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  6. WANMA Ideas Grants 22-23 Recipients

Funding to accelerate success of WA early-and mid-career researchers

Funding to accelerate success of WA early-and mid-career researchers

04/07/2023

Grants of up to $100,000 have recently been awarded to 23 early-and mid-career researchers under the WA Near-miss Awards (WANMA) Ideas Grants 2022-23 program, with a total funding pool of $2.3 million provided to the WA health and medical research sector.

The WANMA program is funded by the State Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and this program provides support for WA researchers who have narrowly missed out on a highly sought-after National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant in 2022.

The funding is provided as a one-off grant for 12-months of activity to improve aspects of the application that have been found by the NHMRC peer review process to be improvable, with the aim for the application to be resubmitted to a future NHMRC round with an improved chance of success.

Below is the full list of recipients for the WA Near Miss Awards: Ideas Grants 2022-23 program:

Recipient  Responsible Entity  Activity Title  Funding Awarded 
Dr Chidozie Anyaegbu
Curtin University
Gut microbiota and immune cells as mediators of prolonged pathology in mild traumatic brain injury
$100,000
Dr Laurence Cheung Curtin University Understanding the role of bone marrow adipocytes in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
$100,000
Dr Petra Czarniak
Curtin University
Investigating the relationship between net Pregnane-X receptor (PXR) activation and health outcomes
$100,000
Dr Sarah Hellewell
Curtin University
Neurofeedback as an Intervention for Persisting Post-Concussive Symptoms after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
$100,000
Dr Virginie Lam
Curtin University
An intervention for remyelination: A novel therapy to stop progression of Multiple Sclerosis
$100,000
Dr Archita Mishra
Curtin University
Immune-microbial priming in neonatal sepsis: tracing the IMPriNtS of early-life infections
$100,000
Dr Roslyn Ward
Curtin University
The Speech Movement and Acoustic Analysis Tracking tool for the differential diagnosis of a speech sound disorder
$100,000
Dr David Youens
Curtin University
Quantifying the influence of continuity of care provided by general practitioners (GPs) on quality use of medications in the elderly
$100,000
Dr Christofer Bester
Ear Science Institute Australia
Using advanced phenotyping derived from novel functional measures to drive precision diagnosis of hearing loss
$100,000
Dr Jumana Abu-Khalaf
Edith Cowan University
Determination of bone mineral density from a hand radiograph: Facilitating early identification of osteoporosis
$100,000
Dr Catherine Bondonno
Edith Cowan University
Pardon the vegetables: how nitrate source determines health impact
$100,000
Dr Amir Razamjou Chaharmahali
Edith Cowan University
Transdermal delivery of lithium for bipolar disorder treatment
$100,000
Dr Pauline Zaenker
Edith Cowan University
Autoantibodies as Biomarkers of Response to Immunotherapy and Onset of Immune-related Adverse Events in Cutaneous Melanoma Patients
$100,000
Dr Lucy Barrett
Fiona Wood Foundation
Understanding how a childhood burn can impact on lifetime health
$100,000
Dr Nicola Gray
Murdoch University
Characterising Extent and Health Impacts of the Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Exposome in Population-Based Cohorts $100,000
Dr Michaela Lucas
North Metropolitan Health Service
Can novel immunosuppressants preserve tissue-resident anti-viral immunity and successful outcomes after transplantation?
$100,000
Dr Gina Trapp
Telethon Kids Institute on behalf of Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia
Junk-food filled school neighbourhoods: building the evidence for change
$100,000
Dr Kai Chen (1)
The University of Western Australia
Developing a novel angiogenic protein to heal broken bones  $100,000
Dr Kai Chen (2)
The University of Western Australia
Developing a bone-targeting RNA-silencing oligonucleotides to treat osteoporosis
$100,000
Dr Weitao Lin
The University of Western Australia
Eyeing New Therapeutic Targets for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Using New Era Transcriptomics
$100,000
Dr Jessica Mountford
The University of Western Australia
Genetic and environment influences on the development of myopia: addressing a rising global prevalence post-pandemic
$100,000
Dr Lee Nedkoff
The University of Western Australia
Development and application of an electronic phenotype for national surveillance of chronic coronary disease: informing health planning, policy and practice
$100,000
Dr Andrew Stevenson
The University of Western Australia
Developing next generation cell therapies for enhancing skin regeneration after injury
$100,000

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