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154 Part 3 • Research Units and University Extensions interaction. Strategic R&D areas in the joint laboratory include computer vision and graphics, speech and natural language processing, multimodal human- computer interaction, multimedia content retrieval, and heterogeneous wireless networks. Research Centre for Botanical Immunomodulators Tel.: 3163 4370 Fax.: 2603 5248 E-mail: icm@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/icm The Institute of Chinese Medicine of the University has been awarded a sponsorship from the National Institutes of Health, USA, for the establishment of a collaborative Research Centre for Botanical Immunomodulators with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York, to undertake advanced research on anticancer herbs. Research will be conducted to advance scientific knowledge on the safety, effectiveness, and mechanisms of the actions of anticancer botanicals. The major area of interest will be immunomodulating influences, either directly supporting the patient consumers, indirectly through a support of the already developed resistance, or both. ICM is responsible for drawing up the list of potentially anticancer herbs, acquiring quality samples, further authenticating the quality, maintaining the consistency, and extracting active components. MSKCC will work on the biological effects of the selected herbs to observe the biological standards of action on immunological modulation. The Shanghai–Hong Kong–Anson Research Foundation for CAS and CUHK in Molecular Biosciences Tel.: 2609 6793 Fax.: 2603 5123 The Shanghai–Hong Kong–Anson Research Foundation (SHARF) was formed in the year 2000 to promote collaboration in molecular bioscience research between the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai (CAS) and the Chinese University (CUHK). An initial funding was pledged by the three founding organizations, namely CAS, CUHK and Anson Biotechnology Co. Ltd. The foundation supports and manages multi-disciplinary research activities and resource development primarily within the field of molecular biosciences. This effort focuses on basic research with potential for application through biochemical, pharmacological, and genomic studies. Based on recent advances and future trends in molecular biosciences, the foundation promotes investigator-initiated research in the areas of health and food. To facilitate collaboration between CAS and CUHK, two research centres have been formed, respectively at CAS and at CUHK. The two centres will serve as the coordinating bodies for submission, running and management of research projects. The Shanghai centre will have designated laboratories and personnel to undertake research projects funded by