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.
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Funding Partners (All Health Areas) 2011

NEW SOUTH WALES

Australian Rotary Health/District 9690
Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Breast Cancer
Elise Jackson
Centenary Institute, NSW
Identification of the mechanisms of hormone-mediated sphingosine kinase activation in Breast Cancer.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Club of Norwest Sunrise
The Suzanne Moss-White Scholarship
Ovarian Cancer
Austin Della-Franca
Westmead Children’s Hospital, NSW
Molecular mechanisms underlying cellular transformation by D52 over expression in Ovarian Cancer.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Club of North Sydney
Ian McNair Scholarship
Brain Tumours
Dan Lu
University of NSW
Development of Novel and Selective Anti-Tumour Agents for the Treatment of Brain Cancer.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9690
Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Heart Disease
Rhian Shephard
Centenary Institute, NSW
Familiar cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure caused by multiple gene mutations: from molecular pathogenesis to disease prevention.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Clubs of Kellyville, Dural, Kurrajong & Gladesville
The Rodney Tilden, Ted Atkinson
and Bob McCallum
Kidney Research Scholarship
Kidney Disease
Owen Tang
University of Sydney, NSW
The molecular role of Kruppel-like transcriptional factors in regulating endothelial activation in diabetic nephropathy.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Riverside Rotary Clubs
Brain Tumours
Stephen Dowdell
University of Wollongong, NSW
Proton Radiotherapy for Brian Tumours.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9650
Bowel Cancer
Ryan Courtney
University of Newcastle, NSW
Assessing the value and usefulness of a cancer-registry based systematic approach to advising first degree relatives of Colorectal Cancer patients about their risks and need for screening.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9650
Bowel Cancer
Linh Nguyen
Austin Health/University of Melbourne, VIC
Limitations of vascular disrupting agent (VDA) Oxi4503 in treatment of tumours.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9650
Bowel Cancer
Matthew Thompson
Monash University, VIC
Characterising the role of activating transcription factor 3 in the progression of Colorectal Cancer.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9640 & D9650
Bowel Cancer
Shuwen Wen
University of Melbourne, VIC
The Renin-Angiotensin System and Kupffer Cells in Colorectal Liver Metastases.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9640
Bowel Cancer
Shir Lin Koh
University of Melbourne, VIC
The expression and the role of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Liver Regeneration and Tumour Stimulation.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9690
Rotary Club of Parramatta City
David Henning Memorial Scholarship
Suicide in Men
Luke Balcombe
Australian Institute for Suicide Research & Prevention/Griffith University, QLD
Perceptions & Expectations of one’s self: Mental Health & Suicide in Men.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Club of Crows Nest
Patricia Hooton Scholarship
Alzheimer’s Disease
Judith Allen-Graham
The Alfred/Monash University, VIC
Inhibition of APP and APLP2 using siRNA to investigate protein function and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Club of Dural/David Henning Memorial Foundation
Breast Cancer
Yan Ru Gao
ANZAC Research Institute, NSW
The role of androgen receptor-mediated actions in breast cancer
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9690
Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Youth Suicide
Tonelle Handley
University of Newcastle, NSW
Suicide in Australia: Determinants, moderators and treatment options for suicidal thoughts and behaviours
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9690
Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Prostate Cancer
Kevin Jia-Jin Loo
University of Wollongong
In Body Imaging Brachy View: Improved Brachytherapy of Prostate Cancer Treatment
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Club of Glenhaven
Dementia
Marshall Axel Dalton
University of NSW/Neuroscience Research Australia, NSW
Characterization of episodic memory deficits in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9700
Rotary Club of Parkes
Spinal Cord Injury
Dianah Rodrigues
University of Sydney, NSW
The influence of neural factors on secondary conditions such as pain and fatigue in persons living with Spinal Cord Injury
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
The Hooton Family
Mental Health
Daniel Quintana
University of Sydney, NSW
Impact of depression, substance abuse and its treatment using oxytocin: An animal and human research study

Australian Rotary Health/District 9750
Rotary Club of Bondi Junction
Stem Cell Research
Bianca Borchin
Monash University, VIC
Derivation of skeletal myocytes from human and embryonic stem cells

Australian Rotary Health/District 9700
Rotary Club of Parkes
Parkinson’s Disease
Shoshanah Longmuir
Howard Florey Institute, VIC
Biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease

Australian Rotary Health/District 9640
District 9640 Bowelscan PhD Scholarship
Bowel Cancer
University of Sydney, NSW
Inflammatory determinants for colorectal cancer treatment
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9650
District 9650 Bowelscan PhD Scholarship
Bowel Cancer
Hunter Medical Research Institute/University of Newcastle, NSW
Elucidating genetic predispositions to Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9690
Rotary Club of Liverpool West
The Role of Metals for Treatment of Cancer
University of Sydney, NSW
Development of Novel Anti-Tumour Agents for the Treatment of Melanoma
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Club of Pennant Hills
Phenylketonuria
Naz Al Hafid
Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW
Evaluation of a Novel Treatment Strategy for Phenylketonuria
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9700
Rotary Club of Wollundry-Wagga Wagga
Gordon Braid Melanoma Research PhD Scholarship
Melanoma
Westmead Millennium Institute/University of Sydney, NSW
Determining the molecular mechanisms of B-RAF/MEK inhibitor resistance in melanoma
 
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary District 9680
Motor Neuron Disease
University of Wollongong, NSW
Elucidating the role of extracellular mutant SOD1 in activation of glial cells and motor neurone cell death in ALS
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Rotary Club of Hunters Hill
Lloyd Binet PhD Scholarship
Motor Neuron Disease
University of Wollongong, NSW
The role of protein inclusions in the transfer of pathology in MND
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9700
Rotary Club of Parkes
Depression
Brain & Mind Institute/University of Sydney, NSW
Understanding the ‘in-vivo’ mechanisms underpinning the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of omega 3 fatty acids: a Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy study
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Diane Erskine/Rotary District 9680 Scholarship
Diabetes
University of Sydney, NSW
Investigating the Adverse Effects of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Diabetic Wound Healing
 
Australian Rotary Health/District 9700
Rotary Club of Parkes
Parkinson’s Disease
University of Sydney, NSW
Identifying the pathophysiology and neural correlates of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease
 
VICTORIA
Australian Rotary Health/District 9800
Rotary Club of Melbourne South
Gastro Intestinal Cancer
Justine Marum
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, VIC
Developing an assay to determine inherited risks in Colorectal Cancer for population screening.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9820
Rotary Club of Koo Wee Rup/Lang Lang
Epilepsy
Melissa Benson
University of Queensland, Qld
Intranasal delivery of phospholipase A2 inhibitors for the treatment of epilepsy

Australian Rotary Health/District 9780
Rotary Club of Ballarat South
Diabetes
Anna Roy
Victoria University, VIC
The effect of different dietary fatty acids and weight loss on endocannabinoid and adiponectin signalling in the skeletal muscle

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Australian Rotary Health/District 9500
Rotary Club of Whyalla
The Fenwick Scholarship
Multiple Sclerosis
Jo Anne Schinke Stratton
University of Melbourne, VIC
Characterising the roles of gp130 receptor and SOCS3 upon neural precursor-mediated remyelination of the demyelinated central nervous system.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9500
Rotary Club of Adelaide
Childhood Cancer
Le Myo Thwe
Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW  
Biomarker Analysis in Paediatric Tumours Diagnosed within a Single Institution


QUEENSLAND

Australian Rotary Health/District 9600
Rotary Club of Samford Valley
D9600 Scholarship in Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease
Crystal Higgs
University of Queensland, QLD
The Role of the Vesicular Glutamate and GABA Transporters in Alzheimer’s Disease.

Australian Rotary Health/District 9600
Rotary Club of Toowong
Basil Shaw Scholarship
Cancer Genome
Pali Verma
Griffith University, Qld
Role of Nrap in ribosomal biogenesis and cancer

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Australian Rotary Health
PO Box 3455,
Parramatta NSW 2124
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