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.
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
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
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
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
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
A new approach for early identification of inherited hypercholesterolaemia

Dr Andrew Martin
Clinician Research Fellowship
$206,698
2017
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
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
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
Improving health outcomes of kidney transplant recipients

Associate Professor Wai Lim
Clinician Research Fellowship
$429,400
2016
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Addressing the challenges of diagnostic genomics applications for short stature

Dr Dimitar Azmanov
Clinician Research Fellowship
$190,650
2016
QEII Medical Centre
Identification of biomarkers associated with cancer spread

Dr Annette Lim
Clinician Research Fellowship
$179,390
2015
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
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
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