


Explore the research we fund and the outcomes achieved
2023 Research Grants


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
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
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 their2022 Research Grants

Supporting children experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV) through developing a child-informed, child-centred practice approach in DFV shelters
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Kristen Natalier Funding Amount : $87,628 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: This research will develop and evaluate a child-informed, child-centred
Uncovering how sugar contributes to invasive pneumococcal disease
Chief Investigator: Miss Kimberley McLean [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount : $40,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Annually, more than one million
Children who offend: Understanding and responding to early-onset criminal behaviour
Chief Investigator: Dr Catia Malvaso Funding Amount: $99,895 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Governments and society recognise that children
Family and domestic violence in migrant and refugee communities – amplifying children’s voices and empowering communities in South Australia
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Anna Ziersch Funding Amount : $99,978 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Exposure to family and domestic violence (FDV) has2021 Research Grants

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
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
Reducing developmental disorders and other side effects with novel proton radiation treatment for children with brain cancers
Chief Investigator: Miss Mikaela Dell’Oro Research Areas: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Basic Science Funding