| PI | Project Title | Funding | Funding Amount | Start Date | End Date | |
| 1. | CHYE Mee Len
(Co-PI: Prof. E.C. Yeung University of Calgary, Canada) |
Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins in plant growth and development | RGC GRF | HK$736,128 | 2013 | 2016 |
| 2. | HE Junxian | Function and mechanistic studies of brassinosteroid-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis under stress. | RGC GRF | HK$1,348,250 | 2013 | 2015 |
| 3. | JIANG Liwen | Molecular Characterization of Arabidopsis and Rice Secretory Carrier Membrane Proteins | RGC GRF | HK$1,150,000 | 2013 | 2015 |
| 4. | KWAN Kin Ming | Functional analysis of Foxp4 in exocrine pancreas development and homeostasis in mouse | RGC GRF | HK$850,000 | 2013 | 2016 |
| 5. | LAM Hon Ming
(Co-PI: CHYE Mee Len) |
Functional dissection of a novel C2-domain protein that regulates an unconventional G-protein in plants | RGC GRF | HK$1,125,842 | 2013 | 2016 |
| 6. | LIM Boon-Leong | Physiological function of a phosphatasedually targeted to the outer membranes ofchloroplasts and mitochondria | RGC GRF | HK$920,000 | 2013 | 2015 |
| 7. | TSANG Suk Ying, Faye | The role of TRPC3 in the regulation of calcium transients in embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes | RGC GRF | HK$650,000 | 2013 | 2016 |
| 8. | TSANG Suk Ying, Faye | The role of TRPC3 channels in the regulation of calcium transients in embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes | RGC GRF | HK$650,000 | 2013 | 2015 |
| 9. | XIA Yiji | Defining the role of two Nudix proteins,AtNUDT6 and AtNUDT7, in modulating thedefense pathway in Arabidopsis | RGC GRF | HK$1,830,800 | 2013 | 2015 |
| 10. | ZHANG Jianhua (Co-PI:TAN Baocai) |
Functional analysis of Empty pericarp5 in maize seed development | RGC GRF | HK$890,000 | 2013 | 2015 |
| 11. | ZHANG Jianhua (Co-PI:TAN Baocai) |
Functional Analysis of SMALL KERNEL 11 and Identification of its Interacting Proteins | RGC GRF | HK$736,000 | 2013 | 2016 |
| 12. | CHAN Ting Fung | In search of the missing heritability in complex diseases: whole-transcriptome analysis of type 2 diabetes using a strand-specific RNA-sequencing approach | RGC GRF | HK$784,020 | 2012 | 2015 |
| 13. | CHYE Mee Len | Roles of Arabidopsis acyl-CoA-binding proteins and protein interactors in plant lipid metabolism including cuticular lipid biosynthesis | RGC GRF | HK$1,432,894 | 2012 | 2014 |
| 14. | JIANG Liwen | Molecular Mechanisms of Vacuolar Turnover of Polytopic Membrane Proteins in the Plant Endomembrane Systems | RGC GRF | HK$1,020,000 | 2012 | 2014 |
| 15. | XIA Yiji | Defining the mechanism that regulates male gametogenesis and floral meristem determinacy by an E3 ubiquitin ligase in Arabidopsis | RGC GRF | HK$1,092,500 | 2012 | 2014 |
| 16. | ZHANG Jianhua (Co-PI:TAN Baocai) | Functional analysis of EMB15 in maize seed development | RGC GRF | HK$1,265,000 | 2012 | 2014 |
| 17. | GUO Dianjing | Probing The Molecular Function Of A Bhlh Protein In A.Annua Glandular Trichome Morphogenesis | RGC GRF | HK$1,150,000 | 2011 | 2014 |
| 18. | HE Junxian | Identify new regulators of brassinosteroid signaling and plant development through the bzr1-1D suppressor mutant screen in Arabidopsis | RGC GRF | HK$1,150,000 | 2011 | 2013 |
| 19. | JIANG Liwen | Molecular Characterization of Plant Exocytosis | RGC GRF | HK$3,220,000 | 2011 | 2014 |
| 20. | KWAN Kin Ming | Functional analysis of Foxp4 in Purkinje neurons of cerebellum in mice | RGC GRF | HK$1,133,900 | 2011 | 2013 |
| 21. | LAM Hon Ming | Using a unique recombinant inbred population and genomic sequencing information to map loci controlling important agronomic traits of soybean | RGC GRF | HK$2,070,000 | 2011 | 2013 |
| 22. | LAM Hon Ming
SUN Samuel SM |
Using a Unique Recombinant Inbred Population and Genomic Sequencing Information to Map Loci Controlling Important Agronomic Traits of Soybean | RGC GRF | HK$1,800,000 | 2011 | 2013 |
| 23. | LIM Boon-Leong | How does a purple acid phosphatase promote plant growth? | RGC GRF | HK$1,247,290 | 2011 | 2013 |
| 24. | TSANG Suk Ying, Faye | Characterization of PinX1 and a novel truncated form of PinX1: their role in maintaining the characteristics of embryonic stem cells | RGC GRF | HK$752,321 | 2011 | 2015 |
| 25. | XIA Yiji | Functional characterization of a redox-sensitive Anamorsin family protein in Arabidopsis | RGC GRF | HK$1,725,000 | 2011 | 2013 |
| 26. | YIP Wing Kin | Characterization and identification of mitochondrial cysteine/cystine transporter(s) involved in sulfide recycling during plant hormone ethylene biosynthesis | RGC GRF | HK$907,120 | 2011 | 2013 |