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Research - Grants

ANU Medical School Grants 2007

Funding Body

Current Grants  (as at 27 November 2007)
* grants awarded in 2006, commenced in 2007

Chief Investigator

NHMRC

Equipment Grant

David Linares

DoHA

Indigenous Health program

Amanda Barnard

DoHA

The Australian Child Trauma, Loss and Grief Network Program

Beverley Raphael

NHMRC

PhD Scholarship

Paul Dugdale

Bushell Foundation

Why does cirrhosis occur in diabetes, and hoe can it be prevented

Geoff Farrell

NHMRC

Aspirin for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly: a Neuro-Vascular Imaging Study (ENVIS-ion) from ASPREE

 Marc Budge

Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Research Foundation Ltd

Intramedullary Suction System (ISS) in Prevention of Fat Embolism in Long Bone Reaming: a Study in Sheep

Paul Smith &  Rachel Li

TCH Private Practice Fund

Efficacy of an Intramedullary Suction System in Long Reaming – a Sheep Femoral Fracture Study

Damian McMahon, Paul Smith, Rachel Li, Bruessel Thomas

Royal Australian College of Surgery (RACS) Foundation Fellowship

Intramedullary Suction System: Prevention of Fat Embolism in Reaming in a Sheep Worst Case Model

Paul Smith

World Health Organization / Special Programme for Research and Training Tropical Diseases (TDR).

P. falciparum pantothenate kinase high throughput screening assay.

Kevin J Saliba

Local Government of Lombardia, Italy.

Malaria Proton Pump Inhibitors

Kevin J Saliba, with a consortium of 5 biotech companies and academia 
(administered through BAMBI, ANU)

Royal Australasian College of Physicians - Covance Fellowship

Study of indomethacin and ibuprofen on glomerular development in an animal model.

Alison Kent

NHMRC Project Grant

Genetic pathology of Roquin in human immune disease

Vinuesa CG, Cook MC, Goodnow CC, Hutley G, Manolios N.

NHMRC Project Grant

Goblet cell stress and intestinal inflammation

McGuckin M, Florin T, Radford-Smith G, Eri, R, Cook MC.

ASCIA project grant

Genetics of primary immunodeficiency.

Cook MC, Riminton S, Korner, H.

TCH Private Practice Trust Fund

Novel diagnostic strategies for allergic disease.

Chew GY, Cook MC

TCH Private Practice Fund

Functional characterisation of novel mast cell genes.

Cook MC, Silva DG, Linares D.

TCH Private Practice Fund

Oral ivermectin versus topical treatment for pediculosis capitis (head lice) in primary school students: a pilot study.

Frank Bowden

TCH Private Practice Fund

Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (PVL) Pore Forming Toxin: Mechanism of Action Study

Peter Collingnon

ARC

Improving safety and cost-effectiveness regulation of nanomedicine in Australia

Thomas Faunce
(administered through Faculty of Law, ANU)

NHMRC Project Grant

A Randomised Controlled Trial of Factor Replacement Therapy in Snake Bite Coagulopathy.

Isbister G, Brown S, Buckley NA, Seldon M                           
(administered through Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin)

Novartis Animal Health (a Swiss-based veterinary pharmaceutical company)

A national survey of hydatid tapeworm infection in rural domestic dogs

David Jenkins

NHMRC

Reducing Deaths from Pesticide Poisoning – Establishing a Regional Toxicology Research.

Associate Professor Nick Buckley

NHMRC

Identification and characterisation of the genes and pathways in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr Juleen Cavanaugh

The Wellcome Trust

Reducing Deaths from Pesticide Poisoning – Establishing a Regional Toxicology Research.

Associate Professor Nick Buckley

Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing

Australian Practice Nursing Study: A multicentre, qualitative study examining nurses' workplace roles and activities with nested change implementation

Dr Christine Phillips

Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing

Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development – Research Capacity Building Initiative

Professor Marjan Kljakovic & Dr Clare McGuiness

Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing

Expanding the Sexual Health Lifestyle and Referral Program (Shlirp) Into the Tertiary Sector

Professor Francis Bowden

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

Effect of Intramedullary Suction System on the Intramedullary Pressure of Long Bone Reaming Bovine Femora Model

Associate Professor Paul Smith

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

Liver Research Program

Professor Geoff Farrell

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

An investigation into attentional suppression of optokinetic nystagmus as a tool for quantifying neuronal ageing and degeneration in man

Associate Professor Christian Lueck

Commonwealth Dept of Health & Ageing

Dementia collaborative Research Centre

Associate Professor Marc Budge

NHMRC

Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis of Liver Disease

Professor Geoff Farrell

Coastcitycountry Training Limited

Cultural Norms, Clinical Decision Making And Health Promotion And Prevention

Associate Professor Amanda Barnard

NRMA ACT Road Safety Trust

Accident Care Evaluation

Associate Professor Paul Smith

NHMRC

Preventing Gestational Diabetes*

Associate Professor Chris Nolan

NHMRC

Slowing the Process of Neurodegenerative Disease*

David Linares

NHMRC

Mechanisms of Disordered Hepatic Lipid Partitioning In Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis*

Professor Geoff Farrell & Associate Professor Chris Nolan

NHMRC

Improving Screening and Treatment of Liver Cancer*

Narci Toeh

NHMRC

Glutathione Transferase deficient mice to probe for adverse drug reactions

Jane Dahlstrom
(administered through JCSMR)

NHMRC

The third international stroke trial

Christian Lueck 
(administered through University of Sydney)

The Commonwealth Institute, UK

The Lifestyle of our Kids (LOOK) study

Dick Telford

ARC

The effect of physical activity and a structured exercise program on the psychological and physical development of Australian primary school children*

Dick Telford
(administered through School of Psychology, ANU)

Commonwealth Dept of Health & Ageing

Respecting Patient Choices at The Canberra Hospital (Dec 05-Dec06)

Tracey Bessell

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

EGFR Expression in Colorectal Carcinoma

Chris Hemmings

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

PRIMIP study

Alison Kent, David Ellwood & Jane Dahlstrom

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

Periodontal disease in stillbirth

Steve Robson, Gwen Allison, David Ellwood & Jane Dahlstrom

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

Two-year follow-up of women with symptoms of ante and post-natal depression

Rebecca Reay & David Ellwood

ARC Linkage

Approved Evaluation of the EG95 vaccine against hydatid infection in macropodid marsupials *

MW Lightowlers, LA Hinds; DJ Jenkins (administered through University of Melbourne)

The Canberra Hospital Private Practice Fund

T cells in human glomerulonephritis

Giles Walters

Arnott Fellowship, RACP

DNA repair mechanisms in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma*

Narci Teoh

ARC

Supporting documentation from participating organisations in the action research project to strengthen inter professional learning and practice across the ACT health system*

Marc Budge
(administered through University of New South Wales)