Research Grants

2021

2021 Research Grants

2021 Research Grant January 13, 2021

Creating positive educational futures for young people who are at risk of, or are already in, out-of-home care

Chief Investigator: Dr Priscilla Dunk-West Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study Funding Year: 2021 Funding

2021 Research Grant January 13, 2021

Defining endotypes in infant bronchiolitis: the first step toward personalised treatment

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Dani Dixon Research Area: Basic Science Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $93,493 Recipient: Flinders University Overview:

2021 Research Grant Associate Professor Dani Dixon Basic Science Flinders University

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

What helps young people create healthy relationships and reject domestic violence?

Chief Investigator: Dr Fiona Buchanan Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study. Funding Year: 2021 Funding

2021 Research Grant Child Protection Community Based Study Domestic Violence University of South Australia

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Novel linkage to study childhood disability and the genetic and non-genetic causes of cerebral palsy

Chief Investigator: Dr Jesia Berry Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Community Based Study Funding Year:

2021 Research Grant Cerebral Palsy Childhood Disability Community Based Study Dr Jesia Berry University of Adelaide

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2020

2020 Research Grants

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Early in life outcomes of children of mothers with child protection system involvement. What factors are protective and what factors predict poorer infant outcomes?

Chief Investigator: Professor Leonie Segal Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study. Funding Year: 2020 Funding

2021 Research Grant Child Protection Community Based Study Professor Leonie Segal University of South Australia

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

The crossover of children from OOHC into youth justice: identifying opportunities for early intervention

Chief Investigator: Dr Catia Malvaso Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Funding Amount: $95,850 Recipient: The University of

Child Protection Dr Catia Malvaso University of Adelaide

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Evaluation of ex vivo human CD4 T cell immune response against peanut allergens for a novel therapeutic peanut allergy vaccine

Chief Investigator: Preethi Eldi (Early Career Researcher) Research Area: Food Allergy. Funding Amount: $38,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview:

Early Career Researcher Food Allergy Peanut Allergy Preethi Eldi University of South Australia

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Psychiatric medication use in Australian children and adolescents: patterns, predictors and outcomes

Chief Investigator: Julie Klau (Early Career Researcher) Research Area: Mental Health. Funding Amount: $36,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview:

Childrens Mental Health Early Career Researcher Julie Klau University of Adelaide

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2019

2019 Research Grants

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

Maternal iodine intake, thyroid function in pregnancy and executive function of children at 6 years of age.

2019 Grant Clinical Studies

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

Developing a new therapeutic for childhood acute myeloid leukaemia

Chief Investigator: Dr Mingfeng Yu Research Area: Basic Science Funding Amount: $ 35,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: In

2019 Grant acute myeloid leukaemia Basic Science Dr Mingfeng Yu Early Career Researcher University of South Australia

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

A pre-clinical evaluation of an innovative DNA-based vaccination regimen to protect women of childbearing age against Zika virus during sexual transmission

Chief Investigator: Dr Danushka Wijesundara Research Area: Basic Science Funding Amount: $ 74,785 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Since

2019 Grant Basic Science Dr Danushka Wijesundara University of Adelaide Zika Virus

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

Family by Family: Addressing childhood obesity through local understandings and local solutions

Chief Investigator: Professor Megan Warin Research Area: Reducing childhood obesity and its impactCommunity Based Study Funding Amount: $ 74,517 Recipient: The University

2019 Grant Childhood Obesity Community Based Study Family by Family Professor Megan Warin University of Adelaide

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2018

2018 Research Grants

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

A therapeutic for infant acute lung injury: minimising immune-mediated damage to developing lungs during respiratory infection

Chief Investigator: Miss Elena Cavallaro Funding Amount: $34,874 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Bronchiolitis and pneumonia are leading causes of infant

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

Warming and humidifying inspiratory gases to minimise lung injury during resuscitation of extremely preterm infants.

Chief Investigator: Dr Scott Morris Funding Amount: $31,350 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Extremely preterm babies have a high risk of

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

Getting into the Game: Evaluation of advanced movement skills of school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder

Chief Investigator: Ms Kerry Evans Funding Amount: $49,651 Recipient: Novita Children’s Services Overview: Almost half of SA children receiving NDIS

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

Impact of Phthalate exposure in fathers on programming of offspring neurological phenotype

Chief Investigator: Professor Sarah Robertson Funding Amount: $73,445 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex

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2017

2017 Research Grants

2017 Research Grant February 8, 2017

Psychosocial risks during pregnancy: The impact of screening and early referral on child outcomes

Chief Investigator: Dr Jacqui Beall Funding Amount: $73,375 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: The first 1,000 days of a child’s life,

2016 Research Grants

2016 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports October 31, 2015

On-line and in control: PEACH™ (Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health) Lifestyle

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Anthea Magarey, Professor Michelle Miller Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Childhood obesity is a

2016 Grant Associate Professor Anthea Magarey Childrens Health Flinders University Nutrition PEACH™Professor Michelle Miller

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

Investigating causes of congenital heart disease using a mouse model with great artery and cardiac outflow tract defects

Chief Investigator: Dr Sophie Wiszniak Funding Amount: $35,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Eight babies are born with a

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

Preventing childhood methotrexate chemotherapy-induced bone loss by blocking the aggravated pro-osteoclastogenic cytokine – NF-kB signalling

Chief Investigator: Professor Cory Xian Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Whilst chemotherapy of major childhood cancers

2016 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports, Research Grants October 31, 2015

Investigating how mutations in IQSEC2 cause intellectual disability and severe early onset seizures in children using a mouse modelling the knockout of Iqsec2.

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cheryl Shoubridge Funding Amount: $65,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Intellectual disability (ID) is frequent

2016 Grant Associate Professor Cheryl Shoubridge Basic Science Children with intellectual disability Childrens Health IQSEC2 Research Outcome Seizures University of Adelaide

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