Congratulations to Central Clinical School NHMRC & MRFF Fellows for 2018!
Congratulations to all our National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Fellowship recipients in Central Clinical School (CCS) starting in 2018! We will write separate features on the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) recipients, Karen Alt and Patrick Kwan.
In addition to the CCS based recipients listed below, we would also like to congratulate Patrick Kwan who is in the process of transferring his grants to CCS.
| Fellowship Name | Grant Title | Total |
|---|---|---|
Dr Karen Alt Australian Centre for Blood Diseases) Career Development | Novel targeted Onco-theranostic nanoparticles for personalised therapy and real-time monitoring. | $431,000 MRFF |
| Prof Patrick Kwan Department of Neuroscience Practitioner | MRFF | |
| Dr Trisha Peel Department of Infectious Diseases Career Development | Optimising patient outcomes following surgery: bridging the fields of antimicrobial stewardship, microbiology and infection prevention. | $431,000 |
| Dr Isaak Quast Department of Immunology and Pathology Early Career | The role of IL21 in integrating proliferation, migration and differentiation following B cell activation. | $322,952 |
| Dr Danika Hill Department of Immunology and Pathology Early Career | Discovering molecular signatures of human T follicular helper cells and antibody-producing B cells to improve vaccine efficacy and transplantation. | $412,952 |
| Dr Andrew Stewardson Department of Infectious Diseases Early Career | Defining burden and drivers of antibiotic resistant bacteria and healthcare infections to plan cost-effective interventions. | $290,657 |
| Dr Gerard O’Reilly Department of Surgery Early Career | Maximising the usefulness and timeliness of trauma and emergency registry data for improving patient outcomes. | $161,476 |
| Prof Paul Myles Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Practitioner | Improving the impact of perioperative clinical trials. | $494,733 |
| Prof Velandai Srikanth Department of Medicine Practitioner | Brain ageing - studying causes and developing interventions. | $481,156 |
| A/Prof David Curtis Australian Centre for Blood Diseases Research | Curing blood cancers: rapid translation from target to drug to clinic. | $640,210 |
| Dr Jane Muir Department of Gastroenterology Research | Changing therapeutic paradigms for intestinal health: Diet as a therapeutic strategy in Gastroenterology. | $640,210 |
| Prof Nicola Harris Department of Immunology and Pathology Research | Type 2 immunity: a regulator of physiology, tissue repair and metabolism. | $640,210 |
| A/Prof Kate Hoy Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre Boosting Dementia Research Leadership | Investigating tailored brain stimulation approaches for dementia prevention and treatment. | $719,681 |