Collaborative Research Fund 2012/13 Funding Results

Group Research Proposals

Proposal No Coordinating Institution/Collaborating Institution(s) Proposal Title Amount
Awarded
(exclusive of on-costs)
CityU8/CRF/12G
CityU/CUHK, HKU Syndromic Surveillance and Modeling for Infectious Diseases
$4,700,000
CUHK1/CRF/12G
CUHK/CityU, HKBU, PolyU, HKUST, HKU Functional Plasmonics with Energy Localization for Sensing, Nano-Actuation and Optoelectronics
$5,000,000
CUHK2/CRF/12G
CUHK/HKBU, HKU Physical Exercise Promotes Vascular Health: Impact of Mechano-Transduction and Novel Endothelium-derived Regulators
$7,700,000
CUHK3/CRF/12R
CUHK/HKU Macrophage-Myofibroblast-Transition in Organ Fibrosis: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
$8,800,000
CUHK4/CRF/12G
CUHK/HKUST, HKU Multifunctional Ultrasensitive Sensing with Hybrid Gold-Diamond Nano-Systems
$5,000,000
CUHK7/CRF/12G
CUHK/HKUST Development of New Methodologies for New Carborane Materials
$8,000,000
HKUST5/CRF/12R
HKUST/HKU Study of Microglia and Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Zebrafish
$7,000,000
HKUST6/CRF/12R
HKUST/HKBU, CUHK, HKU Green Slope Engineering: Bioengineered, Live Cover Systems for Man-made Fill Slopes and Landfill Capillary Barriers in Hong Kong
$8,000,000
HKUST10/CRF/12R HKUST/CUHK, HKU Protein Trafficking: Mechanism and Diseases
$5,500,000
HKU2/CRF/12R
HKU/CUHK To Establish a Metabolic Study Center in Hong Kong: Focusing on the Emerging Metabolic Hormones
$8,000,000
HKU5/CRF/12G HKU/CityU, HKBU, CUHK, PolyU Ecology and biodiversity of benthic marine ecosystems before and after the trawling ban in Hong Kong coastal waters
$7,300,000
HKU9/CRF/12G HKU/PolyU Ventilation of a High-Rise Compact City
$5,000,000