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Grants Awarded Between 18 April and 19 May 2014

ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS

Dr Shino Konishi, Dr Maria Nugent, Dr Tiffany Shellam, School of Humanities, School of Indigenous Studies, Australian National University, Deakin University:  'Exploring the Middle Ground ‑ New Histories of Cross Cultural Encounters in Australian Maritime and Land Exploration-$110,064 (2014)

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS

Professor Stephan Schug, Winthrop Professor David Joyce, School of Medicine and Pharmacology:  'Osteoarthritis Pain Mechanisms and Mediators ‑ The Roles of NGF and IL‑1'-$59,480 (2014)

CANCER COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Ms Alison McDonnell, School of Medicine and Pharmacology:  'ECI Grant ‑ Malignant Pleural Effusion ‑ Tracking Anti-Tumour Immunity at the Effector Site'-$22,000 (2013)

COMPANIA MINERA PODEROSA SA

Professor Steffen Hagemann, Centre for Exploration Targeting CET:  'Establish a 4-dimensional Geological Framework of the Montanitas Area, Peru'-$98,200 (2014-17)

ECR FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT PROGRAM

Assistant Professor Hayley Christian, School of Population Health:  'Supportive Childcare Environments for Physical Activity in the Early Years'-$29,980 (2014)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

Winthrop Professor Karol Miller, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering-$14,358 (2014)

Associate Professor Tom Briffa, School of Population Health-$28,598 (2013)

Winthrop Professor Matthew Knuiman, School of Population Health-$25,108 (2014)

Winthrop Professor Peter Le Souef, School of Paediatrics and Child Health-$13,353 (2014)

Winthrop Professor Brendan Waddell, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, Faculty of Science-$15,038 (2014)

NHMRC MENTAL HEALTH TARGETED CALL FOR RESEARCH

Professor Donna Cross, Professor Marilyn Campbell, Professor Philip Slee, Professor Ken Resnicow, Professor Christina Salmivalli, Associate Professor Stacey Waters, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, Flinders University, University of Michigan, University of Turku:  'A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Universal and Targeted Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Problems from Bullying Among School Students'-$370,680 (2014-16)

PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Dr Andre Schultz, Dr Stephen Stick, Assistant Professor Peter Noble, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, School of Paediatrics and Child Health:  'Fibre Optic Measurement of Airway Surface Liquid pH in Children with Cystic Fibrosis'-$79,275 (2014)

Winthrop Professor Peter Le Souef, Dr Belinda Hales, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, School of Paediatrics and Child Health:  'Does human rhinovirus species C (HRV-C) suppress adaptive immune responses to respiratory bacteria and other rhinoviruses in asthmatic children?'-$79,600 (2014)

QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Professor Grant Morahan, UWA Centre for Medical Research:  'Characterization of Novel Naevus Modifier Gene on Murine Chromosome 8'-$30,000 (2014)

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EX DIISR AISRF GRAND CHALLENGE FUND

Prof William Doherty, Dr Philip Hobson, Prof Sagadevan Mundree, Dr Victoria Haritos, Associate Professor Vishnu Pareek, Dr Tony Vancov, Winthrop Professor Dongke Zhang, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Curtin University of Technology, CSIRO, NSW Department of Primary Industries:  'Biofuel and High Value Green Chemicals from Agricultural and Silviculture Non Fodder Residues'-$454,245 (2014-16)

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EX DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING

Winthrop Professor Sandra Thompson, Ms Shaouli Shahid, Ms Michele Holloway, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care:  'Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach PEPA'-$63,848 (2014)

ROCHE PRODUCTS PTY LTD

Professor Neil Boudville, School of Medicine and Pharmacology:  'Potential Living Kidney Donor Project'-$7,500 (2014)

STATE HEALTH RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL (SHRAC)

Dr Timothy Inglis, Dr Narelle Hadlow, Ms Jacinta Montgomery, Professor Elizabeth Geelhoed, School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Population Health, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA:  'Cost Benefit Assessment of Regional Decentralisation of Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Serious Infection'-$190,000 (2014-15)

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY EX ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS

Professor Warrick Couch, Dr Kenji Bekki, Swinburne University of Technology, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research:  'Elucidating the Physical Mechanisms of Environment Driven Galaxy Evolution'-$24,000 (2014-15)

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY EX ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Professor Andrew McLachlan, Professor David Preen, Professor Christopher Etherton‑Beer, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA Centre for Medical Research, School of Population Health, University of Sydney, Australian National University, University of Technology Sydney:  'Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines and Ageing'-$472,755 (2014-18)

WA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Associate Professor Jennifer Pillow, Associate Professor Dominique Blache, Doctor Andrew Currie, Assistant Professor Peter Noble, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, School of Women's and Infants' Health, School of Animal Biology, Murdoch University:  'Telethon New Children's Hospital Research Fund ‑ Postnatal Steroids and Antenatal Chorioamnionitis ‑ Between the Scylla and Charybdis of Inflammation and Apoptosis After Preterm Birth'-$200,000 (2013‑14)

Associate Professor Cheryl Johansen, Dr Lorna Melville, Associate Professor Roy Hall, Dr Natalie Prow, Dr David Smith, School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Queensland, NT Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries:  'Virulence and Host Range of Fitzroy River Virus, A Novel Mosquito-borne Flavivirus in Northern Australia'-$31,197 (2014)

WA ENERGY RESEARCH ALLIANCE WAERA EX CHEVRON

Winthrop Professor Eric May, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering:  'Degradation of Gorgon's Acid Gas Rejection Performance from MEG Build‑up'-$30,000 (2014)

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (WAMSI)

Associate Professor Kimberly Van Niel, Winthrop Professor Gary Kendrick, School of Earth and Environment, School of Plant Biology:  'Distribution and predictors of benthic biodiversity'-$20,426 (2014-17)