Brain and Mind researchers awarded $7 million in funding
Three Brain and Mind Centre NHMRC Investigator Grant recipients have been awarded with $7 million in funding. Recognised for research that cuts across disciplines and industry sectors to target disorders of the brain and mind.
The Co-Directors of the Brain and Mind Centre, Professors Ian Hickie AO and Kathryn Refshauge FAHMS, enthusiastically congratulate the Investigator Grant recipients: Professor Glenda Halliday AO, Associate Professor Mac (James) Shine and Dr Emma Devenney.
These grants are a testament to the quality of our investigators’ research, as well as to the cross-cutting research programs they have developed and the opportunities they have fostered for their research teams.
“It is incredibly gratifying to see the contributions of our researchers to basic science, clinical care and imaging development, and health service delivery being rewarded. This work reflects the spirit of multidisciplinary investigation and bench-to-community work. These grants will allow researchers and their programs to continue adding to the depth and breadth of enquiry in their respective fields.”
University of Sydney researchers have been granted more than $42 million over five years in the 2024 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants.
A total of 27 projects have secured funding to help solve some of the nation’s most pressing problems from across the spectrum of health and medical research.
"I feel very honoured to be receiving this grant towards my research in neurodegenerative diseases at the Brain and Mind Centre." Professor Glenda Halliday AO
(left to right) Professor Glenda Halliday AO, Associate Professor Mac (James) Shine, Dr Emma Devenney.
Brain and Mind Centre members:
- Professor Glenda Halliday - Cell type and organelle specific identification of molecular mechanisms initiating and propagating neurodegenerative diseases ($3 million)
- Associate Professor James (Mac) Shine - Neuroimaging, neural models, and neurobiology: A fresh look at dementia ($2.4 million)
- Dr Emma Devenney - At risk: A novel neurophysiological approach to biomarkers in neurodegeneration ($1.6 million)
I feel very honoured to be receiving this grant towards my research in neurodegenerative diseases at the Brain and Mind Centre.
Brain and Mind Centre Collaborators
We are proud to work with esteemed researchers through our partnerships with institutions and hospitals, and thrilled to congratulate the 2024 NHMRC Investigators who actively participate in Brain and Mind Centre research teams and shaping our strategic research goals.
Dr Ann-Na Cho - Harnessing the power of the human brain microphysiological system as a model for neuroinflammation, viral infections and pre-clinical therapeutic screening ($674,400)
Dr Katrina Prior - The dangerous path of self-medicating postpartum stress and anxiety with alcohol: Intervening early to improve the health and wellbeing of both mother and child ($674,400)
Dr Lauren Gardner - Don't blow it: Harnessing an effective and scalable drug prevention model to curb youth vaping ($1.6 million) ($674,400)
NHMRC Investigator Grants support the four pillars of health and medical research - biomedical, clinical, public health and health services research - and researchers at all career stages.
The scheme is designed to allow flexibility to pursue important new research directions, to form collaborations, and to foster innovative and creative research.