Category: General
... and therapeutic strategies are thus of limited efficacy and development of new approaches is urgently needed. This requires ... the mechanisms of asthma exacerbations so that targets for development of novel approaches to prevention/therapy can be identified. ... them to abnormal differentiation and repair and these appear early in disease development. Another finding is that asthmatic ...
Category: Research
... stone recurrence. Stones are a significant risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease, which currently affects 2 million ... and currently holds an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award to investigate the role of these cells in lung development. He also holds a 2016-17 HMRI grant and is the primary ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Maternal and child nutritional intake and health outcomes Gestational Diabetes ... She has interest in the developmental origins of disease, where the early life stages influence the health outcomes of individuals, ... of Gestational Diabetes (GDM) and/or the ongoing prevention to development of type two diabetes mellitus in women. ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... spend time investigating the impact of oxidative stress on germ cell development at UON (2016-2018) before moving to Utrecht University, The ... by the thrill and mystery of conducting home science experiments as a child with my brother Sean who is also a scientist and teacher. Having ... individuals to develop later life diseases. This will assist in the early detection and prevention of many disease states. Future Focus ...
Category: News & Articles
... The most recent NHMRC funding outcomes also include: $437,036 Career Development Fellowship for Dr Gerard Kaiko to investigate the role of ... therapeutically targeted to reduce the severity of asthma. $417,192 Early Career Fellowship for Dr Caitlin Gillis in conjunction with Ghent ... chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. $327,192 Early Career Fellowship for Rebecca Hodder from Hunter New England ...
Category: Research
... and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing and will guide the development of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health ... treatment and prevention in Ghana Michelle Kennedy won the 2022 HMRI Early Career Researcher Award, and was a Finalist in the 2022 Research ... bigger health problems by providing an opportunity for prevention and early disease management. 715 Health Checks are available to all ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... There are numerous factors that are involved in the conception and development of a healthy pregnancy and my research focuses on helping ... the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Astra Zeneca Early Career Research Fellowship, and more recently a highly competitive NHMRC Early Career Fellowship. She has also been awarded several small grants ...
Category: News & Articles
... What needs to change for things to be better? RT: It needs to start early in education, but also needs to be picked up in research teams at ... goes back to fostering science as a non-gendered subject, beginning early on in education. Also, I believe there is an image in society that ... the Australia Dementia Network, a nationwide study facilitating the development of effective therapies by providing detailed dementia ...
Category: Research
... and lecture series and is a world-famous training ground for early career research scientists who seek to broaden their knowledge and ... site on July 28-29. This conference is unique as it is geared toward early career researchers, offering a range of workshops for rigorous ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... to the basic understanding of cancer cell biology has led to the development of novel treatments that one day (I hope) will ultimately ... an NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellowship, together with an HMRI Award for Early Career Researchers supported by the Jennie Thomas Foundation. ... Associate Professor Verrills also embraces her role as a mentor to early career researchers, and raising awareness of cancer research in ...