Funding

  • Empowering Traditional Medicine with Modern Technology: Application and Research of Large Language Models in TCM Education. Chinese Medicine Development Fund (PI, 1,994,080HKD, Approved in principle).

  • Biomedical AI Agent for Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer: Research on Microbiome-Host Interaction Mechanisms. Guangdong and Hong Kong Universities “1+1+1” Joint Research Collaboration Scheme (PI, 1,500,000HKD, from 2026.7).

  • Enhancing Small Molecule Drug Synergy Prediction Using Multi-Modality and Multi-source Data. RCMS/24-25/03, the Research Cluster Matching Scheme (PI, 1,000,000HKD, Internal grant, 2025.9-2027.8).

  • Towards Trustworthy Foundation Models under Imperfect Scenarios. Young Collaborative Research Grant, RGC/C2005-24Y (Co-PI, 4,006,800HKD; allocated 789,360HKD, 2025.7-2028.6).

  • Improved Metabolic Network Reconstruction and Metabolite Profiles Prediction using Complete and Strain-Resolved Microbial Genomes. Young Collaborative Research Grant, RGC/C2004-23Y (PC, 4,494,061HKD, 2024.6-2027.5).

  • Advancing clinical differentiation between constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome and functional constipation using machine learning models. Health and Medical Research Fund, 11221026 (PI, 487,800HKD, 2024.9-2027.8).

  • Computational models for health management system using multi-source data, Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme, GHX/133/20SZ, (PI, 1,844,600HKD, 2022.9-2024.8).

  • 基于长读长测序技术的宏基因组组装算法研究, BGI Open Fund, BGIRSZ20220014, (PI, 450,000RMB, 2023.1-2024.12).

  • A graph-based diploid assembly algorithm for detecting structural variants on 10x Linked-Read sequencing. Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2021A1515012226, (PI, 100,000RMB, 2021.9-2024.8).

  • 一种基于单体型局部组装和共有单体型分析的复杂疾病罕见变异识别算法, Shenzhen Virtual University Park (SZVUP) Special Fund 2021Szvup135, (PI, 187,000RMB, 2021.8-2023.7).

  • A computational framework to prioritize disease-associated low frequency variants from Identity-By-Descent regions, ECS HKBU22201419, (PI, 651,769HKD, 2019.9-2023.2).

  • A novel metagenome assembly algorithm by using single-tube long-fragment sequencing. Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2019A1515011046, (PI, 100,000RMB, 2019.9-2022.8).

  • A High-resolution Global Metagenome Catalog from Uncultured Human Gut Microbiota. IRCMS/19-20/D02, Interdisciplinary Research Clusters Matching Scheme (PI, 637,500HKD, Internal grant).

  • A computational network-based framework for analyzing single-cell sequencing. Startup grant Tier 2 RC-SGT2/19-20/SCI/007, (PI, 480,000HKD, Internal grant).