AI-assisted contouring of sarcomas to improve safety of proton therapy in children.

AI-assisted contouring of sarcomas to improve safety of proton therapy in children.

Chief Investigator: Mr Vu Minh Hieu Phan [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount: $39,570 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: Proton therapy can benefit cancer treatment by precisely targeting tumours while sparing
Making friends with Minecraft: Determining optimal intensity and modality for a game-based intervention.

Making friends with Minecraft: Determining optimal intensity and modality for a game-based intervention.

Chief Investigator: Dr Abirami Thirumanickam [Early Career Researcher] Funding Amount: $39,995 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: We will use Minecraft®, a popular, off-the-shelf digital game as an accessible intervention platform
Brighter with books: co-designing a reading intervention to improve emotional wellbeing in children with cancer.

Brighter with books: co-designing a reading intervention to improve emotional wellbeing in children with cancer.

Chief Investigator: A/Prof Amanda Hutchinson Funding Amount: $97,389 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Bibliotherapy has been a successful adjunct therapy to support adults with cancer and promises to be similarly
EOI now OPEN for 2023 CRF Grants

EOI now OPEN for 2023 CRF Grants

The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (CRF) 2023 grants program for basic science, clinical studies and community-based studies is now OPEN. Submission for Expressions of Interest will be accepted from
A new therapy to improve the life trajectories for the infants of emotionally dysregulated mothers

A new therapy to improve the life trajectories for the infants of emotionally dysregulated mothers

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Anne Sved Williams Funding Amount : $99,978 Recipient: Women’s and Children’s Health Network Overview: A child’s first 1000-2000 days are clearly crucial to the underpinnings of their physical and
A preliminary evaluation of a new approach to improve the antenatal and postnatal care of infants in families experiencing psychosocial adversity

A preliminary evaluation of a new approach to improve the antenatal and postnatal care of infants in families experiencing psychosocial adversity

Chief Investigator: Dr Alyssa Sawyer Funding Amount : $99,345 Recipient: The University of Adelaide Overview: The aim of our new intervention is to provide more effective support for mothers and fathers identified during
Psychotropic medications in children and adolescents: investigating longitudinal trends and determinants of use, persistence, and outcomes

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 young people. While these medications have the potential to help
Evaluation of the Autism Detection in Early Childhood–Virtual (ADEC-V)

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 do not receive a diagnosis until much later, with an