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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

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Exercise-induced erythropoiesis: the mechanistic role of angiotensin II

Barril David Montero · School Of Public Health, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 604.7k

2020 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Evaluation of the Treatment Outcome of Definitive Radiotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Radiomics and Dosiomics

Wan-Shun Leung · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.1M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

The effects and cost-effectiveness of a Dyadic Empowerment-based Heart Failure Management Program (De-HF) on self-care, HRQL and hospital readmission: A randomized controlled trial

Doris Yu · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Randomized placebo- and active-controlled trial for assessing the efficacy of bright light therapy for sleep and mood symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Wing Yan Joey Chan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

A double-blinded, randomized-controlled-trial to investigate the effects of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) for patients with quadriceps muscle weakness after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR)

Michael Tim Yun Ong · Orthopaedics And Traumatology, The Chinese University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Trajectories of healthy life expectancy by sex and districts in Hong Kong: A population-based retrospective cohort study

Roger Yat-Nork Chung · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 99.8k

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Mechanisms underlying eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on fear memory trace erasure

Sau Wan Cora Lai · School Of Biomedical Sciences , The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health Promotion

Implementing a nurse-led advance care planning (ACP) intervention to improve ACP uptake in residential care homes: An implementation science and pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

Chia-Chin Lin · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Imaging-guided adjustment of glaucoma medication in patient with thyroid associated orbitopathy with ocular hypertension (TAOOH) – a randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Pui Man Poemen Chan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Artificial Intelligence Based Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Detection from Optical Coherence Tomography

Anran Emma Ran · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Long term immunological response and longitudinal seroepidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong

Kai Wang Kelvin To · University of Hong Kong

HKD 2.1M

2020 · grant · Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Early detection and surveillance of COVID-19 infection by non-invasive ophthalmic evaluations

Kelvin Kam-Lung Chong · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 4.8M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

An innovative strategy for multimodal photodynamic therapy targeting hypoxic-tumors with nuclear membrane permeable near infrared photosensitizers

Wing-Leung Wong · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Functional, phenotypical, and multimodal analysis of the tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) and TLS B cells as potential novel biomarkers and immunotherapeutic targets for lung cancer

Jiandong Huang · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Comprehensive investigation of pathogenic genomic variants in idiopathic azoospermia by long-fragment-read genome sequencing

Elvis Zirui Dong · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Atypical femoral fractures - a personalised risk assessment tool powered by machine learning combining clinical, radiographic, and genetic risk factors

Siu Him Janus Wong · University of Hong Kong

HKD 95.9k

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Effects of a Web-based decision aid to support decision-making on cervical screening by Chinese working women aged 25–44: An exploratory trial

Dorothy Ngo Sheung Chan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 100k

2020 · grant · Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Nowcasting COVID-19 transmission dynamics, severity, and the effectiveness of control measures

Benjamin John Cowling · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.2M

2020 · grant · Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Characterizing whole genome stability of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Maggie Hai-Tian Wang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.3M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Development of Simeprevir Analogues as Anti-coronavirus Drugs

Wai-Lung Billy Ng · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Targeting P21-activated kinases 1 (PAK1) in neuropathic pain: mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications

Jessica Aijia Liu · City University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Tight perioperative blood pressure management to reduce serious cardiovascular, renal, and cognitive complications

Matthew Tak-Vai Chan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Roles of SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein Orf9b in pathogenesis of severe COVID-19 through activation of HIF-1α-mediated production of vascular epithelial growth factors

Hinson Pak-Hin Cheung · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Study of the effects of soy exposure in early life on bone development and gut microbiota

Man-Sau Wong · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Clinical utility of epigenomic profiling for primary liver tumors in Chinese children

Anthony Pak-Yin Liu · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Development of light-responsive nanocarriers as controlled drug release platform for triple-negative breast cancer therapy

Pik Kwan Peggy Lo · City University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Development and validation of a new scale to measure mental eHealth literacy

Huan Xu · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 427.4k

2020 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Possible regulation of epigenetic machinery by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 proteins -implications to viral subclinical infection and transmission

Qian Tao · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.1M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Type I Interferon antagonism of severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 NSP5 protein

Sin-Yee Fung · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2020 · grant · Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Longitudinal study of COVID-19 seroprevalence in health care workers in comparison to the general community

Benjamin John Cowling · University of Hong Kong

HKD 2.7M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Development of photoresponisve prodrug nanoparticles based on mTOR inhibitors for the treatment of skin cancer

Weiping Wang · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Utilization of CRISPR/cas9-modified Lactobacillus casei as an oral vaccine for treating and preventing COVID-19 infection

Yiu-Wa Kwan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 3M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Evaluation of Chemical Inhibitors Targeting the Interaction between Bacterial RNA Polymerase and Transcription Factor NusA as Novel Antimicrobial Agents against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Xiao Yang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.2M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Efficacy of lymphaticovenular anastomosis compared with complete decongestive therapy in treating breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a prospective, multicentre, single-blinded randomized controlled trial

Michael Chu Kay Mak · Prince of Wales Hospital

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Ferroptosis as potential target in ovarian cancer therapy

Annie Nga-Yin Cheung · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Comparing the timing, diagnosis, and patient characteristics among short-, medium-, and long-term hospital readmissions of elderly patients within one year after discharge: a retrospective study

Yushan Wu · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 99k

2020 · grant · Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Public compliance with disease prevention and public health measures to control COVID-19

Chau Wai Elsie Yan · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.1M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

The effect of simvastatin on bone density in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind, randomized, active-comparator (ezetimibe) controlled clinical trial

David Tak-Wai Lui · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2020 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Early-life exposure to air pollution and chronic health conditions in later life: a longitudinal cohort study

Cui Guo · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 769.3k

2020 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Diagnostic algorithms for histamine intolerance and IgE-mediated seafood allergy among patients with history of adverse food reactions to seafood

Ting-Fan (梁廷勳) Leung · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M