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
Dr Cassandra Wright
Program: Medical
Years: 2018
Grant: $127,500 over two years
Organisation: The MacFarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health
Reducing risky alcohol consumption by understanding and intervening during drinking events
Dr Marcel Doerflinger
Program: Medical
Years: 2017
Grant: $100,000 over two years
Organisation: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Developing a diagnostic blood test to improve clinical management of febrile children undergoing cancer treatment
Dr Amie Hayley
Program: Medical
Years: 2017
Grant: $55,500 provided by The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust
Organisation: Swinburne University
Characterising the effect of methamphetamine and alcohol on driving behaviour and performance
Dr Flora Hui
Program: Medical
Years: 2017
Grant: $69,500 provided by The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust
Organisation: Centre for Eye Research
Reducing the time to detect short-term improvement in glaucoma after vitamin B3 supplementation
Dr Amy Loughman
Program: Medical
Years: 2017
Grant: $120,000 over two years
Organisation: Deakin University
A novel approach to modifying the risk of Alzeimer’s disease: the gut microbiome