Medical

Dr Rachel McQuade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Anushi Rajapaksa

Dr Anushi Rajapaksa

Program: Medical

Years: 2017

Grant: $90,000 over two years

Organisation: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Inhaled Palivizumab- A novel delivery platform to effectively prevent and treat severe respiratory syncytial virus infections in preterm babies.

Dr Christina Vrahnas

Dr Christina Vrahnas

Program: Medical

Years: 2017

Grant: $100,000 over two years

Organisation: St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research

Identifying mechanisms by which autophagy in osteocytes controls bone strength