Thirteen research projects led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have received grants totalling over HK$69 million from the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2024/25 by the Research Grants Council (RGC). Among them, eight projects have been awarded a Collaborative Research Project Grant, two received a Collaborative Research Equipment Grant and three secured a Young Collaborative Research Grant.
CUHK’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sham Mai-har said: “Research collaboration accelerates the achievement of academic research and enhances innovation by pooling diverse expertise. CUHK is pleased to have received over HK$69 million from the CRF this year, enabling the initiation of 13 innovative collaborative projects spanning various fields not limited to medicine, electronic engineering, environmental science and linguistics, showcasing our multidimensional research capabilities. We look forward to the ground-breaking research outcome that these projects will achieve, which will bring positive impact beyond academic and significantly benefit society as a whole.”
CRF 2024/25 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG)
• Professor KE Ya (Biomedical Sciences)
Brain Mechanism Underlying Experience-induced Modulation in Social Decision-making
• Professor Patrick TANG (Anatomical and Cellular Pathology)
A Novel Neuro-Immune Axis MNT in Chronic Kidney Disease: From Molecular Mechanism to Clinical Implication
• Professor WONG Chi-chun (Medicine and Therapeutics)
Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities to Overcome Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Resistance in Colorectal Cancer
CRF 2024/25 Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG)
• Professor David CHAN (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
Live Imaging of Early Embryonic Developmental Processes at Subcellular Level with a High-Throughput Dual View Light Sheet Microscope
CRF 2024/25 Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG)
• Professor Peter CHEUNG (Chemical Pathology)
Clinical and Mechanistic Investigation of the Cross Reactivity of Antibodies Against Emerging Viral Variants to Facilitate Vaccine Design
• Professor Jacque IP (Biomedical Sciences)
Base Editing as an Intervention Strategy for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Investigating Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications
About the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF)
The Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) supports multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary projects to encourage more research groups to engage in creative, high-quality cross-disciplinary/cross-institutional projects. There are three types of grants under CRF:
1) The Collaborative Research Project Grant encourages research groups in UGC-funded universities to collaborate across disciplines and across universities, enhancing research output. It funds staff, equipment and general expenses. The RGC emphasises capacity building and the potential for developing research strengths.
2) The Collaborative Research Equipment Grant enables the acquisition of major research facilities or equipment for collaborative research, assists universities in leveraging support from equipment suppliers, and provides funding for group user fees to access major facilities.
3) The Young Collaborative Research Grant supports early-stage academic staff in leading and managing collaborative research, preparing them for larger funding opportunities. Only group research proposals are eligible.