Fellowships awarded to support clinician-led research in WA
Over $1.4 million has been awarded to 4 clinicians employed by Western Australian health service providers to support transformative research that strengthens healthcare delivery and builds long-term research capability within Western Australia.
The Clinician Research Fellowships is a joint program of the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund and the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
The program supports medical, nursing, and allied health professionals to advance their research careers, without compromising their vital clinical responsibilities.
Recipients were assessed based on merit by an independent scientific peer review panel and the Clinician Research Fellowship Advisory Panel.
Further information about the Clinician Research Fellowships recipients can be found at Past Recipients - Raine Medical Research Foundation.
The Clinician Research Fellowships 2025 recipients are shown below:
|
Recipient |
WA Health Institution |
Activity Title |
Funding Awarded |
|
Professor Rajesh Thomas |
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
Optimising novel Robotic Bronchoscopy technique to improve lung cancer diagnosis-treatment |
$452,392 |
|
Dr David Foley |
PathWest Laboratory Medicine |
FLASH-VI: Fast laboratory assessment of high-risk virus infectivity |
$223,096 |
|
Dr Hun Chuah |
Royal Perth Hospital |
Transforming Care for Myelofibrosis: Innovative Blood Tests to Predict & Prevent Leukaemia |
$422,056 |
|
Dr Piers Truter |
South Metropolitan Health Service |
Enhancing Simple Fracture Care: Balancing Consumer Outcomes and System Efficiency |
$337,287 |