Research Impact Report 2018
Lung Foundation Australia’s 2018 Research Impact Report featuring the key research highlights of 2018.
View moreAward 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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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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 Khung Alfred Health |
The use of eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation as a bronchoprovocation technique for exercise induced bronchoconstriction in the clinical setting |