Medical

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)

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