Research Impact Report 2018
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Lung Foundation Australia's 2018 Research Impact Report featuring the key research highlights of 2018.
View moreAward title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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Fellowship in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) supported by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand | $108,000 | Manav Sharma, University of Technology Sydney | Using single cell RNA sequencing to identify the origin of the Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) tumours. |
Fellowship in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia supported by Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Australia and Lung Foundation Australia | $30,000 | Dr. Andrew Reid, University of Newcastle | Development of patient-centric drug screening platform to address deficient mucociliary clearance in PCD. |
CREATE Hope Fellowship 1 | $75,000 | Dr. Caitlin Fermoyle, The University of Sydney | Precision Medicine in Pulmonary Fibrosis. |
CREATE Hope Fellowship 2 | $75,000 | Minh Dao Ngo, The University of Queensland | Targeting the Oxysterol/GPR183 Axis to Treat Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. |
Cassy Morris Research Award | $25,000 | Dr. Sarah Yeo, LaTrobe University | Multi-omic characterisation of immunotherapy-resistant lung cancer |
Ivan Cash Grant for Research in Pulmonary Fibrosis | $5,000 | Dr. Maggie Lam, Monash University | Assessing the pre-clinical efficacy of inflammasome drugs for the treatment of silicosis. |
Lizotte Family Grant-in-Aid for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research | $5,000 | Chloe Lawler, The University of Sydney | Evaluation of the Association of Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpes Virus 6 shedding among patients with pulmonary fibrosis. |
Boehringer Ingelheim Sponsored Travel Grant American Thoracic Society Conference 2023 | $7,500 | Dr. Laura Glenn, The University of Sydney | A meta-analysis on the use of antifibrotic agents in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis. |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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Heart of Australia | $50,000 | Dr. Rolf Gomes | - |
DYNAMALK Trial | $25,000 | Dr. Malinda Itchins - Royal North Shore Hospital | Additional funds contributed by Rare Cancers Australia and the Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia. |
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Cancer Australia Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS) $150,000 over 3 years | $100,000 over 36 months | Dr. Nicholas Hindley | How ideas from Einstein’s general theory enable adaptative radiation therapy for lung cancer patients. |
Cancer Australia Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS) $150,000 over 3 years | $50,000 over 12 months | Dr. Hilary Byrne | How are you breathing today? |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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Lung Foundation Australia LGBTIQA+ Framework Project | $45,000 | Dr. Erin McGillick | Allyship, Advocacy & Community: Supporting lung health in the LGBTIQA+ community |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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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 |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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David Wilson PhD Scholarship | $45,000 | Miss Olivia YoungMonash 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 PascoeMonash 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 BarbosaMonash University | Ambulatory oxygen in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: patient experiences |
Lizotte Family Grant-in-Aid | $5,000 | Ms Catherine BuchanMonash 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 BuddenThe University of Newcastle | Impact of bushfire particulates on epithelial physiology and infection susceptibility |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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Helen Irving Memorial Award | $30,000 | Dr. Tracy LeongWalter 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 ZeissigWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | Boosting the response to immunotherapy in lung cancer |
PdCCRS 2022 | $102,251.5 | Fraser BrimsCurtin University | Improving lung cancer care: the lung cancer clinical quality data platform (LUCAP) |
PdCCRS 2022 | $49,778.5 | Jessica Da Gama DuarteLatrobe University | Early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of lung cancers |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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Heart of Australia – Tony Britton Strategic Partnership Grant | $50,000 | Contact: Rolf GomesHeart of Australia | Heart 5 |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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Lung Foundation Australia – Ludwig Engel Research Grant | $5,000.00 | Dr. Hayley ScottUniversity of Newcastle | Investigating the role of female sex hormones in asthma |
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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. |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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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 |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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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 |
Award title | Value | Recipient | Project title |
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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 |
Award title | Value and Partner | Recipient | Project title |
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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 |
Award Title | Value and Partner | Recipient | Project Title |
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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 |
Avard Title | Value and Partner | Recipient | Project Title |
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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 |
Award Title | Value and Partner | Recipient | Project Title |
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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 |