Ongoing Fundings

Grant Type	Project Title	Amount	Start Date	Completion Date	Principal Investigator
GRF (17121520)	Androgen regulates white adipose tissue remodelling via suppression of PRDM16	1,145,727.00	31/12/2020	30/12/2023	Dr. Xiaoyan HUI
GRF (17121819)	The Single Transmembrane Protein β-klotho as a Novel Regulator of Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic β-cells	1,684,895.00	31/12/2019	30/12/2022	Prof. Aimin XU
GRF (17117320)	The mechano-sensitive ion channel Piezo1 balances the conversion of mesenchymal stem cells to osteoblasts and bone marrow adipocytes	1,195,542.00	31/12/2020	30/12/2023	Prof. Aimin XU
E-HKU703/20	Targeting Gut Microbiota for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	1,691,843.00	30/09/2020	30/08/2020	Prof. Aimin XU
Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme	Development and Preclinical Evaluation of a A-FABP Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody for Ischemic Stroke Treatment	1,327,458.00	31/08/2019	30/08/2021	Dr. Ruby Lai Chong HOO
HMRF (17123718)	Deletion of Telomere-Rap1 increases the susceptibility to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via p53-PGC1α signaling during aging	868,463.00	31/12/2018	30/12/2021	Dr. Zhengyuan XIA
HMRF (81803769)	Hydrogen sulfide-responsive small-molecule nanoparticles as drug delivery carriers for cancer therapy and diagnosis	263,760.00	31/12/2018	30/12/2021	Dr. Weiping WANG
GRF (06173456)	Development of ultrasound-responsive polymeric nanoreactors for retinoblastoma therapy	1,499,628.00	31/07/2019	30/07/2022	Dr. Weiping WANG
HMRF (06172266)	Exploring the role of microRNA in sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes	1,499,956.00	31/07/2019	30/07/2022	Dr. Yu Yan CHEUNG
HMRF (06172636)	Targeting G protein-coupled receptor 110 for the treatment of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	1,399,248.00	29/04/2019	29/04/2022	Dr. Zhe HUANG
GRF (17105318)	Neutrophil serine proteases as the endogenous suppressors of white adipose tissue browning and adaptive thermogenesis	775,656.00	31/12/2018	30/12/2021	Dr. Ruby Lai Chong HOO
HMRF (06172646)	Mitochondrial protein coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain 10 (Chchd10) as a novel factor for the treatment of obesity and its related diseases	982,396.00	31/05/2019	30/05/2021	Dr. Ruby Lai Chong HOO