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
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
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
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.,
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
The Cool Brain Hall of Fame: Using examples from popular culture to de-stigmatise learning differences in primary schools
Chief Investigator: Dr Amy Wyatt Funding Amount : $94,995 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Around 15-20% of South Australian children have a learning difference such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, autism or attention-deficit hyperactivity
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
Supporting adolescents on the waitlist for eating disorder treatment: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Chief Investigator: Dr Kathina Ali (Early Career Researcher) Funding Amount : $36,124 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Eating disorders impact psychological, physical and social functioning, and are one of the most pervasive and