Eight Research Projects Received Grants

Improving the Flavor Quality of Local Cultivated Food Fish by Feed Modification (HK$744,794)
Sponsor: Innovation and Technology Fund
Principal investigator: Dr. Chung Hau Yin (Department of Biology)
Other key team members: Dr. Chung Kwok Cheong and Prof. Put O Jr Ang

Abnormal Differential Longitudinal Growth of Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (USD77,000)
Sponsor: Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
Principal investigator: Prof. Cheng Chun Yiu Jack, (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)

Assessment of Physiological Fitness of Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Clinical Isolates in Hong Kong (HK$762,120)
Sponsor: Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases
Principal investigator: Dr. Chan Wai Chi Edward (Department of Microbiology)

Substrate Specificity and Rational Design of Peptidomimetic Inhibitors for SARS Coronavirus Main Protease (HK$775,008)
Sponsor: Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases
Principal investigator: Prof. Wong Kam Bo (Department of Biochemistry)

A Comparative Study on Host Cellular Gene Transcription Response to Avian Influenza Viruses with Different Pathogenicity (HK$788,040)
Sponsor: Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases
Principal investigator: Prof. Chan Kay Sheung (Department of Microbiology)

Identification of Epstein-Barr Virus miRNA in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells (HK$659,246)
Sponsor: Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases
Principal investigator: Prof. To Kai Fai, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology)

Development of an In-shoe Sensor System for Real-time Ankle Supination Torque (HK$874,349)
Sponsor: Innovation and Technology Fund
Principal investigator: Prof. Chan Kai Ming (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)
Other key CUHK team members: Dr. Hong Youlian, Prof. Hui Kin Chuen, Prof. Li Wen Jung, Dr. Lui Po Yee Pauline, and Mr. Fong Tik Pui Daniel

Research on Evaluation of the Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2005 (HK$333,850)
Sponsor: Tobacco Control Office, Department of Health, HKSAR
Principal investigator: Prof. Joseph Lau T.F. (Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics)