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 Funding
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.