year range
Research Grants Awarded in 2019-20
Research Grants Awarded in 2019-20
Early Career Scheme
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Dr. KWOK Chun Kit | Studying the Effect of RNA G-quadruplex Structure on Precursor MicroRNA Processing and Post-transcriptional Regulation |
Dr. LY Thuc Hue | The Patterned Functionalization of Graphene and Transitional Metal Dichalcogenides for Optoelectronics |
Dr. MATSUDA Yudai | Comprehensive Understanding and Engineering of Fungal Xanthone Biosynthesis |
Dr. ZHU Zonglong | Compositional and Interfacial Engineering for Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with Extremely Low Voltage Loss |
Dr. PENG Yung-Kang | Identifying the Chemical State of Cerium Hosted by Various CeO2 Facets as Surface Fingerprint and Its Facet-dependent Phosphatase-mimetic Activity |
General Research Fund
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Dr. SUN Hongyan | Peptide-based Tools for Investigating Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases Involved in Parkinsons Disease |
Dr. CHEUNG Siu Gin | Microplastic Pollution in Hong Kong and Its Effects on Energetics of Sandy Shore Bivalves |
Dr. KO Chi Chiu Vincent | Design, Synthesis and Application of Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes for Photocatalytic Activation of Carbon Dioxide |
Prof. LEE Chun Sing | Effects of Transition Metal Oxide Doping on Delocalized Charge Density and Charge Energetics at Organic Donor/acceptor Interfaces |
Prof. XU Zhengtao | Highly Recyclable, Bona Fide Heterogeneous Catalysis by Dangling Metal-sulfur Functions within Robust Porous Solids |
Dr. WONG Chun Yuen Alex | Detecting Protein Tyrosine Kinase-7 Using Nanowire Biosensor |
Prof. LO Kam Wing Kenneth
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Strategic Utilization of the Photophysical and Photochemical Properties of Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes as Synthetic Substrates for Protein Tags |
Prof. LEE Chun Sing | Photocharge-Modulated Photoemission Spectroscopy and its Applications for Characterizing Organic Donor-Acceptor Junction |
Dr. SUN Hongyan | Developing Novel Fluorescent Probes for Detecting Histone Deacetylase Activity |
Prof. LAU T C | Seven-Coordinate Metal Oxo and D0 Metal Nitrido Oxo Complexes as Active Species for the Oxidation of Water and Organic Substrates |
Prof. KWONG Hoi Lun | Design and Synthesis of Chiral-at-Metal Complexes for Asymmetric Catalysis |
Prof. LAM Kwan Sing Paul | Environmental Assessment of Chiral Pharmaceuticals in Hong Kong and its Surrounding Region: Occurrence, Fate and Potential Toxicological Significance |
Prof. LAM Hon Wah Michael | Mechanistic Studies of Photo-triggered Traceless Staudinger-Bertozzi Ligation Reaction |
Dr. AU Wai Ting Doris | Unraveling the Epigenetic Pathways Underlying Transgenerational Vertebral Deformity Induced by Benzo[a]pyrene Using Unique Transgenic Medaka Bone Model |
Dr. WONG Chun Yuen Alex | Rational Design of Photoresponsive Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Nanoparticles |
Prof. LO Kam Wing Kenneth | Exploitation of Luminescent Transition Metal Perfluoroarene Complexes as Novel Biological Probes for Peptide Tags and Their Applications in Site-Specific Bioconjugation, Live-Cell Imaging, and Photoinduced Inactivation of Proteins |
Dr. SIU Chi Kit Andy | Sequence, Proximity and Electronic Factors Affecting Electron Transfers from the N-terminal Amino Group to the π-radical Tautomer of Tyrosine Residue in Molecular Peptide Radical Cations in the Gas Phase |
Dr. KONG Yuen Chong Richard | Integrated Chemical-biological Processes to Enhance Remediation of Estuarine Sediments Contaminated with Polybrominated Diphenylethers (PBDEs) |
Prof. LAU T C | Synthesis and Reactivity of Electrophilic Manganese(VI) Imido and Chromium(VI) Nitrido and Imido Complexes |
Prof. CHAN Michael Chi Wang | Topologically Tunable Bimetallic Platforms: Design and Development of Catalytic and Cooperative Reactivity |
Dr. KO Chi Chiu Vincent | Design of Acyclic Carbene Complexes for Catalytic and Sensing Applications |
Dr. KWOK Chun Kit | Interrogating the Effect of 3'UTR RNA G-quadruplex Structure in MicroRNA Target Site Accessibility and Translational Regulation |
Dr. KONG Yuen Chong Richard | Modulation of Androgen Receptor Signaling by miRNAs: A Molecular Basis for Hypoxia-induced Male-biased Sex Ratios in Fish |
Prof. LO Kam Wing Kenneth | Development of Silsesquioxane-based Molecular Materials Modified with Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes as a New Nanoplatform for Bioimaging and Therapeutic Applications |
Prof. LEE Chun Sing | Role of Charge- And Energy-Transfer Processes in Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Devices |
Prof. LAU T C | Synthesis and Reactivity of Iron(VI) Nitrido Complexes |
Dr. KO Chi Chiu Vincent | Design, Synthesis and Study of Re(I) and Ir(III) Complexes with CAAC Ligands |
Dr. SUN Hongyan | Developing Chemical Tools for Studying Delipoylating Enzymes |
Dr. ZHU Guangyu | Synthesis, Mechanistic Study, and Biological Evaluation of Visible Light-activatable Platinum(IV) Anticancer Prodrugs |
Prof. XU Zhengtao | Porous Carbon Networks from Domino Linker Cyclization of Metal-Organic Framework Precursors |
Dr. LAU Kai Chung | ab initio Composite Procedure for Accurate Prediction of Standard Redox Potentials |
Dr. KWOK Chun Kit | Mapping and Targeting of RNA G-quadruplex Structures in the Human Non-coding Transcriptome |
Dr. SUN Hongyan | Peptide Self-assembly Tools for Detecting Sirt5 Activity in Living Cells |
Prof. LO Kam Wing Kenneth | Phosphorogenic Bioorthogonal Probes Derived from Transition Metal Complexes as New Bioimaging Reagents and Photofunctional Therapeutic Agents |
Prof. LEE Chun Sing | Novel Properties of Organic Charge-transfer Complexes under Photoexcitation |
Dr. LAI Keng Po | Gut Microbiota Links Bisphenol A to Metabolic Syndrome |
Prof. XU Zhengtao | Post-synthetic Integration of Strong Donor-acceptor Functions for Electroactive Metal-organic Frameworks |
Dr. SIU Chi Kit Andy | Theoretical Examinations for the Dissociative Electron Transfers of the Prototypical Disulfide Linkage with a Hydrated Electron and Carbon Dioxide Radical Anion in Water Clusters and Aqueous Solution |
Dr. LO Pik Kwan Peggy | Design, Assembly and Operations of a Series of Photochemically Controlled DNA Logic Devices |
Prof. LAM Hon Wah Michael | Assembling Molecular Machines into Organometallic Polymers |
Dr. KO Chi Chiu Vincent | Design, Synthesis and Study of Luminescent Transition Metal Carbene Complexes with Mechanochromic Behaviour |
Dr. ZHU Guangyu | Development and Mechanistic Investigation of Nucleus-targeting Platinum(IV) Prodrugs for Improved Anticancer Activity |
Collaborative Research Fund
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Prof. LAM Kwan Sing Paul | Benthic and Epiphytic Toxic Algae (BETA): An Emerging Threat to Coral Ecosystems in Hong Kong Waters |
Prof. LEE Chun Sing | Multi-function Analytical Facility with Time-resolved Two-photon Photoemission (TR-2PPE) Spectroscop |
Prof. LO Kam Wing Kenneth | Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): Development of New AIE Systems and Exploration of Their Biomedical Applications |
France/HK Joint Research Scheme
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Prof. LO Kam Wing Kenneth | AQUACULUM - Design of Water-Soluble Luminescent Copper(I) Polymetallic Supramolecular Assemblies as Novel Cellular Reagents for Bioimaging and Photocytotoxic Applications |
Innovation and Technology Commission — Innovation and Technology Fund
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Dr. ZHU Guangyu | Preclinical In vivo Evaluation of a Water-Soluble and Potent Platinum-Based Anticancer Prodrug |
Dr. KO Chi Chiu Vincent | Development of Printable Electrodes for Simultaneous Monitoring Five Targeted Metal Ions in Water |
Prof. LEE Chun Sing | Preparation of Self-assembled Nanodrugs (SANDs) by an Ice-template Assisted Method |
Dr. WONG Chun Yuen Alex | Developing Novel Chromones and Photo-Triggered Chromone Delivery System for Cosmetic Applications |
Prof. HORVATH Istvan Tamas | Assessment of the Sustainability of Fluorous Compounds with Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Groups |
Dr. KO Chi Chiu Vincent | Development of Novel Polymer-Based Oral Sequestrants for Treatment of Cardiometabolic Diseases |
Dr. WONG Chun Yuen Alex | Development of Solid, Packaging-free, 2-in-1 Shampoo & Conditioner Bars with a Novel Formulation |
Prof. JEN Alex | Rational Design of Efficient and Stable Transporting Materials for High Efficiency Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells and Large-Scale Fabrication |
Prof. LEE Chun Sing | Stable Organic Nanoparticles With High Photothermal Energy Conversion Efficiencies For Biomedical And Energy Applications |
Environmental and Conservation Fund
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Dr. CHEUNG Siu Gin | ECF “Shui Hau Magnification” – Understanding Human Disturbances on Horseshoe Crabs |
Dr. CHEN Jianlin | A Dye-assisted Paper-based Assay for Fast and Reliable Detection of Biotoxicity for Anaerobic Digestion |
Dr. CHEUNG Siu Gin | Microplastics Accumulate and Transfer Persistent Organic Pollutants to Hong Kong Marine Fish |
Dr. CHEUNG Siu Gin | To Fill the Knowledge Gap in the Distribution of Juvenile Horseshoe Crabs in Hong Kong and Determine the Mortality and Growth of Laboratory-reared Juveniles after being Released to the Wild |
Health and Medical Research Fund
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Dr. LO Pik Kwan Peggy | Overcoming Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat Brain Cancers by Multifunctional Nanodiamond-Mediated Drug Delivery System |
Dr. LAM Yun Wah | A New Class of Antimicrobial Therapeutics That Targets the Envelope Stress Response of Gram-negative Bacteria |
Research Projects funded by the Mainland Government
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Dr. ZHU Zonglong | 全無機鈣鈦礦光伏器件中的材料設計及光電性能研究 |
Prof. JEN Alex | 粵港澳光電磁功能材料聯合實驗室 |
Prof. LAM Kwan Sing Paul | 南海海岸帶變化與物質遷移 |
Contract Research-RO
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Prof. LAM Kwan Sing Paul | Provision of Services for Laboratory Analysis of Antibiotics in Ambient River and Marine Water Samples |
Prof. LAM Kwan Sing Paul | Study of the Ecological Impact on the Use of Recycled Water |
Prof. HORVATH Istvan Tamas | Synthesis of 13C-labelled Alkyl-and Aryl-isocyanates and Their Use in Mechanistic Studies of Oligomerization of Alkyl-and Aryl-isocyanates in the Presence or Absence of Carbon Dioxide |
Prof. CHAN Michael Chi Wang | Collaborative Materials and Catalysis Research |
Dr. CHEUNG Siu Gin | Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme 2018/2019 |
Dr. CHEUNG Siu Gin | Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme 2019/2020 |
Dr. KONG Yuen Chong Richard | Ancestral Exposure to Environmental Benzo[a]pyrene Causes Transgenerational Bone Impairment in Fish: Underlying Mechanisms at the Genetic and Epigenetic Level |
Prof. LAM Hon Wah Michael | Development of "Electronic Tongues" for in situ Monitoring of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Marine Environment |
Prof. LAM Kwan Sing Paul | Non-target Screening and Ecological Risk Assessment of Emerging Chemicals of Concern in Marine Cetaceans from the South China Sea |
Croucher Foundation Research Grant
Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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Dr. KWOK Chun Kit | Croucher Start-up Allowance for Dr. Kwok Chun Kit |