Successful NHMRC Projects 2007

Listed below are the details of successful NHMRC commencing in 2007. If you have any queries please contact the Research Office on 02 9351 4469 or by e-mail:

ID CIA Title CIA 1st Name CIA Surname College Faculty School/Department Project Title (Scientific Title) $2007 Received $2008 Received $2009 Received $2010 Received $2011 Received $ Total Received
457342 Professor Greg Murray Health Sciences Dentistry Westmead Centre for Oral Health  An fMRI analysis of the functional organization within the brain of experimental superficial and deep orofacial pain $103,750 $103,750 $88,750     $296,250
457006 Associate Professor Rob Herbert Health Sciences Health Sciences Physiotherapy Estimation of transient increases in bleeding risk associated with physical activity in children with haemophilia  $27,700 $37,700 $32,700     $98,100
457003 Dr Mairwen Jones Health Sciences Health Sciences Behavioural and Community Health Sciences Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy For Obsessive-Compulsive Checkers: A Randomised Controlled Trial $55,150 $45,150 $50,150     $150,450
457594 Dr Jane Latimer Health Sciences Health Sciences Physiotherapy Which exercise for chronic low back pain?  $193,600 $198,600 $120,125     $512,325
457464 Dr Catherine Sherrington Health Sciences Health Sciences School of Physiotherapy  Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital individualised exercise program.  $196,375 $191,375 $129,125     $516,875
455270 Professor Johanna Westbrook Health Sciences Health Sciences School of Health Information Management The impact of electronic medication administration records (e-MAR) on medication administration safety and nurses' work $271,000 $251,000 $156,476     $678,476
457356 Dr Allison Abendroth Health Sciences Medicine Infectious Disease & Immunology Mechanisms of immune modulation by Varicella zoster virus during cutaneous infections $170,500 $170,500 $170,500     $511,500
464857 Dr Charles Allan Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Hormonal control of Serotli cell maturation and function $166,000 $166,000 $161,000     $493,000
457573 Dr Terence Amis Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Hydrostatic pressure distributions in peri-pharyngeal tissues : impact on upper airway patency $159,625 $164,625 $164,625     $488,875
464850 Professor Bruce Armstrong Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health Sun exposure, vitamin D and the outcome of prostate cancer $243,025     $39,863 $185,125 $468,013
464895 Professor  Bruce  Armstrong Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health A polypill to prevent genome damage $213,163 $182,500       $395,663
457556 Dr Elena Bagley Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  Stimulus induced synaptic plasticity in the amygdala $136,705 $136,705 $136,705     $410,115
457072 Professor Rob Baxter Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  Proteomic screening for apoptotic markers in breast cancer $170,500 $170,500 $170,500     $511,500
457043 Dr Patrick Bertolino Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Understanding rapid T-cell clearance by the liver: a critical step towards improved liver transplantation.  $132,188 $132,188 $132,188     $396,564
457422 Dr G. Alex Bishop Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Role of tryptophan metabolism in liver transplant
tolerance and rejection 
$128,625 $128,625 $128,625     $385,875
457387 Dr Stacy Carter Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School How do lay people understand the risk of developing cancer? A qualitative study using grounded theory procedures. $81,750 $98,875 $90,500     $271,125
464859 Associate Professor Tailoi Chan-Ling Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Cellular and molecular mechanisms of human choroidal and retinal vascularisation $92,250 $92,250 $92,250     $276,750
457238 Professor John Christodoulou Health Sciences Medicine Children's Hospital Westmead Functional Significance of MeCP2 Target Genes in the Pathogenesis of Rett Syndrome. $152,750 $152,750 $152,750     $458,250
457557 Professor Peter Cistulli Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  A Randomised Controlled Trial of CPAP versus Oral Appliance in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea $136,875 $131,875 $131,875     $400,625
457315 Dr Russell Diefenbach Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Assembly and egress of herpes simplex virus $92,250 $92,250 $92,250     $276,750
457525 Professor Bogdan Dreher Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Integration of information by cells in mammalian visual cortices: role of feedforward and feedback inputs. $85,750 $100,750 $95,750     $282,250
464820 Dr Kim Felmingham Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Neural changes associated with symptom improvement in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder following exposure treatment $71,750 $71,750 $71,750     $215,250
464842 Dr Michelle Gerke Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Targeted ablation of sensory neurons and glial cells with a view to relieving neuropathic pain $96,750 $86,750 $86,750     $270,250
457472 Professor Gwendolyn Gilbert Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health Optimisation of Salmonella genotyping and epidemiological data analysis for detection and investigation of outbreaks $162,750 $162,750 $162,750     $488,250
464887 Associate Professor Grantley Gill Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School SNAC1: A randomised trial of sentinel node based management versus axillary clearance for women with small breast cancers $235,613         $235,613
457068 Dr Ann Goodchild Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  G-alpha proteins and their effectors (AC, PLC, rho and ERK) in central cardiovascular regulation in health and disease $203,750 $203,750 $203,750     $611,250
464893 Professor Georges Grau Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Relationship between cell-cell interactions and disease severity in patients with cerebral malaria $174,500 $174,500 $174,500     $523,500
457355 Professor Ron Grunstein Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Increasing adherence to obstructive sleep apnea treatments with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention  $106,250 $101,250 $72,875     $280,375
457405 Professor Gary Halliday Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Effect of ultraviolet radiation on development of effector and memory T cells to melanoma $159,500 $159,500 $159,500     $478,500
457408 Professor David  Harris Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Treatment of Diverse Renal Diseases with Regulatory Cells $181,500 $181,500 $181,500     $544,500
457490 Dr Kevin Keay Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Supraspinal Neural Adaptations in the Transition from Acute Injury to Chronic Pain and Disability $137,750 $137,750 $137,750     $413,250
464898 Professor Tony Keech Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health Biomarkers and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk in diabetes:  the FIELD Study $296,263 $281,263 $317,275     $894,801
464863 Dr Andrew Kemp Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Predictors of Response to Antidepressants: Utility of Behavioural, Neuroimaging and Genetics Data $102,700 $102,700 $92,700     $298,100
457439 Associate Professor Ian Kerridge Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Difficult decisions: a critical analysis of consent to high-risk medical procedures $100,000 $107,375 $102,375     $309,750
457497 Associate Professor Ian Kerridge Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Deconstructing DTCA: Towards a differentiated policy response to  Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in Australia. $87,250 $98,313       $185,563
457346 Dr Greg  King Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Does the pattern of ventilation distribution predict airway hyperresponsiveness? $82,250 $82,250 $82,250     $246,750
464828 Professor Nick King Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences The Blood-Retinal Barrier - Modelling Mechanisms for Maintenance, Breakdown and Repair $126,275 $126,275 $126,275     $378,825
457424 Dr Michael Kohn Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Randomised Controlled Trial Investigation of a Non-stimulant in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder $188,875 $188,875 $188,875     $566,625
464834 Professor David Le Couteur Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Caloric restriction, ageing and the liver sinusoidal endothelium: mechanisms and implications $127,125 $127,125 $98,750     $353,000
457515 Associate Professor Michael Levy Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health Investigating the association between incarceration while pregnant and maternal and infant outcomes $174,500 $124,500       $299,000
457343 Professor Richard  Lindley Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School The Third International Stroke Trial (IST-3) $70,000 $70,000 $70,000     $210,000
457245 Associate Professor David Little Health Sciences Medicine Children's Hospital Westmead The role of muscle cells in bone repair $149,450 $149,450       $298,900
457336 Dr Frank  Lovicu Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Regulation of lens cell behaviour by RTK antagonists, Sef and Sprouty. $102,250 $102,250 $102,250     $306,750
457385 Associate Professor Guy Marks Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Burden of obstructive lung disease in Australia $371,788 $197,188 $168,813     $737,789
457381 Dr Kirsten McCaffery Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health A randomised controlled trial of a bowel cancer screening decision aid for adults with low education and literacy  $77,250 $152,250       $229,500
457572 Associate Professor Peter Middleton Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Determining the cellular mechanisms involved in the airway response to topical citrate $139,000 $144,000 $144,000     $427,000
457349 Professor Paul Mitchell Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Blue Mountains Cohort Study: Long-term (15-year) incidence of eye disease, hearing loss and other public health outcomes $282,213 $342,250 $223,188     $847,651
457351 Professor Paul Mitchell Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Measurement and prognostic significance of retinal vessel parameters in childhood $70,213 $104,200 $79,300     $253,713
457534 Dr  Martin Ng Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School The Role of Androgens in Angiogenesis and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilisation $87,250 $87,250 $87,250     $261,750
465091 Associate Professor Michael Nicholas Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  Controlled clinical trial of desensitization to chronic pain $105,625 $118,063 $118,063     $341,751
464815 Dr Brian Oliver Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Repetitive viral infection accentuates airway wall remodelling $86,750 $86,750 $86,750     $260,250
457069 Professor Paul Pilowsky Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  Neurons and Neurotransmitters that Control Phasic Laryngeal Motoneuron Activity  $89,250 $89,250 $89,250     $267,750
457561 Professor Carol  Pollock Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  The role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma in sodium transport in human proximal tubule cells $181,500 $181,500 $181,500     $544,500
465095 Professor Carol Pollock Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  Initiating Dialysis Early and Late Trial $202,230 $197,230 $262,593     $662,053
457575 Dr Gopala Rangan Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Cyclin Dependent Kinases As Drug-Targets To Reduce Renal Cyst Formation and Scarring in Polycystic Kidney Disease  $102,250 $102,250 $102,250     $306,750
457310 Professor Des Richardson Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Examination of the Molecular Pharmacology of Anthracyclines Induced via their Interaction with Iron       $193,250 $198,250 $203,250     $594,750
457302 Dr Christine Roberts Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health Does place of birth influence a healthy start to life? $119,875 $73,750 $136,000     $329,625
457337 Dr Samuel Solomon Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Neural mechanisms that limit the visual sensitivity of primates $140,404 $112,250 $112,250     $364,904
457235 Professor Stephen  Touyz Health Sciences Medicine Children's Hospital Westmead Does inpatient weight restoration prior to outpatient family therapy improve outcomes in adolescent anorexia nervosa? $139,500 $196,750 $129,500 $62,250   $528,000
457373 Associate Professor Stephen Twigg Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Novel regulators of fat cell differentiation $142,750 $142,750 $142,750     $428,250
457467 Associate Professor Robert Vandenberg Health Sciences Medicine School of Medical Sciences Molecular Dynamics of Glutamate Transporters $170,500 $170,500 $133,625     $474,625
457386 Dr Janette Vardy  Health Sciences Medicine Medical Psychology Unit Cognitive Function and Fatigue in Cancer Patients After Chemotherapy $84,625 $84,625 $68,275     $237,525
457563 Dr Chris Vaughan Health Sciences Medicine Northern Clinical School  Mechanisms of endogenous cannabinoid mediated analgesia within the midbrain $178,500 $160,500 $160,500     $499,500
457345 Dr  Yiping Wang Health Sciences Medicine Western Clinical School Kidney injury as a determinant of macrophage phenotype and efficacy for treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) $175,000 $175,000 $175,000     $525,000
457047 Dr  Nicholas West Health Sciences Medicine Central Clinical School Genome wide investigations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to reveal processes of pathogenesis $127,125 $127,125 $127,125     $381,375
457459 Dr Anna Williamson Health Sciences Medicine School of Public Health Determining the clinical validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) amongst urban Aboriginal children $142,875 $126,750 $106,750     $376,375
457457 Dr J. Margaret Hughes Health Sciences Pharmacy Pharmacy Airway smooth muscle control of mast cells in asthma $196,000 $196,000 $196,000     $588,000
457376 Professor Michael Murray Health Sciences Pharmacy Pharmacy Functional interplay of transcriptional activators in the regulation of the cytoprotective human CYP2J2 gene $154,000 $154,000 $154,000     $462,000
457391 Dr Melissa Brown Science and Technology Science Biological Sciences Efflux mediated multidrug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus $196,000 $196,000 $196,000     $588,000
457316 Professor Phyllis  Butow Science and Technology Science Psychology Psychosocial predictors of developing breast cancer in women from high risk breast cancer families $257,500 $257,500 $252,500 $161,700 $125,450 $1,054,650
457432 Professor Phyllis  Butow Science and Technology Science Psychology Psychological morbidity, unmet needs and patterns of care in culturally and linguistically diverse cancer patients in Australia $203,878 $198,878       $402,756
457332 Professor Merlin  Crossley Science and Technology Science Molecular and Microbial Biosciences The regulation of gene expression during adipogenesis $176,000 $176,000 $176,000     $528,000
457511 Professor Ian Curthoys Science and Technology Science Psychology The neural basis of clinical vestibular testing by bone conducted sound $83,750 $83,750 $83,750     $251,250
457454 Dr Neville Firth Science and Technology Science Biological Sciences Molecular mechanisms of plasmid maintenance in multiply-resistant staphylococci $181,000 $171,000 $171,000     $523,000
457522 Professor Steven Simpson Science and Technology Science Biological Sciences Testing the protein leverage hypothesis in humans $266,000 $266,000 $246,000     $778,000
457419 Professor Stephen Touyz Science and Technology Science Psychology A randomised control trial of non-specific clinical management versus CBT in chronic anorexia nervosa $231,250 $207,063 $67,250     $505,563