Supports

Key Funding Agencies 

Prof. Sheikh Taslim Ali holds HKD $13.6 M [$10.3 M (PI/PA) + $3.3 M (Co-I)] research grants from the Research Grants Council, Health and Medical Research Fund, HKU URC, etc.

Key Grants & Supports

Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong - UGC, RGC-GRF (2 PA/PI and 1 Co-I)

1. Title: Identifying the dynamical interaction among respiratory viruses including influenza and COVID-19, and prediction of their co-circulation burden in the post-pandemic period using multi-stream data. Period: Oct 2025 - Sep 2027. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1,015K. Status: Ongoing

2. Title: Inferring seasonality and population immunity for projecting future dengue dynamics and associated burden in Asian countries using multi-stream spatiotemporal data.  Period: Jan 2025 - Dec 2026. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1,146K. Status: Ongoing.

3. Title: Influenza seasonality in Hong Kong and China before and after the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the implications for vaccination policy.   Period: Oct 2017 - Jun 2019. Role: Co-I. Grant Amount (HK$): 600K. Status: Closed (Satisfactory).

Medical Research Fund (HMRF, Hong Kong) for  Research Fellowship Scheme (1 PI/PA)

1. Title: Potential improvements in the time-varying inference of transmissibility and clinical severity/mortality for directly transmitted respiratory diseases using syndromic, virological and genetic data streams. Period: Feb 2026 - Jan 2028. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 958K. Status: Ongoing

Medical Research Fund (HMRF, Hong Kong) for investigator-initiated research projects (6 PI/PA, 3 Co-I)

1. Title: Time-varying inference of population immunity and prediction of multi-pathogen dynamics using serological, genetic, and syndromic surveillance data in Hong Kong. Period: Sep 2025 - Aug 2027. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1065K. Status: Ongoing

2. Title: Inferring the dynamics of cocirculation and coexistence of influenza and COVID-19 during the post-pandemic period and the associated impact in Hong Kong. Period: Jul 2024 - Jun 2026. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1022K. Status: Ongoing.

3. Title: Estimation of real-time clinical severity of COVID-19 and its impact on time-varying distributions of epidemiological characteristics using syndromic and viral load data in Hong Kong. Period: Aug 2023 - Jul 2025. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1022K. Status: Closed (Grade 5 - Excellent).

4. Title: Assessment of seasonality of influenza and COVID-19 transmission to predict their future dynamics and burden in Hong Kong.  Period: Apr 2021 - Mar 2024. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1022K. Status: Closed (Grade 5 - Excellent).

5. Title: Real-time estimation of serial interval and epi-curve to improve the evaluation of effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 in Hong Kong and Mainland China.  Period: Oct 2021 - Sep 2023. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1022K. Status: Closed (Grade 5 - Excellent).

6. Title: Forecasting influenza epidemics in Hong Kong using multiple streams of syndromic and laboratory surveillance data.  Period: Aug 2019 - Jan 2022. Role: PA/PI. Grant Amount (HK$): 1022K. Status: Closed (Grade 4 - Satisfactory).

7. Title: Improved short-term forecast of seasonal respiratory viruses in Hong Kong using machine learning approach.  Period: Nov 2025 - Oct 2027. Role: Co-I (PI: Team member Lau YC). Grant Amount (HK$): 1092K. Status: Ongoing

8. Title: The impact of higher-order interactions in human mobility networks on the transmission of COVID-19 in Hong Kong and mainland China.  Period: Apr 2023 - Mar 2025. Role: Co-I (PI: Team member Wang D). Grant Amount (HK$): 551K. Status: Closed (Grade 4 - Satisfactory).

9. Title: Proactive COVID-19 testing strategies in the time of mass vaccination in Hong Kong.  Period: Apr 2022 - Mar 2024. Role: Co-I (PI: Co-Lab Du Z). Grant Amount (HK$): 1022K. Status: Closed (Grade 4 - Satisfactory).