July 26, 2024
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? |