The Adrien Albert Laboratory

of Medicinal Chemistry

Department of Pharmacology, The University of Sydney,

Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

Research Grants and Contracts

Last updated 12 February 2008


2008

NHMRC Project Grant: GAR Johnston, JR Hanrahan, M Collins and KN Mewett. Positive modulation of ionotropic GABA receptors (2006-2008) $176.250 in 2008

NHMRC Equipment Grant: M Murray, JR Hanrahan, DE Hibbs, BD Roufogalis, M Collins, CC Duke, WB Church, IR Kennedy, GAR Johnston, DR Richardson, N Manolios, R Codd, RD Allan, M Kassiou, M Ali, M Tattam. Varian NMR System 400MHz and autosampler. $100,000 in 2008

2007

NHMRC Project Grant: GAR Johnston, JR Hanrahan, M Collins and KN Mewett. Positive modulation of ionotropic GABA receptors (2006-2008) $176.250 in 2007

NH&MRC Project Grant: GAR Johnston, A Moorhouse and RK Duke. Cage compounds as blockers of GABA and glycine receptor channels (2005-2007). $170,500 in 2007

R&D Joint Venture between Neuro Therapeutics Ltd and The University of Sydney, JR Hanrahan, M Collins and GAR Johnston. GABA-C receptor antagonists for the treatment of memory disorders and myopia ($280,250 in 2006/7)

2006

NH&MRC Project Grant: GAR Johnston, A Moorhouse and RK Duke. Cage compounds as blockers of GABA and glycine receptor channels (2005-2007). $170,500 in 2006

NHMRC Project Grant: GAR Johnston, JR Hanrahan, M Collins and KN Mewett. Positive modulation of ionotropic GABA receptors (2006-2008) $176.250 in 2006

ARC LIEF Grant: T. Maschmeyer, S. Kable, P. Karuso, D. Gore, J.R. Aldrich-Wright, K. Downard, M.M. Harding, M. McLeod, K.A. Jolliffe, G.A.R. Johnston, J.R. Hanrahan & K.J. Fisher. To purchase a High Resolution Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer and a Carbon, Hydrogen Nitrogen and Sulfur Analyser for chemical characterization in the School of Chemistry. $1,400,000 in 2006

ARC Discovery Grant: MD McLeod and M Collins 'Elucidating the mode of action of nicotinic receptor ligands'. (2006-2008 $275,000) $95,000 in 2006

University of Sydney Bridging Grant: M Collins, KS Schmid, GAR Johnston and JR Hanrahan 'Antagonists for myopia control: pharmacology and retinal mechanisms' $23,000 in 2006

R&D Joint Venture between Neuro Therapeutics Ltd and The University of Sydney, JR Hanrahan, M Collins and GAR Johnston. GABA-C receptor antagonists for the treatment of memory disorders and myopia ($280,250 in 2006/7)

2005

NH&MRC Project Grant, GAR Johnston, A Moorhouse and RK Duke. Cage compounds as blockers of GABA and glycine receptor channels (2005-2007). $170,500 in 2005

Pfizer Global Research and Development (Australia) Research Contract: M Collins, JR Hanrahan and GAR Johnston, 'Constrained analogs of gabapentin and pregabalin' $379,350 in 2004/5

R&D Joint Venture between Polychip Pharmaceuticals and The University of Sydney, GAR Johnston, M Collins and J Hanrahan, Synthesis, testing and development of GABA-C antagonists, including cycopentane phosphinates, $196,928 2002-2005

2004

NH&MRC Project Grant, M Collins and GAR Johnston, The pharmacology and physiology of GABA-C receptors (2002-2004), $160,000 in 2004

NH&MRC Project grant: GAR Johnston and M Collins. GABA receptor modulation by flavonoids. $170,000 in 2004

ARC LIEF Grant: M Collins, M. McLeod, GAR Johnston, J Jamie and R Read. Robocyte functional screening facility. $110,000 in 2004

Pfizer Global Research and Development (Australia) Research Contract: M Collins, JR Hanrahan and GAR Johnston, 'Constrained analogs of gabapentin and pregabalin' $379,350 in 2004/5

.R&D Joint Venture between Polychip Pharmaceuticals and The University of Sydney, GAR Johnston, M Collins and J Hanrahan, Synthesis, testing and development of GABA-C antagonists, including cycopentane phosphinates, $196,928 2002-2005

 

2003

NH&MRC Project Grant: M Collins and GAR Johnston, The pharmacology and physiology of GABA-C receptors (2002-2004), $160,000 in 2003

Pfizer Global Research and Development (Australia) Research Contract: M Collins, JR Hanrahan and GAR Johnston, 'Constrained analogs of gabapentin and pregabalin' $379,350 in 2003

 2002

 Australian Research Council Linkage-Infrastructure Grant : R. Read (UNSW), M Collins (UoS) and J Jamie (MacquarieU), The Sydney Combinatorial Research Facility, $590,000 in 2002

NH&MRC Project Grant: M Collins and GAR Johnston, The pharmacology and physiology of GABA-C receptors (2002-2004), $160,000 in 2002

NH&MRC Project grant: GAR Johnston and M Collins, Flavonoids and GABA receptors (2000-2002) $140,524 in 2002

Rebecca Cooper Medical Research Foundation Grant: M Collins, The effects of anti-psychotics on GABA-A and GABA-C receptor subtypes, $10,255 in 2002

University of Sydney Sesqui Grant : GAR Johnston & M Collins, Cage compounds, GABA & glycine receptors, $50,000 in 2002.

R&D Joint Venture between Polychip Pharmaceuticals and The University of Sydney, GAR Johnston, M Collins and J Hanrahan, Synthesis, testing and development of GABA-C antagonists, including cycopentane phosphinates, $196,928 in 2002.


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