NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) for Funding Commencing in 2014
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.
The 19 applications listed below have been approved for funding by the Minister for Health, the Hon Peter Dutton MP.
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 relevant approvals for the research are obtained and
maintained for the duration of the project.
NHMRC will contact researchers and their Research Administration Officers in relation to the meeting requirements, including eligibility, before
the commencement of funding. Funding will not commence until all relevant requirements have been met.
CRE in Clinical Research
Stream
Administering
Institution
Budget
University of
Melbourne
$2,500,000
Centre for Research Excellence in the evaluation,
management and health care needs of Polycystic
Ovary Syndrome and related health implications
Monash University
$2,489,052
Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous
Children’s Healthy EARs (ICHEAR)
Menzies School of
Health Research
$2,499,750
National Clinical Centre of Research Excellence
in Severe Asthma
Centre of Research Excellence in Translation of
Research into Improved OUtcomes in
Musculoskeletal Pain & Health (CRE TRIUMPH)
The University of
Newcastle
$2,498,171
University of
Melbourne
$2,500,000
The Department of
Health Queensland
Trading as Prince
Charles Hospital
$2,491,450
App ID
CIA Name
1077898
Associate Professor Julie Bernhardt
Centre of Research Excellence in Stroke
Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery
1078444*
Professor Helena Teede
1078557*#
Professor Amanda Leach
1078579
Professor Peter Gibson
1079078
Professor Kim Bennell
1079421
Professor John Fraser
Application Title
Centre for Research Excellence in Advanced
Cardio-respiratory Therapies Improving OrgaN
Support (ACTIONS)
1079648
Professor Carola Vinuesa
Centre for Personalised Immunology
Australian National
University
$2,496,676
Administering
Institution
Budget
The Flinders
University of South
Australia
$2,471,076
University of
Melbourne
$2,495,032
* Denotes application in the Application Priority Area of Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
# This application is being fully funded by the Office of Hearing Services at the Department of Health.
CRE in Health Services
Research
CRE in Population Health
Research
Stream
App ID
CIA Name
Application Title
Centre of Research Excellence on Social
Determinants of Health (CRESDHE): Policy
research on the social determinants of health
equity
Centre of Research Excellence in Infectious
Diseases Modelling to Inform Public Health
Policy
1078046*
Professor Fran Baum
1078068
Associate Professor Jodie
McVernon
1079102
Professor John Hopper
Australian Centre of Excellence in Twin Research
University of
Melbourne
$2,475,361
1080401*
Professor Jonathan Carapetis
The END RHD CRE: Developing an endgame for
rheumatic heart disease in Australia
University of Western
Australia
$2,496,816
1078927*
Professor Ross Bailie
An Innovation Platform for Systems-Wide
Improvement in Indigenous Primary Health Care
Menzies School of
Health Research
$2,496,643
1079022
Professor Michele Sterling
CRE in Recovery Following Road Traffic
Accidents
Griffith University
$2,465,838
1079502
Professor Wendy Hoy
Chronic Kidney Disease Centre of Research
Excellence
The University of
Queensland
$2,496,982
1079625
Associate Professor Karin Thursky
A National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship:
Using a One Health Approach
University of
Melbourne
$2,500,000
Professor Anthony Keech
Diabetic Retinopathy – Closing the Loop for
Diabetic Eye Care and Complication Risk
Mitigation
University of Sydney
$2,479,298
1079864*~
* Denotes application in the Application Priority Area of Indigenous Health and Wellbeing
~ This grant is being co-funded with The Fred Hollows Foundation.
CRE in Type 1
Diabetes Research
Stream
App ID
CIA Name
Application Title
Administering
Institution
Total Budget
1078106^
Professor Jennifer Couper
Centre of Research Excellence for the Protection
of Pancreatic Beta Cells
The University of
Adelaide
$2,500,000
1078190^
Professor Timothy Jones
Improving the lives of young people with Type 1
Diabetes using State-of-the-Art Therapies
University of Western
Australia
$2,490,789
1078609^
Professor Mark Cooper
JDRF/NHMRC Diabetes Complications Centre of
Research Excellence
Baker IDI Heart and
Diabetes Institute
$2,500,000
^ These grants are being co-funded with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Total Expenditure
$47,342,931