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
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
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