State of the Faculty Address 2020

34 Major Research Support ● Four Health@InnoHK projects, namely Centre for Immunology and Infection (HK$407M); Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics (HK$405M); Centre for Oncology and Immunology (HK$501.1M); Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology (HK$284.6M); and one AIR@ InnoHK project entitled Laboratory for Data Discovery for Health (HK$380M) have been awarded by Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSAR Government in 2020. ● 19 principal investigators have been awarded a total of HK$97.288M for 21 commissioned research projects on Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) under the Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) by Food and Health Bureau, HKSAR Government, in 2020: — Dr Jasper Chan Fuk-woo (Microbiology) — Professor Benjamin Cowling (School of Public Health) — Professor Huang Jiandong (School of Biomedical Sciences) — Dr Kenrie Hui Pui-yan (School of Public Health) — Professor Ivan Hung Fan-ngai (Medicine) — Professor Jin Dong-yan (School of Biomedical Sciences) — Dr Kok Kin-hang (Microbiology) — Dr Tommy Lam Tsan-yuk (School of Public Health) — Professor Li Yuguo (School of Public Health) — Dr Luk Kam-hei (Microbiology) — Dr Judith Mak Choi-wo (Medicine) — Professor Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris (School of Public Health) — Professor Leo Poon Lit-man (School of Public Health) — Dr Walter Seto Wai-kay (Medicine)