2023 Research Grants
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
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
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. Three2022 Research Grants
Targeting regulatory T cells to protect against preterm birth
Chief Investigator: Dr Ella Green [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount: $39,775 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Preterm birth (PTB)
Psychotropic medications in children and adolescents: investigating longitudinal trends and determinants of use, persistence, and outcomes
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Luke Grzeskowiak Funding Amount: $99,983 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Considerable debate surrounds the widespread prescribing of psychotropic medications in
Out-of-home care is not one thing: effects of complex care patterns on health, development and welfare outcomes
Chief Investigator: Dr Dandara Haag Funding Amount: $99,789 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Out-of-home care (OOHC) experiences have significant implications on life Human umbilical cord-derived haemangioblasts: discovery of a robust stem cell population for skin wound healing in children
Chief Investigator: Dr Mohammadhossein Hassanshahi [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount: $39,800 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Paediatric patients generally have much more2021 Research Grants
Optimising the early detection of ear disease and hearing impairment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged under 8-years
Chief Investigator: Dr Jacqueline Stephens Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development Community Based Study Funding
A randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in children on the autism spectrum
Chief Investigator: DR Michelle Short Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Clinical Study Funding Linking homeless children and their families to community health and wellbeing services: Using a Nurse Practitioner model of care to improve child health outcomes
Chief Investigator: Dr Yvonne Parry Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development. Community Based Study Funding