NHMRC Ideas Grants awarded to Swinburne researchers
Swinburne’s Professor Sarah Russell and Associate Professor Elisabeth Lambert will receive a share of $239 million for their innovative research projects
In summary
- As part of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant scheme from the Morrison Government, two Swinburne researchers will have projects awarded a share of $239 million.
- Professor Sarah Russell and Associate Professor Elisabeth Lambert are one of 248 innovative research teams awarded a grant.
- The research projects have the potential to advance understanding of a wide range of health issues and improve the lives of Australians.
Two Swinburne researchers have been awarded a share of $239 million for three-year research projects funded as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant scheme.
Professor Sarah Russell’s and Associate Professor Elisabeth Lambert’s projects are one of 248 that have been provided funding from the Morrison Government to enhance understanding of a wide range of health issues and improve the lives of Australians.
The grants are awarded to research that can deliver important health outcomes and contributes to Australia’s leading reputation for improving the lives of patients worldwide through health and medical research.
Recognition of innovation
Swinburne's Chief Scientist, Professor Virginia Kilborn congratulates Professor Russell and Associate Professor Lambert on being awarded a NHMRC Ideas Grant.
‘These grants are not just deserved recognition, but essential for their ongoing research, which is using innovative technology to develop real health solutions. Their projects are significant, and we anticipate they will contribute to huge advances in medical science. Swinburne is proud to support these talented researchers to make a positive impact on the lives of many people in Australia affected by severe illness and disease.'
Combatting illness via technology
Associate Professor Lambert, with Swinburne colleagues Dr Will Woods, Dr Tatiana Kameneva and Professor Murray Esler from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, were awarded $683,535 for her project ‘Identifying brain pathways regulating sympathetic nervous outflow in human hypertension’. Led through the Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne, the research will focus on understanding the physiological processes involved in disease development. It can then guide treatment approaches for diseases where hypertension is a contributing factor, such as heart disease, stroke, dementia and kidney disease and diabetes.
'We will use the most advanced technologies in neuroimaging and artificial intelligence to identify the brain regions that contribute to activation of the peripheral nervous system to gain insight into the mechanisms driving increases in blood pressure in patients with hypertension,’ she says.
Professor Russell’s research titled ‘Understanding latent fate programming in T cells’ was granted $802,328. The project aims to determine how best T cells can be used to treat infections and cancer effectively and provide a general framework on how fate is controlled in multicellular organisms. With Swinburne Professors Damien Hicks and Federico Frascoli, Professor Russell will investigate what controls the effectiveness of T cells in their natural response when the body is faced with infection or cancer using a single cell analysis.
‘The grant will fund us to complete the toolkit we need so that we can learn from our single cell imaging approach. We have some data ready to analyse, and once we have all the data processing and analytical tools in place, we will be able to perform many more experiments.
‘That has been the dream for many years now, and we are so excited that it is finally going to come true!’
-
Media Enquiries
Related articles
-
- University
New programs at Swinburne set the benchmark for modern finance and accounting education
Swinburne unveiled its new postgraduate courses in Finance and Accounting at the Industry Connect: Accounting and Finance Career Expo
Read more (New programs at Swinburne set the benchmark for modern finance and accounting education )Tuesday 01 October 2024 -
- Technology
- Health
- Business
From custom-fit Hearables to dental devices: how H3D led a Swinburne alum to startup success
Swinburne alum Dr Philip Kinsella, co-founder and CTO of custom-fit devices startup H3D, shares the story of the company’s growth and evolution as a multi-industry innovator.
Tuesday 01 October 2024 -
- University
Swinburne welcomes high-achieving Indonesian students
Swinburne is hosting ten Indonesian students as part of the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship program.
Tuesday 17 September 2024 -
- Science
- Student News
Swinburne students demonstrate how science can solve social issues
Over 120 Swinburne University Bachelor of Science students created solutions for issues faced by City of Boroondara Council through a scientific lens, using their knowledge in biotech, chemistry, maths, data analysis, engineering and software engineering.
Thursday 26 September 2024 -
- University
- Student News
Semester exchange experiences open new worlds for students
Mike Kim and Henry Edwards had unique experiences as exchange students in countries whose cultures are different from their own.
Monday 16 September 2024