SUCCESSFUL NHMRC GRANTS 2010
| Name | Host Faculty | Host School/Dept | Investigator,ALL - Alpha | Project Title | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Alexander | Faculty of Medicine | Paediatrics & Child Health: Children's Hospital | Alexander, Stephen~Ginn, Samantha~McCormack, Matthew~Thrasher, Adrian~Alexander, Ian ~ | Gene therapy, stress haematopoiesis and the risk of malignancy | $595,500.00 |
| Stephen Alexander | Faculty of Medicine | Paediatrics & Child Health: Children's Hospital | Harris, David ~Wang, Yiping ~Wang, Yuan ~Alexander, Stephen~ | Gamm-Delta Tregs, CD8 Tregs and selected natural Tregs to treat renal injury | $583,500.00 |
| Charles Allan | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Concord CS | Handelsman, David~Allan, Charles~ | The Sertoli cell: master regulator of hormone-induced spermatogenic development | $543,500.00 |
| Beata Bajorek | Faculty of Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Hilmer, Sarah~Krass, Ines ~Magin, Parker~Bajorek, Beata ~ | The increasing burden of stroke with ageing: using CARAT to optimise preventative treatment in the community | $499,375.00 |
| Kirrie Ballard | Faculty of Health Sciences | Comm Sciences & Disorders | McNeil, Malcolm~O'Dwyer, Nicholas ~Robin, Donald A~Ballard, Kirrie~ | Accurate differentiation of acquired speech and language disorders for positive rehabilitation outcomes | $385,700.00 |
| Bernard Balleine | Faculty of Medicine | Brain & Mind Research Institut | Balleine, Bernard~ | Action-reward integration in the amygdalocortical-striatal network | $730,500.00 |
| Bernard Balleine | Faculty of Medicine | Brain & Mind Research Institut | Killcross, Simon~Balleine, Bernard ~ | Methamphetamine-induced habits and the re-establishment of behavioural control | $556,500.00 |
| Robert Baxter | Faculty of Medicine | Kolling Institute of Medical Research | Boyle, Frances ~Marsh, Deborah ~McCarthy, Nicole~Moore, Katrina ~Baxter, Robert ~ | Protein discovery for breast cancer diagnosis | $397,125.00 |
| Ravinay Bhindi | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Figtree, Gemma ~McCrohon, Jane ~Bhindi, Ravinay~ | Therapeutic Silencing of Egr-1 by Novel Catalytic Oligodeoxynucleotides for The Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction | $370,750.00 |
| Janette Brand-Miller | Faculty of Science | Molecular & Microbial Bioscien | Markovic, Tania ~Ross, Glenyis~Brand-Miller, Janette~ | A dietary intervention in gestational diabetes to reduce child obesity: a randomised controlled trial | $342,125.00 |
| Iain Campbell | Faculty of Science | Molecular & Microbial Bioscien | Campbell, Iain ~ | Interleukin-6 /gp130 signaling and actions in the CNS | $529,500.00 |
| Stacy Carter | Faculty of Medicine | Public Health: School of Public Health | Hooker, Claire ~Kerridge, Ian~Rychetnik, Lucie~Carter, Stacy~ | Reconceptualising health promotion: the role of values, ethics and evidence in obesity | $467,950.00 |
| Alan Cass | Faculty of Medicine | Poche Centre for Indigenous Health (Grouping) | Brown, Alexander D H~Hayman, Noel~Peiris, Priyajit ~Rodgers, Anthony~Usherwood, Timothy ~Cass, Alan ~ | RCT of polypill versus usual care among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with high cardivascular risk | $1,812,175.00 |
| Steven Chadban | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Panchapakesan, Usha~Pollock, Carol~Wu, Huiling ~Chadban, Steven~ | The Role of Toll-like Receptors in Diabetic Nephropathy | $712,875.00 |
| Simon Chapman | Faculty of Medicine | Public Health: School of Public Health | Bacon, Wendy~Bonfiglioni, Catriona~Jordens, Christopher ~Kerridge, Ian~Sweet, Melissa ~Chapman, Simon ~ | Calling the tune? Investigating corporate influences on media reporting on health | $445,500.00 |
| Stephen Clarke | Faculty of Medicine | ANZAC Research Institute | Baker, Mark Scott~Katsifis, Andrew~McLachlan, Andrew~Piquette-Miller, Micheline~Robertson, Graham~Clarke, Stephen~ | Improving the use of chemotherapy by targeting the inflammatory response | $550,500.00 |
| Stuart Cordwell | Faculty of Science | Molecular & Microbial Bioscien | Harbour, Colin ~Manos, Jim~Cordwell, Stuart ~ | Identification of proteins specific to transmissible Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis infection | $427,200.00 |
| Christopher Cowell | Faculty of Medicine | Paediatrics & Child Health: Children's Hospital | Foster, Bruce~Little, Christopher~Munns, Craig~Zacharin, Margaret~Cowell, Christopher~ | Bisphosphonate Treatment of childhood femoral head avascular necrosis due to Perthes disease | $1,305,625.00 |
| Merlin Crossley | Faculty of Science | Molecular & Microbial Bioscien | Bell-Anderson, Kim ~Crossley, Merlin ~ | Transcriptional control of adipogenesis | $535,125.00 |
| Liza Cubeddu | Faculty of Science | Molecular & Microbial Bioscien | Cubeddu, Liza~ | A single-stranded DNA binding proten implicated in the cellular response to DNA damage | $420,125.00 |
| Bob Cumming | Faculty of Medicine | Public Health: School of Public Health | Blyth, Fiona ~Kendig, Hal~Le Couteur, David ~Naganathan, Vasikaran ~Simpson, Stephen ~Cumming, Bob~ | Ageing, Nutrition and Geometric Framework | $715,250.00 |
| Tony Cunningham | Faculty of Medicine | Westmead Millenium Institute | Cunningham, Anthony ~ | Elucidation of immune mechanisms underlying HSV-1 vaccine development’ | $553,500.00 |
| Ian Curthoys | Faculty of Science | School of Psychology | Burgess, Ann ~Halmagyi, Gabor ~McGarvie, Leigh~Curthoys, Ian ~ | Vestibulo-ocular responses to bone conducted vibration | $272,750.00 |
| Michael Dibley | Faculty of Medicine | Public Health: School of Public Health | Agho, Kingsley Emwinyore~Kabir, Iqbal~Mihrshahi, Seema~Roy, Swampan~Dibley, Michael ~ | Peer counseling to improve feeding practices and reduce malnutrition in children 0-2 years in Bangladesh. | $912,488.00 |
| Name | Host Faculty | Host School/Dept | Investigator,ALL - Alpha | Project Title | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Diefenbach | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Fraefel, Cornel~Kelly, Barbara ~Diefenbach, Russell ~ | Functional roles of the tegument proteins of herpes simplex virus type 1 | $445,125.00 |
| Julianne Djordjevic | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Sorrell, Tania~Williamson, Peter R~Djordjevic, Julianne ~ | The fungal SEC14 secretory pathway and virulence | $517,500.00 |
| Gordon Doig | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Bellomo, Rinaldo~Davies, Andrew~Reade, Michael Charles~Simpson, Fiona~Doig, Gordon ~ | Nephro-protective effects of L-amino acids in critically ill patients: A multi-centre randomised controlled trial | $829,300.00 |
| Gordon Doig | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Caterson, Ian ~Davies, Andrew~McLean, Anthony ~Simpson, Fiona~Doig, Gordon~ | Management of refeeding syndrome in critical illness: An AuSPEN endorsed multi-centre clinical trial | $1,308,800.00 |
| Kim Donaghue | Faculty of Medicine | Paediatrics & Child Health: Children's Hospital | Cameron, Fergus John~Cheung, Ning~Cotterill, Andrew M~Couper, Jennifer~Craig, Maria Eloise~Davis, Elizabeth~Jones, Timothy~Donaghue, Kim ~ | Intervention to reduce the risk of diabetic retinopathy and early adverse retinal changes in type 1 diabetes | $1,226,875.00 |
| Gustavo Duque | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine Faculty Office | Drissi, Hicham~Li, Wei ~Zhou, Hong ~Duque, Gustavo ~ | Role of Lamin A/C in Osteoblastogenesis and Age-related Bone Loss | $458,550.00 |
| Gustavo Duque | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine Faculty Office | Gimble, Jeffery M~Li, Wei ~Rosen, Clifford J~Duque, Gustavo~ | Identification of the mechanisms of lipotoxicity within the bone marrow milieu | $401,175.00 |
| Stewart Einfeld | Faculty of Medicine | Occupation & Leisure Sciences | Guastella, Adam ~Smith, Arabella~Einfeld, Stewart~ | Oxytocin treatment for Prader-Willi Syndrome | $182,500.00 |
| Wendell Evans | Faculty of Dentistry | Dentistry Faculty | Blinkhorn, Anthony ~Carter, Stacy ~Evans, Wendell ~ | Implementation and sustainability of non-surgical intervention for dental caries in general dental practice | $376,125.00 |
| Simon Finfer | Faculty of Medicine | The George Institute for International Health | Cook, Deborah~Myburgh, John~Liu, Bette~van den Berghe, Greet~Finfer, Simon~ | Intensive insulin therapy trialists' collaboration | $298,000.00 |
| Roger Fulton | Faculty of Medicine | Medical Radiation Sciences | Howman-Giles, Robert ~Fulton, Roger~ | The Clinical Impact of Event-based Motion Correction in Paediatric PET/CT Brain Imaging | $267,250.00 |
| Martin Gallagher | Faculty of Medicine | The George Institute for International Health | Gallagher, Martin ~ | Extended follow up of the Renal Study and individual patient data meta-analysis in acute kidney injury | $625,738.00 |
| Jacob George | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Hebbard, Lionel ~George, Jacob ~ | The role of adiponectin receptors in liver fibrosis formation | $379,125.00 |
| Warwick Giles | Faculty of Medicine | Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Northern CS | Bowen, Jennifer~Hirst, Jane ~Kotsiou, George~Roberts, Christine ~Simpson, Judith~Giles, Warwick ~ | Treatment of asymptomatic candidiasis in pregnant women for the prevention of preterm birth: a randomised trial | $1,070,126.00 |
| Mark Gillies | Faculty of Medicine | Save Sight & Eye Health Inst. | Keeffe, Jill~McAllister, Ian~Morlet, Nigel~Gillies, Mark ~ | Ongoing prosective audit using high quality data and database linkage to improve the outcomes of macular disease | $813,550.00 |
| Mark Gillies | Faculty of Medicine | Save Sight & Eye Health Inst. | Shen, Weiyong ~Gillies, Mark ~ | Regulation of bone marrow progenitor cells for diabetic retinopathy | $427,125.00 |
| Mark Gillies | Faculty of Medicine | Save Sight & Eye Health Inst. | Fraser-Bell, Samantha~Kaines, Andrew~Gillies, Mark~ | Clinical trial of intravitreal injections of dexamethasone vs bevacizumab in diabetic foveal oedema resistant to laser | $324,375.00 |
| Claire Goldsbury | Faculty of Medicine | Brain & Mind Research Institut | Goldsbury, Claire ~ | How Alzheimer's-associated cytoskeletal inclusions form road blocks and impair trafficking in neurons | $338,750.00 |
| Ulrike Grunert | Faculty of Medicine | University of Melbourne | Martin, Paul~Grunert, Ulrike Henriette~ | Inhibitory mircocircuits in the primate retina | $417,675.00 |
| Adam Guastella | Faculty of Medicine | Brain & Mind Research Institut | Hodge, Marie ~Langdon, Robyn~Scott, Elizabeth~Ward, Philip Bentley~Guastella, Adam ~ | The effects of Oxytocin on Social Cognition in Schizophrenia | $182,500.00 |
| Adam Guastella | Faculty of Medicine | Brain & Mind Research Institut | Einfeld, Stewart~Gray, Kylie Megan~Rinehart, Nicole~Guastella, Adam ~ | A course of oxytocin nasal spray to improve social-communication in young people with autism | $283,500.00 |
| Gary Halliday | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Di Girolamo, Nick~Lee, Cheok ~Lyons, James ~Moloney, Fergal ~Halliday, Gary ~ | Brm and Brg-1 protect from ultraviolet radiation-induced skin and ocular damage | $535,500.00 |
| David Harris | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Zheng, Guoping~Harris, David ~ | Preventing Kidney Fibrosis By Targeting Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Chronic Kidney Disease | $497,250.00 |
| Margaret Hughes | Faculty of Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Armour, Carol ~Brightling, Christopher~Burgess, Janette ~Hughes, Margaret ~ | Mast cells- bystanders or instigators of airway remodelling in asthma? | $601,500.00 |
| Jonathan Iredell | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Bailey, Michael~Brown, Simon~Nichol, Alistair~Stanley, Keith~Webb, Steven~Iredell, Jonathan ~ | Bacteraemic load and survival in septic shock | $647,739.00 |
| Lars Ittner | Faculty of Medicine | Brain & Mind Research Institut | Kassiou, Michael ~Ittner, Lars ~ | The translocator protein (TSPO) as a novel target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease | $607,500.00 |
| Christopher Jackson | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Xue, Meilang ~Jackson, Christopher~ | How does activated protein C create intact, non-leaky, stable blood vessels? | $544,500.00 |
| Mika Jormakka | Faculty of Medicine | Centenary Institute Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology | Maher, Megan ~Jormakka, Mika~ | The molecular basis of G protein coupled transport | $478,500.00 |
| Michael Kassiou | Faculty of Health Sciences | Medical Radiation Sciences | Bennett, Maxwell ~McGregor, Iain~Kassiou, Michael ~ | Purinergic P2X7 Receptor as a Target for Antidepressant Drug Discovery | $547,500.00 |
| Name | Host Faculty | Host School/Dept | Investigator,ALL - Alpha | Project Title | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Keech | Faculty of Medicine | NH&MRC Clinical Trials Centre (Grouping) | Best, James Donovan~Jenkins, Alicia Josephine~Sullivan, David ~Twigg, Stephen~Keech, Anthony ~ | Unlocking genetic factors predicting type 2 diabetes complications for clinical practice: The Field Study | $2,428,501.00 |
| Greg King | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Berend, Norbert~Brown, Nathan~Downie, Sue~Salome, Cheryl ~King, Greg~ | Is asthma in the elderly a disease of the peripheral airways? | $484,500.00 |
| Madeleine King | Faculty of Science | School of Psychology | Grimison, Peter~Janda, Monica~Pallant, Julie~Viney, Rosalie~King, Madeleine~ | Development and valuation of cancer-specific multi-attribute health states for use in economic evaluation | $679,750.00 |
| Catherine Leamey | Faculty of Medicine | Physiology: School Medical Sciences | Marotte, Lauren~Phillips, William~Leamey, Catherine~ | The role of Ten-m3 in patterning ipsilateral retinal projections | $437,050.00 |
| Simon Lewis | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Hodges, John~Naismith, Sharon ~Rogers, Naomi ~Lewis, Simon~ | The impact of circadian disturbances on sleep quality, cognition and psychiatric symptoms in neurodegenerative disease | $479,000.00 |
| Christopher Liddle | Faculty of Medicine | Pharmacology: School Medical Sciences | Downes, Michael~Liddle, Christopher~ | Steroidogenic factor-1, a novel regulator of hepatic stellate cell function | $568,500.00 |
| Peter Liu | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Concord CS | Ng, Martin Kean Chong~Wong, Keith~Yee, Brendon~Liu, Peter ~ | The effect of CPAP on erectile and endothelial dysfunction in impotent men with obstructive sleep apnea | $588,350.00 |
| Sarah Lord | Faculty of Medicine | NH&MRC Clinical Trials Centre (Grouping) | Houssami, Nehmat~Lord, Sarah~ | Incidence and prognosis of metastatic breast cancer: A population-based data linkage study | $95,338.00 |
| Joel Mackay | Faculty of Science | Molecular & Microbial Bioscien | Preiss, Thomas~Segal, David~Mackay, Joel ~ | Designer RNA-binding proteins for research and therapeutic purposes | $537,500.00 |
| Guy Marks | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Britton, Warwick ~Nhung, Nguyen Viet~Sy, Dinh Ngoc~Wood, James ~Marks, Guy ~ | A new direction for TB control in highly endemic countries: a RCT of active case finding | $1,296,645.00 |
| Guy Marks | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Menzie, Richard~Seale, John~Marks, Guy ~ | A randomized clinical trial comparing effectiveness of 4RIF and 9INH for treatment of latent TB infection | $472,625.00 |
| Geoffrey McCaughan | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Shackel, Nicholas ~Warner, Fiona ~McCaughan, Geoffrey ~ | The role of the hepatocyte hedgehog pathway in progressive liver injury | $550,500.00 |
| Margaret McCluskey | Faculty of Health Sciences | Health Sciences Faculty Office | Ada, Louise ~Goodall, Stephen~Grimshaw, Jeremy~Kelly, Patrick~Middleton, Sandy~McCluskey, Margaret~ | The Out-and-About Trial: Improving the quality of life by increasing outdoor journeys after stroke | $566,600.00 |
| Ross Menzies | Faculty of Health Sciences | Behavioural & Comm Hlth Scienc | Lincoln, Michelle~O'Brian, Susan ~Menzies, Ross~ | Internet-based treatment for social anxiety in stuttering. | $695,850.00 |
| Anne Moseley | Faculty of Health Sciences | Physiotherapy | Haas, Marion Ruth~Herbert, Robert~Lin, Christine~Moseley, Anne~ | Clinical Trial of Rehabilitation after Ankle Fracture | $427,500.00 |
| John Myburgh | Faculty of Medicine | The George Institute for International Health | Bellomo, Rinaldo ~Finfer, Simon ~Lipman, Jeffrey~Liu, Bette, ~Webb, Steven~Myburgh, John~ | Crystalloid versus hydroxy-ethyl Starch Trial | $2,169,501.00 |
| Timothy Newsome | Faculty of Science | Molecular & Microbial Bioscien | Karupiah, Gunasegaran~Marty, Allison ~Newsome, Timothy ~ | The role of actin-based motility as a virulence mechanism and potential as an antiviral target | $312,875.00 |
| Martin Ng | Faculty of Medicine | Heart Research Institute | Bursill, Christina ~Ng, Martin Kean Chong~ | Multifunctional regualtion of angiogenesis by high density lipoproteins | $463,500.00 |
| Geraldine O'Neill | Faculty of Medicine | Paediatrics & Child Health: Children's Hospital | O'Neill, Geraldine~ | The cell biology of glioblastoma infiltration | $508,225.00 |
| Richard Payne | Faculty of Science | Chemistry | Britton, Warwick ~Payne, Richard ~ | Inhibition of Siderophore Biosynthesis for Tuberculosis Drug Discovery | $409,125.00 |
| Vlado Perkovic | Faculty of Medicine | The George Institute for International Health | Hillis, Graham ~Lowe, Gordon~Thomas, Merlin~Perkovic, Vlado ~ | Utility of novel biomarkers in the prediction of major complications of type II diabetes mellitus | $494,563.00 |
| Craig Phillips | Faculty of Medicine | Sleep Medicine: Northern CS | Arima, Hisatomi ~Cistulli, Peter ~Grunstein, Ron ~Phillips, Craig ~ | Chronotherapy for hypertension in Obstructive Sleep Apnea | $245,625.00 |
| Gopala Rangan | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Harris, David ~Rangan, Gopala ~ | Vitamin D3 receptor signalling to prevent kidney failure due to polycystic kidney disease | $451,314.00 |
| Helge Rasmussen | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Figtree, Gemma ~McLachlan, Craig Steven~Rasmussen, Helge~ | Reversing oxidative inhibition of the Na-K pump by beta3 adrenergic agonists: implications for heart failure therapy | $514,500.00 |
| Roger Reddel | Faculty of Medicine | Children's Medical Research Institute | Chang, Andy~Reddel, Roger ~ | Role of STC1 and STC2 in breast carcinogenesis | $402,125.00 |
| Roger Reddel | Faculty of Medicine | Children's Medical Research Institute | Reddel, Roger~ | Induction of senescence in cells that use the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) mechanism | $457,125.00 |
| Desi Richardson | Faculty of Medicine | Pathology: School Medical Sciences | Kuchel, Philip ~Suryo Rahmanto, Yohan ~Richardson, Desi~ | Alpha-2-macroglobulin and the transport and uptake of the hormone, hepcidin | $514,500.00 |
| Desi Richardson | Faculty of Medicine | Pathology: School Medical Sciences | Assinder, Stephen ~Dong, Qihan ~Richardson, Desi ~ | Pharmacological Targeting via AKT, PTEN, and TGF-beta Pathway Integration using Novel Therapeutics | $611,875.00 |
| Elizabeth Rieger | Faculty of Science | Australian National University | Caterson, Ian~Treasure, Janet~Rieger, Elizabeth~ | The Effectiveness of Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Obese patients and Support Partners | $528,900.00 |
| Name | Host Faculty | Host School/Dept | Investigator,ALL - Alpha | Project Title | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Roberts | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Algert, Charles~Hadfield, Ruth~Lain, Samantha~Nassar, Natasha~Tasevski, Vitomir~Roberts, Christine ~ | Evaluation of novel antenatal biomarkers for the detection of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a record linkage study | $562,000.00 |
| Phillip Robinson | Faculty of Medicine | Children's Medical Research Institute | Robinson, Phillip ~ | Role of dynamin in modes of synaptic vesicle endocytosis | $866,000.00 |
| Philip Sambrook | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Buchbinder, Rachelle~Little, David ~March, Lyn~Sambrook, Philip ~ | A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of zoledronate therapy in osteonecrosis of the hip | $511,426.00 |
| Markus Seibel | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Concord CS | Dunstan, Colin ~Gundberg, Caren~Zhou, Hong ~Seibel, Markus ~ | The Role of the Osteoblast in Mediating Glucocorticoid-induced Metabolic Dysfunction | $788,900.00 |
| Christopher Semsarian | Faculty of Medicine | Centenary Institute Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology | Duflou, Johan ~Puranik, Rajesh ~Skinner, Jon~Weintraub, Robert~Semsarian, Christopher~ | Investigation of sudden cardiac death in the young | $658,500.00 |
| Christopher Semsarian | Faculty of Medicine | Centenary Institute Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology | Tsoutsman, Tatiana ~Twigg, Stephen ~Semsarian, Christopher ~ | Key role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in familial cardiomyopathy and heart failure | $381,125.00 |
| Leanne Stokes | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Nepean CS | Stokes, Leanne~ | P2X7 receptor and inflammation in the pathophysiology of mood disorders | $555,500.00 |
| Leonard Storlien | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine Faculty Office | Caterson, Ian~Cook, David ~Hunt, Nicholas ~Storlien, Leonard ~ | Dietary fats as drivers of obesity-related inflammation | $324,750.00 |
| Patrick Tam | Faculty of Medicine | Children's Medical Research Institute | Tam, Patrick~ | Multipotent stem cells derived from postimplantation mouse embryos: Evaluation of germ layer differentiation potential | $754,000.00 |
| Patrick Tam | Faculty of Medicine | Children's Medical Research Institute | Tam, Patrick ~ | Genetic control of body patterning: Intersection of transciptional and signalling activity in head formation | $559,500.00 |
| Leanne Togher | Faculty of Health Sciences | Comm Sciences & Disorders | Holland, Audrey~MacWhinney, Brian~McDonald, Skye~Tate, Robyn ~Turkstra, Lyn~Togher, Leanne~ | Longitudinal communication outcomes following traumatic brain injury | $755,875.00 |
| Euan Tovey | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Marks, Guy ~Oliver, Brian ~Rawlinson, William~Reddel, Helen~Smith, Wayne~Tovey, Euan ~ | Exploring the role of respiratory virus infections in childhood asthma exacerbations | $575,775.00 |
| Stephen Twigg | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Gorrell, Mark~McLennan, Susan ~Twigg, Stephen~ | Diabetes exacerbates non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) | $545,500.00 |
| Chris Vaughan | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Northern CS | Connor, Mark ~Jeong, Hyo Jin ~Vaughan, Chris ~ | Mechanisms of serotonergic and triptan mediated analgesia within the midbrain | $527,500.00 |
| Kirsty Walters | Faculty of Medicine | Concord Clinical School | Allan, Charles~Handelsman, David ~Walters, Kirsty~ | Androgen receptor mechanisms in female reproductive physiology | $520,500.00 |
| Yiping Wang | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Harris, David ~Wang, Yiping ~ | Optimising the therapeutic efficacy of anti-inflammatory macrophages for use in chronic kidney diseases | $389,000.00 |
| Wolfgang Weninger | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Central CS | Triccas, James ~Weninger, Wolfgang~ | Visualising gamma-delta T cell responses in cutaneous inflammation | $550,500.00 |
| John Wheatley | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Western CS | Amis, Terry~Wheatley, John ~ | The impact of CPAP treatment on carotid artery atherosclerosis in heavy snoring and mild sleep disordered breathing | $672,475.00 |
| James Wiley | Faculty of Medicine | Medicine: Nepean CS | Booth, David~Field, Judith~Lechner-Scott, Jeanette~Rubio, Justin~Stankovich, Jim~Wiley, James ~ | Interrogation of two novel genetic susceptibility loci for multiple sclerosis | $820,925.00 |
| Jane Young | Faculty of Medicine | Public Health: School of Public Health | Butow, Phyllis ~Davidson, Patricia~Harrison, James David~Martin, David~Solomon, Michael~Young, Jane~ | Improving psychosocial outcomes for cancer carers: a randomised controlled trial | $515,600.00 |
| Hong Zhou | Faculty of Medicine | ANZAC Research Institute | Buttgereit, Frank~Cooper, Mark Stuart~Seibel, Markus~Stewart, Paul~Zhou, Hong~ | The role of endogenous glucocorticoids in Autoimmune Arthritis | $662,600.00 |
| Hala Zreiqat | Faculty of Engineering | Aerospace Mech & M'tronic Eng | Dunstan, Colin ~Zreiqat, Hala~ | Harnessing the physiological effects of strontium and zinc to produce novel biomaterials for orthopaedic applications | $539,500.00 |