Medical

Md. Ataur Rahman

Md. Ataur Rahman

Program: Medical

Years: 2023

Grant: $75,000 a year for 2 years

Organisation: RMIT

Miniaturised biosignals monitoring system for battery-free, wireless, and skin mountable operation

Dr Cara Timpani

Dr Cara Timpani

Program: Medical

Years: 2023

Grant: $74,994 for year 1 and $74,830 for year 2

Organisation: Institute for Sport & Health

Targeting the gut as a novel therapeutic intervention for fatal inherited muscular dystrophy

Dr Mary Ann Anderson

Dr Mary Ann Anderson

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $70,000 a year for two years

Organisation: The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Overcoming resistance to venetoclax

Dr Rachel Climie

Dr Rachel Climie

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $54,645 a year for two years

Organisation: Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute Holdings Ltd

Identification and prevention of chemotherapy-induced premature vascular ageing in patients with breast cancer

Dr Aaron Elbourne

Dr Aaron Elbourne

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $36,628 for Year 1 and $55,719 for Year 2

Organisation: RMIT

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Microbial Infections Using Stimuli-Responsive Liquid Metals

Dr Shun Gong

Dr Shun Gong

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $51,500 for Year 1 and $69,300 for Year 2

Organisation: Monash University

Tattoo-like Wearable Pulse Sensors for Antidiastole of Cardiovascular Disease

Dr Quentin Gouil

Dr Quentin Gouil

Program: Medical

Years: 2019

Grant: $55,000 for Year 1 and $41,000 for Year 2

Organisation: The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

The development of a fast, low cost (epi)genetic test for FacioScapuloHumeral muscular Dystrophy (FSHD).

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