Exploring solutions to our greatest health challenges
IHMRI affiliated researchers at the University of Wollongong and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District are actively working on a diverse range of projects to find solutions to our greatest health challenges.
The list below details projects that are currently supported by major funding bodies, such the National Health and Medical Research Council, grants on the Australian Competitive Grant register, as well as other smaller schemes.
Click on the project name for more details. The research projects are in alphabetical order. You can also search for particular phrases or topics by using the search function at the top of the page.
For a more simplified, non-scientific description of the work of IHMRI researchers, visit What we research.
3D-BrachyView: a 3D real-time virtual reality intra-operative Quality Assurance system for brachytherapy
Dr Marco Petasecca, Distinguished Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld and Professor Michael Lerch were awarded this three-year NHMRC Development Grant in 2015.
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A functional dissection of the bacterial replisome
Distinguished Professor Antoine van Oijen and Distinguished Professor Nick Dixon were awarded this three-year ARC Discovery Grant in 2017.
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A Midas touch for electrophiles in new reaction development
Dr Christopher Hyland is working on this three-year ARC Discovery Project with Dr Alireza Ariafard from the University of Tasmania.
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A new molecular platform for catalytic synthesis of heterocycles
Professor Stephen Pyne was awarded this three-year ARC Discovery Project in 2017.
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A new, specialised approach to understand nanoparticle radiosensitisation
Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli was awarded this three-year ARC Discovery Project in 2016.
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A place-based model for Aboriginal community-led solutions
Associate Professor Peter Kelly is working on this three-year ARC Indigenous Discovery Grant led by Professor Kathleen Clapham from the University of Wollongong awarded in 2018.
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A pre-clinical trial of early blood transfusion for improving cerebral oxygen delivery in very preterm neonates
Professor Ian Wright is working on this three-year NHMRC Project Grant awarded in 2016 with Dr Barbara Lingwood from the University of Queensland.
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A randomised controlled trial of a continuing care telephone intervention following residential substance abuse treatment
Professor Frank Deane is working on this two-year project funded in 2018 by NSW Health’s Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Early Intervention Innovation Fund with Gerard Byrne from the The Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust.
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Anti-sporulation strategies for Clostridium difficile infections
Senior Professor Stephen Pyne, Professor Paul Keller and Associate Professor Haibo Yu are working on this three-year NHMRC Project Grant awarded in 2017 with Associate Professor Dena Lyras from Monash University.
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science
IHMRI researchers Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace, Associate Professor Jeremey Crook and Professor Jun Chen are part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES).
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