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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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Publication: Reidentification With Birth-Registered Sex in a Western Australian Pediatric Gender Clinic Cohort. JAMA Pediatrics. 2024.

Dr Blake Cavve

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2024

The Kids Research Institute Australia & The University of Western Australia

Raine BrightSpark Research Prize

Publication: A surgically optimized intraoperative poly (I:C)-releasing hydrogel prevents cancer recurrence. Cell Reports Medicine. 2023.

Dr Francois Xavier Rwandamuriye

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2024

The Kids Research Institute Australia & The University of Western Australia

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Effect of Graded Sensorimotor Retraining on Pain Intensity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain. A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2022.

Dr Matthew Bagg

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2024

University of Notre Dame Australia

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: Slow or fast: Implications of myofibre type and associated differences for manifestation of neuromuscular disorders. Acta Physiologica. 2023 Aug;238(4):e14012

Dr Erin Lloyd

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2023

The University of Western Australia

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Interpregnancy interval and adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnancies following miscarriages or induced abortions in Norway (2008–2016): A cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 2022 Nov 22;19(11):e1004129

Dr Gizachew Tessema

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2023

Curtin University

Raine BrightSpark Research Prize

Publication: Evaluation of Stable Chest Pain Following Emergency Department Presentation: Impact of First-Line Cardiac CT Diagnostic Strategy In An Australian Setting. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2023 Aug 18

Dr Nick Si Rui Lan

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2023

The University of Western Australia

Strachan Memorial Prize

A Review on the COVID-19 Pandemic & Healthcare Systems in Africa

Dr Gizachew Tessema

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2022

Curtin University

Raine Research Prize

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Publication: Same-day confirmation of infection and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling using flow cytometry. The Lancet eBiomedicine. 2022 Aug;82:104145.

Dr Kieran Mulroney

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2022

The University of Western Australia

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: Effect of a Hybrid Closed-Loop System on Glycemic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes—A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics. 2021 Dec 1;175(12):1227-1235

Dr Mary Abraham

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2022

Perth Children's Hospital

Raine BrightSpark Research Prize

Publication: Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020, Issue 1

Associate Professor Christopher Brennan-Jones

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2021

Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University

Raine BrightSpark Research Prize

Publication: SGLT2 Inhibitor–Induced Sympathoinhibition: A Novel Mechanism for Cardiorenal Protection. JACC: Basic to Translational Science. 2020 Feb;5(2):169-79

Dr Lakshini Herat

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2021

The University of Western Australia

Raine Research Prize

Cognitive deficits in obstructive sleep apnea: insights from a meta-review and comparison with deficits observed in COPD, insomnia, and sleep deprivation

Dr Michelle Olaithe

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2021

The University of Western Australia

Strachan Memorial Prize

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Publication: A role for early exposure to house dust mite allergens through breast milk in IgE-mediated food allergy susceptibility. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020 Jan 17;145(5):1416-1429

Dr Akila Rekima

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2020

School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia

Raine BrightSpark Research Prize

Publication: Evolutionary and Genomic Insights into Clostridioides difficile Sequence Type 11: A Diverse Zoonotic and Antimicrobial-Resistant Lineage of Global One Health Importance. mBio. 2019 Apr 16;10(2)

Dr Daniel Knight

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2020

Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Association of dietary nitrate with atherosclerotic vascular disease mortality: A prospective cohort study of older adult women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017 May 31;106(1):207-216

Dr Lauren Blekkenhorst

Publication Prize

2020

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University

KY Wong Memorial Prize

Publication: Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillation. Medical Journal of Australia. 2020 Feb 6;212(5):215-221

Dr Lee Nedkoff

Publication Prize

2020

School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia

KY Wong Memorial Prize

Reducing the rate of myopia progression in school-aged children

Dr Samantha Lee

Publication Prize

$5,000.00

2020

Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Lions Eye Institute, The University of Western Australia

Strachan Memorial Prize

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Publication: Decreasing trends in mean HbA1c are not associated with increasing rates of severe hypoglycemia in children. Diabetes Care. 2019 Jun 18;42(9):1630-1636

Dr Aveni Haynes

Publication Prize

2019

Children’s Diabetes Centre, Telethon Kids Institute

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: Sensitization to immune checkpoint blockade through activation of a STAT1/NK axis in the tumor microenvironment. Science Translational Medicine. 2019 Jul 17;11:eaav7816

Dr Rachael Zemek

Publication Prize

2019

Cancer Centre, Telethon Kids Institute

Raine Research Prize

New strategies to improve outcomes for lung disease

Dr Rajesh Thomas

Publication Prize

$5,000

2018

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Raine Research Prize

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Publication: Transient and permanent reconfiguration of chromatin and transcription factor occupancy drive reprogramming. Cell Stem Cell. 2017 Dec 7;21(6):834-845.e6

Dr Sam Buckberry

Publication Prize

2018

Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, UWA

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Intravenous iron or placebo for anaemia in intensive care: the IRONMAN multicentre randomized blinded trial. Intensive Care Medicine. 2016 Nov;42(11):1715–1722

Dr Edward Litton

Publication Prize

2017

University of Western Australia, Fiona Stanley Hospital

Rigby Research Prize

New treatments to improve cancer patient survival

Dr Samuel Taylor

Publication Prize

$5,000

2017

University of Western Australia

Raine Research Prize

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Publication: Outcomes of non-transitioned cases in a sample at ultra-high risk for psychosis: a medium to long-term follow-up study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2015 Mar;172(3):249-58

Dr Ashleigh Lin

Publication Prize

2016

Telethon Kids Institute, UWA

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: Active DNA demethylation at enhancers during the vertebrate phylotypic period. Nature Genetics. 2016 Apr;48(4):417-26

Dr Ozren Bogdanović

Publication Prize

2016

Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, UWA

Raine Research Prize

Modelling mitochondrial dysfunction in disease

Dr Tara Richman

Publication Prize

$5,000

2016

Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, UWA

Rigby Research Prize

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Publication: Impaired functional communication between the L-type calcium channel and mitochondria contributes to metabolic inhibition in the mdx heart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2014;111(28):9977-9982

Dr Helena Viola

Publication Prize

2015

School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, UWA

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Meningiomas in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Lancet Oncology. 2011;12:1229-39

Dr Rishi Kotecha

Publication Prize

2015

School of Paediatrics and Child Health, UWA

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: TRAIL +NH Cells Control CD4+ T cell Responses during Chronic Viral Infection to Limit Autoimmunity. Immunity. 41:1-11, 2014

Dr Iona Schuster

Publication Prize

2014

Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, UWA

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Infection-induced inflammation and cerebral injury in pre-term infants. Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2014

Dr Tobias Strunk

Publication Prize

2014

Centre of Neonatal Research and Education/School of Paediatrics and Child Health, UWA

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: Mutations in KLHL40 Are a Frequent Cause of Severe Autosomal-Recessive Nemaline Myopathy. American Journal of Human Genetics. 2013;93:6-18

Dr Gianina Ravenscroft

Publication Prize

2013

Centre for Medical Research

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: Stratified Meta-Analysis of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression of the Lower Limbs to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients. Circulation. 2013;128:1003-1020

Dr Kwok-ming Ho

Publication Prize

2013

School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Calcium supplementation and risks of atherosclerotic vascular disease in older women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2011;26(1):35-41

Dr Joshua Lewis

Publication Prize

2012

School of Medicine and Pharmacology

Strachan Memorial Prize

Publication: Physical activity and the risks of proximal and distal colon cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2012;104(20):1548-61

Dr Terry Boyle

Publication Prize

2012

Western Australian Institute for Medical Research

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Meta-analysis: Risk of hypertension in living kidney donors. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2006;145(3):186

Professor Neil Boudville

Publication Prize

2011

School of Medicine and Pharmacology (Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Unit)

Raine Research Prize

Publication: Risk assessment for respiratory complications in paediatric anaesthesia: A prospective cohort study. The Lancet. 2010;376:773-83

Winthrop Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg

Publication Prize

2010

School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Anaesthesiology Unit

Raine Research Prize

Dr Esther Ooi

Publication Prize

2009

Dr Juliana Hamzah

Publication Prize

2008

Dr Aleksandra Filipovska

Publication Prize

2007

Dr Donna Geddes (Ramsay)

Publication Prize

2007

Dr Felix Yao

Publication Prize

2007

Dr David Burgner

Publication Prize

2006

Dr Nathan Pavlos

Publication Prize

2006

Dr Sajeesh Kumar

Publication Prize

2006

Dr Anna K Nowak

Publication Prize

2005

Dr Janet A Dunstan

Publication Prize

2005

University of Western Australia

Dr Rhonda M Clifford

Publication Prize

2005

Dr Emma Glasson

Publication Prize

2004

Dr Natalie Ward

Publication Prize

2004

Dr Belinda Knight

Publication Prize

2002

Dr Corey Moore

Publication Prize

2002

Royal Perth Hospital

Dr Daniel Andrews

Publication Prize

2002

University of Western Australia