Research Grants

2021

2021 Research Grants

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Using biomechanical tools as a clinical decision-making tool for children with developmental dysplasia of the hip

Chief Investigator: Dr Jasvir Bahl [Early Career Researcher] Research Area: Clinical Study Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $39,020 Recipient: The

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Identifying therapies that reduce transmission of mitochondrial heteroplasmy from mother to child.

Chief Investigator: Professor Rebecca Robker Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Basic Science Funding

2021 Research Grant Basic Science Childrens Mental Health Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy University of Adelaide

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Reducing developmental disorders and other side effects with novel proton radiation treatment for children with brain cancers

Chief Investigator: Miss Mikaela Dell’Oro Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Basic Science Funding

2021 Research Grant Brain Cancer Childrens Mental Health Community Based Study Development Disorders Novel Proton Radiation Treatment University of South Australia

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Helping children with intellectual disabilities develop real-world life skills in virtual reality

Chief Investigator: Mr Stefan Michalski [Early Career Researcher] Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disordersClinical

2021 Research Grant Childrens Mental Health Clinical Studies Early Career Researcher University of South Australia Virtual Reality

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2020

2020 Research Grants

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Social welfare dependency and receipt of welfare benefits following child abuse and neglect: a South Australian linked data study

Chief Investigator: Emmanuel Gnanamanickam (Early Career Researcher) Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community-based study Funding Amount: $40,000

2020 Research Grant Child Protection Community Based Study Early Career Researcher Emmanuel Gnanamanickam University of South Australia

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Testing the first treatment to protect babies of asthmatic women from lung disease – a pilot study

Chief Investigator: Dr Kathryn Gatford Research Area: Basic Science Funding Amount: $85,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Babies of

Asthma Basic Science Dr Kathryn Gatford Lung Disease University of Adelaide

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

“Switching ON Participation” : Evaluation of the measurement properties of the Switch Access Measure (SAM-2) and its potential as a clinically-informative outcome assessment for children who have complex physical disabilities.

Chief Investigator: Toan Nguyen Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Clinical Study Funding Amount:

2020 Research Grant Childrens Mental Health Clinical Studies Switch Access Measure (SAM-2)Toan Nguyen

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Multimodal storytelling for life: Building literacies and numeracies for agentive futures

Chief Investigator: Kerrie Mackey-Smith Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development. Community-based study Funding Amount: $87,317

2020 Research Grant Community Based Study Flinders University Kerrie Mackey-Smith Literacy Numeracy Understanding impacts of social determinants

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2019

2019 Research Grants

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

Establishing the clinical potential of sphingomimetics in children’s eczema

Chief Investigator: Dr Kwok Ho Yip Research Area: Basic Science Funding Amount: $ 74,888 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview:

2019 Grant Basic Science Dr Kwok Ho Yip Eczema University of South Australia

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

Injury site-derived proteoglycan glypican-3 suppresses growth plate cartilage bony repair and bone fracture healing

Chief Investigator: Dr Yu-Wen Su Research Area: Basic Science Funding Amount: $ 75,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Two

2019 Grant Basic Science Dr Yu-Wen Su glypican-3 paediatric orthopaedics University of South Australia

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

Thriving in adversity: disadvantaged children performing well in school

Chief Investigator: Dr Catherine Chittleborough Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders.Community Based Study Funding Amount: $

2019 Grant Childrens Mental Health Community Based Study Disadvantaged Children Dr Catherine Chittleborough Thriving in Adversity University of Adelaide

2019 Research Grant October 31, 2018

Optimizing treatment adherence and supporting ongoing desensitization following peanut oral immunotherapy in children: a randomized controlled trial of daily versus weekly peanut ingestion

Chief Investigator: Dr Billy Tao Research Area: Clinical Study Funding Amount: $ 74,843 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Peanut allergy represents

2019 Grant Clinical Studies Dr Billy Tao Flinders University Peanut Allergy peanut oral immunotherapy in children

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2018

2018 Research Grants

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

Developing a 3D navigation model for improving precision and success rates for treating developmental dysplasia of the hip in children

Chief Investigator: Dr Liping Wang Funding Amount: $34,926 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH)

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

A New Breath Test for Paediatric Coeliac Disease

Chief Investigator: Dr Roger Yazbek Funding Amount: $74,406 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Almost 1% of Australian children suffer with coeliac

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

Designed Antibiotics Targeting Drug-Resistant and Latent Tuberculosis

Chief Investigator: Dr Kate Wegener Funding Amount: $74,411 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Over 200 000 children die each year

2018 Research Grant February 8, 2021

The utility of resveratrol for improving fetal growth in complicated pregnancies

Chief Investigator: Dr Alison Care Funding Amount: $74,276 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Impaired fetal growth during pregnancy impacts subsequent

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2017

2017 Research Grants

2016

2016 Research Grants

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

PANDORA Cohort Wave 1 – assessment of the impact of maternal diabetes on child development

Chief Investigator: Dr Angela Titmuss Funding Amount: $35,000 Recipient: Menzies School of Health Research Overview: This project explores the child

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

PANDORA Cohort Wave 1 – assessment of the impact of maternal diabetes on child development

Chief Investigator: Dr Angela Titmuss Funding Amount: $35,000 Recipient: Menzies School of Health Research Overview: This project explores the child

2016 Grant childhood development Childrens Health Clinical Studies Dr Angela Titmuss Early Career Researcher Gestational Diabetes Indigenous Children maternal diabetes Menzies School of Health Type 2 Diabetes

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

New treatment for childhood leukaemia

Chief Investigator: Professor Shudong Wang Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Mixed lineage leukaemia (MLL) is the

2016 Grant Basic Science CDK9 childhood leukaemia Mixed lineage leukaemia Paediatric Professor Shudong Wang University of South Australia

2016 Research Grant, Research Grants October 31, 2015

Identifying the pathological mechanism of childhood epilepsy and adolescent movement disorders caused by PRRT2 mutations

Chief Investigator: Dr James Hughes Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Epilepsy and movement disorders are highly

2016 Grant Basic Science Childhood Epilepsies Childrens Health Dr James Hughes Genetic Disorders PRRT2 mutations University of Adelaide

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