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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

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Migraine features and silent brain infarction in predicting stroke risk progression: A cohort study with neuroimaging analysis in Hong Kong Chinese women

Yaojie Xie · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Evaluating the influence of childhood immune imprinting on birth cohort-specific disease burden of seasonal influenza A in Hong Kong

Bingyi Yang · University of Hong Kong

HKD 775.8k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Enhancing Cardiometabolic Health in Postnatal Women at High-Risk for Preeclampsia Through Exercise Intervention

Yao Wang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 972k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Restoring dental microbial community homeostasis using silver diamine fluoride: A path to improved management for early childhood caries

Ollie Yiru Yu · Dentistry, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Real-world experience with combination chemotherapy and osimertinib in poor prognostic group of metastatic EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma

James Chung-Man Ho · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Novel perioperative optimization of obese osteoarthritic patients pending total knee replacement with Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (NPO-OOPS-TKR), A pilot randomized controlled trial

Chun Man Lawrence Lau · University of Hong Kong

HKD 495.5k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Metabolic Alterations in IgE-mediated Food Allergy as Diagnostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets

Christine Yee-Yan Wai · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

A longitudinal study for examining the effect of Internet gaming disorder on internalizing and externalizing behaviours among Hong Kong adolescents

Phoenix Kit-Han Mo · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 996k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Potential cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve influenza vaccine uptake in older adults – A health economic analysis

Joyce Hoi-Sze You · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 451k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health Promotion

“My Way”: Towards an Equitable and Compassionate Community for Advance Care Planning

Helen Yue-Lai Chan · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Effects of creative arts therapy on body image, self-esteem, anxiety and depression in men with prostate cancer after active treatment: A feasibility randomised controlled trial

Hammoda Abu-Odah · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 498.4k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention on Post-Stroke Fatigue in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Meizhen Huang · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 489.7k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Beneficial role of rewiring tyrosine metabolic disorder in treating SARS-CoV-2-induced pulmonary fibrosis

Shuofeng Yuan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Assessing the Impact and Limitations of Advance Directive Legislation in End-of-Life Care: A Mixed-Methods Study in Hong Kong

Roger Yat-Nork Chung · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.2M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Reducing Smartphone Overuse for Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Yen Na Yum · Education University of Hong Kong

HKD 957.8k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Healing through letters and lenses: A pilot randomised controlled trial on improving symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder with Structured Writing and Photovoice (SWAP)

Stanley Kam Ki Lam · School Of Nursing & Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

HKD 499.6k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Development and validation of a frailty screening tool based on electronic health records in the older Chinese population in Hong Kong

Jonathan Ka Long Mak · University of Hong Kong

HKD 472.2k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Development and Validation of Risk Scores Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Determine Empirical Antibiotics Therapy for Community-acquired Pneumonia

Chung Yan Grace Lui · Prince of Wales Hospital

HKD 1M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Prospective clinical study on Vitamin D replacement in bronchiectasis – A pilot study

Wang Chun Kwok · University of Hong Kong

HKD 500k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plus exercise for older people with chronic low back pain: A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Arnold Yu Lok Wong · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.3M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Validation of a digital screening tool for identification of prodromal high risk subjects of Parkinson’s disease in Hong Kong community

Bei Huang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Infectious Disease (including RFCID)

Investigate the Mechanism of Hepatitis C Virus Double Membrane Vesicle Formation and RNA Transport

Tao Ni · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Dyadic management intervention in older people with co-occurring cognitive impairment and diabetes as a supplementary approach to Chronic Diseases Self-Management Program: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation study

Jed Montayre · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.3M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Effectiveness of a tele-group cognitive behavioural family intervention (tgCBFI) for people with schizophrenia and their families: A mixed-method study

Dennis Chak Fai Ma · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Cancer staging system of primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma: should we consider downstaging for MRI-detected invasion of skull base? A multi-centre study

Qiyong Ai · Diagnostic Radiology, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 656k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Trimethylamine N-oxide-related metabolites as novel biomarkers for predicting the efficiency of aspirin treatment for preeclampsia prevention in high-risk pregnant women

Yao Wang · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 871.1k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Implementation of the 3-steps Assess-Advise-Refer exercise (FitARise) protocol as a standard practice in cancer care: A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

Wing-Tak Lam · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.2M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Effects of wearable device functions and health coaching on device-measured movement behaviours and cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with central obesity: a randomised controlled trial

Youngwon Kim · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.4M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

PRECISion usE of TRANexamic acid for Supratentorial Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial (PRECISE-TRANSACT): a pilot randomized controlled trial

Kay Cheong Teo · University of Hong Kong

HKD 497.2k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Adjunctive Fludrocortisone in Septic Shock: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial (AFLUDROS-1)

Lowell Ling · Chinese University of Hong Kong

HKD 439.3k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Newborn screening for monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) deficiency

Ching-Wan Lam · University of Hong Kong

HKD 498k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Evaluating the Impacts of Primary Healthcare Reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore: A Comparative Analysis utilizing the WHO PHC Measurement Framework

William Chi-Wai Wong · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Investigating the Role of the Magnocellular-Dorsal System in Reading Chinese: A Pilot Study Exploring the Effect of Middle Temporal Visual Area Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Tsz Wing Leung · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

HKD 499.6k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Health and Health Services (including HHSRF)

Generalisability and Refinement of the Psychosis Metabolic Risk Calculator (PsyMetRiC) for the first-episode psychosis population in Hong Kong

Kit Wa Chan · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Multiomics analysis of plasma and tissue protein biomarkers and their relationship to the immune landscape in hepatocellular carcinoma

Ken Hoi Tang Ma · University of Hong Kong

HKD 454k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Development of broad-spectrum antiviral therapy to prepare for the next pandemic: the therapeutic potential of anti-Notch synergistic regimen against respiratory viral infections.

Huiping Shuai · University of Hong Kong

HKD 1.1M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Transforming clinical cytogenomic investigations of acute myeloid leukaemia by long-read whole genome sequencing

Ho Wan Ip · Queen Mary Hospital

HKD 1.5M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Potential improvements in the time-varying inference of transmissibility and clinical severity/mortality for directly transmitted respiratory diseases using syndromic, virological and genetic data streams.

Sheikh Taslim Ali · Division Of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School Of Public Health, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 958.4k

2023 · grant · HMRF - Research Fellowship Scheme

Physical inactivity as a potential target for intervention to prevent common mental disorders in older adults with sarcopenia

Allen Ting-Chun Lee · Psychiatry, The Chinese University Of Hong Kong

HKD 1.1M

2023 · grant · HMRF - Advanced Medical Research

Prediction of chemosensitivity to systematic treatments for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer using a microfluidic-based patient-derived circulating tumor cell model

Siew Fei Ngu · Department Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University Of Hong Kong

HKD 500k