Research Fellowships for funding commencing in 2013 The information presented on this page is provided to the research community as advice about the outcomes of the competitive peer review process for this scheme. In accordance with the Funding Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Institution in respect of NHMRC research funding schemes, the Institution must ensure that all relevant reporting requirements are met and that relevant approvals for the research are obtained and maintained for the duration of the Fellowship. NHMRC will contact researchers and their Research Administration Officers in relation to meeting requirements, including eligibility, before the commencement of funding. Funding will not commence until all relevant requirements have been met. Application ID Applicant Name Level APP1041742 Professor Louisa Degenhardt PRF APP1041756 Professor Maree Teesson SRF B APP1041766 Doctor Chrishan Samuel APP1041789 APP1041793 Simplified Title Assessing the population health impact of illicit drug use: prevalence, trajectories, and contributions to disease burden Administering Institute Amount University of New South Wales $714,745 Mental health and substance use University of New South Wales $652,765 SRF A Developing Novel Therapies for Fibrosis Monash University $590,785 Professor Elizabeth Eakin SRF A Translating health behaviour interventions into Population Health practice The University of Queensland $590,785 Professor Mark Dadds PRF Innovative models of early intervention for conduct disorders in children University of New South Wales $789,745 APP1041796 Professor Simon Stewart PRF Reducing disparities in heart diseaserelated morbidity and mortality Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited $789,745 APP1041797 Professor Jerry Adams SPRF Clarifying cell death to improve cancer therapy The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research $808,375 APP1041801 Professor Lin Fritschi SRF B Occupational cancer epidemiology University of Western Australia $652,765 APP1041828 Associate Professor Phillip Darcy SRF B Targeting T cells to cancer University of Melbourne $727,765 APP1041832 Professor Stephen Kent PRF Research fellowship to study HIV vaccine University of Melbourne $789,745 APP1041835 Doctor Guiying Nie SRF B Embryo implantation and Placental Development Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research $652,765 APP1041844 Associate Professor Kate Denton SRF B Combating Cardiovascular disease Monash University $652,765 APP1041853 Professor Susan Davis PRF Improving the health of women at midlife Monash University $789,745 The University of Newcastle $640,785 APP1041866 Professor Amanda Baker SRF A Putting New Interventions for Co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Problems into Practice APP1041867 Associate Professor Kypros Kypri SRF B Reducing the burden of disease due to hazardous alcohol consumption The University of Newcastle $652,765 APP1041875 Professor Arthur Christopoulos PRF Research Fellowship: Understanding GPCRs Monash University $714,745 APP1041883 Professor Rob Sutherland SPRF Research Fellowship The Garvan Institute of Medical Research $883,375 APP1041885 Professor Peter Currie PRF Genetic basis for skeletal muscle formation in development and disease. Monash University $714,745 APP1041895 Associate Professor Maarten van den Buuse SRF B Neurodevelopmental mechanisms and early intervention in psychiatric illness University of Melbourne $652,765 APP1041897 Associate Professor Heidi Drummer SRF A Viral entry and the development of vaccines. The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd $665,785 APP1041918 Associate Professor Vicki Clifton SRF A Asthma during pregnancy The University of Adelaide $590,785 APP1041920 Professor Jozef Gecz SPRF Genetics and Biology of Neurological Disorders The University of Adelaide $883,375 APP1041929 Associate Professor Rohan Teasdale SRF A Cellular Microbiology The University of Queensland $590,785 APP1041975 Associate Professor Ian Campbell PRF Genetics and genomics of breast and ovarian cancer University of Melbourne $714,745 APP1042002 Professor Sally Dunwoodie SRF B Determining the causes of birth defects Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited $652,765 APP1042018 Professor David Jackson SPRF New Generation Vaccines Against Infectious Diseases and Cancer. University of Melbourne $883,375 APP1042089 Doctor Michelle Lane SRF B How sperm and eggs set trajectory for life The University of Adelaide $652,765 APP1042092 Doctor Gabrielle Belz PRF Transcriptional regulation of protective immune responses The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research $714,745 APP1042093 Professor Melissa Little SPRF Developing novel treatments for kidney disease The University of Queensland $808,375 APP1042095 Associate Professor Peter Meikle SRF B Lipidomics of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited $727,765 University of South Australia $590,785 APP1042105 Professor Cory Xian SRF A Bone growth for healthy development: physiology, pathophysiology, and regeneration APP1042255 Professor Trevor Mori SRF A Research Fellowship University of Western Australia $590,785 Monash University $727,765 APP1042298 Doctor Caroline Gargett SRF B The role of endometrial stem cells in women’s reproductive health and disease, and their use in cell based therapies APP1042305 Doctor Linda Bendall SRF A Improving Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia University of Sydney $590,785 APP1042341 Professor Peter Eastwood SRF A Treatment of Sleep and Respiratory Disorders University of Western Australia $590,785 APP1042343 Associate Professor Zhiqiang Wang SRF A Chronic disease epidemiology The University of Queensland $590,785 Deakin University $714,745 APP1042442 Professor Kylie Ball PRF Understanding and addressing socioeconomic inequalities in diet, physical activity and obesity APP1042492 Professor Gavin Lambert SRF A Research Fellowship Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited $590,785 APP1042495 Professor David Kaye SPRF Discovery and clinical translation in heart failure Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited $883,375 APP1042555 Associate Professor Amanda Sainsbury-Salis SRF A Improving weight loss outcomes University of Sydney $590,785 APP1042589 Associate Professor Stuart Pitson SRF A Sphingosine kinase as a target for anticancer therapy The University of Adelaide $590,785 APP1042600 Professor Amanda Thrift SRF A Prevention of stroke and vascular disease Monash University $590,785 APP1042629 Doctor Philippe Bouillet SRF A Research Fellowship The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research $590,785 APP1042646 Associate Professor Jane Butler SRF A Research Fellowship - Jane Butler University of New South Wales $590,785 APP1042650 Associate Professor Ross Bathgate SRF B Research Fellowship University of Melbourne $652,765 APP1042677 Professor Stan Gronthos PRF Mesenchymal stem cells in bone regeneration and repair The University of Adelaide $714,745 APP1042717 Professor Emily Banks SRF B Evidence from large studies to prevent common illnesses Australian National University $727,765 APP1042735 Associate Professor Helen Thomas SRF A Prevention of pancreatic beta cell destruction in diabetes St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research $590,785 APP1042775 Associate Professor Michael Hickey SRF B White blood cell infiltration in inflammatory disease Monash University $652,765 APP1042782 Professor Cameron Simmons SRF B Dengue pathogenesis and disease control University of Melbourne $652,765 APP1042865 Doctor Elizabeth Gardiner SRF A Research Fellowship Monash University $590,785 APP1042907 Associate Professor Jane Hocking SRF A The prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections in Australia University of Melbourne $590,785 APP1042925 Associate Professor Stuart Tangye PRF Defining the requirements for effective immune responses The Garvan Institute of Medical Research $714,745 APP1043026 Associate Professor Xiao-Jun Du SRF A Developing novel therapies for cardiovascular remodelling Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited $590,785 APP1043070 Professor James Paton SPRF Understanding and preventing bacterial disease The University of Adelaide $808,375 APP1043091 Professor Mark Stevenson SRF B Reducing the burden of road injury Monash University $727,765 APP1043134 Associate Professor Penelope Webb SRF A Reducing the burden of gynaecological cancer The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research $590,785 APP1043149 Professor David Huang PRF Targeting mechanisms that promote cancer cell survival The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research $714,745 APP1043187 Associate Professor Richard Sturm SRF B Genes for skin, hair and eye colour and relation to skin cancer risk The University of Queensland $652,765 APP1043290 Professor Seong-Seng Tan SPRF Mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neuroprotection University of Melbourne $808,375 APP1043294 Doctor Timothy Moss SRF A Understanding and treating infection or inflammation in newborns Monash University $590,785 APP1043345 Professor Ivo Mueller SRF B Senior Research Fellowship The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research $652,765 APP1043400 Associate Professor Christopher Ormandy SRF A Why breast cancers are different. The Garvan Institute of Medical Research $590,785 APP1043626 Professor George Paxinos SPRF Imaging Atlases of the Brain of Humans and Experimental Animals University of New South Wales $808,375 APP1043837 Doctor Shireen Lamande SRF A Inherited musculoskeletal disorders: molecular genetics, cellular mechanisms and therapies Murdoch Children’s Research Institute $590,785 APP1044041 Professor Alpha Yap PRF Cell-cell interactions in health and disease The University of Queensland $714,745 APP1044091 Associate Professor JeanPierre Levesque SRF A How does the bone marrow regulate normal blood formation and leukaemia progression Mater Medical Research Institute Limited $590,785 APP1044152 Associate Professor Robert Medcalf PRF To understand the roles of plasminogen activation in the blood and the brain Monash University $714,745 APP1044215 Associate Professor Anthony Purcell SRF B What does the immune system see during autoimmunity Monash University $652,765 APP1044414 Professor Glenn King PRF Venoms to drugs: translating venom peptides into therapeutics The University of Queensland $714,745 The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd $714,745 APP1044520 Professor Suzanne Crowe PRF Translating Research into HIV-related Health Outcomes in the Developing World APP1044628 Professor Boris Martinac PRF Research Fellowship Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited $714,745 APP1044698 Professor Scott Ritchie SRF A Modernizing mosquito control James Cook University $590,785 APP1044754 Professor Graham Lieschke SRF B Studying white blood cell function and disease using zebrafish models Monash University $652,765 APP1045161 Doctor Richard Saffery SRF B Epigenetics of childhood development and disease Murdoch Children’s Research Institute $652,765 APP1045280 Associate Professor Ecosse Lamoureux SRF B Improving the quality of life for Australians with vision impairment Centre for Eye Research Australia Ltd $652,765 APP1045318 Professor Richard Mattick PRF Alcohol, tobacco, illicit and prescribed drugs: Prospective cohorts and RCTs University of New South Wales $714,745 APP1045862 Professor Christopher Reid SRF B Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes Monash University $652,765 APP1045964 Professor MacDonald Christie SPRF Developing novel neuroreceptor and channel therapies for pain and addiction University of Sydney $808,375 APP1046092 Associate Professor John Mariadason SRF A Strategies for enhancing the treatment of colon cancer. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd $590,785 APP1046207 Professor Robert Gibson SRF B Foods for Future Australians The University of Adelaide $652,765 APP1046471 Associate Professor Victor Villemagne SRF B Imaging of Neurodegeneration University of Melbourne $652,765 APP1046518 Professor Melissa Wake SRF B Population Paediatrics and Translational Child Health Research Murdoch Children’s Research Institute $652,765 APP1046899 Professor Ian Hickie SPRF Testing and delivering early interventions for young people with depression University of Sydney $883,375 APP1047070 Professor Phillip Robinson SPRF Molecular mechanisms and pharmacology of the dynamins Children's Medical Research Institute $883,375