Sixteen PolyU projects have received a total of HK$14.3 million in the latest funding exercise of the Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF). These projects cover various research areas related to health technology and biomedical engineering, showcasing PolyU’s interdisciplinary proficiency in medical and healthcare research. Among them, ten projects are led by PAIR researchers:
* In alphabetical order by faculty surname
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Principal Investigator |
Affiliation with PAIR |
Project Title |
Amount |
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Faculty of Engineering |
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Dr James CHEUNG Chung-wai |
Member of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) |
Integrated acoustic and carbon nanotube biosensors with deep-learning algorithms for dysphagia screening: a pilot study |
$495,900 |
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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences |
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Prof. CHENG King-yip |
Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) and Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI) |
Circulating plasmalogens and their metabolism as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes |
$1,499,000 |
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Prof. Justina LIU Yat-wa |
Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) |
The effects of music-with-movement (simultaneous cognitive-motor dual-task training) on cognitive and physical performance of people with potentially reversible cognitive frailty: a randomized controlled trial |
$1,478,766 |
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Dr REN Ge |
Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) |
Investigation of a novel AI-empowered pulmonary perfusion imaging technique based on cone beam computed tomography for functional image-guided adaptive radiotherapy of lung cancer |
$1,500,000 |
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Prof. Gilman SIU Kit-hang |
Member of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) |
Risk assessment and surveillance of the transmission of foodborne antimicrobial resistance in Hong Kong |
$1,499,500 |
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Prof. Arnold WONG Yu-lok |
Associate Director of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA), Member of Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR) and Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) |
Feasibility, effectiveness, and patient experience of an online acceptance and commitment therapy plus exercises versus online education plus exercises for older people with chronic low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial |
$499,530 |
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Prof. Thomson WONG Wai-lung |
Member of Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI) |
The efficacy of a specific dance intervention to improve the balance and reduce the risks of falls (SDIIBRF) in older adults: a randomised controlled trial |
$892,214 |
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Prof. XIN Meiqi |
Member of Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC) |
Understanding professional help-seeking behaviors for insomnia and the associated factors in the community-dwelling older population having insomnia symptoms |
$499,512 |
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Prof. Ivy ZHAO Yan |
Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) |
Supporting current home care services with a robot-mediated interactive intervention (RMII) to reduce loneliness in older adults: a feasibility and pilot randomized controlled trial |
$500,000 |
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Faculty of Science |
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Prof. CHUA Song-lin |
Management Committee Member of Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE), Member of Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood) |
Developing Juglone as a novel antivirulence agent to eliminate biofilm infections |
$500,000 |
