30 October 2009
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| Professor Edwina Cornish |
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has endorsed Monash research by awarding a total of $33.8 million to fund 64 research projects, as well as strongly supporting researchers with Career Development Awards, Practitioner Fellowships and Research Fellowships.
Monash improved on its 2008 result when it attracted $32 million for 62 research projects.
Senior Deputy-Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Edwina Cornish was thrilled with the result.
"Monash research continues to go from strength to strength and this current NHMRC announcement of increased research funding, number of projects and people being supported confirms it," Professor Cornish said.
"Monash researchers are highly-respected and our research infrastructure is considered to be cutting-edge. Both of these vital elements will help to find the solutions to the current health-related challenges facing society."
Some of the projects supported by the NHMRC's Projects Grants scheme included:
-- $1,255,875 to investigate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Decline;
-- $499, 250 to develop improvements in the treatment of chronic kidney disease;
-- $625,625 to optimise synchrotron microbeam radiation therapy for cancer treatment;
-- $496,150 to investigate the optimum target and outcome predictors in the deep brain stimulation of older patients with Parkinsons disease;
-- $504,750 to research ventilation and airway remodelling in asthma; and
-- $504, 250 to develop novel medical technologies to cure ectopic pregnancies.
Dr Michelle Dunstone, Dr Jinhua Li, Dr Velandai Srikanth and Dr Terence Haines were all awarded funding in the Career Development Awards Scheme for Early/Mid Career Researchers.
Associate Professor Karin Leder, Dr Lesley Day and Professor John McNeil attracted a total of $1.4 million in Partnership Grants.
Two Monash researchers, Professor Rachelle Buchbinder and Professor Paul Fitzgerald received Practitioner Fellowships to commence in 2010 and the following five Monash researchers were awarded NHMRC Research Fellowships:
-- Associate Professor Rosemary Horne;
-- Associate Professor Matthew Watt;
-- Associate Professor Christopher Sobey;
-- Dr Richard Ferrero; and
-- Dr Edouard Stanley.
Monash also attracted $976,155 as part of the NHMRC Equipment Grants scheme.
"The grants awarded demonstrate the strength that Monash has in a range of different medical and scientific areas," Professor Cornish said.
"I commend the researchers who have been successful in this round and praise them for their dedication to improving the lives of others."
For more information contact the Monash University media office on +61 3 4840 or media@adm.monash.edu.au.
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