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2012 Grant Announcements

The PA Research Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2012 PA Research Support Schem 2012 PA Research Support Scheme. Dr Ashby, Executive Director of the PAH, announced the recipients of the PA Research Scheme on December 6, 2011. The Scheme awarded 17 projects across five categories for a total funding of over $1.0 Million. The successful recipients were from nursing/allied health and medical fields.

1. Postgraduate Scholarship

  • Postgraduate Stipend for three years funded by the Private Practice Trust Fund and the PA Research Foundation.

Recipient Department Funding Body Title of Grant
Ms Nicola Melton Clinical Nurse
Emergency Department		 PPTF Prevalence and characteristics of 'did not wait' patients and institutions in Southeast Queensland Emergency Departments
Dr Rathika Krishnasamy Fellow in Clinical Research
Department of Nephrology
 PARF Evaluation of Bone and Vascular Health: including the role of long term exercise intervention in Chronic Kidney Disease stage 3 and 4


2. New Appointment

  • $75,000 for two years funded by the PA Research Foundation.

Recipient Department Title of Grant
Associate Professor Warrick Inder Senior Staff Specialist
Department of Diatetes and Endocrinolgy		 Princess Alexandra Pituitary Research Group - Establishment Grant

3. Small Grant

  • $20,000 provided for in-aid, top-up or pilot project support funded by the Private Practice Trust Fund and the PA Research Foundation.

Recipient Department Funding Body Title of Grant
Dr Bradley Kendall Senior Staff Specialist
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology		 PPTF Insulin resistance and risk of Barrett's oesophagus - a case control study
Professor Amanda Henderson Nursing Director of Education
Nursing Practice Development		 PPTF Processes that support the transitioning of new graduate nurses into practice
Dr Carolyn Clark Nephologist
Department of Renal Medicine		 PPTF Investigation into molecular mechanisms by which hypothermic machine perfusion of kidney transplants is protective against ischaemia reperfusion injury
Dr Ingrid Hickman Principle Research Fellow
Nutrition and Dietetics		 PPTF Drivers of weight gain in liver transplant recipients
Dr Mary Boyde Cardiology/Nursing Educator
Cardiology/Nursing Practice Development Unit		 PARF Meeting heart failure patients needs for self-care education with a multi-media education intervention: The Self Care Education Intervention Study
Associate Professor William Wang Staff Specialist
Cardiology Department		 PARF Cessation of Long-term medications in patients who have recovered from heart failure and previous left ventricular systolic dysfunction - a pilot study


4. Project Grant

  • $75,000 in funding awarded to projects that clearly demonstrated cross disciplinary collaboration (basic/clinical, allied health/medical, nursing/health economics) and address health outcomes or health services. Funding support from the Private Practice Trust Fund and the PA Research Foundation.

Recipient Department Funding Body Title of Grant
Professor Peter Soyer Consultant Dermatologist
Dermatology Outpatients Department		 PPTF Hunting for viruses that cause skin cancer
Professor Michael Stowasser Co-Director
Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre		 PPTF Finding better ways to detect curable hypertension
Dr Michael Sinnot Staff Specialist
Accident and Emergency		 PPTF Reducing access block and improving patient access and safety by developing and validating the bed unit day system
Professor Gerald Holtmann Director
Gastroenterology and Hepatology		 PARF The role of the gastrointestinal tract microbiota and chronic infections in irritable bowel syndrome
Associate Professor Elizabeth Powell Director
Gastroenterology and Hepatology		 PARF Establishment of primary human liver cell isolation: a necessary model to understand hepatic disease


5. NHMRC Near Miss

  • $75,000 support from the Private Practice Trust Fund to project grants that were categorised as highly fundable by the NHMRC but were not funded.

Recipient Department Title of Grant
Professor John Upham Senior Respiratory Physician
PAH Clinical School		 Microbial immunity in a large population of adult asthmatics with suboptimal disease control
Professor Ken Ho Chair Centres for Health Research Department of Endocrinology The metabolic sequence of oestrogens and related therapeutic agents.
 

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