NHMRC funding supports 28 UQ research projects

University of Queensland researchers have secured 28 grants totalling more than $29 million to address critical health challenges.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) awarded 3 Development Grants, 24 Ideas Grants and one Postgraduate Scholarship.

Professor Amin Abbosh received 2 grants to develop technologies to help prevent and manage liver disease, and a new standard of efficient, painless and accessible blood tests.

The NHMRC programs are designed with a focus on improving patient outcomes, shaping health policy and practice, and transforming discoveries into real-world benefits for society.

NHMRC Development Grants - $2.8 million

• Honorary Professor John Hooper
• Professor Aleksander Rakic
• Associate Professor Mark Smythe

NHMRC Ideas Grants - $26.4 million

• Professor Amin Abbosh (received 2 NHMRC Ideas Grants)
• Associate Professor Federica Barzi
• Professor Antje Blumenthal
• Dr Christopher Howard
• Professor Alexander Khromykh
• Professor Jean-Pierre Levesque
• Dr Maggy Lord
• Dr Ramon Martinez-Marmol
• Associate Professor Markus Muttenthaler
• Associate Professor Nathan Palpant
• Associate Professor Isuru Ranasinghe
• Professor Mark Schembri
• Professor Gerhard Schenk
• Professor Bruno van Swinderen
• Dr Samantha Stehbens
• Professor Waldemar Vollmer
• Professor Katharine Wallis
• Dr Tara Walker
• Dr Conan Wang
• Associate Professor Stephen Wilson
• Dr Melanie White
• Dr Sherry Wu
• Professor Alpha Yap

NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships - $127,000

• Dr Rahul Ladwa    

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