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The Research Led by Our Recipients

Since 1957, we have supported over 700 researchers dedicated to finding solutions for a wide range of illnesses. Through our funding programs, we have helped advance the careers of some of the world’s leading researchers, including Professor Fiona Stanley AC, Professor Peter Klinken AC, Professor John Newnham AM, and Professor Fiona Wood AO, as well as many other emerging researchers.

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Moorditj Marp (strong skin) – SHARE Program for Aboriginal Children

Dr Bernadette Ricciardo

Clinician Research Fellowship

$422,105.31

2024

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Nurse-led study reporting outcomes of combination intravesical therapy for bladder cancer

Dr Cynthia Hawks

Clinician Research Fellowship

$104,272.25

2024

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Changing the focus of musculoskeletal pain to strengths-based pain protection

Dr Martin Rabey

Clinician Research Fellowship

$303,652.04

2024

Royal Perth Hospital

Treating Melanoma Resistant to Conventional Immunotherapy with Cell Therapy

Dr Peter Lau

Clinician Research Fellowship

$445,562.00

2024

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Echocardiographic and clinical determinants of outcome in rheumatic heart disease

Dr Bradley MacDonald

Clinician Research Fellowship

$212,943.86

2023

Perth Children's Hospital

Clinical applications of place-of-care manufactured CAR T-cell therapy in cancer

Dr Collin Chin

Clinician Research Fellowship

$440,440.00

2023

Royal Perth Hospital

Optimising diagnosis of pulmonary invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised children

Dr Daniel Yeoh

Clinician Research Fellowship

$448,563.00

2023

Perth Children's Hospital

Breathe Up

Dr Lisa van der lee

Clinician Research Fellowship

$263,030.00

2023

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Promoting gut health with prebiotic fibre as a novel allergy prevention strategy

Clinical Associate Professor Kristina Rueter

Clinician Research Fellowship

$449,551.00

2022

Perth Children's Hospital

SNAP-PY: Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform trial for Paediatrics and Youth

Dr Anita Campbell

Clinician Research Fellowship

$442,351.00

2022

Perth Children's Hospital

Circulating Biomarkers of Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade

Dr Lydia Warburton

Clinician Research Fellowship

$323,836.00

2022

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Blended pain care: A novel hybrid service model for chronic pain and mental health support

Dr Robert Schutze

Clinician Research Fellowship

$212,824.00

2022

Royal Perth Hospital

Validation of a model for predicting bacterial (co)infection in bronchiolitis

Dr Charlie McLeod

Clinician Research Fellowship

$397,089.00

2021

Perth Children's Hospital

Establishing an adaptive platform trial for food oral immunotherapy (ADAPT-OIT)

Dr Michael O’Sullivan

Clinician Research Fellowship

$375,000.00

2021

Perth Children's Hospital

Improved respiratory health for Aboriginal children through knowledge translation

Dr Pamela Laird

Clinician Research Fellowship

$215,760.00

2021

Child and Adolescent Health Service

Designing a prediction framework for mesothelioma response to chemo-immunotherapy

Dr Wee Loong Chin

Clinician Research Fellowship

$429,259.30

2021

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Detecting Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

Dr Mon Ohn

Clinician Research Fellowship

$422,315.98

2020

Perth Children's Hospital

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Improving survival from sepsis: A translational research platform for the future

Dr Stephen Macdonald

Clinician Research Fellowship

2020

Royal Perth Hospital

Determining best-practice rehabilitation for lateropulsion after stroke

Ms Jessica Nolan

Clinician Research Fellowship

2020

Osborne Park Hospital

A tool to evaluate and guide the programming of hearing implants

Dr Dayse Tavora-Vieira

Clinician Research Fellowship

$198,134

2019

Fiona Stanley Hospital

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Improving outcomes for patient’s with diabetes-related foot disease

Dr Emma Hamilton

Clinician Research Fellowship

2019

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Closing the loop for those with sub-optimal glycaemic control

Dr Mary Abraham

Clinician Research Fellowship

$344,264

2019

Perth Children's Hospital

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Predictive biomarkers of response and resistance to immunotherapy in cancer

A/Prof Muhammad Adnan Khattak

Clinician Research Fellowship

2018

Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and the development of cardiovascular disease

A/Prof Nigel McArdle

Clinician Research Fellowship

2018

Lidocaine infusions to treat postoperative pain

Dr Andrew Toner

Clinician Research Fellowship

$342,625

2018

Royal Perth Hospital

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The CABIN Fever trial

Dr Edward Raby

Clinician Research Fellowship

2018

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Improved kidney transplantation outcomes for WA children

Dr Nicholas Larkins

Clinician Research Fellowship

$401,802

2018

Child and Adolescent Health Service

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A new approach for early identification of inherited hypercholesterolaemia

Dr Andrew Martin

Clinician Research Fellowship

$206,698

2017

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

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Lymphovascular Invasion of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Renal Transplant Patients

Dr Nathan Harvey

Clinician Research Fellowship

2017

QEII Medical Centre 

The Epidemiology, Origins and Associations of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adolescents

Dr Oyekoya Ayonrinde

Clinician Research Fellowship

2017

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Heart research has never been “cooler” – efforts to improve organ preservation procedures for better heart transplant outcomes

Dr Warren Pavey

Clinician Research Fellowship

$204,932

2017

Fiona Stanley Hospital

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Improving survival rates and reducing disability in preterm infants

Associate Professor Tobias Strunk

Clinician Research Fellowship

$412,154

2016

King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women 

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Improving health outcomes of kidney transplant recipients

Associate Professor Wai Lim

Clinician Research Fellowship

$429,400

2016

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Addressing the challenges of diagnostic genomics applications for short stature

Dr Dimitar Azmanov

Clinician Research Fellowship

$190,650

2016

QEII Medical Centre 

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Identification of biomarkers associated with cancer spread

Dr Annette Lim

Clinician Research Fellowship

$179,390

2015

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Project 1 – IronNOF & Project 2 – PADDI

Dr Edmond O’Loughlin

Clinician Research Fellowship

2015

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Closed loop insulin delivery for patients with type 1 diabetes in free living conditions

Dr Martin de Bock

Clinician Research Fellowship

2015

Princess Margaret Hospital

Combinatorial therapeutics in high-risk infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Dr Rishi Kotecha

Clinician Research Fellowship

2015

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

Preventing migration of blood clots after major injury

Clinical Associate Professor Kwok-ming Ho

Clinician Research Fellowship

$419,013

2014

Royal Perth Hospital

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Pleural Effusions in Intensive Care Patients: The Physiological Changes and Clinical Effects of Drainage Procedures

Dr Edward Fysh

Clinician Research Fellowship

2014

Royal Perth Hospital

Improving the West Australian Immunisation Program

Dr Thomas Snelling

Clinician Research Fellowship

2014

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

Do ultrasound measurements of the inferior vena cava (IVC-US) by nursing staff improve assessment of intravascular volume status in the satellite haemodialysis clinic settings

Dr Ulrich Steinwandel

Clinician Research Fellowship

2014

Fremantle Hospital

1 in 12: Translational Research for Rare Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor Gareth Baynam

Clinician Research Fellowship

2013

The influence of multi-strain cytomegalovirus infections on the immune repertoire: Implications for organ transplantation

Dr Aron Chakera

Clinician Research Fellowship

2013

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

The role of sensory parameters in predicting clinical outcome after lumbar discectomy

Dr Brigitte Tampin

Clinician Research Fellowship

2013

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Preventing influenza morbidity and mortality in West Australian children through vaccination

Dr Christopher Blyth

Clinician Research Fellowship

2013

Princess Margaret Hospital

Does exercise training improve muscle strength and function after burn injury?

Dr Dale Edgar

Clinician Research Fellowship

2013

The F.L.U.I.D. study (Forecasting Level of Ultrafiltration and Intensity of Dialysis)

Dr Hugh Davies

Clinician Research Fellowship

2013

Royal Perth Hospital

The airway surface liquid micro environment in children with cystic fibrosis

Dr André Schultz

Clinician Research Fellowship

2012

Testing novel therapies using paediatric brain tumour models

Dr Nicholas Gottardo

Clinician Research Fellowship

2012

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

Neuraxial magnesium and analgesia: animal and human studies

Dr Nolan McDonnell

Clinician Research Fellowship

2012

King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women 

Project 1: REstrictive vs LibEral Fluid therapy [RELIEF] & Project 2: The influence of anaesthetic depth [BALANCED]

Dr Tomas Corcoran

Clinician Research Fellowship

2012