Postgraduate Scholarships Recommended for Funding
For funding commencing in 2014
The aim of the Postgraduate Scholarship scheme (PGS) is to support outstanding health and medical graduates
early in their career so they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive, and develop a
capacity for original independent research within Australia.
The highest ranked applicant in the Clinical and Dora Lush Biomedical (Graduate Other) categories are the
recipients of the Gustav Nossal Awards.
The following table lists the 108 PGS applicants who have been recommended for funding commencing in 2014:
Application
ID
Applicant Name
1074300
Rebekah Ahmed Eating, autonomic and sexual
dysfunction in frontotemporal
dementia and motor neuron
disease.
Kate Cantwell
Ambulance Demand: random
events or predictable patterns
1074335
1074342
Shakyalal
Fernando
1074343
Nicole Pesa
1074374
Jason Ong
1074391
Benjamin Teh
Scientific Title
Melatonin and infertility: Can we
improve outcomes of assisted
reproductive technology?
The uptake of mental health care
in cancer patients: A populationlevel analysis of resource use
Anal cancer examination (ACE)
study - Annual anal examinations
to detect early anal cancer in HIV
positive men who have sex with
men
Prediction of Infection in Multiple
Myeloma (PRIMM) study : a
personalised risk profile for
infection management
Administering
Institution
Budget
University of
$117,368
New South Wales
The Macfarlane
Burnet Institute
for Medical
Research and
Public Health Ltd
Monash
University
$40,197
University of
Sydney
$81,209
University of
Melbourne
$58,934
University of
Melbourne
$84,905
$117,368
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1074400
Shu Fen Wong
Deakin
University
$45,949
1074403
Geetha
Gopalsamy
The Flinders
University of
South Australia
$78,412
1074409
Maleeka
Ladhani
University of
Sydney
$39,456
1074457
Chantal Attard
1074467
Angie Pinto
1074477
Sarah Watts
1074484
Lauren Arundell
1074496
Manaswi Pathik
1074523
Danny Tsai
1074543
Jennifer Ho
1074547
Philip Britton
Patients’ preferences for cancer
treatment: a discrete choice
experiment to understand the role
of choice in explaining regional
disparities
Effect of type 2 resistant starch
(RS2) on zinc retention in zinc
depleted growing rats and the
potential utilisation of RS2 by
infant fecal inocula.
Risk prediction for cardiovascular
disease outcomes in patients with
chronic kidney disease
Improving the long-term outcomes
of the Australian and New Zealand
Fontan population
Long term health outcomes in
people living with HIV
Understanding cross-cultural
caregiving practices and testing
the efficacy of an innovative
evidence-based psychological
intervention to improve child
development.
The after-school period: A critical
window for children's health
behaviours
Epicardial and Endocardial
Mapping in Persistent Atrial
Fibrillation: Evaluation of 3dimensionality of atrial substrate
and circuits
Improving Antibiotic Dosing of
Piperacillin-Tazobactam,
Meropenem, Ceftriaxone and
Vancomycin in Critically Ill
Australian Indigenous Patients
Host-Pathogen Interactions and
Disease Severity in Tuberculosis
Childhood Encephalitis in
Australasia: in search of new
infectious aetiologies, standardised
guidelines and opportunities for
prevention.
Murdoch
$81,209
Childrens
Research Institute
University of
$117,368
New South Wales
University of
$94,072
Sydney
Deakin
University
$31,887
University of
Melbourne
$117,368
The University of
Queensland
$77,059
University of
Sydney
University of
Sydney
$117,368
$97,890
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1074570
Michelle
Jackman
The University of
Notre Dame
Australia
$89,818
1074571
Michael Cai
1074593
Katherine
Cullerton
1074605
Elisabeth De
Smit
1074616
Stephanie
Mathieson
Gemma Jacklyn
Effectiveness of functional
splinting combined with motor
training to improve hand function
in children with cerebral palsy and
brain injury
Calciprotein particles as an
adaptive response to mineral
stress: its physiological and
pathophysiological significance in
mineral metabolism.
Analysing the influence and
effective strategies of lobbyists on
federal health policy, particularly
public health nutrition policy, in
Australia
Molecular investigations into the
pathoaetiology and genetics of
Giant Cell Arteritis
Management of Neuropathic Pain
and Sciatica
The benefits and harms of
mammography screening for
breast cancer in the context of the
Australian breast screening
program: an epidemiological
analysis to inform future policy
and practice
Temporal dynamics of airway
mechanics: implementation in
management of COPD
Characterisation of excitability
properties of nerve and muscle in
sporadic inclusion body myositis
The design, process and impact
evaluation of a mental health and
wellbeing promotion program with
fathers from migrant and refugee
backgrounds
Characterisation of miRNAs that
Regulate Vascular Leakage.
1074626
1074630
Sabine
Zimmermann
1074648
Jessica
Sylvester
1074650
Gilles Forget
1074664
Jia Li
1074678
Claire Johnson
Developing a national salt
reduction program for India
Melbourne Health $117,368
Queensland
University of
Technology
$67,758
Centre for Eye
Research
Australia Ltd
University of
Sydney
University of
Sydney
$117,368
University of
Sydney
$88,151
University of
Sydney
$78,412
Queensland
University of
Technology
$58,790
Centenary
Institute of
Cancer Medicine
and Cell Biology
University of
Sydney
$137,825
$74,223
$60,046
$58,790
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
1074750
Stefan
Cvetkovski
1074763
1074790
1074795
1074801
1074824
1074831
1074866
1074870
1074886
1074924
Scientific Title
A longitudinal study of the impact
of psychological distress and
socio-economic disadvantage on
the educational outcomes of
tertiary students
Kate Ahmad
The neuro-ophthalmological
manifestations of human
mitochondrial diseases.
Cameron
The burden of Campylobacter
Moffatt
infection in Australia: examining
clinical outcomes to improve our
understanding of a preventable
public health problem
Matthew Grigg Disease burden, risk factors and
treatment of human infection with
Plasmodium knowlesi and other
Plasmodium species in Sabah,
Malaysia
Arianne
Neonatal and maternal outcomes
Sweeting
in early diagnosis and intervention
for gestational diabetes for women
at high risk: A prospective
randomised controlled trial
Jason Kwong
Bacterial genomics for clinical
infectious diseases and infection
control
Nathaniel Swain Speech Pathology intervention for
young offenders with language
impairment
Audra Shadforth Development of a cultured tissue
substitute, using silk fibroin, to
repair the subretinal architecture
of the ageing eye
Amalie Dyda
Vaccine Preventable Diseases in
adults aged 45 and above in
Australia
Matthew
Improving the early detection of
Roberts
prostate cancer: a non-invasive,
systems biology approach.
Andrea Schaffer Post-market surveillance of
medicine-related adverse events:
Using linked administrative
databases to explore outcomes and
best-practice research methods
Administering
Institution
Budget
University of
Melbourne
$54,306
University of
Sydney
$88,151
Australian
National
University
$81,209
Menzies School
of Health
Research
$78,412
University of
Sydney
$117,368
University of
Melbourne
$117,368
University of
Melbourne
$102,578
Queensland
University of
Technology
$61,032
University of
$61,032
New South Wales
The University of
Queensland
$58,934
University of
Sydney
$81,209
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1074925
David Bishop
University of
Sydney
$117,368
1074954
Roula Ghaoui
University of
Sydney
$78,412
1074976
Mohinder Sarna
Sharmayne
Brady
The University of
Queensland
Monash
University
$102,578
1074979
1074987
Ruby Biezen
Monash
University
$67,758
1074997
Timothy Lovell
Jayishni Prasad
University of
Melbourne
The University of
Queensland
$117,368
1075000
1075044
Teresa Kelly
University of
Melbourne
$68,552
1075048
Alison Crichton
Weiwen Chen
1075065
Christopher
Morgan
Murdoch
Childrens
Research Institute
The Garvan
Institute of
Medical Research
University of
Melbourne
$77,059
1075053
1075087
Elizabeth
Williams
Genetically modified chimeric
antigen receptor expressing T-cells
for off the shelf treatment of Bcell leukaemia and lymphoma
The application of whole exome
sequencing to the diagnosis of
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Observational research in
childhood diseases
Does statin use have a disease
modifying effect in symptomatic
knee osteoarthritis? A randomised,
double-blind, placebo-controlled
trial
Knowledge, attitude and practice
of parents and primary care
providers in the prevention and
management of respiratory tract
infections in young children
Effect of alpha-synuclein on
cognition in mice
The mechanical function of the
tibialis posterior muscle and
tendon during walking and its
implications in disorders of the
foot
Exploring the meaning and
experience of cardiovascular
health of people who live with
severe and persistent mental
illness.
Serum biomarkers to predict
fatigue outcome after paediatric
traumatic brain injury.
Effects of osteoporotic fractures
and anti-osteoporosis treatment on
mortality risk
Integrated approaches to promote
maternal and newborn survival in
high mortality settings.
Infant motor development between
0-4 months: a new look at the
effect of the ‘back to sleep’
program
University of
Melbourne
$102,578
$117,368
$91,236
$117,368
$94,644
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1075103
Leanne Brown
Queensland
University of
Technology
$60,046
1075119
Vikas Goyal
The University of
Queensland
$65,427
1075151
Michael Low
A Randomised Controlled Trial of
a clinical information tool to
support patients’ decision making
for management of end stage
kidney disease
Advancing the knowledge,
understanding and management of
respiratory exacerbations in
children with bronchiectasis
Regulation of Mcl1 transcription
and protein stability in myeloma
and lymphoma cells
$137,825
1075171
Daniel
Engelman
The Walter and
Eliza Hall
Institute of
Medical Research
University of
Melbourne
1075192
Simon Jiang
Australian
National
University
$49,195
1075207
Moya
Vandeleur
Monash
University
$78,412
1075226
The-Phung To
University of
Melbourne
$102,578
1075250
Rebecca Jessup
Deakin
University
$102,578
1075288
Emma Ridley
Monash
University
$102,578
1075304
Holly Hutton
Monash
University
$117,368
Investigation of population-based
screening programs for the
prevention and control of
rheumatic heart disease
Investigating the effect of single
nucleotide polymorphisms on the
development of systemic lupus
erythematosus
The impact of sleep disturbance on
daytime functioning, mood and
quality of life in children and
adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
Improving the management of oral
medications when patients are
fasting or nil by mouth
Development and implementation
of health literacy interventions to
improve understanding, access and
use of health services
Determining the affect and costeffectiveness of nutrition therapy
in critically ill patients from
Intensive Care Unit admission to
hospital discharge on clinical
parameters, function and health
related quality of life.
The Inflammasome is Critical to
Generation of Autoimmunity and
Renal Injury in MPO-ANCA
Vasculitis and May Respresent a
New Therapeutic Target
$117,368
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1075307
Yogeesan
Sivakumaran
University of
Sydney
$117,368
1075308
Bindu Patel
University of
Sydney
$40,855
1075330
Stephen Milne
University of
Sydney
$117,368
1075332
Farzan Bahin
University of
Sydney
$88,151
1075337
Katrina Chau
Naseem
Mirbagheri
The Heart
Research Institute
Ltd
University of
Sydney
$117,368
1075338
1075362
Anna Palagyi
University of
Sydney
$67,758
1075439
Elizabeth
Robertson
Sarah
Sandaradura
Kylie Dyson
Morphological and neurochemical
characterisation of the human
enteric nervous system
An innovative multi-faceted
electronic decision support system
to improve cardiovascular disease
risk management in primary health
care
The effect of long acting
bronchodilators on ventilation in
COPD
Endoscopic Resection of
Advanced Mucosal Lesions of the
Gastrointestinal Tract – Improving
safety, enhancing efficacy
Functional alterations in the
placenta in the setting of
hypertension
Phenotypic Variations in Central
and Peripheral Mechanisms of
Sacral Neuromodulation in Faecal
Incontinence
The risk of falls in older people
with cataract after first and second
eye cataract surgery and the
associated personal, social and
economic costs
Mechanisms of Gender
Differences in Genetic Aortopathy
Nemaline myopathy: a clinical and
genetic review
Paramedic competency and
exposure to skills: does it make a
difference?
Chronic cough in children
following presentation to a tertiary
paediatric emergency department
with acute respiratory illness
A randomised controlled trial of
cognitive remediation therapy for
the obese - a preliminary
investigation
Understanding Women’s
Experiences of Endometriosis and
of Condition-Specific Health Care
University of
Sydney
University of
Sydney
Monash
University
$97,890
The University of
Queensland
$82,730
University of
Western Sydney
$51,539
Monash
University
$58,790
1075451
1075456
1075467
Benjamin
Drescher
1075485
Jayanthi Raman
1075527
Kate Young
$78,412
$55,688
$60,046
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
1075540
Larissa Doughty Discovering potent and specific
inhibitors of CD151 as a basis for
novel therapeutics to treat
metastatic prostate cancer.
Hopin Lee
An exploration of the mechanisms
underlying a novel pain biology
education intervention (Explain
pain) in reducing the development
of chronic low back pain
Emily Mann
Influence of the built environment
on child mental health in
neighbourhoods of Brisbane,
Australia
Sean Taylor
Improving Diabetes Care and
Management in Torres Strait
Remote Primary Health Care
Settings
Malcolm Forbes Successful prevention of chronic
disease progression among
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander adults in rural north
Queensland primary health care
services
Jarred Gillett
Randomised controlled trial of
progressive resistance training on
mechanical gait deficiencies in
youth and adolescents with spastic
type cerebral palsy.
Mark Plummer
Patient safety and therapeutic
implications of glucagon-like
peptide-1 (GLP-1) in ambulant
type 2 diabetics and the critically
ill.
Charlotte Slade B and T Lymphocyte
Differentiation and Molecular
Mechanisms of Primary
Immunodeficiency Diseases
Adrian Traeger
The effect of early pain education
on the development of chronic low
back pain
Scott Williams
The role of epigenetics in dental
development and dental caries
Stephen Casey
The renin angiotensin system in
portal hypertension
1075575
1075581
1075608
1075622
1075642
1075657
1075666
1075670
1075705
1075720
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
St Vincent's
Institute of
Medical Research
$81,209
University of
$85,565
New South Wales
The University of
Queensland
$81,209
James Cook
University
$85,565
James Cook
University
$68,673
The University of
Queensland
$74,483
The University of
Adelaide
$84,905
The Walter and
$117,368
Eliza Hall
Institute of
Medical Research
University of
$77,059
New South Wales
University of
Sydney
University of
Melbourne
$107,629
$58,934
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1075742
Eamonn Fahy
Characterising axonal injury in
retinal ganglion cells
$84,905
1075767
Cher-Rin Chong Enantiomer-specific actions of
perhexiline: refinement of
therapeutics in heart failiure
Chen Hsung
Identification and characterisation
Chew
of genetic factors that contribute
to, and predict, relapses in acute
leukaemia
Jonathan Dick
Complement in Autoimmune
Myeloperoxidase
Glomerulonephritis
Hong Yang
TAsmanian Study of
Echocardiographic detection of
Left ventricular dysFunction
Harris Eyre
Associations between
inflammation, health behaviours
and brain aging: focus on old-age
depression and age-related
cognitive decline
Rachelle Opie
The development, implementation
and evaluation of a randomised
controlled trial of dietary
improvement as a treatment
strategy for major depression.
Timothy Sayer
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Reconstruction (ACLR) changes
following neuromuscular
intervention
Suja
Falling Insulin Requirements and
Padmanabhan
Placental Insufficiency in PreGestational Diabetes During Late
Pregnancy: A Prospective Case
Control Study
Sally Abell
Observational analysis of maternal
and neonatal health outcomes with
different treatment targets for
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
(GDM), review of specific
treatment interventions, and
development of validated early
risk prediction model.
Centre for Eye
Research
Australia Ltd
The University of
Adelaide
The Walter and
Eliza Hall
Institute of
Medical Research
Monash
University
$117,368
University of
Tasmania
$102,578
The University of
Adelaide
$117,368
La Trobe
University
$68,552
University of
Melbourne
$81,209
Western Sydney
Local Health
District
$84,905
Monash
University
$117,368
1075801
1075803
1075806
1075832
1075852
1075881
1075893
1075932
$43,033
$117,368
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1075949
Prahlad Ho
University of
Melbourne
$104,383
1076048
Alison Hadley
Evaluation of new biomarkers of
thrombosis in a normal population
as well as in individuals with
anticoagulated and
hypercoagulable states
Mechanisms of resistance to novel
therapies in DNA repair defective
high-grade serous ovarian cancer
$117,368
1076072
Monique Costin
The Walter and
Eliza Hall
Institute of
Medical Research
The Garvan
Institute of
Medical Research
1076083
Michael
Chapman
Monash
University
$68,673
1076086
Rajesh Thomas
1076087
Charlotte
Denniston
1076118
Sandeep Prabhu
1076124
Janet Pasricha
1076238
Naomi Achong
1076290
Mian Bi
1076347
Shae Quirk
1076348
Anjana
Radhakutty
Insulin-signalling pathway in
cancer tissue of insulin-resistant,
insulin-sensitive and type 2
diabetic humans
The ethics of decision making at
the end of life: Understanding the
experience of making decisions
for persons with dementia and
their carers
Optimizing the Use of Indwelling
Pleural Catheter in Management
of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Teaching, learning and assessing
effective health professiona
education
Catheter ablation for AF in heart
failure:CMR guided randomized
study
Investigating the role of Mucosal
Associated Invariant T (MAIT)
cells in Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis
Insulin requirements in pregnancy
and breastfeeding in type 1
diabetes.
The role and pathomechanisms of
tau in excitotoxicity and stroke
Personality Disorders in the
community: an epidemiological
study of the association with
physical and other mental health
disorders and the effects on health
service utilization
Prednisolone-induced
hyperglycaemia: Metabolic
mechanisms and optimal treatment
$117,368
University of
$117,368
Western Australia
Monash
University
$102,578
Baker IDI Heart
and Diabetes
Institute Holdings
Limited
University of
Sydney
$117,368
The University of
Queensland
$49,195
$117,368
University of
$117,368
New South Wales
Deakin
$31,887
University
The Flinders
University of
South Australia
$94,644
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Application
ID
Applicant Name
Scientific Title
Administering
Institution
Budget
1076353
Ranjana Warrier
Antenatal determinants of infant
lung function and respiratory
health in the first year of life
Murdoch
Childrens
Research Institute
$117,368
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