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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

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

The mechanism and potential clinical application of Chinese medicine Pien Tze Huang in boosting immunotherapy for colorectal cancer

Hongyan Gou · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.3M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on vascular function under physiological and hypertensive conditions

Susan Wai-Sum Leung · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

The health effects of a Strength-based Tailored-Exercise Program at Home (STEP@Home) among geriatric patients at risk of hospitalization-associated functional decline (HAFD): A sequential mixed-method study

Doris Yu · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Atomic force microscopy quantification of human chorionic gonadotrophin in spent culture medium of an embryo for prediction of embryo quality and pregnancy outcomes

Yin Lau Lee · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Develop clinical molecular and pH imaging for stroke diagnosis at 3T human scanner

Kannie Wai Yan Chan · City University of Hong Kong

HKD 917k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

AI models helping combat antibiotic resistance in ICU – personalized decision support for empirical antibiotic therapy

Kejing Yin · Hong Kong Baptist University

HKD 500k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

An integrated online program using psychoeducation and expressive writing for people with probable post-traumatic stress disorder and coexisting dissociative symptoms: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Kam Ki Stanley Lam · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 498.7k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Integrating behavioral medicine with physiotherapy to improve treatment adherence and performance: a mixed-method randomized controlled trial for physical rehabilitation of stroke patients

Rui She · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 800.7k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

A multi-center prospective validation of ‘MSKalign’ digital low back pain management platform enabling AI auto-evaluation, personalized physiotherapy prescription, and dynamic disease progression prediction

Teng Zhang · Orthopaedics And Traumatology, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.1M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

An online gene-expression-based Clinical Decision Support (CDS) platform with Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and its application in predicting de novo metastasis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

Zhaozheng Hou · University of Hong Kong

HKD 500k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Inferring the dynamics of cocirculation and coexistence of influenza and COVID-19 during the post-pandemic period and the associated impact in Hong Kong

Sheikh Taslim Ali · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Tailoring telerehabilitation programmes for middle- and old-age patients with musculoskeletal conditions in Hong Kong: a discrete choice experiment to inform service design and implementation strategy

Kailu Wang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 498.9k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Health tEchnology appRaisal of innovative therapies for Osteogenesis imperfecta: bridging clinical evidence to improve care for people living with rare disease (HERO)

Shirley Xue Li · University of Hong Kong

HKD 927.3k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

The Cut-Off Score and Diagnostic Accuracy of the Smoothed Cepstral Peak Prominence (CPPS) for Cantonese Speakers with Dysphonia

Thomas Law · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 491.5k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Levonorgestrel-piroxicam combination versus ulipristal acetate for emergency contraception: a randomised double-blind controlled trial

Raymond Hang Wun Li · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.3M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Clinical utility of GALAD-assisted ultrasonography in detection of tumor recurrence after curative hepatic resection or liver transplantation for liver cancer

Lung-Yi Mak · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Mobile chat messaging plus screening-based brief alcohol intervention for patients with chronic liver diseases: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Tzu Tsun Luk · University of Hong Kong

HKD 500k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Sleep hygiene in Hong Kong adults: a mediational analysis to inform health promotion and sleep hygiene literacy interventions

Jean-Hee Kim · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 499.4k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Identification of genetic and clinical biomarkers for predicting macular neovascularization in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy

Guy Lijia Chen · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

A randomized double-blind controlled study of the cumulative live birth rates of IVF following sperm preparation by microfluidic chip method versus density-gradient centrifugation method

Yu Wing Tong · Obsetetrics And Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health Promotion

Tailored mobile messaging intervention on obesity management among South Asian women in Hong Kong: a randomized wait-list controlled trial

Gary Ka-Ki Chung · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Deep learning-based selection of fertilization-competent human spermatozoa

Erica Tsz Ying Leung · Obstetrics And Gynaecology, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 699.6k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Estimation of a Valuation Function for the Health and Self-Management in Diabetes Questionnaire in Hong Kong

Huan Xu · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 500k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Schlafen11 is a genetic determinant of therapeutic response to PARP inhibitor in liver cancer

Kristy Kwan-Shuen Chan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.3M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Radiation-associated primary hypothyroidism in head and neck cancer patients: Multi-center development and validation of a prediction model using radiomics and radiation dosiomics analyses

Chung Hang James Chow · Queen Elizabeth Hospital

HKD 1M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health Promotion

Effects of high-intensity interval training on bone health, physical fitness and quality of life in elderly women with osteopenia: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Yanping Duan · Hong Kong Baptist University

HKD 497k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Evaluation of a newly developed screening tool in identifying pre-schoolers with language difficulties: accuracy and availability

Kathy Yuet-Sheung Lee · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 868.4k

2022 · grant · Commissioned Study on Evaluation of the Hong Kong Genome Project

Evaluation of the Hong Kong Genome Project (HKGP)

Jianchao Quan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 12.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Psychometric properties comparison of the Hong Kong version EQ-5D-Y-3L between proxy-report and self-report in children and adolescents

Eliza Lai-Yi Wong · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 835.6k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Antibiotic Stewardship in Suspected Neutropenic Fever (ASTERIC Trial): a multi-centre, type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation, stepped-wedge, randomised controlled trial

Timothy Hudson Rainer · Department Of Emergency Medicine, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Impact of Left Bundle Area Pacing on Tricuspid Valve, Right Ventricular and Liver Function

Ho Ting Abe Ngan · Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital

HKD 858.1k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Early diagnosis of preeclampsia based on the placenta-specific cell-free RNA profiles in peripheral blood

Qingqing Zhang · University of Hong Kong

HKD 778.4k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Risk assessment and surveillance of the transmission of foodborne antimicrobial resistance in Hong Kong

Gilman Kit-Hang Siu · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Altered impulsivity in the progression of early synucleinopathies: a 3-year prospective follow-up study

Yun-Kwok Wing · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Pilot study of universal screening of children and child-parent cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in Hong Kong

Yuet Ling Tung · Department Of Paediatrics And Adolescent Medicine, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital

HKD 495k

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Prediction of stroke outcome using brain connectivity and deep learning

Sai Kam Hui · Dept. Of Imaging And Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

A behaviour theory and AI-based mobile app to improve oral health in adolescents: development and validation study

Pei Liu · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Delineate the LINE1 integration map in human liver cancer and utilize LINE1 eruption as a biomarker for liver cancer detection and molecular classifications

Chun Ming Wong · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Deciphering the non-autoimmune pathogenesis of inflammatory myopathies

Chi Bun Chan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2022 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

STING agonist as novel and effective therapy in anti-PD-1 resistant liver cancers

Yuen Ki Chan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M