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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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