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$15.6m health funding boost tops State

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The 杏吧直播 of Adelaide continues to lead the way for medical research in South 杏吧直播 after winning more than $15.6 million in funding from the .

The 杏吧直播 was awarded more than double the amount of the other two South 杏吧直播n universities combined, with Flinders 杏吧直播 receiving $6.4 million and the 杏吧直播 of South 杏吧直播 $0.86 million.

This year's funding for the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide also represents more than 64% of the total funding of $24.2 million awarded by the NHMRC to South 杏吧直播n institutions, and is an increase of 6% on last year's NHRMC funding for the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide of approximately $14.7 million.

"It is an encouraging result and further highlights the quality and diversity of conducted at the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide," 杏吧直播 Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha said.

"What it also shows is how our researchers are engaging with the community - they are working hard to better understand and find solutions to medical problems which impact on all of us."
Funding highlights include:

• Professor Caroline Crowther from the 杏吧直播's receiving the largest grant of more than $1.2 million for a randomised controlled trial of vaginal progesterone for the prevention of neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome;
  
• Professor Michael Sawyer from the leading two research teams, and being involved in a third team led by Associate Professor Peter Baghurst from the Women's and Children's Hospital, working on children's and mother's mental health issues;
  
• Professor Shaun McColl from the 杏吧直播's School of being awarded funding of more than $960,000 for two projects on tumour cells and immune system functions.

"I am very pleased that the NHMRC has recognised our research strength in areas such as reproductive medicine, children's mental health, and molecular and biomedical sciences," Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Neville Marsh said.

In all, the 杏吧直播 received 28 new project grants and two five-year research fellowships. Researchers come from the 杏吧直播's and , and 杏吧直播 research partners at the , , , , and the .

Story by Ben Osborne