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.
2022 recipients
Asthma
| Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Foundation Australia - Ludwig Engel Research Grant | $5,000.00 | Dr. Hayley Scott University 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 Marchant QUT |
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 Cox Monash University |
From hospital to home: remote exercise testing for pulmonary rehabilitation |
| Lung Foundation Australia - Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship in COPD | $120,000.00 | Dr. Arwel Jones Monash 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 Walsh University 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 Deshpande Alfred 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 Bell Princess 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 Liu University 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 Cox UTAS |
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 Prabhakaran Flinders 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 Nash Curtin 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 Poh Olivia 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 Abed Fiona 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 Chin Garvan 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 Glenn
University 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 Parker University 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 Khor Austin 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 Wong The 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 Troy Royal 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 Papagianis RMIT 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 Zosky University 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 Luca RMIT 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 Sharrad University 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 Lear WA 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 Tonga Sydney 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 Mon Liverpool 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 Reddy Sydney University |
Poster prize |
| A Menarini Travel Grant (European Respiratory Society Congress) | $3,000 funded by A Menarini Australia Pty Ltd | Dr Sabine Zimmermann Woolcock 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 Khung Alfred Health |
The use of eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation as a bronchoprovocation technique for exercise induced bronchoconstriction in the clinical setting |
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