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NHMRC funding supports 28 UQ research projects

18 December 2024

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

NHMRC Ideas Grants - $26.4 million

NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships - $127,000

  • Dr Rahul Ladwa    

 

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