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
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
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
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