The Research Grant Council (RGC) has recently announced the results of the 2020-21 funding exercise of the General Research Fund (GRF). The HK-HOPE Ophthalmology team has demonstrated their high quality research and has obtained two research grants.

Prof Chi Pui Pang, “Mapping the Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy (TAO) Genes by Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)” (HK$1,157,652).

Dr Wai Kit Chu, “Roles of the Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone receptor in an experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis mouse model” (HK$1,125,732)