Michael J Fox Foundation/Michael J Fox Foundation
Professor Michael Dragunow, Pharmacology
‘The role of pericyte neuroinflammation in alpha-synuclein toxicity: a novel therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease’.
$221,073
Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust/MPPT Project Grant
Dr Polona Le Quesne Stabej, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
‘Gaining insights into genetic variation underlying non-immune hydrops fetalis through trio whole exome sequencing’
$14,000
Dr Kathryn Lee, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
‘Characterisation of vesiculin production and association with IGF binding proteins’
$5,000
Professor Janusz Lipski, Physiology
‘Transgenic DAT-knockout rat model for testing novel strategy to improve treatment of Parkinson’s disease with Levodopa’
$14,000
Dr Haruna Suzuki, Physiology
‘Manipulation of ocular lens gene expression in vivo as a research tool’
$10,000
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
‘Evolution in Action: investigating the molecular basis of improved pathogen transmission’
S17,000
Gut Cancer Foundation/Research Project
Professor Peter Shepherd, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
‘A pre clinical study to investigate the potential for a novel drug combination for treating colorectal cancer (Year 2)’
$50,000
School of Medicine Foundation/School of Medicine Foundation Project
Associate Professor Thomas Proft
‘Primate testing of TeeVax – a vaccine to combat Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease’
$340,000