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Uni of Adelaide leads State health research funding

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have been awarded more than $17 million in funding to pursue critical new research across health and medical sciences.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding announced today will support 31 new health and medical research projects to start at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in 2014.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's funding represents over half of all NHMRC funding awarded in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and reflects the depth of research capabilty within the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and its partner organisations.

"Our researchers rank among the very best in their field," says , Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

"This latest funding allocation from the NHMRC reinforces the great work undertaken across health and medical sciences at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. The newly funded projects will enable us to take our research further in areas that demand increased focus including major public health issues of cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

"The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's success in health and medical research is underpinned by a highly-collaborative approach and a willingess to really push the envelope when it comes to delivering genuine outcomes for the community," Professor Brooks says.
Among the projects receiving funding in today's announcement are:

• $511,226 to (): The physiology of learning and memory impairments in adolescents born preterm


• $713,447 to (): Defining the Role of Inflammation in Depression during Aging


• $725,558 to (): A new class of antibiotics


• $857,562 to (): Modulating gastrointestinal function for control of diabetes


• $647,111 to (): Understanding clonal evolution in multiple myeloma


• $735,659 to (School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health): Enhanced human neuroplasticity following stroke

The NHMRC funding includes Project Grants, Research Fellowships, Practitioner Fellowships, Career Development Fellowships, Early Career Fellowships and Partnership Project Grants.

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