News Archive

A FOUNDATION BUILDING STRENGTH INC

Dr Kristen Nowak, Professor Nigel Laing, Dr Gianina Ravenscroft, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'Evaluating Genetic Treatments for Nemaline Myopathy (NEM) Using Current and New Mouse Models'—$254,500  (2015-16)

ASIAN OFFICE OF AEROSPACE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Mr Peter Metaxas, School of Physics, 'Nano-scale devices for frequency-based magnetic sensing'—$143,000  (2015)

ASTHMA FOUNDATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Dr Kimberley Wang, Dr Peter Noble, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, 'Intrauterine growth restriction increases airway smooth muscle mass and risk of asthma development'—$24,300  (2015)

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS (ASEG)

Professor David Lumley, School of Earth and Environment, School of Physics, 'Oean Bottom Seismology (OBS) offshore Australia: enhanced wavefield imaging and inversion for exploration at both hydrocarbon reservoir and crustal tectonic scales'—$24,000  (2015-17)

CANCER COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Professor Christobel Saunders, Dr Toni Musiello, Professor Madeleine King, Professor Phyllis Butow, Doctor Claudia Rutherford, Ms Petrina Burnett, Dr Boon Chua, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, School of Surgery, University of Sydney, 'Towards development of a decision support tool for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast'—$84,523  (2015)

CRC FOR WATER SENSITIVE CITIES

Professor Peter Davies, Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management, Office of DVC - Research, 'Project B2.2/3 - Protection and restoration of urban freshwater ecosystems: informing management and planning'—$1,444,955  (2014-16)

CSIRO EX UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA EX DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT NERP

Professor Gary Kendrick, Dr Renae Hovey, School of Plant Biology, 'CMR Extension Projects Research – Geographe Bay'—$52,300  (2014)

CURTIN UNIVERSITY EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANT

A/Professor Rachael Moorin, Professor David Preen, Professor Jane Hall, Professor Mark Harris, Dr Delia Hendrie, Professor Max Bulsara, Associate Professor Alistair Vickery, Mr David Gibson, Curtin University of Technology, School of Population Health, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, University of Notre Dame Australia, University of Technology Sydney, 'Does Continuity of Primary Care Reduce Demand on Emergency Department Presentations and Hospital Admissions?'—$30,000  (2015-18)

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Professor Josephine McDonald, School of Social Sciences, 'Rock Art Thematic Study'—$50,000  (2015)

DIABETES AUSTRALIA RESEARCH TRUST (DART)

Mr Raymond Davey, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, 'Glucose Requirements to Maintain Stable Blood Glucose Levels During Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes'—$60,000  (2015)

GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Professor Stephen Powles, School of Plant Biology, 'Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative - Phase 5'—$7,400,000  (2015-19)

JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS

Professor Jonathan Golledge, Associate Professor Anthony Leicht, Dr Nicola Burton, Professor Philip Walker, Professor Paul Norman, Doctor Zanfina Ademi, Professor Maria Singh, James Cook University, School of Surgery, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, 'Brief Intervention – Physical Activity Peripheral Arterial Disease'—$131,257  (2014-17)

MONASH UNIVERSITY EX ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS

Doctor Dena Lyras, Professor Thomas Riley, Professor Archie Clements, Australian National University, Monash University, School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 'Environmental Contamination and Pig Disease: An Australian Microbe Evolves'—$165,000  (2015-17)

MONASH UNIVERSITY EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS

Professor Jonathan Baell, Professor Vicky Avery, Professor Susan Charman, Doctor Darren Creek, Dr Matthew Piggott, Griffith University, Monash University, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 'Discovery of Single Agents to Treat Chagas Disease and Human African Trypanosomiasis'—$24,000  (2015-17)

NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION

Associate Professor Bu Yeap, Winthrop Professor Daniel Green, Dr Louise Naylor, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, 'Vanguard Grant - A 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial of Testosterone and Exercise training (TEX) to improve cardiovascular physiology and health in middle-aged and older men'—$75,000  (2015)

NHMRC CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS

Associate Professor Julian Heng, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'The Role of the Zinc Finger Transcriptional Repressor Znf238 During Nerve Cell Maturation'—  (2014)

NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS

Associate Professor Julian Heng, Dr Matilda Haas, Monash University, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'The Role of the Novel Gene Eurl During Brain Development and in Adulthood'—$127,162  (2014-15)

NHMRC TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE FELLOWSHIPS

Ms Roslyn Giglia, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, 'Evaluating the Evidence-practice Gap Between the NHMRC Alcohol and Breastfeeding Guideline (2009), Clinician Application and Maternal Uptake'—  (2015-16)

PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Dr Elizabeth Davis, Dr Timothy Jones, Ms Megan Evans, Dr Bruce King, John Hunter Children's Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, 'The Contribution of Protein Content in Meals to the Insulin Requirements to Maintain Post-prandial Euglycaemia'—$19,920  (2015)

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS

Associate Professor Damien Harkin, Dr Fred Chen, Professor Traian Chirila, Dr Nigel Barnett, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Queensland Eye Institute QEI, Queensland University of Technology, 'A Fibroin-based Prosthetic Bruch's Membrane for the Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration'—$192,000  (2015-17)

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE SARDI EX DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

Mr Matthew Hipsey, School of Earth and Environment, 'Commonwealth Environmental Water Long-Term Intervention Monitoring Project: : Lower Murray River Selected Area 2014/15 – 2018/19 - Matter Transport Indicator'—$95,564  (2015-19)

SOUTH COAST NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC (NHT)

Dr Barbara Cook, Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management, 'Fire Ecology Project Planning'—$9,900  (2015)

SYLVIA & CHARLES VIERTEL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Professor Ryan Lister, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology, UWA Centre for Medical Research, 'Natural and artificial regulation of the human epigenome in neural differentiation and plasticity'—  (2015-19)

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA EX UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Associate Professor Zachary Aman, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, 'Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)'—$31,350  (2015)

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS

Dr Belinda Hales, Professor Patrick Holt, Professor Keith Grimwood, Griffith University, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, 'Immune Recognition of Upper Airway Microbiota in Early Life as a Determinant of Respiratory Health in Children'—$188,030  (2015-19)

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG EX DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & AGEING

Dr Claire Johnson, Professor Kathy Eager, Professor David Currow, Professor Patsy Yates, Flinders University, Queensland University of Technology, School of Surgery, University of Wollongong, 'Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration 2015-17'—$408,539  (2014-16)

VISION REACH AUSTRALIA

Winthrop Professor Gary Stockport, Dr Leo Langa, UWA Business School, 'Examining the Disruption Taking Place within Industry Sectors & Football Clubs: Examining the Performance of Football Clubs, Managers and Caretaker Managers'—$40,909  (2015-18)

WA BOTANIC GARDENS & PARKS AUTHORITY (KINGS PARK)

Professor Jennifer Gregory, Ms Lucy Hair, School of Humanities, 'Kings Park: Botanic Garden Storybank'—$35,000  (2015)

WA DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES

Professor George Milne, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, 'Australis Simulator'—$114,000  (2015)

WA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Professor Catherine Cole, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, 'WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network - One-off Special Grants Scheme - Nursing model of care for the acute oncology referrals and also the survivors with endocrine issues'—$20,000  (2015-16)

Dr Claire Johnson, Professor Christobel Saunders, Ms Angela Ives, Mrs Violet Platt, Ms Sandy McKiernan, Cancer Council of WA, School of Surgery, WA Cancer & Palliative Care Network, 'WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network - An Evaluation of Treatment Pathways and Out-of-pocket Expenses for People Diagnosed with Cancer in the Joondalup-Wannerooo Health Districts'—$19,940  (2015)

WORKERS COMPENSATION DUST DISEASES BOARD (NSW)

Adjunct Professor Richard Lake, Dr Scott Fisher, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, 'Exploiting Immune Checkpoint Blockade to Generate Effective Therapy for Malignant Mesothelioma'—$239,077  (2015-16)

Dr Jenette Creaney, Professor Yun Lee, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, 'Establishing the Biological Activity of Malignant Effusions in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma'—$249,432  (2015-17)