Projects Funded by Research Grants Council Collaborative Research Fund 2013–14

Project Coordinator/Unit 

Project Title 

Amount Awarded 

(exclusive of on-costs) (HK$ million)

Prof. Edwin H.Y. Chan, School of Life Sciences

Targeting RNA and Protein Toxicities of Polyglutamine Diseases Using Peptidylic Inhibitors

7.04

Prof. Chu Ming-chung, Department of Physics

Searching for New Physics with the Large Hadron Collider

8.66

Prof. Liu Yun-hui, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Assistive Surgical Robots

9.90

For the year ended 24 December 2013

* Since 1991–92, there have been a total of 37 projects led by CUHK funded by Research Grant Council Collaborative Research Fund (formerly named Central Allocation).