List of NHMRC Grant Recipients – August 2014 Round
Chief Investigator A
Grant Type
Project Title
Total Grant Awarded
Dr Allan McRae
Career
Development
Fellowships
Career
Development
Fellowships
Genetics of DNA
Methylation and Its Role in
Disease Susecptibility
An Integrated Genomic and
Epigenomic Approach to
Dissect the Aetiology of
Motor Neuron Disease
The genetic and cellular
control of
lymphangiogenesis in
health and disease
How Sweet It Is: diagnostic
clinical and experimental
glycoproteomics
Reducing prolonged sitting
time in adults
$411,768
Microfluidic Strategy for
Circulating Tumour Cells
Analysis in Cancer Patients
Bacterial Pathogenomics:
whole-genome sequencing
to investigate infection
transmission, pathogenesis
and antibiotic resistance
Chronic Kidney Disease
Centre of Research
Excellence
Improving translation of
intensity and quality of
upper limb rehabilitation
provided by occupational
therapists to children with
unilateral cerebral palsy: A
cluster randomised
controlled trial
Glucose transport in the
diabetic kidney
$411,768
Methamphetamine
clandestine laboratories: An
analysis of the geo-spatial
dynamics between
ecological factors,
pharmacists, pseudorunners and related health
harms.
$309,436
Dr Beben Benyamin
Dr Benjamin Hogan
Career
Development
Fellowships
Dr Benjamin Schulz
Career
Development
Fellowships
Career
Development
Fellowships
Career
Development
Fellowships
Career
Development
Fellowships
Dr Genevieve Healy
Dr Muhammad
Shiddiky
Dr Scott Beatson
Prof Wendy Hoy
Dr Leanne Sakzewski
Dr Linda Gallo
Mr Jason Ferris
Centre for
Research
Excellence
Early Career
Fellowships
(Australia)
Early Career
Fellowships
(Australia)
Early Career
Fellowships
(Australia)
$411,768
$455,452
$455,452
$411,768
$455,452
$2,496,981
$216,605
$309,436
Mr Robert Power
Early Career
Fellowships
(Australia)
Dr Anthony Raphael
Early Career
Fellowships
(Overseas)
Early Career
Fellowships
(Overseas)
Dr Timothy Kidd
Dr William Harrison
Early Career
Fellowships
(Overseas)
Mr Mitchell Sullivan
Early Career
Fellowships
(Overseas)
NHMRC
Infrastructure
Grants
NHMRC Project
Grants
Research Admin Officer
A/Pr Abdullah Mamun
A/Pr Andreas Schibler
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Gerhard Schenk
NHMRC Project
Grants
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Greig De
Zubicaray
A/Pr Jennifer Fleming
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Kay Crossley
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Kiarash
Khosrotehrani
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Kristen Radford
NHMRC Project
Grants
Understanding the genetic
architecture of psychiatric
disorders in patients and
populations
Modulating the skin
immune system with
physical stimulus
Transcriptome
Characterization of
Klebsiella pneumoniae
during Infection (TRACKIN)
Novel approaches to
understanding peripheral
vision in patients with
central vision loss
Exploring the Role of
Glycogen Structure in Type
2 Diabetes.
2014 Equipment Grant
$309,436
Generational and
developmental pathways of
childhood and adolescent
obesity: A three generation
cohort study
High Flow Cannula Therapy
in Bronchiolitis, a
Randomised Controlled
Trial
An integrated approach to
combat antibiotic resistance
A prospective study of
language impairment and
recovery following surgery
for brain tumours
Efficacy of prospective
memory rehabilitation plus
metacognitive skills training
for adults with traumatic
brain injury: a randomised
controlled trial
Femoroacetabular
impingement and early
arthritis
Role of resident endothelial
progenitor cells in
melanoma vascularisation
and progression
A new approach to the
design and evaluation of T
$1,232,041
$393,276
$348,252
$371,844
$374,986
$524,104
$1,242,929
$377,077
$823,663
$461,398
$896,918
$922,589
$382,077
A/Pr Luke Guddat
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Marcus Meinzer
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Nikolas Haass
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Philip Stevenson
NHMRC Project
Grants
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Richard Sturm
A/Pr Ross Cunnington
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Thomas Burne
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Trent Woodruff
NHMRC Project
Grants
A/Pr Trent Woodruff
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Andrew Brooks
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Beben Benyamin
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Benjamin Hogan
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Benjamin Hogan
NHMRC Project
Grants
cell vaccines for cancer and
infectious disease.
Acetohydroxyacid synthase:
A new drug target for
human fungal pathogens
Neural mechanisms of
language facilitation in
aphasia due to transcranial
direct current stimulation.
Defining the role of
Microphthalmia-associated
Transcription Factor (MITF)
in melanoma heterogeneity
by real-time cell cycle
imaging
Protection against
Herpesvirus super-infection
Investigation of the
molecular basis of human
nevogenesis and melanoma
initiation
High-resolution brain
imaging of basal ganglia
function
Does adult vitamin D
deficiency increase
vulnerability to social stress
resulting in altered brain
function?
Complement activation as a
therapeutic target and
clinical biomarker for
Parkinson's disease
Determining the
contribution of peripheral
immune complement
signalling in the progression
of motor neuron disease
A New Paradigm for Class I
Cytokine Receptor
Activation
Novel epidemiological
methods to infer the causal
effects of risk factors on
neuropsychiatric and
cardiovascular disorders
A critical new signaling axis
in lymphatic vascular
angiogenesis
Novel transcription factor
regulation of lymphatic
$520,106
$502,131
$594,492
$589,492
$579,492
$570,364
$319,776
$482,492
$958,723
$919,835
$358,957
$678,846
$800,084
Dr Christina Schroeder
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Enzo Porrello
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Enzo Porrello
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Ingrid Winkler
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Joseph Powell
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Martin Sale
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Paul Dawson
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Peter Simpson
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Roberta Mazzieri
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Sang Hong Lee
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Stella Bjorkman
NHMRC Project
Grants
Dr Stuart Mazzone
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Alastair McEwan
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Andrew Perkins
NHMRC Project
vascular angiogenesis in
health and disease
Understanding how toxins
interact with lipid
membranes and ion
channels
Regulation of endogenous
heart regeneration by an
anti-fibrotic microRNA.
Regulation of heart
development and
regeneration by DNA
methylation.
Haematopoietic Stem Cell
glycome regulates outcome
of niche interactions
Determining shared genetic
control of RNA transcription
across 45 human tissue
types
Mimicking slow wave sleep
to enhance plasticity in the
elderly human brain
Neuroprotective role of
sulphate among preterm
babies (SuPreme study)
Defining the genomic and
therapeutic landscape of
familial breast cancer
Genetic engineering of
tumor-infiltrating
monocytes to inhibit
primary and metastatic
breast cancer
Advanced whole-genome
approaches for causative
variant detection and
individual risk prediction of
complex traits in human
populations.
Carbon dioxide as a
treatment for seizures in
the newborn
Dissecting the central
organisation of cough
neural networks
Zinc as an antimicrobial
agent and its effect on the
pathogenesis of Group A
Streptococcus
KLF circuitry in health and
$579,492
$427,077
$535,616
$878,872
$256,398
$415,106
$720,437
$1,114,997
$760,334
$343,961
$850,890
$846,670
$341,398
$684,453
Prof David Craik
Grants
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof David Craik
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof David Evans
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof David Evans
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof David Fairlie
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof David Fairlie
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Geoffrey Goodhill
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Gerald Holtmann
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Gregory Monteith
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Gregory Monteith
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Jennifer Martin
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof John Upham
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Joseph Lynch
NHMRC Project
disease
Development of selective
melanocortin receptor
agonists and antagonists
Development of peptidebased scaffolds for
intracellular cancer targets
Novel ways of utilizing
genome-wide DNA
methylation data from
peripheral blood samples in
genetic epidemiology
Gene expression profiling in
critically ill patients with
septic shock: The ADRENALGEPS Study
Downsizing A Human
Protein To Modulate
Inflammatory Diseases
Targeting Protease
Activated Receptor 2 In
Immunometabolism And
Obesity
Computational analysis of
the influence of growth
cone shape dynamics on
axon guidance
Pathophysiology of
functional dyspepsia:
Integration of upper gut
function, inflammation and
a systems biology approach.
Exploiting the
overexpression of a specific
calcium permeable ion
channel in breast cancer
cells: a new
pharmacological approach
to targeting breast cancer.
Resistance to Herceptin
(trastuzumab) in HER2
positive breast cancers: the
role of calcium signalling.
Unraveling the dynamic
Munc18a:Syntaxin1
interaction required for
neurotransmission
Using influenza vaccination
to understand and improve
anti-viral immunity in COPD
Using artificial synapses to
$663,592
$1,418,103
$276,398
$834,270
$500,616
$698,475
$335,492
$719,480
$559,492
$599,492
$653,472
$1,266,560
$498,009
Grants
Prof Martin Lavin
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Matthew Cooper
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Michael
McGuckin
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Michael
Stowasser
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Naomi Wray
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Naomi Wray
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Paul Colditz
NHMRC Project
Grants
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Peter Sly
Prof Ranjeny Thomas
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Rodney Minchin
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Roslyn Boyd
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Stephen Williams
NHMRC Project
Grants
Prof Walter Thomas
NHMRC Project
Grants
investigate the functional
pathology underlying
epilepsy
To investigate the role of
ATM protein in protecting
against neurodegeneration
Inhibitors of NLRP3
activation for treatment of
inflammatory CNS diseases
IL-22 as a Suppressor of
Pancreatic ß-Cell Stress and
a Treatment for Diabetes
A novel approach to
streamlining the diagnosis
of primary aldosteronism
Gene discovery in motor
neuron disease through
systems genomics
Multivariate whole genome
estimation and prediction
analysis of genomics data
applied to psychiatric
disorders
Neurodevelopment of the
preterm infant
Immune recognition of
upper airway microbiota in
early life as a determinant
of respiratory health in
children
Understanding the
development of
autoimmunity in response
to citrullinated peptide
antigen presentation to T
cells in rheumatoid arthritis
Role of sirtuins in the
regulation of the carcinogen
metabolising arylamine Nacetyltransferases
REACH: Randomised trial of
EArly Rehabilitation in
Congenital Hemiplegia
Role of dendritic
information processing in
visual circuit computations
New mediators of GPCRgrowth factor receptor
transactivation
$920,798
$991,062
$822,656
$263,133
$918,784
$610,529
$1,645,141
$1,088,362
$1,132,540
$317,077
$939,039
$861,300
$588,813