Monday, 23 November 2015
The Raine Foundation has committed in excess of $1.3m to research funding for 2016.
The Research Committee again acknowledged the excellent work being conducted in Western Australia, and extends best wishes to all candidates for the ongoing success of their research.
Congratulations go to the successful 2016 recipients:
Raine Priming Grants
The Raine Medical Research Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded six Priming Grants for the two-year period 2016-2017, with a funding allocation of $953,005:
Dr Annette Lim: The Raine Foundation/Alan Robson Fellow
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Medical Oncology
Project: Mechanisms that facilitate the metastatic potential in oral carcinomas
$219,675
Dr Grand Roman Joldes
Mechanical and Chemical Engineering UWA
Project: Towards translating the benefits of patient specific biomechanics into clinical practice
$200,000
Dr Gemma Cadby
Centre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease UWA
Project: The association of sleep apnoea and long-term health outcomes in Western Australian adults
$168,000
Dr Alison McDonnell
Medicine and Pharmacology UWA
Project: Identifying immune biomarkers of response to chemotherapy in thoracic cancers
$150,330
Dr Tristan Clemons
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry UWA
Project: Nanoparticle delivery for the treatment of scarring
$115,000
Dr Elin Gray
Edith Cowan University School of Medical Sciences
Project: Genetic Analysis of Circulating Tumour Cells and Circulating Tumour DNA for Prognosis of Uveal Melanoma
$100,000
Raine Research Prize
The 2016 Raine Research Prize consisting of a Travel Grant valued at $5,000 and medallion was awarded to:
Dr Helena Viola
School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology UWA
Publication: Impaired functional communication between the L-type calcium channel and mitochondria contributes to metabolic inhibition in the mdx heart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014; vol. 111 no.28. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1402544111
Strachan Memorial Prize
The 2016 Strachan Memorial Prize consisting of a Travel Grant valued at $5,000 was awarded to:
Dr Rishi Kotecha
School of Paediatrics and Child Health UWA
Publication: Meningiomas in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet Oncology 2011; 12: 1229–39. DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70275-3
Healy Research Collaboration Award
The 2016 Healy Research Collaboration Awards of up to $10,000 each have been awarded to three recipients:
Dr Jiawen Li
School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering UWA
Project: Smart needles for better lung cancer assessment
Dr A W Debowski
School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine UWA
Project: Development of an inducible Helicobacter pylori cag-T4SS system for in vitro and in vivo studies
Dr Jessica Terrill
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry UWA
Project: Investigating the role of taurine in disease pathology of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) using the GRMD dog model
Cockell Research Collaboration Awards
The 2016 Cockell Research Collaboration Awards of up to $15,000 each have been awarded to four recipients:
Dr Wayne Davies
School of Animal Biology UWA
Project: Light therapy in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Dr Kevin Runions
Centre for Child Health Research UWA
Project: Social Reward and Impulsivity in Disruptive Behaviour Problems: The Roles of Oxytocin and Serotonin
Dr Anna Waterreus
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences UWA
Project: Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ)L and international validation study
Professor Andrew Whitehouse
Centre for Child Health Research UWA
Project: Very early intervention in infants at risk of autism: Bringing a novel therapy to Australia
Regards,
Robyn Owens
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Chair, Raine and Healy Research Committee
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