobotic system for automated efficient endoscope disinfection and biofilm eradication

Kai Fung Chan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.3M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Development and Evaluation of a Digital Game Intervention Targeting Children Vulnerable to ADHD

Huijing Lu · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 499.3k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Clinical utilization of rapid molecular antimicrobial resistance gene detection to improve the management of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis

Kit Chung Ng · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 421.9k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Clinical Utility of the Treatment-related Toxicity Risk Model (TRTRM) in Older Patients with Cancer: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Wing Lok Chan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Establishment of comprehensive sewage surveillance for emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance: integrating passive sampling with target capture sequencing and geographic information system

Joshua Fung · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 497.7k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

An intranasal Lipid Nanoparticle-Delivered T-Cell-Based DNA Vaccine Against Mucosal Influenza Virus Infection

Runhong Zhou · University of Hong Kong

HKD 500k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

AI-driven Functional Image Guided Proton Therapy Framework for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Ge Ren · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Quality of life and medical needs in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome across the lifespan

Noel Yat Hey Ng · Department Of Medicine And Therapeutics , The Chinese University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.1M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Socket preservation after tooth extraction and its impact on implant treatment difficulty: A multicenter deep learning-based development and clinical validation study

Feng Wang · University of Hong Kong

HKD 995.4k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health Promotion

A digitally supported outdoor exercise facility-based integrative physical activity self-management intervention for mildly frail older adults living in community: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study (OUTDOOR-FIT)

Janet Lok-Chun Lee · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.5M

2024 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Development and Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence-Driven Low Back Pain (AidLBP) Chatbot Website

Arnold Yu Lok Wong · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 992.2k

2024 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Prenatal exposure to benzodiazepines and Z-drugs and risk of adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes: a territory-wide register-based study in Hong Kong

Kwun Nam Chan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 496.8k