Six BME academic staff obtained 2024/25 RGC General Research Fund (GRF)
Six BME academic staff were successful in obtaining the 2024-2025 General Research Fund (GRF) by Hong Kong's Research Grants Council (RGC). The GRF aims to supplement universities’ own research support to researchers who have achieved or have the potential to achieve excellence.
Congratulations to all colleagues who demonstrated the research excellence of BME!
The details of the funded BME projects are as follows:
| Principal Investigator | Co-Investigator | Project Title | Approved Duration (Months) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr WEN Chunyi | Dr Au Man Ting (PolyU BME) Dr Yuan Shuofeng (HKU) |
Elucidating and targeting endothelin signalling to treat post-COVID arthritis | 36 |
| Dr LEE Tin Yan Timothy | Dr Cheung Pui-yin Jason (HKU) Prof. ZHENG Yong Ping (PolyU BME) Dr WONG Arnold (PolyU RS) Dr SCHLÖSSER Tom Pieter Cornelis (University Medical Center Utrecht) |
Investigation of the relationship between bilateral lumbar multifidus morphology and spinal deformity of patients with lumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using 3D ultrasonography | 36 |
| Dr LAI Puxiang | Prof. Yuan Xiaocong (Shenzhen University) Prof. Ji Nan (Capital Medical University) |
Multimode fiber-based deep-penetrating ultraviolet photoacoustic microscopy for in-vivo micron-scale label-free tumor margin assessment and intraoperative histopathology of gliomas | 36 |
| Prof. SUN Lei | Dr Ruan Ye-chun (PolyU BME) | iSonogenetics: inhibitory sonogenetics | 36 |
| Ir Prof. ZHENG Yong-ping | Dr Wong Alfred S.K. (Queen Mary Hospital) | Development of a Wearable Multi-probe Sonomyography Assessment System for Diaphragm Assessment of Patients in ICU | 36 |
| Dr HU Xiaoling | Prof. Poon Wai Sang (CUHK) Prof. Ng Sheung Mei Shamay (PolyU RS) |
Targeted and Closed-loop (TCL) Neuroplasticity by Exoneuromusculoskeleton (ENMS)-Assisted Wristhand Rehabilitation after Stroke | 36 |
