Over the last 60 years, the Raine Medical Research Foundation has supported almost 500 researchers through grants, fellowships, scholarships, prizes, as well as awards that link our researchers with collaborators across the globe.
Our recipients include many of WA’s leading scientists such as Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Professor Peter Klinken CitWA, Professor John Newnham AM, Professor Fiona Wood AM, along with many bright young scientists.
2023
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded seven Priming Grants for the two-year period 2024-2025, with a funding allocation of $1,483,507.30.
Of the 40 eligible applications received, 13 were shortlisted for review.
Dr David Preece: Raine Robson Fellow
Curtin University, Curtin enAble Institute & School of Population Health
Project: Addressing the Loneliness Epidemic in Young People: Bridging Affective and Clinical Science
$237,164.63
Dr Cele Richardson
The University of Western Australia
Project: Goodnight, Poor Sleep: Evaluating a Low-Barrier Solution for Youth Sleep and Mental Health
$233,731.50
A/Prof Rajesh Thomas
Center for Respiratory Health, The University of Western Australia
Project: Improving diagnosis and genomic profiling in lung cancer using a novel EBUS biopsy technique
$95,728.00
Dr Myles Murphy
Edith Cowan University, Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute
Project: Harnessing ‘brainpower’ to reduce the burden of hip
osteoarthritis
$238,852
Dr Renee Carey
University of Western Australia
TheProject: Diesel and dust: Do current mining exposures impact the long-term health of workers?
$242,598.17
Dr Andrew Stevenson
The University of Western Australia
Project: Developing next generation cell therapies for enhancing skin regeneration after injury
$241,479.00
Dr Kieran Mulroney
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Project: Personalised precision pathology for bacterial and fungal bloodstream infections
$193,954.00
2022
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded six Priming Grants for the two-year period 2023-2024, with a funding allocation of $1,385,000.
Of the 51 applications received, 12 were shortlisted for review.
Edith Cowan University
Project: Explainable AI Frameworks for Automatic Detection and Localisation of Abdominal Aortic Calcification
$248,913
The University of Western Australia
Project: Defining the nutrient substrates for bone remodelling
$224,788
The University of Western Australia
Project: Next-Generation Single Cell Diagnostics of Blood Cancers
$224,649
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Project: Exploring Novel Macrophage Markers & Inhibitors of Migration in Melanoma to Enhance Immunotherapy
$227,054
Telethon Kids Institute
Project: Microbial-immune priming in early life: Implications in pre-term infections
$229,653
Telethon Kids Institute, UWA
Project: Developing effective RNA-based cancer immunotherapy
$229,943
2021
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded five Priming Grants for the two-year period 2022-2023, with a funding allocation of $1,174,819.
Of the 56 applications received, 15 were shortlisted for review.
BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Project: Low-cost and wireless imaging for cancer detection during surgery
$236,720
Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
Project: Harnessing innate immune metabolism to save newborns from infectious death
$242,793
Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
Project: Leveraging the surgical wound healing immune response to stimulate local cancer eradication
$244,360
Embrace; Youth Mental Health, Telethon Kids Institute
Project: Enhancing suicide prevention for LGBTQA+ young people
$242,886
Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University
Project: Restoration of myelin genesis with dietary-derived bioactive lipids: An opportunity to improve disease outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis
$208,060
2020
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded four Priming Grants for the two-year period 2021-2022, with a funding allocation of $856,636.
Of the 50 applications received, 13 were shortlisted for review.
Dr Nicola Bondonno: Raine/Robson FellowSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Project: Is the source of dietary nitrate a determinant of its impact on cancer risk?
$10,000 – Travel Award
Dr Julie Ji: Raine/BrightSpark/Cockell FellowSchool of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia
Project: Predicting self-injurious behaviour in young people – a novel cognitive approach
$227,542
Dr Christian PfluegerCentre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia
Project: Advancing epigenome editing to understand hepatocellular carcinoma progression
$234,288
Dr Rhonda TaylorHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research/Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia
Project: Mapping muscle gene enhancers: An approach to improving genetic diagnosis for neuromuscular disorders
$224,806
Dr Flavia Di PietroSchool of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University
Project: Why does pain spread? An investigation of inhibition in the human brain
$160,000
2019
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded seven Priming Grants for the two-year period 2020-2021, with a funding allocation of $1,177,507.00.
Of the 35 applications received, 14 were shortlisted for review.
Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia
Project: Bacteriophage exposure in utero: Implications for health and disease
Dr Emma de Jong: Raine/BrightSpark FellowUWA Centre for Child Health Research, Telethon Kids Institute
Project: Predicting asthma disease trajectories through systems-level analyses of immune memory
Dr Rebecca Bennett: Raine/Cockell FellowClinical Research, Ear Science Institute Australia
Project: Helping adults with hearing loss manage their mental health
Dr Ryan AndertonSchool of Health Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Sciences
Project: Investigating a novel class of peptide as a therapeutic for neurodegenerative disorders
Dr Aveni HaynesChild Health Research, Telethon Kids Institute
Project: Informing T1D prevention strategies by identifying early dysglycaemia in children at risk
Dr Lakshini HeratSchool of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia and the Dobney Hypertension Centre
Project: A novel role for sodium glucose co-transporter 2 in diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy
Dr Alexander TangSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Project: Harnessing neuroplasticity in the young and old brain with brain stimulation
2018
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded seven Priming Grants for the two-year period 2019-2020, with a funding allocation of $1,105,788.85.
Of the 37 applications received, 14 were shortlisted for review.
Dr Chris Brennan-Jones: Raine/Robson FellowWesfarmers Centre for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute
Project: Ear Portal: An ear health telehealth portal for Aboriginal children in metropolitan areas
Dr Naomi Scott: Stewart/BrightSpark FellowTelethon Kids Institute
Project: Attenuation of maternal inflammation to promote normal offspring neuro-immune development
Dr Lisa Martin: Raine/Cockell FellowBurn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia
Project: Postburn growth and coping: Resources to reframe
Dr Anabel Sorolla BardajiHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, University of Western Australia
Project: A novel therapeutic approach to treat triple negative breast cancers
Dr Edward FyshInstitute of Respiratory Health, University of Western Australia
Project: Improving management of pleural effusions in intensive care patients- the ESO-DICE Trial
Dr Daniel KnightSchool of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University
Project: One Health: A new paradigm for studying evolution & transmission in Clostridium difficile
Dr Belinda GuoSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia
Project: Platelets as a novel blood biomarker for bone marrow fibrosis
Dr Stephen MacdonaldCentre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia
Project: Effect of intravenous fluid volume on the pathobiology of sepsis
2017
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded six Priming Grants for the two-year period 2018-2019, with a funding allocation of $944,622.
Of the 34 applications received, 15 were shortlisted for review.
Dr Yu Yu: Raine/Robson FellowCurtin University
Project: Enhancing Current Ovarian Cancer Response by Inhibiting SYK
Dr Tara Richman: BrightSpark/Raine FellowHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, University of Western Australia
Project: Modelling mitochondrial dysfunction in disease
Dr Gail AlvaresTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Project: Childhood indicators of adult outcomes: A longitudinal follow-up of the WA Autism
Dr Rachel FoongTelethon Kids Institute, Curtin University
Project: Examining environmental risk factors for asthma in Western Australia
Dr Jonathan CheeUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Analysis of T cell receptor diversity in animal models of cancer
Dr Chandrakumar BalaratnasingamLions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia
Project: Improving diabetic retinopathy management through early detection of microvascular changes
2016
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded five Priming Grants for the two-year period 2017-2018, with a funding allocation of $797,128.
Of the 57 applications received, 24 were shortlisted for review.
Dr Yit Heng Chooi: Honorary Raine/Robson FellowThe University of Western Australia
Project: Unveiling novel small molecule virulence factors from a human fungal pathogen
Dr Laurens Manning: Honorary Stewart/BrightSpark/Raine FellowHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Fiona Stanley Hospital, University of Western Australia
Project: Better management of childhood malaria in areas with multiple Plasmodium species
Dr Melissa O’Donnell: Stewart/BrightSpark/Raine ProjectTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Project: Alcohol-related harm in young people: developing a longitudinal evidence base
Dr Ashleigh LinTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Project: GENTLE: The GENder identiTy Longitudinal Experience Project
Dr Vicky JohnstoneUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Novel treatment strategies for heart failure associated with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Dr Helena ViolaUniversity of Western Australia
Project: A novel approach for the prevention of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dr Katrina EllisUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Novel aspects of the role of Lipoprotein(a) in premature heart disease
Dr Mark AgostinoCurtin University
Project: Structural characterization of the Wnt signalling pathway
2015
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded six Priming Grants for the two-year period 2016-2017, with a funding allocation of $950,000.
Of the 28 applications received, 17 were shortlisted for review.
Dr Annette LimRaine Foundation/Alan Robson Fellow/Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Medical Oncology
Project: Mechanisms that facilitate the metastatic potential in oral carcinomas
Dr Grand Roman JoldesSchool of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, UWA
Project: Towards translating the benefits of patient specific biomechanics into clinical practice
Dr Gemma CadbyCentre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease, UWA
Project: The association of sleep apnoea and long-term health outcomes in Western Australian adults
Dr Alison McDonnellSchool of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA
Project: Identifying immune biomarkers of response to chemotherapy in thoracic cancers
Dr Tristan ClemonsSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA
Project: Nanoparticle delivery for the treatment of scarring
Dr Elin GraySchool of Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Project: Genetic Analysis of Circulating Tumour Cells and Circulating Tumour DNA for Prognosis of Uveal Melanoma
2014
The Raine Medical Research Foundation awarded seven Priming Grants for the two-year period 2015-2016, with a funding allocation of $950,000.
Overall, the Raine Foundation committed in excess of $1.3m to research funding for 2015.
Dr Holly CliffordRaine Foundation / Alan Robson Fellow / Telethon Kids Institute
Project: Environmental dust and the lung: impact in remote Aboriginal Australian communities
Dr Anja StirnweissTelethon Kids Institute
Project: Protein signalling networks in NUT Midline Carcinoma (NMC)
Dr Benjamin MullinSchool of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA
Project: Role of genetic copy number variation in osteoporosis
Dr Coral-Ann AlmeidaSchool of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UWA
Project: Stimulation of HIV-specific cytolytic effector function using allogeneic cell immunotherapy
Dr Bree FoleyTelethon Kids Institute
Project: Enhancing NK cell mediated anti-tumour responses
Dr Andrea KhongSchool of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA
Project: Exploiting the synergistic potential of chemo- and immunotherapy to treat melanoma
Dr Sally LansleyCentre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory, UWA / Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Project: The effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 on anti-tumour immunity in malignant mesothelioma
2013
Dr Melanie McCoyRaine Foundation / Alan Robson Fellow
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA
Predicting response to neo-adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer
Dr Kristyn BatesSchool of Animal Biology, UWA
Helping the brain to heal itself: controlling cell function to improve repair after injury
Dr Sonia FernandezSchool of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UWA
The effects of IFN-α on T and B cell homeostasis in HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy
Dr Samuel McLenachanCentre for Ophthalmological and Visual Sciences, UWA
Front to Back: Retinal Pigment Epithelium from Limbal Stem Cells
Dr Jennifer TicknerSchool of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UWA
The role of Bcl2 S24P mutation in bone homeostasis
2012
Dr Juliana HamzahRaine Foundation / Alan Robson Fellow
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Targeting inflammation-associated macrophages in chronic inflammatory diseases
Professor Ryan ListerSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA
Genome-wide elucidation of causal mechanisms in reading and writing the DNA methylome
Associate Professor Markus MellohCentre for Medical Research, UWA
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Rates and predictors of complications in spinal surgery
Associate Professor Janine DukeBurn Injury Research Unit
School of Surgery, UWA
Population based health outcomes after burn injury hospitalisation in Western Australia
Dr Senta WaltonSchool of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UWA
Characterization of H.pylori specific-CD4 T cell responses
Dr Svetlana BalticCentre for Asthma Allergy and Respiratory Research, UWA/Lung Institute of Western Australia
Dysregulation of prostaglandin E2 receptor expression leads to severe asthma
Dr Caitlin WyrwollSchool of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, UWA
Stress hormone excess in pregnancy impairs placental haemodynamics with novel implications for fetal cardiac function
2011
Dr Joshua LewisInaugural Raine Foundation / Alan Robson Fellow
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
An investigation into the determinants of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: An analysis of the 10-year data from the Calcium Intervention Fracture Outcome Study
Dr Estabelle AngOral Health Centre of Western Australia
Tissue regeneration in oral health
Dr Vanessa FearTelethon Institute for Child Health Research
Type 1 IFN subtypes modulate dendritic cell (C) function in the airway responses to allergen and the development of asthma
Assistant Professor Brendan KennedySchool of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Optical and Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
High-resolution imaging to advance cancer staging using optical coherence tomography
Assistant Professor Gina RavenscroftCentre for Medical Research and the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
The genetics of excessive muscle growth and compartment syndrome
Associate Professor Cecilia PreleThe Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research
Regulation of SOCS1 gene expression in lung fibrosis
Dr Robert WhiteVario Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University
The neuroprotective function of the transcription factor Pax6
2010
Assistant Professor Emma GlassonSchool of Population Health
Age-related health profiles of people with Down syndrome: Survival, hospitalisation and mortality
Research Assistant Professor Julia InglisSchool of Medicine and Pharmacology
Exploring the role of nerve growth factor in osteoarthritis pain
Associate Professor Helen KeenSchool of Medicine and Pharmacology / Lung Institute of Western Australia
The relationship between clinical phenotype and kinin bioregulation in arthritis
Dr Sarah ReaCentre for Medical Research
The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Paget’s disease of bone associated Sequestosome 1/p62 mutations in autophagy processes
Professor Suzanne ReaBurn Injury Research Unit, School of Surgery
Characterising the role of bone marrow derived cells in scar formation after burn injury
Assistant Professor Natalie WardSchool of Medicine and Pharmacology (Royal Perth Hospital Unit)
Ceccular mechanisms underlying the cardiovascular benefits of tea
Dr Amanda CleaverSchool of Medicine and Pharmacology
Phenotype and function of the suppressive CD4 T cells that limit anti-PDL1 tumour therapy
2009
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Antagonizing transforming growth factor-ß activity in the management of pleural infection
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Economic consequences of living kidney donation in Australia: The donor perspective
Centre for Medical Research
Investigation of novel mutations in vasopressin V2 receptor linked with kidney disorders
Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine
Molecular mechanisms of human anaphylaxis: Role of Interleukin-10
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
The effects of haem on the development of colorectal cancer
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
The effects of vitamin D deficiency in utero and early childhood on asthma severity
Centre for Orthopaedic Research
TNF-like core domain of RANKL is critical for therapeutic target of osteoporosis
School of Paediatrics and Child Health
Preterm birth, postnatal lung disease and lung structure and function in childhood
2008
School of Women’s and Infants’ Health
The ABCs of placental cell death and differentiation
Department of Gastroenterology
Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Sciences, Royal Perth Hospital
HCV-specific T-cell responses against multiple genotypes associated with viral clearance
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
A mouse model for congenital human cytomegalovirus infection
School of Animal Biology
Neural connectivity in the developing and adult brain
School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health
Botulinum toxin-A use in children with cerebral palsy: Long-term neuromuscular implications
2007
Anatomy and Human Biology
Dynamic modulation of airflow and upper airway properties during polysomnography
Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Functional analysis of anti-inflammatory treatment in dystrophic skeletal muscle that over-express insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)
Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Immunological requirements for improved viral vaccine design
Medicine and Pharmacology
A systems biology approach to study the coordinated regulation and function of apolipoprotein C-III in the metabolic syndrome
Centre for Medical Research
Screening FDA approved drugs for possible treatment of skeletal muscle actin diseases
Telethon Institute for Child Heatlh Research
The characterisation of deregulated microRNA expression in paediatric brain tumours
Women’s and Infants’ Heatlh
The effects of antenatal inflammation on cardiopulmonary haemodynamics in preterm lambs
Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care
A study of trauma patients transferred from rural and remote Western Australia
Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Structural studies of the Transcription Elongation Factor Complex Spt4-Spt5
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
The frequency, mechanism and predictive value of apathy after stroke
2006
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Bringing Optical Imaging into clinical practice for breast cancer and breathing disorders
Medicine & Pharmacology
Using the CD28/B7 family to boost anti-cancer immune responses by blocking antibodies or adenovirus immuno-gene therapy
Paediatrics and Child Health
The role of stem cells in the repair of the airway epithelium
Medicine & Pharmacology
Adult outcomes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Paediatrics and Child Health
The genetics of Otitis Media in Western Australian Children
Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Airway adaptation to Chronic Mechanical Strain
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Rapid analysis of small volumes of human breast milk using microfluidic technologies
Psychology
Prospective memory impairment in substance abuse and its relationship to treatment outcome
2005
Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Targeted functional proteomics: Identifying histone H4 histidine kinases in liver cancer
Medicine & Pharmacology
Effect of Rosiglitazone on vascular function in patients with advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Innate and induced tolerance to Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil in Gram-positive bacteria
Medicine & Pharmacology
The role of PPARg signalling in liver injury, fibrosis and carcinogenesis
Medicine & Pharmacology
Chemo-immunotherapy: characterising and exploiting the immune response
Surgery and Pathology
Tctex-1 regulates Rab3D-mediated vesicle transport during bone resorption
Women’s and Infants’ Health
Identifying genetic markers of periodontal disease-associated pre-term birth
2004
Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Antiviral T cell responses: How are they elicited, do they differ with age and are they driven by the virus of the host
Microbiology
Molecular evolution of murine cytomegalovirus, a model of human pathogen evolution
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Fourier holographic optical scatter imaging for diagnosis of early-stage cancers
Women’s and Infants’ Health
Laying the foundations for a clinical lung function service in newborn intensive care
Centre for Musculoskeletal Studies
An RCT examining the role of Dysport as an adjunct to patello-femoral joint pain rehabilitation
Medicine & Pharmacology
Modification of intestinal fibrosis in the SPARC-null mouse
Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences
Tryptophan depletion in patients with SSRI-remitted anxiety disorders
Pathology
The role of Caspase 14 in the placenta
2003
WA Institute of Medical Research
Improved understanding of Rett syndrome: Other mutations, other genes.
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Disruption of awareness in patients with cerebro-vascular lesions
Division of Health Sciences (Murdoch)
Central control of the circulation, nitric oxide and hypertension: How is the spinal cord involved?
Medicine and Pharmacology
Role of HSP70 polymorphisms in the differential production of TNFa after bacterial infection
Medicine and Pharmacology
Role of the glitazones, HODE’s and HETE’s as PPAR gamma ligands in macrophage lipid metabolism
Psychology
Factors influencing the persistence of childhood obesity
Medicine and Pharmacology
Defining the role of transferrin receptor 2: Effect of mutations on iron homeostasis
Anatomy and Human Biology
The role of Pax7 in myogenesis and stem recruitment to the myogenic lineage
2002
Womens and Infants Health
Development and use of a fortifier from mother’s milk to supplement breast milk
expressed for pre-term infants
Paediatrics and Child Health
Genetic and epidemiological determinants of susceptibility and outcome in Kawasaki disease
Paediatrics and Child Health
A prospective study to determine the efficacy and acceptability of etonogestrel contraceptive implants(Implanon) in adolescent post-natal population
WA Institute for Medical Research
The Carboxy-terminal Tail as a signalling module for the Calcium-sensing Receptor
Womens and Infants Health
Fetal pancreatic development, prenatal glucocorticoids and the programming of Type 2 Diabetes.
Animal Biology
The regulation of map-making molecules in the goldfish brain
Medicine and Pharmacology
Spinal sympathetic tone: the role of synaptic plasticity nirtic oxide and cGMP
Medicine and Pharmacology
Transcriptional profile of human vascular tissues in patients with atherosclerotic disease
2001
Surgery
Tele-otology as a screening and diagnostic tool for ear disease in Aboriginal children
Surgery
Gestational breast cancer project
Psychology
Vision after migraine: Time course and localisation of deficits
Medicine
The influence of cytokine gene polymorphisms on community-acquired pneumonia
Pathology
Lipoprotein metabolism and defects of the apolipoprotein B gene: Molecular and metabolic studies in familial hypobetalipoproteinaemia
Anatomy and Human Biology
The influence of psychosocial facto rs on the success of assisted reproductive technology
2000
Medicine
Control of androgen receptor expression in prostate cancer
Psychology
Investigating the neural mediation of long term memory using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Surgery
Regulation of malignant tumour growth by inhibition of extracellular matrix production
Microbiology
The influence of inflammatory derived proteases on dendritic cell biology
Biochemistry
Structure/activity studies of novel toxins from native venomous organisms
Psychiatry & Behavioural Science
Cyclical changes associated with violence and suicide in the mentally ill and non-mentally ill
1999
Psychiatry & Behavioural Science
Effects of testosterone on mood and cognition: Impact of androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer and testosterone replacement therapy in hypogonadal patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Physiology
The effects of the calmodulin, an intracellular signalling molecule activated by Ca2+, on the force responses and sarcoplasmic reticulum function in skinned skeletal muscle fibres
Medicine
The pharmacogenetics of the leukotriene pathway in asthma
Medicine
Novel mRNA-binding proteins involved in inhibition of cancer cell growth
Medicine
Immune recognition of multiple tumour antigens
Medicine
Effects of dust mite allergens on antigen presenting cells from blood and lung
1998
Surgery
DNA methylation, microsatellite instability and the response of cancers to adjuvant therapies
Physiology
Metabolism of postprandial lipoproteins in obesity and diabetes as assessed by a 13CO2 breath test
Department of Pathology, Royal Perth Hospital
Control of prostate cancer growth
Surgery
The influence of enteral nutrition on peritoneal defence mechanisms
TVW Institute for Child Health Research
Maternal dietary fatty acids: Role in neonatal immune responses and the protection from atopic disease
Psychiatry & Behavioural Science
Genetic epidemiology of personality traits and vulnerability factors in mental disorders
2023
The Clinician Research Fellowship program is funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund in partnership with the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
For the 2023 round, four Fellowships were awarded with a funding distribution of $1,36 million.
Dr Bradley Macdonald
Perth Children’s Hospital
Project: Echocardiographic and clinical determinants of outcome in rheumatic heart disease
$212,943.86
Dr Daniel Yeoh
Perth C
hildren’s Hospital
Optimising diagnosis of pulmonary invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised children
$448,563.00
Dr Collin Chin
Royal Perth Hospital
Clinical applications of place-of-care manufactured CAR T-cell therapy in cancer
$440,440.00
Dr Lisa Van der Lee
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Breathe Up
$263,030.00
2022
The Clinician Research Fellowship program is funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund in partnership with the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
For the 2022 round, four Fellowships were awarded with a funding distribution of $1.43 million.
Perth Children’s Hospital
Project: SNAP-PY: Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform trial for Paediatrics and Youth
$442,351
Perth Children’s Hospital
Project: Promoting gut health with prebiotic fibre as a novel allergy prevention strategy
$449,551
Royal Perth Hospital
Project: Blended pain care: A novel hybrid service model for chronic pain and mental health support
$212,824
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Project: Circulating Biomarkers of Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade
$323,836
2021
The Clinician Research Fellowship program is funded by the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund in partnership with the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
For the 2021 round, four Fellowships were awarded with a funding distribution of $1.45 million.
Dr Charlie McLeodPerth Children’s Hospital
Project: Validation of a model for predicting bacterial (co)infection in bronchiolitis
$397,089.00
Dr Pamela LairdChild and Adolescent Health Service
Project: Improved respiratory health for Aboriginal children through knowledge translation
$215,760.00
Dr Wee Loong ChinSir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Project: Designing a prediction framework for mesothelioma response to chemo-immunotherapy
$429,259.30
Dr Michael O’SullivanPerth Children’s Hospital
Project: Establishing an adaptive platform trial for food oral immunotherapy (ADAPT-OIT)
$375,000.00
2020 (Round 9)
Ms Jessica NolanDepartment of Physiotherapy, Osborne Park Hospital
Project: Determining best-practice rehabilitation for lateropulsion after stroke
Dr Stephen MacdonaldEmergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital
Project: Improving survival from sepsis: A translational research platform for the future
Dr Mon OhnDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital
Project: NIGHTOWL – Safety and quality in Adenotonsillectomy for childhood obstructive sleep apnoea
2019 (Round 8)
Dr Mary AbrahamPaediatric Endocrinologist, Perth Children’s Hospital
Project: Hybrid closed-loop system in adolescents with sub-optimal glycaemic control
Dr Emma HamiltonConsultant Endocrinologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Project: Improving outcomes for patient’s with diabetes-related foot disease
Dr Dayse Tavora-VieiraHead of Department Audiology, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Project: The use of electrophysiology to optimize hearing implants in hearing-impaired recipients
2018 (Round 7)
Dr Nicholas LarkinsOptimising paediatric kidney transplantation by better HLA matching
Dr Andrew TonerLong-term outcomes after lidocaine infusions for postoperative pain
Dr Edward RabyThe CABIN Fever trial
A/Prof Muhammad Adnan KhattakPredictive biomarkers of response and resistance to immunotherapy in cancer
A/Prof Nigel McArdleRelationship between obstructive sleep apnea and the development of cardiovascular disease
2017 (Round 6)
Dr Andrew MartinFeasibility and acceptability of screening children for inherited hypercholesterolaemia
Dr Oyekoya AyonrindeThe Epidemiology, Origins and Associations of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adolescents
Dr Warren PaveySupercooled Storage for Extended Preservation of Hearts – A pilot study in a rodent model
Dr Nathan HarveyLymphovascular Invasion of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Renal Transplant Patients
2016 (Round 5)
Associate Professor Wai LimImproving health outcomes of kidney transplant recipients
Dr Dimitar AzmanovDiagnostic genomics applications for short stature
Associate Professor Tobias StrunkPentoxifylline to protect the preterm brain
2015 (Round 4)
Dr Rishi KotechaCombinatorial therapeutics in high-risk infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Dr Martin de BockClosed loop insulin delivery for patients with type 1 diabetes in free living conditions
Dr Annette LimMechanisms that facilitate the metastatic potential of oral cancer
Dr Edmond O’LoughlinProject 1 – IronNOF – Intravenous Iron to reduce transfusion and improve post-operative haemoglobin in patients with fractured Neck Of Femur
Project 2– PADDI – The Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection
2014 (Round 3)
Dr Edward FyshPleural Effusions in Intensive Care Patients: The Physiological Changes and Clinical Effects of Drainage Procedures
Clinical Associate Professor Kwok-ming HoDetailed assessment of risks and benefits of inferior vena cava filters on patients with complicated injuries (the da Vinci Trial)
Dr Thomas SnellingImproving the West Australian Immunisation Program
Dr Ulrich SteinwandelDo ultrasound measurements of the inferior vena cava (IVC-US) by nursing staff improve assessment of intravascular volume status in the satellite haemodialysis clinic settings
2013 (Round 2)
Clinical Associate Professor Gareth Baynam1 in 12: Translational Research for Rare Diseases
Dr Christopher BlythPreventing influenza morbidity and mortality in West Australian children through vaccination
Dr Aron ChakeraThe influence of multi-strain cytomegalovirus infections on the immune repertoire: Implications for organ transplantation
Dr Dale EdgarDoes exercise training improve muscle strength and function after burn injury?
Dr Brigitte TampinThe role of sensory parameters in predicting clinical outcome after lumbar discectomy
Dr Hugh DaviesThe F.L.U.I.D. study
(Forecasting Level of Ultrafiltration and Intensity of Dialysis)
2012 (Round 1)
Dr Tomas CorcoranProject 1: REstrictive versus LibEral Fluid therapy in major abdominal surgery [RELIEF study]
Project 2: The influence of anaesthetic depth on patient outcome after major surgery [BALANCED study]
Dr André SchultzThe airway surface liquid micro environment in children with cystic fibrosis
Dr Nicholas GottardoTesting novel therapies using paediatric brain tumour models
Dr Nolan McDonnellNeuraxial magnesium and analgesia: animal and human studies
2019
Professor Wickliffe AbrahamUniversity of Otago, New Zealand
Date of Visit: 2020
Nominating Host: Dr Alexander Tang, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, University of Western Australia
Professor David ArmstrongKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA
Date of Visit: 2019
Nominating Host: Mr Olufemi Oshin, Medical School, Curtin University
Professor Ornit Chiba-FaleckDepartment of Neurology, Duke University, USA
Date of Visit: 2020
Nominating Host: Professor Patrick Akkari, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
Professor Chris HammondKing’s College London, UK
Date of Visit: 2020
Nominating Host: Professor David Mackey, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences / Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia
Professor Michael RiddellYork University, Canada
Date of Visit: 2020
Nominating Host: Professor Elizabeth Davis, Children’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute
Professor Erwei SongSun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Date of Visit: 2020
Nominating Host: Professor Ruth Ganss, UWA Centre for Medical Research, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
2018
Professor Mary WlodekUniversity of Melbourne, Australia
Date of Visit: 2019
Nominating Host: Associate Professor Geddes, School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia
Professor John O’BrienUniversity of Cambridge, UK
Date of Visit: March/April 2019
Nominating Host: WA Centre for Health & Ageing, University of Western Australia, Professor Osvaldo Almeida
Professor Des RichardsonUniversity of Sydney, Australia
Date of Visit: March 2019
Nominating Host: Dr Elin Gray, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Dr Paul CroarkinMayo Clinic, USA
Date of Visit: May 2019
Nominating Host: The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Dr Jennifer Rodger
Professor Thomas ErrenUniversity of Cologne, Germany
Date of Visit: September 2019
Nominating Host: Professor Lin Fritschi, School of Public Health, Curtin University
Professor Timothy Philip AtkinsDefence Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL), UK
Date of Visit: Sept/Oct 2019
Nominating Host: Dr Mitali Sarkar-Tyson, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia
2017
Professor Mary WlodekUniversity of Melbourne, Australia
Date of Visit: July/August 2018
Host Contact: School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, Associate Professor Geddes
Email: donna.geddes@uwa.edu.au
Dr Jim O’Connell (Raine/Forrest Fellow)Boston University, USA
Date of Visit: August 2018
Host Contact: School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Associate Professor Lisa Wood
Email: lisa.wood@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 7809
Professor Yamanaka Akihiro (Raine/Forrest Fellow)Nagoya University, Japan
Date of Visit: October 2018
Host Contact: School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Professor Shane Maloney
Email: shane.maloney@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3394
Professor Xu CaoJohns Hopkins University, USA
Date of Visit: October 2018
Host Contact: Medical School, University of Western Australia, Professor Minghao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6457 3213
Professor David FindlayUniversity of Adelaide, Australia
Date of Visit: November/December 2018
Host Contact: Medical School, University of Western Australia, Professor Minghao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6457 3213
Professor John CrispinoNorthwestern University, USA
Date of Visit: March – June 2018
Host Contact: School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Professor Wendy Erber
Email: wendy.erber@perkins.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6457 2325
Professor Benjamin ChowUniversity of Ottawa Research Institute, Canada
Date of Visit: 29 March – 14 April 2018
Host Contact: Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Fiona Stanley Hospital, and School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Professor Girish Dwivedi
Email: girish.dwivedi@perkins.uwa.edu.au Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0700
Professor Freddie FuUniversity of Pittsburgh, USA
Date of Visit: 26 Jan – 3 Feb 2018
Host Contact: Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Professor Minghao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6457 4050
2016
Professor Carol BrayneThe University of Cambridge, UK
Date of Visit: 17 February 2017 – 4 March 2017
Host Contact: WA Centre for Health and Ageing, UWA Centre for Medical Research, Professor Leon Flicker
Email: leon.flicker@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 2750
Professor Duanqing Pei
Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Date of Visit: 1 May 2017 – 10 May 2017
Host Contact: UWA School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor Jiake Xu
Email: jiake.xu@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2739
Professor Shulamit LevenbergIsrael Institute of Technology
Date of Visit: 28 June – 18 July 2017
Host Contact: Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Professor George Yeoh
Email: george.yeoh@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0939
Professor Nicholas TopleyCardiff University, UK
Date of Visit: October – December 2017
Host Contact: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Dr Aron Chakera
Email: aron.chakera@health.wa.gov.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6457 2799
2015
University of Nottingham, UK
Date of Visit: April 2016
Host Contact: UWA Centre for Medical Research, The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger
Email: kevin.pfleger@perkins.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0734
Milan Politecnico Di Milano, Italy
Date of Visit: 1 June 2016 – 31 August 2016
Host Contact: UWA School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, Professor Jane Pillow
Email: jane.pillow@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9340 1456
Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Date of Visit: 9 July 2016 – 7 October 2016
Host Contact: UWA School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Professor David Sampson
Email: david.sampson@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2317
Nanjing University, China
Date of Visit: 1 August 2016 – 31 October 2016
Host Contact: UWA School of Surgery, Professor Minghao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology (Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo), Spain
Date of Visit: 1 September 2016 – 1 December 2016
Host Contact: UWA Centre for Medical Research/The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Professor Ryan Lister
Email: ryan.lister@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 4407
Kobe University, Japan
Date of Visit: October 2016
Host Contact: UWA School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Professor Kevin Croft
Email: kevin.croft@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0275
Israel Institute of Technology
Date of Visit: 3 December 2016
Host Contact: The Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, UWA School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Professor Geoffrey Laurent
Email: cctrm-smp@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0974
2014
University of Oslo
Date of Visit: February – March and October – November 2015
UWA Contact: Associate Professor Rod Dilley, Ear Science Centre
Email: rod.dilley@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0727
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
Date of Visit: February – March 2015
UWA Contact: Professor Sean Hood, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Email: sean.hood@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2393
Helmholtz Zentrum müchen
Date of Visit: 2 April – 29 April 2015
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor Geoffrey Laurent, Centre of Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
Email: geoffrey.laurent@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0957
The University of Tokyo
Date of Visit: March 2015
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor Ming-hao Zheng, Centre for Orthopaedic Research
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
Date of Visit: 12–19 September 2015
UWA Contact: School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Professor Sergio Starkstein
Email: sergio.starkstein@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9431 2013
Imperial College London
Date of Visit: 30 October – 7 November 2015
UWA Contact: Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Professor Geoff Laurent and Professor Norman Palmer
Email: gjloffice-smp@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0957
Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig Maximilians-Universität München
Date of Visit: 21 November – 27 November 2015
UWA Contact: Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Professor Geoff Laurent and Professor Norman Palmer
Email: gjloffice-smp@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0957
University of Nottingham
Date of Visit: November – December 2015
UWA Contact: Centre for Medical Research Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger
Email: gjloffice-smp@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6151 0957
2013
Rayne Institute, University College London
Date of Visit: October 2014
UWA Contact: Associate Professor Cecilia Prele, Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
Email: cecilia.prele@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2839
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
Date of Visit: July – August 2013 and December 2013 – January 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor Gerald Watts, School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: gerald.watts@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0246
Queen’s Medical Centre, The University of Nottingham
Date of Visit: November – December 2013, March – April 2014
UWA Contact: Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, Centre for Medical Research
Email: Kevin.Pfleger@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1980
Melbourne University
Date of Visit: 16 – 20 June 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor David Wood, Perth Orthopaedic Institute
Email: david.wood@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3486
University of Ottawa
Date of Visit: 1 September – 30 December 2014
UWA Contact: Professor Miranda Grounds, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology
Email: miranda.grounds@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3486
Nanyang Technical University, Singapore
Date of Visit: 22 September – 26 October 2014
UWA Contact: Dr Tim Perkins, School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Email: tim.perkins@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9287 6214
University of Iowa
Date of Visit: Late 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor David Mackey, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Email: David.Mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
University of Iowa
Date of Visit: Late 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor David Mackey, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Email: David.Mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan Opthalmic Center
Date of Visit: Late 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor David Mackey, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Email: David.Mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
University of British Columbia
Date of Visit: December 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor Danny Green, School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health
Email: danny.green@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 1039
Stanford University
Date of Visit: Late 2014
UWA Contact: Professor Norman Palmer, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders
Email: norman.palmer@anri.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1706
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date of Visit: 27 July – 8 August 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor Ming-hao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Date of Visit: 20 September – 3 October 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor Ming-hao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
University of Southampton
Date of Visit: 2 – 12 November 2014
UWA Contact: Winthrop Professor Ming-hao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
2012
Director, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, The University of British Columbia
Director of Research, Orthopaedic Research Centre
Date of Visit: April – July 2013
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor Ming-Hao Zheng
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2313
The University of British Columbia
Date of Visit: April – July 2013
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor Leon Flicker, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing
Email: leon.flicker@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 2750
University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital
Date of Visit: October 2012
UWA Contacts: Professor Miranda Grounds, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology
Email: miranda.grounds@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3486
Children’s Hospital, Boston
Date of Visit: April 2013
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor David Mackey, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science and Lions Eye Institute
Email: David.Mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Date of Visit: May 2013
UWA Contacts: Professor Alan Bryant, Head of Unit – Podiatric Medicine
Email: alan.bryant@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 4523
Queen’s Medical Centre, The University of Nottingham
Date of Visit: November – December 2013, March – April 2014
UWA Contacts: Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, Centre for Medical Research
Email: Kevin.Pfleger@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1980
Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Date of Visit: August 2013
UWA Contacts: Dr Lloyd D’Orsogna, School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Email: lloyd.dorsogna@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 2899
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
Date of Visit: July – August 2013 and December 2013 – January 2014
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor Gerald Watts, School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: gerald.watts@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0246
2011
University of Birmingham
Date of Visit: March – May 2012
UWA Contacts: Professor Aleksandar Janca
Email: Aleksandar.Janca@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0293
Kirchberg Hospital, Luxembourg
Date of Visit: 16 July – 30 July 2012
UWA Contacts: Professor Arunasalam Dharmarajan School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology
Email: Aleksandar.Janca@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
Date of Visit: September 2012
UWA Contacts: Professor Jiake Xu School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Email: jiake.xu@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2739
King’s College London
Date of Visit: 10 September – 29 September 2012
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor David Mackey Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science and Lions Eye Institute
Email: David.Mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
Duke University
Date of Visit: September 2012
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor David Macke Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science and Lions Eye Institute
Email: David.Mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
University of Glasgow Medical Research Council
Date of Visit: September 2012
UWA Contacts: Associate Professor Alison Reid School of Population Health
Email: Alison.Reid@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 7258
University of Southampton Southampton General Hospital
Date of Visit: October 2012
UWA Contacts: Professor Miranda Grounds School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology
Email: miranda.grounds@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3486
Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute Kelambakkam, Tamil
Date of Visit: 18 November – 8 December 2012
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor Peter Eastwood School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology
Email: peter.eastwood@health.wa.gov.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1706
Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences Utrecht University
Date of Visit: 3 December – 21 December 2012
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor Lin Fritschi Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (Epidemiology Group)
Email: lyn.fritschi@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1061
Winthrop Professor David Mackey, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science and Lions Eye Institute
Date of Visit: November 2012
UWA Contacts: Winthrop Professor Lin Fritschi, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (Epidemiology Group)
Email: David.Mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
2010
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Beckman Centre
Stanford University
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Jiake Xu
School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Email: jiake.xu@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4051
Date of Visit: February 2011
National Institute of diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming-Hao Zheng
School of Surgery
Email: minghao-zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Date of Visit: 2011
Max von Pettenkofer Institute
LMU
Munich, Germany
UWA Contact(s)
Winthrop Professor Barry Marshall
School of Biomolecular, Biomedical and Chemical Sciences
Email: admin@hpylori.com.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4815
Date of Visit: March 2011
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Peter Friedland
Email: peter.friedland@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6380 4900
Winthrop Professor Marcus Atlas
Ear Sciences Centre
Email: marcus.atlas@earscience.org.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6380 4900
Date of Visit: March – June 2011
Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
The University of British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Kevin Singer
Director, Centre for Musculoskeletal Studies
Email: kevin.singer@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0204
Date of Visit: October 2011
Children’s Hospital Boston
Massechusetts, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Winthrop Professor David Mackey
Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science and
Lions Eye Institute
Email: David.Mackey@lei.org.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
Date of Visit: November 2011
RWTH AAchen
Germany
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Peter Le Souef
School of Paediatrics and Child Health
Professor Hans Stampfer
Email: plesouef@meddent.uwa.edu.au
Phone(+61 8) 9340 8173
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Email: hans.stampfer@uwa.edu.au
Phone(+61 8) 9406 7281
Date of Visit: August 2011
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Quebec, Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Winthrop Professor Geoff Riley
Rural Clinical School of Western Australia
Email: geoff.riley@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9842 0820
Date of Visit: September 2011
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Sergio Starkstein
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Email: sergio.starkstein@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9431 2013
Date of Visit: November 2011
2009
Queen’s University
Ontario, Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lin Fritschi
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Email: fritschi@wamr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 3473
Date of Visit: January 2010
University of Exeter
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Colin Macleod
School of Psychology
Email: colin@psy.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3274
Date of Visit: March – June 2010
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tokyo, Japan
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming-Hao Zheng
School of Surgery
Email: minghao-zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Date of Visit: April 2010
Liverpool John University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Applied Sport and Exercise Science
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Danny Green
Email: D.J.Green@ljmu.ac.uk
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 1039
Date of Visit: March – April 2010
The University of Birmingham
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Matthew Piggott
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3170
Date of Visit: October – December 2010
University of British Columbia
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Fiona Stanley
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Email: fiona@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9489 7967
Date of Visit: November 2010
Thomas Jefferson University
USA
UWA Contact(s)
Winthrop Professor David Joyce
Email: david.joyce@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2569
Date of Visit: December 2010
Universitair Ziekenhuis
Brussels, Belgium
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Jeffrey Hamdorf
Clinical Training and Educaton Centre
Email: tres.hansen@ctec.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 8044
Date of Visit: December 2010
2008
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Texas, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lawrie Abraham
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Email: lawrie.abraham@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3041
Date of Visit: February 2009
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Texas, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lawrie Abraham
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Email: lawrie.abraham@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3041
Date of Visit: February 2009
The University of Lund
Sweden
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming-Hao Zheng
Centre for Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Surgery
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au:
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Date of Visit: March 2009
Stanford University
Stanford, California Sport Science, Exercise and Health
UWA Contact(s)
Dr David Lloyd
School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health
Email: dlloyd@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3919
Professor Brett Kirk
School of Mechanical Engineering
Email: kirk@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 1848
Dates of Visit: March – June 2009
UCL Institute of Child Health
London, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Fiona Stanley
Telethon Institute for Children Health Research (UWA Centre for Child Health Research)
Email: fiona@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9489 7968
Dates of Visit: July 2009
Division of Bioengineering
Faculty of Engineering Singapore
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Miranda Grounds
School of Antamoy and Human Biology
Email: mgrounds@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone:(+61 8) 6488 3486
Date of Visit: Mid 2009
Department of Radiology
The University of Chicago Medical Center
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Anna Nowak
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: anowak@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone:(+61 8) 9346 1222
Date of Visit: June – August 2009
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Trivandrum, India
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email:dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: July – August 2009
The University of Aberdeen
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor David Mackey
Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: david.mackey@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0841
Date of Visit: October 2009
Thoraxklinik am Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
Germany
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Jeffrey Hamdorf
Clinical Training and Education Centre
Email: jeffrey.hamdorf@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 8044
Date of Visit: October 2009
Professor Emeritus in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Bern
Switzerland
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email:dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: October 2009
Laboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases
SNP Research Centre of RIKEN, Tokyo
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming Hao Zheng
Centre for Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Surgery
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au:
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
2007
Faculty of Medicine
Universtity of Montreal
Centre of Research
Montréal, Quebec
Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Centre for Medical Research
Professor Nigel Laing
Email: nigel.laing@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4611
Professor Lyle Palmer
Email: lyle@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1061
Date of Visit: January – May 2008
Division of Molecular Genetics
Institute of Ophthalmology
University College London
London United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lyn Beazley
School of Animal Biology
Email: lynb@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone:(+61 8) 6488 2632
Date of Visit: January – March 2008
Department of Pediatrics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
USA
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Mark Cregan
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Email: mark.cregan@uwa.edu.au
Phone:(+61 8) 6488 1107
Date of Visit: January – February 2008
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Baylor College of Dentistry
Dallas, Texas
USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming Hao Zheng
Centre for Orthopaedic Research
School of Surgery
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Date of Visit: February – March 2008
Vice Chancellor and Principal
The University of Cape Town
South Africa
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Moira Maley
School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care
Email: moira.maley@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 346 7508
Date of Visit: May 2008
Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto
Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Johann Classen
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Email: johann.claassen@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2394
Date of Visit: June 2008
Department of Histology and Embryology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Rijeka
Croatia
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Geoffrey Shellam
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Email: geoff.shellam@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2050
Director, Mills Breast Cancer Institute
Carle Foundation Hospital
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UWA Contact(s)
David Sampson
School of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering
Email: dsampson@ee.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 7122
Date of Visit: May 2008
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Liverpool John Moores University
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Brain Dawson
School of Sports Science, Exericse and Health
Email: bdawson@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2276
Date of Visit: October 2008
Shanghai International Joint Cancer Institute
Shanghai Second Military Medical University
China
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming-Hao Zheng
School of Surgery
Email: Minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Proposed Date of Visit: November – December 2008
University of Pittsburgh
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Paul McMenamin
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: mcmenamin@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9381 0711
Date of Visit: November 2008
La Jolla Institue for Allery and Immunology
San Diago, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone:(+61 8) 6488 2981
University of California
Irvine, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor Jeff Hamdorf
Clinical Training and Education Centre (CTEC)
Email: jeffrey.hamdorf@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 8044
Date of Visit: September 2008
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Trivandrum
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: October – November 2008
2006
School of Social Sciences and Law
University of Teesside
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lyle Palmer
Foundation Chair, Genetic Epidemiology
Centre for Medical Research
Email: lyle@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1801
Date of Visit: November 2006 – February 2007
Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Audiology
Addenbrookes NHS Hospital Trust
Cambridge, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Marcus Atlas
Ear Science Institute
Email: marcus.atlas@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 3633
Date of Visit: January – April 2007
Washington University
School of Medicine
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Barry Marshall
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Email: admin@hpylori.com.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4815
Date of Visit: March 2007
Professor of Pharmacology
School of Medicine
University of California
San Diego, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Marie Bogoyevitch
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Email: marieb@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 1348
Date of Visit: 2007
GeoVISTA Center, Department of Geography
The Pennsylvania State University
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Kimberly Van Niel
School of Earth and Geographical Sciences
Email: kimberly.vanniel@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2707
Date of Visit: May – June 2007
Imperial College
London, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Julia Shand
Experimental and Regenerative Neuroscience
School of Animal Biology
Email: jshand@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3960
Date of Visit: March – March
Dean, College of Medicine, Nanjing University
Institute of Functional Biomolecules
School of Medicine, Nanjing University
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming-Hao Zheng
School of Surgery and Pathology
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: 08)9346 4050
Date of Visit: August 2007
James Eblen and Newton Eminent Scholar in Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery in the
Department of Neurosurgery
The University of Florida
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Jeffrey Hamdorf
Clinical Training Education Centre
Email: valerie.perks@ctec.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 8044
Date of Visit: October 2007
St Louis University
Health Sciences Centre
UWA Contact(s)
Professor John Olynyk
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Email: jolynk@meddent.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9431 3774
Date of Visit: October 2007
The Federal University
Pelotas, Brazil
Guest Speaker at 5th International Congress on
Developmental Origins of Health & Disease
UWA Contact(s)
Professor John Newnham
School of Women’s and Infants Health
Email: john.newnham@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9340 1331
Date of Visit: November 2007
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming- Hao Zheng
School of Sugery and Pathology
Email: minghao.zheng@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Date of Visit: November 2007
Director, MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Transitional Epidemiology
Director, ALSPAC
Department of Social Medicine
University of Bristol
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lyle Palmer
Centre for Medical Research
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: lyle@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 4050
Date of Visit: November 2007
EyeNet Sweden
Blenkinge University
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor James Semmens
Centre for Health Services Research
School of Popluation Health
Date of Visit: November 2007
Queens University
Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor Mathew Martin-Iverson
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology Unit
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2812
Email: mathew.martin-iverson@uwa.edu.au
Date of Visit: November 2007
2005
Department of Clinical Research
Faculty of Medicine
University of Bern, Switzerland
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: January 2006
Department of Respiratory Physiology
Institute of Child Health
London, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Peter Sly
Centre for Child Health Research and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Email:peters@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 489 7810
Date of Visit: February- April 2006
Department of Biology
Dalhouse University
London, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Brendan Waddell
Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: peters@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9489 7810
Date of Visit: February- April 2006
Department of Psychiatry
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Sergio Starkstein/ Professor Dieter Wildernauer
School of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
Email: ses@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9341 2013
Date of Visit: February – April 2006
Department of Psychiatry and Nutrition Science
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Sergio Starkstein
School of Psychiatry and School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: ses@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9341 2013
Date of Visit: February – April 2006
Department of Medicine (Biostatistics)
Harvard Medical School
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Michael Millward
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: millward@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2098
Date of Visit: February – April 2006
University College London
British Heart Foundation
Professor of Cardiovascular Genetics and Centre Director
UWA Contact(s)
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Professor Gerald Watts
Email: gfwatts@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0248
Professor David Ravine
Email: ravine@waimr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 8703
Date of Visit: February 2006
Department of Medicine
Royal Free and University College Medical School
University College London
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Gerald Watts
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: gfwatts@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0248 / (+61 8) 9224 0245
Date of Visit: February 2006
Nuffield Department of Medicine
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Frank Christiansen
School of Pathology and Surgery
Email: frank.christiansen@health.wa.gov.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 2899
Visit: March – April 2006
Department of Physiology
National University of Singapore
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: April – June 2006
Department of Family and Child Ecology Institute for Children, Youth and Families
Michigan State University
USA
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Cheryl Kickett-Tucker
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Email: cherylk@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9489 7713
Date of Visit: June – July 2006
Department of Psychopharmacology
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Sean Hood
Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences
Email: sean@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2323
Date of Visit: August 2006
University Medical Centre, Utrecht, NL
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor Kevin Singer
Centre for Musculoskeletal Studies
School of Surgery and Pathology
Email: kps@cms.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0200
Date of Visit: March – April 2006
Division of Molecular Genetics
Institute of Ophthalmology
University College London
UWA Contact(s)
School of Animal Biology
Professor Lyn Beazley
Email: lynb@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2632
Dr Carolyn King
School of Animal Biology
Email: ceking@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2632
Date of Visit: October – December 2006
Professor of Sociology
Director of Community Evaluation & Research Group
School of Social Sciences and Law
University of Teesside
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lyle Palmer
Laboratory for Genetic Epidemiology
UWA Centre for Medical Research
Email: lyle@cycllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1061
Date of Visit: September – December 2006
President of the American Thoracic Society
Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering
School of Medicine
University of California in San Diego
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Philip Thompson
Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research
Email: pjthomps@aari.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 2954
Date of Visit: October – November 2006
Director of Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry
Germany
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Ming Hao Zheng
Surgery and Pathology
Email: Zheng@meddent.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 3213
Date of Visit: November 2006
La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
San Diego
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: 2006
Department of Health and Human Performance
College of Education, Iowa State University,
Ames USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Bruce Elliott
School of Human Movement and Exercise Science
Email: Bruce.Elliott@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2374
Date of Visit: January – June 2006
Vice-Chair, Research
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins University
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Brendan Waddell
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: bwaddell@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3298
Date of Visit: March 2006
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Trivandrum
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: June – July 2006
Senior Scientist
Division of Applied and Interventional Research
Toronto Western Research Institute
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Matthew Piggott
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Science
Email: piggott@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3170
Date of Visit: Late 2006
Faculty Member
Departments of Hematology-Oncology
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Peter Klinken
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Email: pklinken@waimr.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0334
Date of Visit: December 2006
2004
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Arun Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2981
Date of Visit: January 2005
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Jane Heyworth
School of Population Health
Email: heyworth@dph.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 7370
Date of Visit: March 2005
University of Birmingham and Liver Unit
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
UWA Contact(s)
Professor John Olynyk and Professor George Yeoh
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, and
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
Email: 9431 3227 and 6488 2986
Phone: (+61 8) 9431 3227 and (+61 8 ) 6488 2986
Date of Visit: March 2005
The University of Iowa
Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Sergio Starkstein
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Email: ses@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9431 2013
Date of Visit: May 2005
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lyn Beazley
School of Zoology
Email: lynb@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Date of Visit: August 2005
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Paul Abbott
School of Physics
Email: paul@physics.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 2734
Date of Visit: November 2005
Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lyle Palmer
The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Email: lyle@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 1061
Date of Visit: September 2005
University of South Carolina
UWA Contact(s)
Mr Max Bulsara
School of Population Health
Email: max.bulsara@cyllene.ua.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 1267
Date of Visit: October 2005
Oxford Uniersity and Nuffield Centre and
John Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trusts
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Richard Prince
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: rlprince@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Date of Visit: November 2005
Women’s Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine
People’s Republic of China
UWA Contact(s)
Professor D’Arcy Holman
School of Population Health
Email: darcy@sph.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 1251
Date of Visit: November 2005
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
North Carolina
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Peter Leedman
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: peterl@cyllene.uwa.edu.ai
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 0323
Date of Visit: November 2005
2003
Associate Professor of International Health
Ophthalmology and Pathology
Case Western Reserve University
The Pearlman Lab
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Paul McMenamin
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: mcmenamin@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3293
Date of Visit: February – May 2004
Former Research Director
Oxford Orthopdaedic Engineering Centre
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Markus Kuster
School of Surgery and Pathology
Email: Markus.Kuster@health.wa.gov.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9431 2313
Date of Visit: February 2004
Professor and CIHR Investigator
Faculty of Physical Education
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor Robert Eklund
School of Human Movement and Exercise Science
Email: beklund@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3887
Date of Visit: February – April 2004
Reader in Psychology
Department of Psychiatry
Cambridge University
Cambridge
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Leon Flicker
Director, Geriatric Medicine Unit,
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Email: leon.flicker@health.wa.gov.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9224 3992
Date of Visit: March – April 2004
Professor and Chief
Division of Otolaryngology, University of Utah
School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Marcus Atlas
Lions Ear and Hearing Institute
School of Surgery and Pathology
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Email: matlas@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 3633
Date of Visit: July 2004
Professor of Health Economics
Department of Community Health Sciences
University of Calgary
UWA Contact(s)
Billie Giles-Corti
School of Population Health
Email: billie@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone:(+61 8) 6488 1257
Date of Visit: July 2004
Head of Nueroregeneration Workgroup
Netherlands Institute for Brain Research
UWA Contact(s)
Doctor Giles Plant
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: gplant@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone:(+61 8) 6488 8642
Date of Visit: July – September 2004
Professor and Chairman
Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine
McMaster University
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Philip Thompson
Asthma and Allergy Research Institute
Co-operative Research Centre for Asthma (CRC)
Email: pjthomps@aari@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9346 3822
Date of Visit: November 2004
Regional Forensic Center
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville
Tennessee, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor Ian Dadour
Director, Centre for Forensic Science
Email: forensic@science.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 7286/ (+61 8) 6488 7288
Date of Visit: November – December 2004
Professor of Human Cognitive Neuroscience
and Honorary Consultant in Neurology
Department of Psychology
University of Edinburgh
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor Mike Anderson
School of Psychology
Email: mike@psy.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3264
Date of Visit: December 2004 – January 2005
2002
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering Research
The University of Delaware
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Brian Blanksby
School of Human Movement and Exercise Science
Email: blanksby@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 2658
Date of Visit: February – May 2003
Director, Department of Molecular Medicine
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry
Martinsried, Germany
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Miranda Grounds
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email:mgrounds@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 3486
Date of Visit: February 2003
Chairman, Department of Zoology,
Technical University
Munich, Germany
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Donald Robertson
Physiology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences
Email: drobed@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 3291
Date of Visit: July – October 2003
Director, Centre for Fetal Origins of Adult Disease
Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton
Southampton, UK
UWA Contact(s)
Professor John Newnham
Head, School of Women’s and Infants’ Health
Email: jnewnham@obsg yn.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9430 1331
Date of Visit: September 2003
Professor of Statistics and Biostatistics
Department of Biostatistics
University of Washington
USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor D Holman
Head, School of Population Health
Email: darcy@dph.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8 ) 9380 1257
Date of Visit: September 2003
Director, Epidemiology and Cancer Registry
CancerCare Manitoba, Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Lin Fritschi
School of Population Health
Email: lin.fritschi@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 1308
Date of Visit: September – December 2003
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
School of Medicine
University of Maryland
Baltimore, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Professor Lyn Beazley
School of Animal Biology
Email: lynb@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 2632
Date of Visit: October – November 2003
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Peninsula Medical School
UWA Contact(s)
Dr Stuart Bunt
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: smbunt@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 2983
Date of Visit: November 2003
Chair, Animal Cell Biology
Department of Biological Science
The University of Durham
Durham, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Professor A Dharmarajan
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Email: dharma@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 2981
Date of Visit: November 2003
Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health
School of Medicine, University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor David Forbes
Head, School of Paediatrics and Child Health
Email: david@paed.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9340 8122
Date of Visit: November 2003 – February 2004
Professor of Physical Biochemistry
Department of Biosciences
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent, United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Associate Professor Attwood
School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences
Email: pattwood@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 9380 3329
Date of Visit: November – December 2003
2001
Professor of Immunology
University of Cambridge
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Pathology, Royal Perth Hospital
Date of Visit: July – September 2002
Chairman, Department of Zoology
Technical University
Munich, Germany
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Physiology
Date of Visit: August – October 2002
Director, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research
and Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Surgery (Orthopaedics)
Date of Visit: August 2002
Professor, Department of Genetics
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
California, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Departments of Zoology; Psychiatry and Behavioural Science; and
Pathology
Date of Visit: December 2002
Professor of Neuroscience
Georgetown University
Washington DC, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Neurotrauma Research Program
Date of Visit: July 2002
2000
The University of Edinburgh
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Science, Royal Perth Hospital
Date of Visit: January – March 2001
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
University of Texas Medical Branch
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Pharmacology
Date of Visit: January – April 2001
Department of Pharmacology
The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Raine 40th Anniversary Plenary Oration
Date of Visit: March 2001
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Virginia
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Public Health
Date of Visit: June 2001
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Oxford
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Biochemistry
Date of Visit: July – September 2001
Diabetes Trials Unit
University of Oxford
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Medicine
Date of Visit: August – November 2001
Department of Physiology
The University of Manitoba
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Physiology
Date of Visit: September 2001
Department of Pathology
Washington University Medical Center
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Surgery
Date of Visit: October – November 2001
Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Anatomy and Human Biology
Date of Visit: November 2001
1999
Wellcome Advanced Fellow, Department of Psychiatry
University of Cambridge
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Science
Date of Visit: April 2000
Professor of Psychiatry and Cell Biology
New York University School of Medicine
and Head, Cell Biology Laboratory
The Nathan S Kline Institute of Psychiatric Research
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Surgery
Hollywood Private Hospital
Date of Visit: August – October 2000
John Homans Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, Wellman Surgical Laboratories
Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Organ Fabrication and Pediatric Transplantation
MGH
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Anatomy & Human Biology
and Institute of Advanced Studies
Date of Visit: October 2000
Chair, International Centre for Health and Society
University College London
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Public Health
Date of Visit: October 2000
1998
Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Medicine
Date of Visit: February 1999
Director, Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Anatomy & Human Biology
Date of Visit: March 1999
Director of Research, Institut Pasteur
Departement de Biologie Moleculaire de la Differenciation
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Biochemistry
Date of Visit: March 1999
Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy and Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine
University of Miami
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Anatomy & Human Biology
Date of Visit: March 1999
Professor of Virology in the Department of Pathology
University of Cambridge
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Microbiology
Date of Visit: August 1999
Professor and Chairman Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
London Health Sciences Centre
The University of Western Ontario
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Surgery (Orthopaedic Unit)
Date of Visit: September 1999
1997
Research Associate Professor of Bioengineering
University of Washington
Seattle, USA
and Co-Director Resource Facility for Kinetic Analysis
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Medicine
Date of Visit: November 1997 – July 1998
Director, Department of Medicine
MRC/UCT Liver Research Unit
University of Cape Town
South Africa
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Medicine
Date of Visit: January 1998
Distinguished Service Professor and Eugene L Jewett Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Orthopaedics
College of Medicine
University of Florida
USA
Gainesville
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Surgery (Orthopaedic Unit)
Date of Visit: February 1998
Professor of Physiology and Medicine
McGill University
and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
Montreal Canada
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Biochemistry
Date of Visit: February – March 1998
Director, Hannah Research Institute
Ayre, United Kingdom
and Professor, University of Glasgow
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Biochemistry
Date of Visit: March 1998
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McMaster University
Ontario, Canada
and Editor of the Amercian Journal of Epidemiology
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Public Health
Date of Visit: July 1998
Consultant Surgeon, Liver Unit
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
and Honorary Surgeon to Birmingham Children’s Hospital
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Surgery
Date of Visit: August 1998
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Science
Date of Visit: September 1998
Professor of Thoracic Medicine
Imperial College (London University)
based at the National Heart and Lung Institute and at the Royal Brompton Hospital
United Kingdom
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Medicine
Date of Visit: November 1998
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
Emory University
Atlanta, USA
UWA Contact(s)
Department of Anatomy & Human Biology
Date of Visit: December 1998
2018
Dr Emanuela ZanninPolitecnico di Milano, Italy
Date of Visit: October/November 2018
Host Contact: School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Professor Jane Pillow
Email: jane.pillow@uwa.edu.au
Phone: (+61 8) 6488 3318
2023
Dr Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid
Fiona Stanley
Hospital, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and Curtin University, in collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Project: Patient-Specific CT-Derived Computational Modelling to Optimise Outcomes in Aortic Stenosis
$23,420.00 – Funded by the Healy Medical Research Foundation
Dr Kai Chen
The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine, USA
Project: Advancing single-cell technologies for skeletal biology and diseases
$29,212.00 – Funded by the Healy Medical Research Foundation
Dr Michael Kyron
The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with The University of Sheffield, UK
Project: A Cross-Cultural Validation of an Inpatient Self-Harm Prediction Algorithm
$25,618.00 – Funded by the Cockell Bequest (mental health research)
Dr Mahdi Mazidi Sharafabadi
The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with University of Western Australia, University of New South Wales, Black Dog Institute (Australia) and University of Exeter (UK)
Project: Assessment and Modification of Biased Expectancies to Predict and Optimize Emotional Wellbeing Across the Perinatal Period
$26,047.00 – Funded by the Cockell Bequest (mental health research)
Dr Jessica Mountford
The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with Umea Centre for Molecular Medicine, Sweden
Project: Comparing genetic variance with environmental risk factors in early-onset myopia.
$30,000 – Co-funded by the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation and the BrightSpark Foundation (child health research)
2022
Dr Kefyalew AleneCurtin University
Collaborating Institutions: Harvard Medical School, Harvard University
Project: Optimizing interventions to reduce the global burden of post-tuberculosis sequelae
$30,000 – Funded by the Healy Medical Research Foundation
Dr Qi FangHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Project: Ultrahigh-resolution and rapid breast tumour margin assessment using full-field optical coherence elastography
$28,668 – Funded by the Healy Medical Research Foundation
Associate Professor Mark BoyesCurtin University
Collaborating Institutions: University College London, Macquarie University, Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation
Project: Language difficulties and child mental health: Priority-setting for development of a global research agenda
$20,075.00 – Funded by the Cockell Bequest (mental health research)
Dr Lisa StinsonThe University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Project: Short chain fatty acids in human milk: Implications for infant health
$27,039 – Co-funded by the Raine Foundation, BrightSpark Foundation, and the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation (child health research)
Dr Amanuel GebremedhinCurtin University
Collaborating Institutions: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Project: Development of a New DNA Methylation-based Maternal Epigenetic Age Estimator as a Predictor for Perinatal Morbidity
$29,607 – Co-funded by the Raine Foundation, BrightSpark Foundation, and the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation (child health research)
2021
Dr Jonathan CheeThe University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: University of Melbourne/St Vincent’s Institute
Project: Can inhibition of JAK-STAT signalling prevent autoimmunity and improve anti-tumour immunity?
$27,812
Dr Mohamed EstaiCSIRO and The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: Western Sydney University – NSW Health, Western Sydney University, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Edith Cowan University, WA Health Translational Network
Project: Enablers and barriers to accessing digital oral health resources: caregivers and health providers’ perspectives
$29,915
Dr Julian BasanovicThe University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: The University of Western Australia, University of Sydney, Western Kids Health
Project: Creating tools to help clinicians protect the mental health of children with chronic pain
$12,768
Dr Lynden MilesThe University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: Macquarie University, Wise Realities, Institute for Healthcare Emerging Technologies Research, UWA
Project: Investigating the negative relationship between social anxiety and interpersonal coordination: Identifying mechanisms and developing interventions
$17,208
Dr Henry HuiThe University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Department of paediatrics – The National University of Malaysia)
Project: Improving Survival in Childhood Leukaemia
$29,864
Dr Akila RekimaTelethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC)
Project: Influence of early life diet on intestinal epithelial cell development and function
$29,986
2020
Dr Lauren BlekkenhorstSchool of Health and Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Collaborating Institutions: Erasmus University (The Netherlands), Deakin University (Melbourne)
Project: Dietary nitrate intake and its associations with cardiometabolic, cognitive and mental health outcomes
Dr Alexander TangSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: University of Otago (New Zealand)
Project: Developing novel treatments for stroke
Dr Zachary HowardSchool of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: The University of Newcastle (NSW), Australian National University (Canberra)
Project: Uncovering the causes of perceptual inference deficits in patients with schizophrenia
Professor Penelope HaskingSchool of Psychology, Curtin University
Collaborating Institution: Stanford University (USA)
Project: The role of emotion regulation in mental illness
Dr Cele RichardsonCentre for Sleep Science and School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: Flinders University (Adelaide), University of Reading (UK)
Project: Bright light therapy to improve sleep and mental health outcomes for young people with depression
Dr Jess ReynoldsCentre for Child Health Research, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: Garvan Institute of Medical Research (NSW)
Project: Challenging the core autism phenotype – investigating motor impairments in children on the autism spectrum using whole genome sequencing
Dr Lieke van den ElsenSchool of Molecular Science, The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (Adelaide)
Project: Does lack of colostrum feeding in neonates lead to impaired growth and immune development, and enhanced disease susceptibility in later life
2019
Dr Nicola BondonnoSchool of Health and Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Collaborating Institutions: The University of Western Australia, Gentofte Hospital (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Project: Investigating the relationship between dietary components and cardiometabolic disease
Dr Tina LavinSchool of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: University of Botswana, University of Pretoria (South Africa), Burnet Institute (Melbourne)
Project: Prevention of maternal morbidity and deaths due to obstetric emergencies in Gaborone, Botswana
Dr Olivier ClementHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institutions: Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Project: Unravelling the (epi)genomic regulatory mechanisms governing memory to understand cognitive decline in aging
Dr Laura DondziloSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: University of Münster (Germany)
Project: Efficacy of a novel self-appraisal induction in Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Dr Julie JiSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: Uppsala University (Sweden)
Project: Investigating “flashforward” mental imagery of self-injury as a proximal risk barometer and modifiable treatment target
Dr Amy Finlay-JonesMental Health and Youth Telethon Kids Institute/CCHR, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: Brain and Body Lab (BABLab), University of California (Los Angeles, USA)
Project: Beyond brain and behaviour: Understanding the role of the gut microbiome in infant and child mental health
Dr Gizachew TessemaPublic Health, Curtin University
Collaborating Institution: Norweigian Institute of Public Health
Project: Adverse birth outcomes and interpregnancy interval in Australia and Norway: A new international collaboration on the influence of pregnancy loss
2018
Dr Anabel Sorolla BardajiHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: Spanish National Research Council / Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Project: Synthesis and characterisation of cutting-edge magnetic nanoparticles for anti-cancer treatment
Dr Lee NedkoffSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: University of Auckland, NZ
Project: Extending the potential of linked health data for international studies of cardiovascular disease: an Australia/New Zealand collaboration
Professor Vera MorganMedical School, Population Health, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: Aarhus University, Denmark
Project: Why is the impact of urban birth on risk for schizophrenia reversed in Western Australia compared to Denmark? A proof-of-concept collaboration utilising both sites’ record-linkage capabilities.
Dr Yael PerryYouth Mental Health, Telethon Kids Institute
Collaborating Institution: Orygen – The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Melbourne
Project: Targeted suicide prevention for LGBTIQ young people
Dr Keely BebbingtonChildren’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute
Collaborating Institution: The Interdisciplinary Center of Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE) in the Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre of Groningen, Netherlands
Project: Characterising moment-to-moment fluctuation in stress, anxiety and blood glucose levels in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Dr Diana TanSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia
Collaborating Institution: University of Cambridge, UK
Project: Investigating biological markers of autism using longitudinal cohort studies in the UK and Australia
2017
Dr Haibo JiangUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Development of a multimodal mass spectrometry imaging platform for lipid analysis
Dr Belinda GuoUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Establishing cell culture models for fibrotic progression in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms
Dr Samantha LeeLions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia
Project: Western Australia Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia (WA ATOM) study
Dr Diane DennisSir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Project: Lessons learned following an episode of intensive care unit crisis: what experienced Intensivists can teach their peers
Dr Annette ReganCurtin University
Project: An international cohort study measuring child health following maternal immunisation
Dr Nathanael YatesUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Developing Preterm Infant Nutrition Research Capacity
2016
Dr Iona SchusterLions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia
Project: Characterizing innate lymphoid cells in steady state and infection
Dr Peijun GongUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Optical imaging of conjunctival lymphatics for better glaucoma treatment
Associate Professor Lisa WoodUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Prevalence of Mental Illness and Treatment Pathways among people who are homeless in Perth, Western Australia
Dr Benjamain MilbournCurtin University
Project: Mental health outcomes of adolescents with ASD as they transition to adulthood
Dr Ben GraftonUniversity of Western Australia
Project: Enhancing the treatment of depression through the delivery of attentional bias modification procedures
Dr Laurence CheungTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Project: Identification of novel drug combinations to cure high-risk infant leukaemia
Dr Gavin PereiraCurtin University
Project: Heatwaves and Perinatal Morbidity – a combined observational and experimental study
2015
School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, UWA
Project: Smart needles for better lung cancer assessment
School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UWA
Project: Development of an inducible Helicobacter pylori cag-T4SS system for in vitro and in vivo studies
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA
Project: Investigating the role of taurine in disease pathology of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) using the GRMD dog model
School of Animal Biology, UWA
Project: Light therapy in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Centre for Child Health Research, UWA
Project: Social Reward and Impulsivity in Disruptive Behaviour Problems: The Roles of Oxytocin and Serotonin
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, UWA
Project: Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ)L and international validation study
Centre for Child Health Research, UWA
Project: Very early intervention in infants at risk of autism: Bringing a novel therapy to Australia
2014
School of Animal Biology, UWA
How does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation affect the brain? A cellular and systems approach
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA
Multifunctional targeted nanoparticles for the effective delivery of therapeutics in models of colorectal cancer
Telethon Kids Institute
Using support vector machine-based learning techniques to explore medical, developmental and psychiatric disorders
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA
Targeting epigenetic markers to modulate G-quadruplex DNA topology as a novel therapeutic strategy for cancer
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA
Project: Neuroinflammation in Type 2 diabetes: A PET study using the novel radioligand, (18F)p FEEPPA
Centre for Medical Research, UWA
Project: Understanding how genetic mutations to gene regulatory proteins cause childhood brain disorder
School of Animal Biology, UWA
Project: Preclinical optimization of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for youth with treatment refractory depression
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, UWA
Project: Autism Spectrum Disorder in middle to late adulthood: Phenomenology, behavioural correlates and societal costs
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, UWA
Project: Studying the role of serotonin in anxiety in adolescence – An iterative translational research approach
2013
School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Stimulation of HIV-specific cytolytic effector function using allogeneic cell immunotherapy
Centre for the Genetic Origins of Health and Disease
Identifying genetic risk factors for cardiovascular disease in extended pedigrees in the Busselton Health Study
Emergency Medicine/School of Population Health
An investigation of the relationship between traumatic brain injury, mental illness and subsequent criminal offending
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Does zoledronic acid decrease back pain and slow spinal radiographic progression in those with radiographic osteoarthritis?
2012
UWA Centre for Child Health Research/Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
School of Dentistry/Oral Health Centre of Western Australia
Three-dimensional modelling and analysis of soft-tissue and hard-tissue facial features for Cranofacial Surgery
Emergency Medicine/School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care
The Critical Illness Journal – prehospital to rehabilitation: A data linkage project
2023
RAINE RESEARCH PRIZE
Dr Erin Lloyd
The University of Western Australia
Publication: Slow or fast: Implications of myofibre type and associated differences for manifestation of neuromuscular disorders, Acta Physiologica, 2023 Aug;238(4):e14012
$5,000
STRACHAN MEMORIAL PRIZE
Dr Nick Si Rui Lan
The University of Western Australia
Publication: Ev
aluation of Stable Chest Pain Following Emergency Department Presentation: Impact of First-Line Cardiac CT Diagnostic Strategy In An Australian Setting, Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2023 Aug 18
$5,000
RAINE BRIGHTSPARK RESEARCH PRIZE
Dr Gizachew Tessema
Curtin University
Publication: Interpregnancy interval and adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnancies following miscarriages or induced abortions in Norway (2008–2016): A cohort study, PLoS Medicine, 2022 Nov 22;19(11):e1004129
$5,000
2022
Dr Gizachew TessemaCurtin University
Publication: The COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare systems in Africa: a scoping review of preparedness, impact and response. BMJ Global Health. 2021 Dec; 6(12).
$5,000
Dr Kieran MulroneyThe University of Western Australia
Publication: Same-day confirmation of infection and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling using flow cytometry. The Lancet eBiomedicine. 2022 Aug; 82:104145.
$5,000 – Funded by the Strachan Bequest (clinical research)
Perth Children’s Hospital
Publication: Effect of a Hybrid Closed-Loop System on Glycemic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 1;175(12):1227-1235
$5,000 – Co-funded by the Raine Foundation and BrightSpark Foundation (child health research)
2021
The University of Western Australia
Publication: SGLT2 Inhibitor–Induced Sympathoinhibition: A Novel Mechanism for Cardiorenal Protection. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Basic to Translational Science, 2020 February; 5(2) 169-79.
$5,000
Dr Michelle OlaitheThe University of Western Australia
Publication: Cognitive deficits in obstructive sleep apnea: Insights from a meta-review and comparison with deficits observed in COPD, insomnia, and sleep deprivation Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2018; 38, 39-49.
$5,000
Associate Professor Christopher Brennan-JonesTelethon Kids Institute and Curtin University
Publication: Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020, Issue 1.
$5,000
2020
Dr Daniel KnightMedical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University
Publication: Evolutionary and Genomic Insights into Clostridioides difficile Sequence Type 11: A Diverse Zoonotic and Antimicrobial-Resistant Lineage of Global One Health Importance. mBio. 2019 April 16;10(2).
Dr Samantha LeeCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Lions Eye Institute, The University of Western Australia
Publication: Associations between optic disc measures and obstructive sleep apnea in young adults. Ophthalmology. 2019 May 17;126(10)1372-1384.
Dr Akila RekimaSchool of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Publication: A role for early exposure to house dust mite allergens through breast milk in lgE-mediated food allergy susceptibility. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020 January 17;145(5)1416-1429.
Dr Lauren BlekkenhorstSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Publication: Association of dietary nitrate with atherosclerotic vascular disease mortality: A prospective cohort study of older adult women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017 May 31;106(1)207-216.
Dr Lee NedkoffSchool of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
Publication: Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillation. Medical Journal of Australia. 2020 February 6;212(5)215-221
2019
Dr Rachael ZemekCancer Centre, Telethon Kids Institute
Publication: Sensitization to immune checkpoint blockade through activation of a STAT1/NK axis in the tumor microenvironment. Science Translational Medicine. 2019 July 17;11:eaav7816.
Dr Aveni HaynesChildren’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute
Publication: Decreasing trends in mean HbA1c are not associated with increasing rates of severe hypoglycemia in children: A longitudinal analysis of two contemporary population-based pediatric type 1 diabetes registries from Australia and Germany/Austria between 1995 and 2016. Diabetes Care. 2019 June 18;42(9):1630-1636.
2018
Dr Sam BuckberryHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, University of Western Australia
Publication: Transient and permanent reconfiguration of chromatin and transcription factor occupancy drive reprogramming. Cell Stem Cell. 2017 Dec 7;21(6):834-845.e6.
Dr Rajesh ThomasDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Publication: Effect of an Indwelling Pleural Catheter vs Talc Pleurodesis on Hospitalization Days in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The AMPLE Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2017 Nov 21;318(19):1903-1912.
2017
Dr Samuel TaylorUniversity of Western Australia
Publication: Preventing chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression by repurposing the FLT3 inhibitor quizartinib. Science Translational Medicine. 2017; Aug 9; 9 (402).
Thanks to a generous donation from the Rigby family, a Prize consisting of a Travel Grant valued at $5,000 was awarded to:
Dr Edward LittonUniversity of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Publication: Intravenous iron or placebo for anaemia in intensive care: the IRONMAN multicentre randomized blinded trial. Intensive Care Medicine. 2016; Nov; 42 (11): 1715 – 1722.
2016
Dr Ozren BogdanovićHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, University of Western Australia
Publication: Active DNA demethylation at enhancers during the vertebrate phylotypic period. Nature Genetics 2016 Apr;48(4):417-26. doi: 10.1038/ng.3522. Epub 2016 Feb 29.
Dr Ashleigh LinTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Publication: Outcomes of non-transitioned cases in a sample at ultra-high risk for psychosis: a medium to long-term follow-up study. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2015 Mar 1;172(3):249-58. Epub 2014 Nov 7.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Rigby family, a Prize consisting of a Travel Grant valued at $5,000 was awarded to:
Dr Tara RichmanHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, University of Western Australia
Publication: Loss of the RNA-binding protein TACO1 causes late-onset mitochondrial dysfunction in mice. Nature Communications 2016 Jun 20;7:11884. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11884.
2015
Dr Helena ViolaSchool of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, UWA
Publication: Impaired functional communication between the L-type calcium channel and mitochondria contributes to metabolic inhibition in the mdx heart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014; vol. 111 no.28. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1402544111
Dr Rishi KotechaSchool of Paediatrics and Child Health, UWA
Publication: Meningiomas in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet Oncology 2011; 12: 1229–39. DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70275-3
2014
Dr Iona SchusterCentre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, UWA
Publication: TRAIL +NH Cells Control CD4+ T cell Responses during Chronic Viral Infection to Limit Autoimmunity, Immunity, 41, 1-11, October 16, 2014.
Dr Tobias StrunkCentre of Neonatal Research and Education/School of Paediatrics and Child Health, UWA
Publication: Infection-induced inflammation and cerebral injury in pre-term infants, Lancet Infectious Diseases 2014 (http://dx.doi.org/101016/S1473-3099(14)70710-8).
2013
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA
Publication: Stratified Meta-Analysis of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression of the Lower Limbs to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients. Circulation, 2013;128:pp.1003-1020
Centre for Medical Research
Mutations in KLHL40 Are a Frequent Cause of Severe Autosomal-Recessive Nemaline Myopathy
The American Journal of Human Genetics, 93, 6-18, July 11, 2013
2012
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Physical activity and the risks of proximal and distal colon cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2012; 104, Issue 20, pp.1548-61
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Calcium supplementation and risks of atherosclerotic vascular disease in older women: Results of a 5-year RCT and a 4.5-year follow-up.
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (2011) Vol.26, No.1, pp.35-41
2011
Professor Neil Boudville
School of Medicine and Pharmacology (Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Unit) Renal Medicine
Meta-analysis: Risk of hypertension in living kidney donors
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol.145, No.3, 186, 1 August 2006
2010
School of Medicine and Pharmacology and the Anaesthesiology Unit
Risk assessment for respiratory complications in paediatric anaesthesia: a prospective cohort study
The Lancet, 2010, 376: pp.773-83
