2015 NHMRC Project Grant Outcomes

NHMRC Outcomes 17 October 2014 NHMRC Project Grants – Deakin-­‐led CIA -­‐ Prof Ken Walder (Deakin University) CIB -­‐ Prof Michael Berk (Deakin University) CIC -­‐ Prof Marion Leboyer (Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB)) • Project title: Gene Expression Signature Technology to Repurpose Drugs for Bipolar Disorder • Approved budget: $467,203.00 CIA -­‐ A/Prof Tania de Koning-­‐Ward (Deakin University) CIB -­‐ Dr Paul Gilson (The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd) • Project title: Functional dissection of the malaria RhopH complex and its contribution to new permeation pathways • Approved budget: $583,813.00 CIA -­‐ A/Prof Peter Vuillermin (Deakin University) CIB -­‐ Prof Anne-­‐Louise Ponsonby (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) CIC -­‐ Dr Katrina Allen (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) CID -­‐ Dr Yuxia Zhang (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) CIE -­‐ A/Prof Mimi Tang (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) CIF -­‐ Dr Richard Saffery (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) CIG -­‐ Prof David Topping (CSIRO) CIH -­‐ Prof Karen Nelson (J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), USA) CII -­‐ Dr Michael Conlon (CSIRO) • Project title: The relationship between maternal and infant dietary intake of fermentable fibre, gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids and allergic disease and asthma: a population-­‐derived birth cohort study • Approved budget: $843,749.10 CIA -­‐ A/Prof Craig Olsson (Deakin University) CIB -­‐ Prof Ann Sanson (University of Melbourne) CIC -­‐ Prof George Patton (University of Melbourne) CID -­‐ Prof Rob McGee (University of Otago, New Zealand) CIE -­‐ Prof Jennifer McIntosh (La Trobe Univeristy) CIF -­‐ Prof Carol George (Mills College, Oakland, USA) CIG -­‐ Dr Joanne Ryan (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) CIH -­‐ Dr Delyse Hutchinson (University of New South Wales) • Project title: Preconception determinants of child health and development: A 4-­‐year follow up of offspring born to the Australian Temperament Project • Approved budget: $1,020,945.00 CIA -­‐ Prof John Toumbourou (Deakin University) CIB -­‐ A/Prof Adrian Kelly (The University of Queensland) CIC -­‐ Dr Bosco Rowland (Deakin University) CID -­‐ A/Prof Jo Williams (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute) CIE -­‐ Dr Peter Kremer (Deakin University) CIF -­‐ Prof Rob Carter (Deakin University) CIG -­‐ Prof Charles Abraham (The University of Exeter, UK) • Project title: Estimating the contribution of adolescent alcohol misuse prevention to the reduction of alcohol-­‐related harm in Australia • Approved budget: $1,737,697.50