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Research Grants

1. Improving infection control practices in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong: a lesson from COVID-19

    • PI: KWOK Kin On
    • Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Commissioned Research on COVID-19
    • Duration: Aug 2021 – Jul 2026

2. Identifying risks of outbreaks in work settings and the implications for control measures

    • PI: TSE Lap Ah, Shelly
    • Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Commissioned Research on COVID-19
    • Duration: Aug 2021 – Jul 2026

3. Population cohort study for evaluating the evolvement of exposure settings for SARS-CoV-2 infection and the risk of community transmission

    • PI: LEE Shui Shan
    • Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) Commissioned Research on COVID-19
    • Duration: Aug 2021 – Jul 2026

4. Renal, Metabolic, Hepatic and Bone Outcomes in People Living with HIV and Other Co-morbidities Receiving Different Anti-retroviral Regimens

    • PI: WONG Ngai Sze, Candy
    • Sponsor: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    • Duration: May 2023 – Oct 2025

5. Provision of Services for Identification and Assessment of Enhanced Control Equipment for Abatement of Cooking Fume Emissions

    • PI: HO Kin Fai
    • Sponsor: Environmental Protection Department
    • Duration: Jul 2023 – Mar 2025

6. Quantifying contact patterns of the general population in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

    • PI: KWOK Kin On
    • Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
    • Duration: Aug 2023 – Feb 2026

7. Identification of monoclonal antibodies targeting to the spike protein for the therapeutic treatment of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 infections

    • PI: MOK Ka Pun, Chris
    • Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
    • Duration: Sept 2023 – Aug 2025

8. Volatile organic compound emissions and the toxicological implications of secondary organic aerosol formation from volatile chemical products

    • PI: HO Kin Fai
    • Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
    • Duration: Jan 2024 – Dec 2026

9. Assessing the mental health impacts of exposures to light at day and night, noise, and green/blue spaces among nurses with different work shifts

    • PI: TSE Lap Ah, Shelly
    • Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
    • Duration: Jan 2024 – Dec 2025

10. The impact of prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke on epigenetic modifications, gut microbiome assembly and metabolic consequences in offspring

    • PI: TUN Hein Min
    • Sponsor: Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF)
    • Duration: Jan 2024 – Dec 2026

11. Cardiovascular effects of individually experienced temperatures based on changes in cardiac autonomic function and salivary biomarkers among the elderly: a panel study

    • PI: HO Kin Fai
    • Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
    • Duration: Jul 2024 – Jun 2026

12. Usability, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of an artificial intelligence chatbot to deliver theory-based and tailored online interventions to reduce chemsex and HIV-related risk behaviors for chemsex engaged men who have sex with men in Hong Kong

    • PI: WANG Zixin, Johnson
    • Sponsor: AIDS Trust Fund
    • Duration: Nov 2024 – Oct 2025

13. Comparing the efficacy of different therapies for rehabilitation of pneumoconiosis in Chinese patients: a comprehensive network meta-analysis of evidence

    • PI: YANG Zuyao, Joey
    • Sponsor: Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board
    • Duration: Nov 2024 – Oct 2025

14. Superiority of on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis in comparison to post-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline for preventing sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men

    • PI: KWAN Tsz Ho, Donald
    • Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)
    • Duration: Nov 2024 – Oct 2027