Sydney researchers awarded over $22 million in NHMRC Ideas Grants

Dr Charles Bailey from the Centenary Institute has received $1,065,723.29 for his project ‘Enhanced adeno-associated virus vectors for safer gene therapies.’

Professor Kirrie Ballard from the Sydney School of Health Sciences has received $909,646 for her project ‘As we speak: Unmasking speech changes earlier in the course of disease.’

Professor Wojciech Chrzanowski from the Sydney Pharmacy School has received $885,247.10 for his project ‘Mitochondrial transplantation as a next-generation therapeutic for COPD.’

Dr Kavitha Gowrishankar from the School of Medical Sciences has received $1,338,210.20 for her project ‘Transgenic receptor combinations - novel cellular therapeutics for acute myeloid leukaemia.’

Professor Ruta Gupta from the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse has received $1,033,196 for her project ‘Tailoring Adjuvant Therapy for Oral Cancer Through BioPrinting.’

Professor Wayne Hawthorne from the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and School of Medical Sciences has received $3,912,003.50 for his project ‘Xenotransplantation a Next Generation Cure for Diabetes using Transgenic Porcine Islets.’

Dr Weerachai Jaratlerdsiri from the School of Medical Sciences has received $236,744.45 for his project ‘Towards New Reference-free Cancer Genome Analysis for Better Addressing Racial Disparities.’

Dr Sohel Julovi from the Westmead Institute for Medical Research has received $1,054,097.50 for his project ‘Heartfelt disharmony: Investigating a Novel Pathway Driving Cardiorenal Syndrome.’

Associate Professor Eddy Kizana from Sydney Medical School has received $1,603,928.40 for his project ‘Creation of Next Generation Vectors for Cardiac Gene Therapy: Toward Human Application.’

Professor Barbara Mintzes from the School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre has received $1,846,156 for her project ‘A stronger voice for Australian patients and health consumers: toolkit for independence.’

Professor Hilda Pickett from the Children’s Medical Research Institute has received $681,113 for her project ‘Telomerase proteostasis in human health and disease.’

Professor Renae Ryan from the School of Medical Sciences has received $987,264 for her project ‘The twisted link between a dual function transporter and Episodic Ataxia.’

Professor Barry Slobedman from the School of Medical Sciences has received $1,564,754.40 for his project ‘Improving Outcomes for Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Pioneering Biomarkers in Human Cytomegalovirus Infection.’

Associate Professor Thomas Tu from the Westmead Institute for Medical Research has received $1,288,133 for his project ‘Overcoming viral persistence to cure Hepatitis B.’

Associate Professor Anna Waterhouse from the School of Medical Sciences has received $781,778 for her project ‘Bioengineering to Eliminate Thrombosis in Heart-Lung Machines.’

Dr Justin Wong from the School of Medical Sciences has received $1,029,321 for his project ‘Linking altered RNA modification in untranslated regions to cancer pathogenesis.’

Professor Peter Rutledge from the School of Chemistry has received $977,475 for his project ‘Hijacking the mycobacterial protein degradation system for new drugs against tuberculosis.’

Dr Carola Venturini from the Sydney School of Veterinary Science has received $816,351 for her project ‘Molecular and multi-omics assessment of Klebsiella pneumoniae response to bacteriophages.’