Mental Illness Grants Awarded for 2012

A high volume of Grants were awarded over the years for interesting and significant areas of research.  In 2012 Grants totalled $975,000. These included 16 Mental Health Research Grants, 7 Ian Scott PhD Scholarships and 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Funding Partner 2011

Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Clubs of Glen Eira, Chadstone/East Malvern & Frankston Sunrise  
VIC – District 9800
Research Project Grant
3 Year Grant of $60,000 per annum
Multiple Myeloma
Professor Miles Prince
Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, VIC  
Identifying and targeting myeloma stem cells in a novel mouse model and in humans
  
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Williamstown  
VIC – District 9800
Research Project Grant
3 Year Grant of $54,000 per annum
Leukaemia
Associate Professor Ricky Johnstone
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC   
Design and testing new combination therapies for the treatment of Leukaemia and lymphoma
 
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Brighton North  
VIC – District 9800
Research Project Grant
3 Year Grant of $60,000 per annum
Friedrich Ataxia
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, VIC
Lentiviral Gene Therapy for Friedreich Ataxia
 
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of St Ives – The Barbara Moore Research Grant   
NSW – District 9680
Research Project Grant
2 Year Grant of $36,000 per annum  
Quality of Life for People with Cancer
Dr Belinda Barton
Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW  
Health-related quality of life and social support in children newly diagnosed with cancer
 
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Claremont
Tas - District 9830
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant $30,000
Driving Behaviour in Tasmania
Dr Raimondo Bruno
University of Tasmania, Tas
Understanding people’s attitudes toward driving behaviour in Tasmania 
Australian Rotary Health/The Bipolar Expedition
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $50,000
Bipolar Disorder
Dr Susan Rossell
Swinburne University, Vic
Understanding Emotion Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder