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.
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Characterising neurobiological abnormalities in Cannabis Use Disorders
Professor Nadia Solowij was awarded this four-year NHMRC Project Grant in 2016.
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Chronic effects of juvenile antipsychotic treatment on adult behaviour and neurotransmission in a psychiatric (poly I:C) rat model
Dr Jiamei Lian received this one-year Small Project Grant from UOW’s Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health in 2018.
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Classifying local environment attributes for healthier, more equitable child development
Associate Professor Xiaoqi Feng was awarded this four-year NHMRC Career Development Fellowship in 2017.
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Client direct care: an evaluation of the new client centred care model used at Kedesh Rehabilitation Services
Associate Professor Peter Kelly and Professor Frank Deane were awarded this two-year NGO Evaluation Grant by NSW Health in 2017.
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Clinical trial of SLT for vascular dementia
Clinical Professor Jan Potter is working on this two-year clinical trial with the National Institute of Complementary Medicine.
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Combinational Therapy to Prevent Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients with Blood Cancers and Other Disorders
Associate Professor Ronald Sluyter and Dr Debbie Watson were awarded this one-year Small Project Grant from the University of Wollongong’s Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health in 2017.
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Could gut bacteria influence learning and memory? A novel approach to understanding pathogenesis and treatment of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia
Dr Katrina Green, Professor Nagesh Pai and Distinguished Professor Xu-Feng Huang received this one-year Collaborative Project Grant from the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute in 2017.
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Decrypting the excitation contraction coupling machinery in skeletal muscle
Associate Professor Aaron Oakley is working on this four-year NHMRC Project Grant awarded in 2016 with Associate Professor Marco Casarotto from the Australian National University.
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Defining the mechanisms by which ABCA7 and apoE control Alzheimer’s disease risk: Functional characterisation of new therapeutic targets for dementia prevention and treatment
Professor Brett Garner was awarded this five-year NHMRC Research Fellowship in 2015.
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Delivery of Ubiquitin to Motor Neurons Using a Targeted, Sterically Stabilized Liposome Delivery System
Associate Professor Justin Yerbury and Dr Kara Vine-Perrow were awarded the ALS Research Program Therapeutic Idea Award from the US Department of Defence in 2015.
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