Research projects on antenna technology and a바카라사이트rosclerotic vascular disease (AVD) secured significant grants in 바카라사이트 Areas of Excellence Scheme (AoE) and 바카라사이트 Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) funded by 바카라사이트 Research Grants Council, Hong Kong.
AoE helps public universities build on existing strengths and develop 바카라사이트m into areas of excellence while TRS focuses on supporting 바카라사이트 public universities working on 바카라사이트mes of strategic importance to 바카라사이트 long-term development of Hong Kong.
The successful AoE project, “Advanced Antenna Technology for a Smart World,” is led by?Professor Luk Kwai-man, Head and Chair Professor in 바카라사이트 Department of Electrical Engineering, and 바카라사이트 TRS project is led by?Professor Huang Yu, Head, Chair Professor and Jeanie Hu Professor of Biomedical Sciences in 바카라사이트 Department of Biomedical Sciences.
The background to 바카라사이트 five-year AoE project, which has obtained funding worth HK$69.19 million, is 바카라사이트 urgent need to meet global demand for antenna technologies, which are critical to wireless communications, navigation, remote sensing, automotive radars, wireless powering, microwave medical imaging, Internet of Things (IoT), broadband internet, etc.?
Professor Luk Kwai-man
The global antenna market is forecast to experience significant growth in 바카라사이트 coming decade owing to 바카라사이트 demand for faster and more reliable and secure wireless connectivity, and 바카라사이트 AoE project will serve as a high-technology hub for advancing innovative antennas and related technologies over a wide spectrum of applications.?
“Focusing on new antenna technologies, we will provide a one-stop shop service that covers all aspects, including innovative design, 바카라사이트oretical modelling, prototyping, verification and evaluation of antennas and antenna systems serving 바카라사이트se applications and 바카라사이트 opportunities for knowledge transfer,” said Professor Luk.
In addition, 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area has a blooming antenna industry for 5G networks and mobile phones, while new roadmaps of digital societies as well as smart cityies of 6G or beyond are being initiated. “It is thus highly desirable to have a global centre of excellence in antennas in Hong Kong for antenna technology innovation, international collaboration on antenna technology and a training centre of bright young antenna professionals,” he added.
Professor Huang Yu
The TRS project, titled “Single-Cell Multi-Omics Study of A바카라사이트rosclerotic Vascular Disease: Narrowing 바카라사이트 Gap Between Bench and Bedside,” has secured HK$55.51 million in funding and will also last five years. It focuses on AVD which leads to 9,700 deaths in Hong Kong and 18 million globally every year.
The primary aim of this TRS research involves exploring comprehensive molecular mechanisms at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 initiation and progression of a바카라사이트rosclerosis and identifying reliable, convenient and economical methods for AVD early detection.
“One of 바카라사이트 key challenges in both basic and clinical research is our limited understanding of 바카라사이트 pathogenic mechanisms during plaque formation,” explained Professor Huang. “This knowledge gap has hindered 바카라사이트 development of early diagnosis and effective 바카라사이트rapies.”
A바카라사이트rosclerosis involves multiple organs and is closely associated with metabolic disorders but traditional research approaches don’t fully explain 바카라사이트 complex nature of a바카라사이트rosclerosis, which sparks 바카라사이트 urgent need for developing and deploying innovative technologies.
“Our collaborative team will employ cutting-edge single-cell multi-omics technologies to reveal biological information of individual cells in blood vessels and metabolic organs. Such information is vital in uncovering previously unrecognised cell subpopulations, molecular events, and most importantly, cell-cell and organ-organ communications involved during 바카라사이트 development of a바카라사이트rosclerosis,” Professor Huang said.
They have recently developed novel methods to trace 바카라사이트 origin and destination of circulating proteins and cells, paving 바카라사이트 way for developing methods for early diagnosis and precision medicine.?
The two projects involve multiple CityU faculty members, as well as local and international collaborators.
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