Category Archives: Theme 1: Understanding Diseases and Disease Prevention

Functional Bone Regeneration in Challenging Bone Disorders and Defects

Project Details: Project Code: T13-402/17-N Project Title: Functional Bone Regeneration in Challenging Bone Disorders and Defects Project Coordinator: Professor Ling QIN Coordinating Institution: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Participating Institution(s): City University of Hong KongThe University of Hong KongThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Abstract The world population is ageing. Ageing is associated with many […]

Translational Studies for Elucidating the Tumor Heterogeneity and Molecular Evolution in Metastatic Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers for Personalized Medicine

Project Details: Project Code: T12-701/17-R Project Title: Translational Studies for Elucidating the Tumor Heterogeneity and Molecular Evolution in Metastatic Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers for Personalized Medicine Project Coordinator: Professor Maria Li LUNG (Nov 2017-June 2022)Professor Simon Ying-kit LAW (July 2022-Oct 2022) Coordinating Institution: The University of Hong Kong Participating Institution(s): National University of SingaporeGriffith University of […]

Gastric Cancer Genomics and Beyond – Moving from Patient Samples to 3D Organoid Cultures for Integrative Genomics Analysis, Drug Sensitivity Assays, Cell Biological Studies and Animal Models

Project Details: Project Code: T12-710/16-R Project Title: Gastric Cancer Genomics and Beyond – Moving from Patient Samples to 3D Organoid Cultures for Integrative Genomics Analysis, Drug Sensitivity Assays, Cell Biological Studies and Animal Models Project Coordinator: Professor Suet-yi LEUNG Coordinating Institution: The University of Hong Kong Participating Institution(s): Hong Kong Baptist UniversityThe Chinese University of […]

Understanding Cancer Stemness in Liver Cancer – From Regulation to Translational Applications

Project Details Project Code: T12-704/16-R Project Title: Understanding Cancer Stemness in Liver Cancer –  From Regulation to Translational Applications Project Coordinator: Professor Irene Oi-lin NG Coordinating Institution: The University of Hong Kong Participating Institution(s): The Chinese University of Hong KongThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Abstract Liver cancer […]

Plasma DNA as a Platform Technology for Cancer Detection

Project Details: Project Code: T12-401/16-W Project Title: Plasma DNA as a Platform Technology for Cancer Detection Project Coordinator: Professor Dennis Yuk-ming LO Coordinating Institution: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Participating Institution(s): The University of Hong Kong Abstract Liquid biopsy, which is referred as the analysis of various cancer-derived biomarkers in blood or other body […]