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Congratulates to Six Faculty Members Awarded GRF/ECS 2024-25

July 26, 2024

Congratulates to Six Faculty Members Awarded GRF/ECS 2024-25

Congratulates to Six Faculty Members Awarded GRF/ECS 2024-25
The Research Grants Council (RGC) has recently announced the results of the 2024–25 funding exercise of the General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS). Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health (PH) was awarded HK$6.8 million in total. Details of the funded grants are as follows:
 
Principal Invigilator (PI)
Project Title
General Research Fund (GRF)
Prof St-Hilaire, Sophie Natasha
Low dose exposure to disinfectants causing co-resistance to antibiotics for bacteria in aquaculture settings
Prof KENEZ, Akos
Effects of dietary whole black soldier fly larvae provision on growth performance, intestinal health, and metabolism in Chinese yellow-feather chicken
Prof Li, Runsheng
Locate the hybrid male sterility related genes in two closely related nematodes with an X-linked introgression strain
Early Career Scheme (ECS)
Prof ELSOHABY, Ibrahim
Unraveling the role of exotic pets in transmission and persistence of zoonotic antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacterales
Prof CAI, Wenlong
Developing the first live modified vaccine against columnaris disease for aquaculture in Asia
Prof PAUDEL, Surya
Exploring the enigma of chicken embryonic mortality: why do embryos die after avian pathogenic Escherichia coli infection?