| RGC GRF 2011-12 obtained by School members | |
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In the Research Grant Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF) 2011-2012 exercise, a total of 10 research projects totaling HK$9.58 million were successfully funded. These funded projects will commence in the last quarter of 2011 and the corresponding investigators are: - Prof. CHEN Yangchao: "Functional characterization of EZH2/miR-218 interaction in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma" - Prof. Christopher H.K. CHENG: "An investigation into the functional role of insulin-like growth factor-3 in mediating the action of LH on oocyte maturation in zebrafish" - Prof. FENG Bo: "Systematic screening for new factors that can promote rapid generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)" - Prof. HUANG Yu: "Endoplasmic reticulum stress mediates endothelial dysfunction in diabetes and obesity" - Prof. JIANG Xiaohua: "CFTR as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer progression/metastasis" - Prof. KO Wing Hungt: "Functional role of the novel G protein-coupled receptor 30 in modulating nucleotide-evoked Ca2+ signaling and ion transport in human airway epithelia: implications for airway inflammation" - Prof. LEE Tin Lap: "Identification and functional characterization of novel long non-coding RNA candidates in male germ cell development" - Prof. WAN Chao: "Insulin/insulin receptor signaling in chondrogenesis during skeletal growth and regeneration" - Prof. XIA Yin: "Regulation of BMP signaling in oocytes" - Prof. YAO Xiaoqiang: "TRPV4-C1-P2 complex: assembly and function" We would like to extend again our heartiest congratulations to these awardees! |
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