Research Impact Report 2018
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Lung Foundation Australia's 2018 Research Impact Report featuring the key research highlights of 2018.
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We are Australia’s leading incubator of lung research
Through our Research Grants and Awards Program we are proud to invest in the best and brightest lung health researchers in Australia. For early and mid-career researchers, our program provides much needed funding for lung-focused research and enables mentorship by senior research leaders. Congratulations to our most recent Award recipients.
2023 recipients
Advocacy
| Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Foundation Australia LGBTIQA+ Framework Project | $45,000 | Dr Erin McGillick | Allyship, Advocacy & Community: Supporting lung health in the LGBTIQA+ community |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
| Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukhdev Singh Sohal | $15,000 | Maitri Munsif | The relationship between perceived breathlessness and neural respiratory drive in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using parasternal electromyography |
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
| Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Wilson PhD Scholarship | $45,000 | Miss Olivia Young Monash University |
Assessing angiotensin type 2 receptor (AT2R) agonists as novel anti-fibrotics in the treatment of IPF |
| Ivan Cash Grant-in-Aid | $5,000 | Dr Amy Pascoe Monash University |
"Examining social determinants of health inequity in clinical trials recruitment, enrolment, and outcomes for people with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" |
| Laxmi Vanza Memorial Award | $10,000 | Dr Mariana Hoffman Barbosa Monash University |
Ambulatory oxygen in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: patient experiences |
| Lizotte Family Grant-in-Aid | $5,000 | Ms Catherine Buchan Monash University, Central Clinical School Alfred Health |
Domicilliary nasal high flow for chronic breathlessness in people with interstitial lung disease (INFINITE) |
| Ludwig Engel Grant-in-Aid for Physiological Research | $5,000 | Dr Kurtis Budden The University of Newcastle |
Impact of bushfire particulates on epithelial physiology and infection susceptibility |
Lung Cancer
| Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Irving Memorial Award | $30,000 | Dr Tracy Leong Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
Characterisation of Primary Immunotherapy Resistance in Metastatic Lung Cancer |
| Victorian Cancer Agency - Lung Foundation Australia Low Survival Research Fellowship | Nil | Dr Mara Zeissig Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |
Boosting the response to immunotherapy in lung cancer |
| PdCCRS 2022 | $102,251.5 | Fraser Brims Curtin University |
Improving lung cancer care: the lung cancer clinical quality data platform (LUCAP) |
| PdCCRS 2022 | $49,778.5 | Jessica Da Gama Duarte Latrobe University |
Early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of lung cancers |
Occupational Lung Disease
| Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Australia - Tony Britton Strategic Partnership Grant | $50,000 | Contact: Rolf Gomes Heart of Australia |
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2022 recipients
Asthma
Award title Value Recipient Project title Lung Foundation Australia – Ludwig Engel Research Grant $5,000.00 Dr. Hayley ScottUniversity of Newcastle Investigating the role of female sex hormones in asthma Bronchiectasis
Award title Value Recipient Project title Lung Foundation Australia Andrew Harrison Bronchiectasis Fellowship $75,000.00 Prof. Julie MarchantQUT Improving outcomes for children with bronchiectasis: a multicentre RCT using a novel mucolytic. COPD
Award title Value Recipient Project title Lung Foundation Australia John Farrell COPD Fellowship $75,000.00 Dr. Narelle CoxMonash University From hospital to home: remote exercise testing for pulmonary rehabilitation Lung Foundation Australia – Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship in COPD $120,000.00 Dr. Arwel JonesMonash University Exercise for Exacerbations and Rhinovirus Treatment (EXERT): humin in vitro and mouse in vivo COPD models Lung Foundation Australia – Better Breathing Foundation PhD Scholarship in Chronic Lung Disease (full) $126,000.00 Mrs. Jessica WalshUniversity of Sydney Feasibility of implementing pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care ILD
Award title Value Recipient Project title Lung Foundation Australia -Ivan Cash Research Grant $5,000.00 Dr. Sheetal DeshpandeAlfred Health/Monash University Design and Implementation of a revised telemedicine model for ILD Lung Foundation Australia – Lizotte Family Research Grant $5,000.00 Dr. Peter BellPrincess Alexandra Hospital, QLD Prognostic Biomarkers in CTD associated Fibrosing ILD PACT Grant-In-Aid $30,000 Dr. Hayley Barnes & Dr. Ryan Hoy Alfred Health Discovering Radiological Biomarkers in Silicosis using Artificial Intelligence CREATE Hope Fellowship (scientific) $75,000.00 Dr. Gang LiuUniversity of Technology Sydney/Centenary Institute Extracellular matrix proteins regulate inflammation and fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis CREATE Hope Fellowship (clinical) $75,000.00 Dr. Ingrid CoxUTAS Creating an evidence base to facilitate rapid access to early diagnosis and care for people living with PF and ILD Lung Cancer
Award title Value Recipient Project title Lung Foundation Australia Tony Britton Memorial PhD Scholarship (top-up) $45,000.00 Dr. Sarita PrabhakaranFlinders University Improving outcomes for mesothelioma patients: Integrated data and tissue collection for research that informs therapy decisions and policy LUCAP PhD Topup $90,000.00 Dr. Jess NashCurtin University PhD Topup for The LUng Cancer clinical quality dAta Platform (LUCAP) team to improve lung cancer care for Australians. PdCCRS Grant 2021 supported by Lung Foundation Australia $150,000.00 Dr. Ashleigh PohOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Targeting the myeloid-specific kinase HCK in non-small cell lung cancer to improve response to therapy -
2021 recipients
Lung Cancer
Award title Value and Partner Recipient Project title Ellen Yates Memorial Grant-in-Aid for Lung Cancer Research $20,000 over 1 year, funded by Yates family Dr Afaf AbedFiona Stanley Hospital Genomic HLA heterozygosity, T-cell receptor (TCR) – repertoire diversity and tumor PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarkers of response to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients Lung Foundation Australia Deep Manchanda Lung Cancer Fellowship $320,000 over 2 years co-funded by Manchanda family (with matched funding provided by research institution) Dr Venessa ChinGarvan Institute of Medical Research Utilising single cell sequencing to change the management of lung cancer Rare Lung Disease
Award Title Value and Partner Recipient Project Title Lung Foundation Australia Diana Cox PhD Scholarship in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Research $45,000 over 3 years, funded by Diana Cox Dr Laura GlennUniversity of Sydney Novel diagnostic techniques in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Lung Foundation Australia Brian Eaton Memorial PhD Scholarship in IPF Research $90,000 over 3 years, co-funded by Eaton family (with matched funding provided by research institution) Dr Matthew ParkerUniversity of Sydney Novel methods to distinguish IPF from connective tissue disease-associated ILD Lung Foundation Australia Lizotte Family Research Award for Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis Research $5,000 over 1 year, funded by Lizotte family Dr Yet Hong KhorAustin Health Understanding lung function trajectories in ILD Lung Foundation Australia Ludwig Engel Grant-in-Aid for Physiological Research $5,000 over 1 year, funded by Ludwig Engel Dr Alexander WongThe Children’s Hospital at Westmead Normal day-to-day variability in oscillometry in school aged children: Defining target thresholds for future intervention studies in childhood asthma Pulmonary Fibrosis Australasian Clinical Trials Grant-in-Aid $30,000 over 1 year, funded by CREATE Dr Lauren TroyRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital Novel diagnostic techniques in ILD: extension of the COLDICE study findings Lung Foundation Australia Ivan Cash Grant-in-Aid for IPF Research $5,000 over 1 year, funded by Ivan Cash Dr Paris PapagianisRMIT University Pathogen-induced lung remodelling during the early life period in mice Lung Foundation Australia John Reid Prize for Physiological Research $500 funded by Reid family A/Prof Graeme ZoskyUniversity of Tasmania Systemic inflammation modifies the regional gene response to mechanical ventilation Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Avard Title Value and Partner Recipient Project Title Lung Foundation Australia Boehringer Ingelheim COPD Fellowship $160,000 over 2 years, funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Dr Simone De LucaRMIT University New ways to treat vascular cognitive impairment and dementia in chronic lung disease Lung Foundation Australia Cochrane Airways Australia Scholarship $2,500 Ms Kelsey SharradUniversity of South Australia Psychological interventions for asthma in children and adolescents Lung Foundation Australia A Menarini Travel Grant (American Thoracic Society Conference) $3,000 funded by A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd Ms Zoe LearWA Health Poster prize Lung Foundation Australia A Menarini Travel Grant (American Thoracic Society Conference) $3,000 funded by A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd Dr Katrina TongaSydney University Poster prize Lung Foundation Australia A Menarini Travel Grant (Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Conference) $3,000 funded by A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd Dr Khine Khine Yin MonLiverpool Hospital Poster prize Lung Foundation Australia A Menarini Travel Grant (European Respiratory Society Congress) $3,000 funded by A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd Mr Karosham ReddySydney University Poster prize A Menarini Travel Grant (European Respiratory Society Congress) $3,000 funded by A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd Dr Sabine ZimmermannWoolcock Institute of Medical Research Poster prize Bronchiectasis
Award Title Value and Partner Recipient Project Title Lung Foundation Australia David Serisier Memorial Award (Best Abstract) $1,000 Dr Su-Wei KhungAlfred Health The use of eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation as a bronchoprovocation technique for exercise induced bronchoconstriction in the clinical setting
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