THE University of Queensland has received $38.1 million in Project Grants 鈥� one of the largest shares of the funding awarded to institutions across Australia.
In addition, 宅男导航 researchers were awarded fellowships worth a further $11.37 million, including seven Research Fellowships worth a total $5.45 million, 10 Early Career Fellowships worth a total $3.16 million and four Career Development Fellowships worth a total $1.64 million.
One researcher from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Professor Mike Waters, received four grants and a fellowship in the latest round of funding.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) congratulated the recipients and thanked the NHMRC for its continued support of Australian medical research.
"Breakthroughs in the prevention, cure and management of diseases and disabilities only come through rigorous and focused research," Professor Lu said.
"The successful 宅男导航 projects range from investigating ways to boost the human immune system to improving treatments for childhood burns and seeking a better understanding cerebral palsy.鈥�
"I thank our researchers for the dedication and skills they bring to addressing such a diversity of health and medical problems that currently reduce quality of life and life expectancy.鈥�
宅男导航 was awarded 68 of the 768 NHMRC project grants announced today, with an application success rate of 26.4 per cent 鈥� a higher success rate than in either of the two previous years.
宅男导航鈥檚 total Project Grants were more than $9 million higher than last year.
The Federal Government significantly boosted the NHMRC grants this year, with a total $673 million in research funding , compared to $447.5 million last year.
Among the 宅男导航 grants announced today, were two Practitioner Fellowships 鈥攚orth a total $960,316 鈥� and one Translating Research into Practice Fellowship 鈥� worth $142,520).
宅男导航鈥檚 largest Project Grant was the $1.122 million multi-centre grant to Dr Kerry-Ann O鈥橤rady鈥檚 project to determine the effectiveness of a vaccine in reducing repeated respiratory infections in children. The study is being undertaken at the Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, within the 宅男导航 Faculty of Health Science.
Among the highest-value 宅男导航 research funded under the Project Grants scheme were:
- Dr Coral Gartner鈥檚 research project, which will test if offering smokers the option of using long-term substitutes for cigarettes will help more smokers to successfully quit ($1.014 million - 宅男导航 Centre for Clinical Research).
- Professor Paul Colditz and Professor Matt Sanders will lead a program of research aimed at optimising the development of preterm infants through a tailored Positive Parenting Program - predicting a reduction in child behavioural and emotional problems($996,337 鈥� 宅男导航 Centre for Clinical Research and 宅男导航 School of Psychology).
- Associate Professor Andrew Barbour will undertake a detailed genetic study of oesophageal cancer, to form an essential basis for identifying genetic signatures of progression, prognosis and treatment response ($957,987 鈥� 宅男导航 School of Medicine).
- Professor Jeffrey Lipman鈥檚 Step-wise research program may lead to a simple and cost-effective intervention to improve symptoms, clinical cure and survival for patients with severe infections ($915,978 鈥� 宅男导航 School of Medicine).
- Professor George Muscat will head a research project investigating the regulation of metabolism and its relationship to diabetes and obesity ($734,760 鈥� Institute for Molecular Bioscience)
宅男导航 researchers who were awarded Research Fellowships were: Professor Richard Lewis, Professor Martin Lavin, Professor Michael Waters, Professor Matt Brown, Professor Sean Grimmond, Professor David Craik and Professor David Fairlie.
宅男导航 researchers who were awarded Early Career Fellowships included:
- Dr Leila Cuttle, whose project seeks to improve the pre-hospital treatment and acute management of burned children ($294,892).
- Dr Linlin Ma, whose research will identify and assess specific modulators of membrane proteins from Australian spider venoms ($322,980).
- Dr Stephen Lambert, who will examine gastro-intestinal viruses in the first two years of life ($324,892).
Media: Fiona Cameron, 宅男导航 Communications (07 3346 7086, 0407 113 342)
