课题组承担国家自然科学基金委面上项目一项，青年项目两项。参与深圳市基础科研机构项目。

（1）国家自然科学基金委员会，面上项目，32071437，超微量R-loop测序技术的开发与应用，2021.01-2024.12，57万元，在研，主持;

（2）国家自然科学基金委员会，青年项目，31900302，单核苷酸分辨率全基因组R-loop检测方法研究，2020.01-2022.12，24万元，在研，主持

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