Medical

Dr Thanh Kha Phan

Dr Thanh Kha Phan

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $69,000 for Year 1

Organisation: La Trobe University

When the dead speak: Boosting antibacterial immunity by inducing host cell death and disassembly

Dr Ashleigh Poh

Dr Ashleigh Poh

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $46,390 for Year 1 and $48,311 for Year 2

Organisation: La Trobe University

Developing and validating novel anti-cancer drugs for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

Dr Sarah Voisin

Dr Sarah Voisin

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $56,949 for Year 1 and $53,864 for Year 2

Organisation: Institute for Sport & Health, Victoria University

Developing epigenetic biomarkers for healthy ageing

Dr Leigh Walker

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)