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