Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2024/25 Funding Results

CRF 2024/25 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) Proposals

Proposal Ref. Proposal Title Coordinating
University /
Collaborating
University(ies) 		Duration
(Months) 		Recommended
Amount
(HK$)
(exclusive of on-costs)
C1002-24WF Long-term Rescuing Effects on Remembering and Memory Retention in Alzheimer’s Disease Mice with Self-synthesised CCK-B Receptor Agonists CityU / HKU 36 5,300,000
C1008-24GF Cell intrinsic and extrinsic effects of astrocytes lipid metabolism in spinal muscular atrophy CityU / HKU 36 5,800,000
C1013-24GF Versatile omnidirectional mobile robots with diverse bioinspired motion modes: from theory to harsh water applications CityU / CUHK, PolyU 36 7,245,284
C1017-24GF A Biorefining Approach to Converting Organic Solid Wastes into Multiple High Value-added Bioproducts CityU / HKBU, PolyU, HKUST 36 8,207,471
C1043-24GF Trustworthy Large Language Models: A Multifaceted Strategy for Truthfulness, Fairness, and Privacy Preservation CityU / HKBU, CUHK, PolyU 36 7,670,285
C1049-24GF Machine Learning for Reliable and Efficient Power System Operation Considering Renewable and Load Uncertainty CityU / CUHK 36 5,914,160
C1073-24GF Advancing Shared Autonomy: Innovating Collaborative and Sensory Interfaces for Future Teleoperation Systems CityU / PolyU, HKU 36 4,820,284
C4003-24GF Prenatal Music Training to Enhance Postnatal Neurocognitive Development CUHK 36 6,000,000
C4013-24GF A Novel Neuro-Immune Axis MNT in Chronic Kidney Disease: From Molecular Mechanism to Clinical Implication CUHK / HKU 36 6,000,000
C4028-24GF Transforming Chinese agriculture and food systems to mitigate reactive nitrogen emissions and their contribution to air pollution and climate change CUHK / PolyU, HKU 36 3,395,284
C4038-24GF Development of modular microrobots and the image-guided intervention for minimally invasive anti‐adhesion treatment after tubal cannulation CUHK / PolyU 36 8,095,285
C4042-24GF Targeting metabolic vulnerabilities to overcome chemotherapy and immunotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer CUHK / HKBU 36 6,000,000
C4052-24GF Brain mechanism underlying experience-induced modulation in social decision-making CUHK / CityU, HKU 36 6,000,000
C4057-24GF Advancing Photodynamic Therapy against Cancer through Bioorthogonal and Supramolecular Approaches CUHK / CityU 36 6,185,284
C4075-24GF Tumor-homing immunotherapeutic phages for efficiently treating hepatocellular carcinoma CUHK / PolyU 36 8,020,284
C5017-24GF Unraveling the mechanisms of targeted therapy resistance as a novel therapeutic strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma PolyU / HKU 36 6,000,000
C5026-24GF Data storage with proteins PolyU / CUHK, HKUST 36 7,860,284
C5033-24GF Integrating Machine Learning, Behavioral Analysis and Multimodal Neuroimaging Techniques to Investigate the Comorbidity of Specific Learning Disabilities in Hong Kong PolyU / HKU, EdUHK 36 4,000,000
C5047-24GF Seeing like Dragonflies: Optical-Fiber-based Artificial Compound Eyes for 3D Vision PolyU / HKU 36 4,068,410
C5055-24GF Next-generation AI-XR Empowered Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Guidance System via Effective Fusion of Empirical Knowledge, Human Interaction, and Machine Inference PolyU / CUHK, HKU 36 5,864,885
C5058-24GF Optimising Spinal Curvature Corrective Outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Investigation into Spinal Flexibility, Biomechanical Behavior and Predictive Modeling PolyU / CUHK, HKU 36 5,120,284
C5078-24GF Ultrahigh-resolution optical vector analysis for broadband photonic devices PolyU / CityU, CUHK 36 7,060,284
C5085-24GF Advancing Compound Hazard Resilience and Adaptation for Urban Building Community in a Changing Climate PolyU / CityU, HKUST, HKU 36 4,430,285
C6040-24GF Characterization and Molecular Mechanisms of IDH Mutant Mesenchymal Glioma: Implications for Diagnosis and Targeted Therapies HKUST 36 6,000,000
C6041-24GF Phase transitions and surface properties in active colloidal solids HKUST / HKU 36 5,620,284
C6046-24GF Study of novel phases, properties and applications in spin-splitting antiferromagnetic systems HKUST / CityU 36 8,513,485
C6049-24GF Closed-loop learning for motor rehabilitation based on integrated bidirectional Brain Machine Interface systems HKUST / CUHK 36 7,520,233
C7002-24GF Carbon emissions from China’s inland waters and coastal ecosystems under global change HKU / CUHK, HKUST 36 2,976,214
C7003-24GF Algorithmic Bias, Economic Efficiency, and Social Welfare HKU / CityU, HKBU, HKUST 36 3,000,000
C7011-24GF Physiological Amyloids as Physical Substrates Underlying Memory Persistence in Humans HKU / HKUST 36 7,000,000
C7014-24GF Exploring Human Microbiota’s Biosynthetic Potential for Antimicrobial Discovery HKU / CityU 36 6,818,584
C7015-24GF Study of Novel Phases of Matter with Unconventional Symmetries HKU / CityU, CUHK 36 8,309,485
C7030-24GF Mitigating Legal and Climate Risk in Asia Pacific Infrastructure Development HKU / PolyU 36 2,000,000
C7053-24GF The effect of pre-existing immunity on influenza infection and transmission HKU / CUHK 36 6,193,000
C7068-24GF Echoes of Urbanity: Coral Reef Health and Evolution in the Urbanized Waters of the South China Sea HKU / CUHK 36 4,000,000
C7085-24GF Disaster reconstruction of debris flow for rapid rescue of buried objects using differentiable physics-guided machine learning HKU / CityU, HKUST 36 4,078,834


CRF 2024/25 Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG) Proposals

Proposal Ref. Proposal Title Coordinating
University /
Collaborating
University(ies) 		Duration
(Months) 		Recommended
Amount
(HK$)
(exclusive of on-costs)
C1041-24EF A high-performance mass spectrometry platform for next-generation proteomics and metabolomics CityU / CUHK, PolyU 36 6,747,411
C4007-24EF Live imaging of early embryonic developmental processes at subcellular level with a high-throughput dual view light sheet microscope CUHK / PolyU, HKU 36 2,815,200
C4043-24EF C-FIST: Establishing World’s Premier Environmental Organic Carbon Fingerprint Imaging Science & Technology Laboratory in Hong Kong CUHK / CityU, HKBU, HKUST, HKU 36 3,535,400
C5003-24EF A multifunctional time-space-energy-helicity resolved transient absorption microscopy imaging system for advanced materials and devices research PolyU / CityU, CUHK, HKUST, HKU 36 3,600,000
C5057-24EF State-of-the-art Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Enhanced Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy PolyU / CityU, HKBU, CUHK, HKUST, HKU, EdUHK, 36 9,000,000
C5074-24EF Development of A Colorimetric and Photometric Characterization Platform for Binocular VR/AR Headsets PolyU / CityU, HKUST 36 3,015,000


CRF 2024/25 Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG) Proposals

Proposal Ref. Proposal Title Coordinating
University /
Collaborating
University(ies) 		Duration
(Months) 		Recommended
Amount
(HK$)
(exclusive of on-costs)
C1002-24Y High-capacity Lithium-rich Cathode Materials for High-energy Lithium-ion Batteries CityU / HKU 36 4,329,000
C1003-24Y High-performance and long-life anion exchange membrane water electrolysis: from material design to cell innovation CityU / PolyU, HKUST 36 4,196,250
C2005-24Y Towards Trustworthy Foundation Models under Imperfect Scenarios HKBU / CUHK 36 4,006,800
C4002-24Y Clinical and mechanistic investigation of the cross reactivity of antibodies against emerging viral variants to facilitate vaccine design CUHK / HKBU, HKU 36 4,500,000
C4004-24Y 3D photonic-electronic neural network enabling versatile and large-scale AI computing CUHK / PolyU 36 4,087,800
C4005-24Y Base Editing as an Intervention Strategy for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Investigating Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications CUHK / HKBU, HKUST 36 4,494,600
C5001-24Y Organic/two-dimensional materials heterostructure based memristor array for flexible retinomorphic system PolyU / CityU, HKU 36 3,199,500
C5002-24Y Design of ultrastrong, ductile, and thermally stable nanocrystalline dual-phase alloys via coherent nano-honeycomb architectures PolyU / CityU, HKUST 36 4,500,000
C5004-24Y AI-empowered wind field simulation for sustainable urban microclimate design PolyU / HKU 36 3,643,410
C6001-24Y Marine emissions of volatile organic compounds in the Greater Bay Area: interactions with air quality and climate change HKUST / CityU, CUHK 36 3,642,750
C6002-24Y Living Building Material-Based Extra-Terrestrial Construction Technology for Resource-Starved and Extremely Harsh Environments HKUST / PolyU 12^ 1,591,333
C6003-24Y Intelligent and Agile Integrated Circuit Design Methodologies Based on Circuit Foundation Models HKUST / CUHK 36 3,537,000
C7001-24Y Multimodality biopsychosocial evaluation and non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive function decline in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia-spectrum disorders HKU / CUHK, PolyU, EdUHK 36 4,024,374
C7003-24Y Heterogenous in-memory computing hardware technologies for fast and efficient genomic analysis HKU / CityU 36 4,500,000
C7004-24Y Boron and Nitrogen (BN) Doped Helicenes with High Performance Circularly Polarized Luminescence: New Materials Synthesis, Fundamental Mechanism, and Devices Engineering HKU / HKUST 12^ 1,666,000
C7005-24Y Sleep and Circadian Rhythm as a Transdiagnostic Mechanism in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) HKU / CUHK, PolyU 36 4,280,000

^ supported for one-year seed money and exploratory funding