Projects Funded by RCSV

Date	Funding Scheme	Title	PC	Co-PIs
Apr 2023	Smaller-scale Project (2nd Round)	Development of a novel myopia research simulator: Assessing the potential of narrowband long wavelength stimulation in myopia control	Dr Elie de LESTRANGE ANGINIEUR (SO)	Dr Alexander V. GONCHAROV (National University of Ireland) Prof. Michael COLLINS (Queensland University of Technology) Prof. Henry CHAN (SO) Dr Dennis TSE (SO) Dr Jeffrey LEUNG (SO)
Feb 2023	International Collaborative Research Fund	Identifying baicalein-initiated influence on retinal microglia heterogeneity in post-retinal ischemic/reperfusion injury	Dr DO Chi-wai (SO)	Dr CHEN Dongfeng (Harvard Medical School) Dr CHO Kin-sang (Harvard Medical School) Prof. TO Chi-ho (SO) Dr PAI Li (SO)
Oct 2022	International Collaborative Research Fund	Mechanistic Insight into Colour Vision Gene-Environment Interactions	Dr Thomas LAM (SO)	Dr Patricia JUSUF (The University of Melbourne) Dr Jessica MOUNTFORD (University of Western Australia) Dr Livia CARVALHO (University of Western Australia) Dr BUI Bang (The University of Melbourne) Prof. TO Chi-ho (SO) Prof. Jeremy GUGGENHEIM (Cardiff University) Prof. YIP Shea-ping (HTI) Dr Samantha SHAN (SO) Dr Rachel CHUN (SO) Dr Dennis TSE (SO)
Apr 2022	Smaller-scale Project	Research on smart wavefront sensing technology for full-aperture diopter measurement of defocus incorporated spectacle lens for human myopia control (SHARP Theme: Augmentation Therapy)	Prof. Benny Cheung (ISE)	Prof. TO Chi-Ho (SO) Dr Dennis TSE (SO) Mr Jackson LEUNG (Vision Science and Technology Company Limited Company)
Apr 2022	Smaller-scale Project	The pattern and time course of high fat diet induced retinal and cortical neuronal dysfunction and degenerations in an obesity mouse model (SHARP Theme: Regeneration Neurovision)	Dr Dennis TSE (SO)	Dr Sonata YAU (RS)
Apr 2022	Smaller-scale Project	Drug repurposing against MRSA in ocular bacterial infection (SHARP Theme: Health Process)	Dr ZHAO Qian (ABCT)	Dr Thomas LAM (SO) Dr WONG Man-kin (ABCT)
Apr 2022	Smaller-scale Project	Establishing a novel animal model for keratoconus research: Longitudinal changes in corneal biometry and biomechanics following corneal ectasia (SHARP Theme: Shape Bioengineers)	Dr KEE Chea-su (SO)	Dr Jeremy KANG (Centre for Eye and Vision Research Ltd.) Dr Jeffrey LEUNG (SO) Dr Samantha SHAN (SO)
Apr 2022	Smaller-scale Project	Characterizing the effects of ROCK inhibition on mitochondrial function of trabecular meshwork cells in vitro and in vivo (SHARP Theme: Health Process)	Dr Samantha SHAN (SO)	Dr DO Chi-wai (SO) Dr Dennis TSE (SO)
Jan 2022	Large-scale Project	Exploration of the molecular mechanisms underlying TREM2 in glaucoma (SHARP Theme: Regeneration Neurovision)	Dr LIN Bin (SO)	Dr DO Chi-wai (SO) Dr Andrew LAM (SO) Dr Henry CHAN (SO) Dr Thomas LAM (SO) Dr Dennis TSE (SO) Dr PAN Feng (SO) Dr Samantha SHAN (SO) Dr Ellen TAN (SO) Dr TAN Youhua (BME) Dr KONG Hang-Kin (ABCT)
Jan 2022	Large-scale Project	The mechanism of light-mediated regulation of myopic eye growth (SHARP Theme: Health Process)	Dr Thomas LAM (SO)	Dr Henry CHAN (SO) Dr Dennis TSE(SO) Dr PAN Feng (SO) Dr Samantha SHAN (SO) Dr Rachel CHUN (SO) Dr TAN Youhua (BME) Dr ZHAO Qian (ABCT) Prof. Benny CHEUNG (ISE) Prof. YIP Shea-ping (HTI)