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 |
Last Updated:
05/07/2023