Funding Partner 2010
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Liverpool West
NSW - District 9690
Research Project Grant
3 Year Grant of $49,500
Parkinson's Disease
Dr Jasmine Henderson
University of Sydney, NSW
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Liverpool West
NSW - District 9690
Research Project Grant
2 Year Grant of $54,000
Prostate Cancer
Professor Des Richardson
University of Sydney, NSW
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Clubs of Greater Ipswich
QLD - District 9630
Research Project Grant
3 Year Grant of $16,000
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Professor Ranjeny Thomas
University of Queensland, QLD
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Clubs of Melbourne and Williamstown
VIC - District 9800
Research Project Grant
3 Year Grant of $27,000 per annum
Ovarian Cancer
A/Professor Gregory Rice
Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, VIC
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club Williamstown
VIC - District 9800
Research Project Grant
3 Year Grant of $54,000 per annum
Cardiac Disease
Dr Andrew Davis
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, VIC
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Camberwell
VIC - District 9800
Research Project Grant
2 Year Grant of $33,300 per annum
Youth Suicide
A/Professor Alison Yung
Orygen Research Centre, VIC
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Hamilton
QLD- District 9600
Research Project Grant
2 Year Grant of $27,000 per annum
Malaria Vaccine
Professor Michael Good
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Crows Nest
NSW - District 9680
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $27,000
Alzheimer's Disease
Dr John Kwok
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
Australian Rotary Health/Laurie Barber
NSW - District 9650
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $27,000
Motor Neuron Disease
Dr Bryce Vissel
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Australian Rotary Health/Sally Fletcher/Rotary Club of Central Launceston
TAS- District 9830
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $27,000
Youth Suicide
Professor Ken Kirkby
University of Tasmania
Australian Rotary Health/Riverside Clubs
NSW - District 9680
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $27,000
Brain Tumours
Professor Des Richardson
University of Sydney
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Brighton/Lifeworks
VIC- District 9800
Research Project Grant
2 Year Grant of $27,630
Domestic Violence
Professor Thea Brown
Monash University, Vic
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Brighton North
VIC- District 9800
Research Project Grant
Friedreich Ataxia
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, VIC
Australian Rotary Health/The Bipolar Expedition
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $55,000
Bipolar Disorder
Dr Andrew Gibbons
Mental Health Research Institute, VIC
Changes in the Expression of Tumour Necrosis Factor and its Receptors in Bipolar Disorder
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 Dapto
NSW – District 9750
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $36,000
Autism
Dr Michael Sorich
University of South Australia, SA
Investigating the link between gastrointestinal disturbance and aetiology of autism
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 Pennant Hills
NSW – District 9680
Research Project Grant
2 Year Grant of $54,000 per annum
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Professor John Christodoulou
Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW
Development of Novel Treatment Strategies for Phenylketonuria
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Wetherill Park
NSW – District 9690
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $27,000 per annum
Breast Cancer
Dr Patric Jansson
University of Sydney, NSW
Development of Novel Drugs for the Treatment of Breast Cancer
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary District 9650 – Mary Jane Douglas Motor Neuron Disease Research Grant
NSW – District 9650
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $40,500
Motor Neuron Disease
Associate Professor Matthew Kiernan
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, NSW
2 INSPIRATionAL (Inspiratory Training for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2)
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Clubs of Dural, Wahroonga & West Pennant Hills
NSW – District 9680
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $27,000 per annum
Mental Health
Dr Andrew Campbell
University of Sydney, NSW
Internet Self-Help for Depression: Determining Best-Practice
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary District 9650 – Stephen Buckley Motor Neuron Disease Research Grant
NSW – District 9650
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $40,500
Motor Neuron Disease
Dr Ian Blair
ANZAC Research Institute, NSW
Investigating the role of the gene encoding TAR DNA binding protein (TDP-43) in ALS
Australian Rotary Health/Rotary Club of Wetherill Park
NSW – District 9690
Research Project Grant
1 Year Grant of $27,000 per annum
Prostate Cancer
Dr Angela Finch
University of New South Wales, NSW
Validation of Alpha1 Adrenoceptors as new targets for Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy