CRF Grants $1.5M to children’s research conducted in South Australia in 2023
South Australian researchers will receive $1.5million in grants from the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (CRF) throughout 2023 for research conducted into health, education and welfare of children. A total
2022 Achievement in Children’s Research Awards Announced
Dedication to understanding early life origins and the social determinants of health and health equity for infants and children were recognised at this years Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Achievement
Providing school based eyecare to improve learning and promote equitable outcomes in South Australia
Chief Investigator: Professor Nicola Anstice Funding Amount : $99,439 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Twenty-five percent of South Australian primary school children do not have the spectacles they need for clear and comfortable
Perfection is the enemy of progress and good mental health: A Randomised Controlled Trial of guided parent-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for children’s perfectionism
Chief Investigator: Professor Tracey Wade Funding Amount : $99,996 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Perfectionism has linearly increased in youth since 1989. Three out of ten adolescents meet criteria for being perfectionistic e.g.,
Testing combined therapies as a powerful tool for controlling paediatric Glioblastoma multiforme invasiveness.
Chief Investigator: Dr Sunita Ramesh Funding Amount : $91,816 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a common cause of cancer-related deaths in children. Current treatments focus on disrupting single signalling
Optimising a synthetic scaffold for the in vitro bioengineering of bi-layered skin as a therapy for burn injuries and chronic wounds in children
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Marcus Wagstaff Funding Amount: $100,000 Recipient: CALHN – Central Adelaide Local Health Network Overview: Poor burns scars and their associated joint contractures are disabling in children. The Skin Engineering
Development of the next-generation antimicrobial dermal matrix for the management of deep burn injury
Chief Investigator: Dr Zlatko Kopecki Funding Amount : $100,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Burns are one of the most common injuries suffered by Australians and one of the top three
Establishing a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) biobank
Chief Investigator: Professor Leanne Dibbens Funding Amount : $90,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Approximately 100 babies die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Australia each year. The cause(s) of
Plasma activated hydrogel therapy as a novel treatment for paediatric burns
Chief Investigator: Dr Ainslie Derrick-Roberts Funding Amount : $99,946 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Paediatric burns are common in children under the age of 5. Treatment of burns is complicated by