


Explore the research we fund and the outcomes achieved
2022 Research Grants

Development of an advanced wound dressing for the treatment of infected burns in children
Chief Investigator: Dr Zlatko Kopecki Funding Amount: $100,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Burns are one of the most common injuries suffered
Evaluation of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood–Virtual (ADEC-V)
Chief Investigator: Professor Robyn Young Funding Amount : $85,319 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Although signs of autism emerge in infancy, children often
Identifying embryonic regulators of health-span to improve child lifetime outcomes
Chief Investigator: Dr Yasmyn Winstanley [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount : $40,000 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Children now are predicted2021 Research Grants

Feeding practices and anaemia rates of South Australian Aboriginal infants and young children living in South Australia
Chief Investigator: Ms Karen Glover Research Area: Reducing childhood obesity and its impactCommunity Based Study Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount:
Developing novel treatments for MTOR-related severe childhood epilepsies
Chief Investigator: Professor Leanne Dibbens Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Basic Science Funding2020 Research Grants
2019 Research Grants
Can metacognitive training improve treatment outcomes for adolescents with anorexia nervosa? A pilot randomised controlled trial
Chief Investigator: Dr Ryan Balzan [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount: $31,198 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Anorexia nervosa is serious mentalHow do we help more women quit smoking in pregnancy?
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Lisa Smithers Funding Amount: $74,904 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Of all the exposures during pregnancy,A pilot investigation of the safety, feasibility and efficacy of robotics-based rehabilitation in children and adolescents with cancer
Chief Investigator: Dr Michael Osborn Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: Women’s and Children’s Health Network Overview: Cancer treatment is associated with2018 Research Grants
A pilot play-based intervention to improve the social play skills and pragmatic language skills of children who have experienced trauma
Chief Investigator: Dr Shelley Wright Funding Amount: $34,634 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: This project aims to evaluate aImplication of BRCA1/2 germline variants for childhood AML biology and treatment.
Chief Investigator: Professor Richard D’Andrea Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: We have uncovered a novel mechanism2017 Research Grants
Definition of the ability of zika virus (ZIKV) to infect the placenta, brain and eye that will impact on our understanding of debilitating microcephaly and macular scarring in ZIKV exposed newborns.
Chief Investigator: Dr Jillian Carr Funding Amount: $74,027 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: The world was shocked by the threat ofT-follicular helper cells in children with malaria
Chief Investigator: Dr Michelle Boyle Funding Amount: $72,000 Recipient: Menzies School of Health Research Overview: Malaria caused by Plasmodium results2016 Research Grants
Neutrophil polarisation in the airways of infants hospitalised with bronchiolitis
Chief Investigator: Dr Dani-Louise Dixon Funding Amount: $75,000 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Bronchiolitis is the most common severe respiratory tractExploring the role of DEPDC5 mutations in childhood brain abnormalities
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Leanne Dibbens Funding Amount: $70,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: We will determine if mutations
Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Honorary Chair for the Prevention of Childhood Disability
Based in Adelaide, and led by International Human Genetics expert, Professor Jozef Gécz, this five-year tenure (2016 -2021) was a comprehensive multi-disciplinary research program focused on defining the origins and early diagnosis of childhood disability.
It was created to help understand more about the genetic basis of early childhood learning and movement disabilities, intellectual disabilities, early onset epilepsies, and autism.