Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2021/22

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Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2021/22 and Second Round One-off CRF Coronavirus Disease and Novel Infectious Diseases Research Exercise (Second CRF Covid-19 and NID Exercise) Funding Results

CRF 2021/22 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) Proposals

Proposal No.	Proposal Title	Coordinating University /Collaborating University(ies)	Duration (Months)	Amount Awarded (HK$) (exclusive of on-costs)
C1002-21GF	Aqueous Zn-based batteries with ultimate safety and high energy density for large scale energy storage system	CityU / CUHK, HKUST	36	6,731,320
C1013-21GF	Theoretical Study and Applications of Deep Neural Networks	CityU / HKBU, HKUST, HKU	12^	1,500,000
C1017-21GF	Designing self-healing high-entropy alloys for advanced nuclear applications	CityU / PolyU	36	4,772,807
C1020-21GF	Competing deformation mechanisms of complex alloys at thermomechanical extremes	CityU / PolyU	36	4,731,032
C1043-21GF	Synthesized CCK-B Receptor Agonists to Alleviate Anterograde Amnesia in Animal Models	CityU / HKU	36	6,630,000
C1052-21GF	Development of Novel Integrated Wireless Motor Drives for Cordless Joints of Robotics	CityU / PolyU, HKU	36	5,509,700
C2004-21GF	User-Controlled Secure Data Sharing and Analytics with Blockchain and Trusted Computing Technologies	HKBU / CityU, PolyU, HKUST	36	6,734,880
C2011-21GF	Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics for the investigation of biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease	HKBU / HKU	36	6,800,000
C4024-21GF	A Predict-to-Prescribe Approach to Social Communication Treatment in Chinese Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	CUHK / HKU	36	7,974,224
C4032-21GF	Dissecting the therapeutic mechanism of an effective combination treatment targeting neuromuscular junction degeneration and myosteatosis to combat sarcopenia	CUHK / HKU	36	4,772,807
C4034-21GF	Small Data Learning for Alzheimer's Disease: From Digital Biomarker to Personalized Intervention	CUHK / HKU	36	8,230,720
C4044-21GF	Multi-modal approaches to determine digital clinical phenotyping, novel proteomic biomarkers, and microbiota-host responses of REM sleep behavior disorder, a prodromal stage of alpha-synucleinopathy neurodegeneration, in a prospective family cohort	CUHK / HKUST, HKU	36	7,214,620
C4062-21GF	Recurrent First Trimester Miscarriage: Genetic Etiology, Diagnosis and Prevention	CUHK / PolyU, HKU	48	8,021,650
C5044-21GF	Development of high-resolution 3D scaffolds with biomimetic triply periodic minimal surface structure for bone tissue repair	PolyU / CityU, HKU	36	4,185,000
C5062-21GF	Study of Carbon Sequestration in Hong Kong’s Vegetation: from Present to Future Prediction under Climate Change	PolyU / CUHK, HKU	36	4,949,639
C6012-21GF	Development of a New Generation of Privileged Chiral Catalysts for Asymmetric Synthesis	HKUST / HKU	36	6,272,082
C6032-21GF	Robust Infrastructure Planning for Sustainable Water Development in the Greater Bay Area under Demand Uncertainty and Climate Variability	HKUST	36	6,909,310
C6034-21GF	Axon Regeneration-Mediated Functional Recovery by Regulating Intrinsic Mechanisms and Neuronal Activity	HKUST / CUHK	36	5,677,158
C7004-21GF	Characterization of ancient lake basins on Mars using advanced topographic modelling and innovative spectroscopic techniques	HKU / CUHK, PolyU	36	4,621,350
C7012-21GF	Transport and dynamics of correlated quantum matter	HKU / CityU, CUHK	36	8,160,000
C7021-21GF	3D/4D Bioprinting liver cancer immune microenvironment for precision oncology	HKU / CityU	12^	1,500,000
C7041-21GF	Turning 2060 Carbon Neutrality into Reality: a cross-disciplinary study of air pollution and health co-benefits of climate change mitigation of the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA)	HKU / CUHK, HKUST	36	6,125,102
C7074-21GF	Unveiling neural activities through spatiotemporally optimized multiphoton (STOMP) microscopy	HKU / CUHK, PolyU	36	7,883,046
C7075-21GF	Functional Supramolecular and Metallosupramolecular Materials and Biomaterials – From Synthetic Challenges To Controlled Supramolecular Assembly, Functions and Application Studies	HKU / CityU	36	7,480,000
C7082-21GF	Active fluid for enhanced thermal transport and energy harvesting	HKU / CUHK, HKUST	36	4,559,740

CRF 2021/22 Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG) Proposals

Proposal No.	Proposal Title	Coordinating University /Collaborating University(ies)	Duration (Months)	Amount Awarded (HK$) (exclusive of on-costs)
C1015-21EF	An ultrafast spectroscopy and super-resolution microscope facility for functional photonics and materials research	CityU / HKBU, CUHK, PolyU, HKUST, HKU	24	5,829,240
C4002-21EF	The First Integrated State-of-the-Art Live Cell Imaging Platforms to Timely Promote Interdisciplinary and Advanced Life Sciences Research in Hong Kong and Beyond	CUHK / CityU, HKBU, PolyU, HKUST, HKU	36	10,000,000
C4050-21EF	A sub-10-nm resolution electron-beam lithography system for cross-disciplinary nanomaterial and nanodevice research	CUHK / CityU, HKUST, HKU	36	9,750,000
C5036-21EF	High performance deep learning clusters for big data analytics	PolyU / HKBU, CUHK	36	3,099,659
C5078-21EF	An upright multiphoton microscope for intravital imaging and optogenetic studies	PolyU / CityU, HKBU, CUHK	36	3,910,000
C5081-21EF	Advanced Fourier-transform Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Molecular and Nano Functional Materials Research	PolyU / CityU, HKBU, CUHK	36	7,964,914
C6001-21EF	In situ investigation of cellular ultrastructures and biological macromolecules using correlative light and electron microscopy and cryo-electron tomography	HKUST / HKU	36	4,500,000

Second CRF Covid-19 and NID Exercise Group Research Proposals

Proposal No.	Proposal Title	Coordinating University /Collaborating University(ies)	Duration (Months)	Amount Awarded (HK$) (exclusive of on-costs)
C4026-21GF	Minimally Contiguous Intubation and Tracheostomy for Severe COVID-19 Patients with Teleoperated Endotracheal cum Percutaneous Dual Robotic Modules and Multi-Modality Guidance	CUHK / HKU	33	7,200,000
C4061-21GF	Neuropsychiatric ‘long-COVID’ in adult patients	CUHK / HKU	12^	3,251,480
C4072-21GF	High-precision and Privacy-preserving Indoor Social Contact Tracking Technologies for Infectious Disease Transmission Modeling and Control	CUHK	36	7,775,600
C5024-21GF	Is the usual social distance sufficient to avoid airborne infection of expiratory droplets in indoor environments?	PolyU / HKUST	36	4,703,090
C5048-21GF	The Effect of Distance Design Collaboration Necessitated by COVID-19 on Brain Synchronicity in Teams Compared to Co-Located Design Collaboration	PolyU / HKBU	36	2,453,450
C5079-21GF	Spatiotemporal prediction and real-time early warning of COVID-19 onset risk	PolyU / HKU	36	6,964,000
C6020-21GF	Alleviation of supply shortage and resource allocation inefficiencies during the pandemic: product standards, asymmetric information, and bargaining power	HKUST	36	7,964,700
C6036-21GF	From Structural to Genomic Biology: A Multi-scale Approach Tightly Integrating Structural Biology and Novel Genomics Platform to Quantitatively Analyze the Transcription and its Regulation of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Polymerase	CUHK / HKUST, HKU	36	8,000,000
C7042-21GF	Organoid-based investigations of COVID-19: Assess infectivity of mutant viruses, Evaluate vaccine efficacy and Explore disease pathogenesis	HKU / HKBU, CUHK	36	6,571,080
C7055-21GF	Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Technology-enriched Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (teleCST) and Carer Support	HKU / CityU, CUHK	24	4,144,000
C7060-21GF	Modeling severe COVID-19 in golden Syrian hamsters	HKU / PolyU	36	7,000,000
C7080-21GF	Digital twin supported rapid deployable and reconfigurable healthcare facility module for infectious diseases response and treatment	CityU / CUHK, PolyU, HKU	36	8,000,000
C7086-21GF	The educational, social and health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on University graduates transitioning to the workforce in Hong Kong	HKU / CityU, CUHK	12^	1,510,190
C7101-21GF	Neighbourhood factors and social integration of diverse Hong Kong families in the time of COVID-19: An extension of the Hong Kong Panel of Social Dynamics (HKSPPD) [HKPSSD-D]	HKU	12^	1,926,870
C7104-21GF	A real-time monitoring and warning system for COVID-19 and influenza infection in building environment	HKU	36	6,508,880
C7105-21GF	Spatial Exposure Notification	HKU	22	8,320,000

^ supported for one-year seed money and exploratory funding