Dr Leigh Walker
Program: Medical
Years: 2019
Grant: $46,053 for Year 1 and $68,804 for Year 2
Organisation: The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Understanding sex differences in the role of cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) in adolescent onset binge alcohol consumption.
Dr Aowen Zhuang
Program: Medical
Years: 2019
Grant: $69,541 for Year 1
Organisation: Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute Holdings Ltd
A novel gene therapy approach to prevent heart failure
Dr. Thomas Angelovich
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $92,800 over two years
Organisation: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Defining HIV Reservoirs In The Central Nervous System
Dr Brendan Ansell
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $95,000 over two years provided by The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust
Organisation: The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Systems biology to understand drug-resistant childhood epilepsy
Dr Erin Campbell
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $70,000 over two years
Organisation: The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Identifying the brain circuits underlying relapse to alcohol seeking following adolescent onset long-term alcohol use.
Dr Jennifer Cori
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $70,000 provided
Organisation: Institute for Breathing and Sleep
Novel ocular alertness measures to assess fitness to drive in patients with sleep apnea.
Dr Maria Jelinic
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $128,997 over two years
Organisation: La Trobe University
Identifying a novel therapeutic approach for obesity-related chronic kidney disease
Dr Sweta Iyer
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $109,500 over two years provided by The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust
Organisation: The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Developing a new antibody therapy for the treatment of chemo-resistant cancers
Dr Grace Lidgerwood
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $69,092 provided
Organisation: Centre For Eye Research Australia Ltd
Modelling inflammation in retinal diseases using patient induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
Dr Rachel McQuade
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $99,870 over two years
Organisation: The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Old Drug New Trick: Prucalopride as a Neuroprotective Agent in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Eric Tan
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $110,000 over two years
Organisation: Swinburne University of Technology
Examining a new method for relapse prediction in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Dr Samantha Turner
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $69,932 provided
Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Investigating innovative therapies in childhood dysarthria