202324 WA Child Research Fund recipients
202324 WA Child Research Fund recipients
A total of $3.6 million has been awarded to six Western Australian researchers to support research that leads to better health outcomes for children and adolescents in WA.
The WA Department of Health in conjunction with the Channel 7 Telethon Trust (the Trust) established the WA Child Research Fund (WACRF) to provide funding for research activities that focus on child and adolescent health in WA.
The request for applications in May 2024 generated a large amount of interest resulting in 69 submissions to the program.
Following a competitive review process, more than $3.6 million was awarded across six projects. The activity leads and associated activity titles are listed below, along with the responsible entity:
| Recipient |
Responsible entity |
Activity title |
Funding Awarded |
|
Dr Noula Gibson |
Child and Adolescent Health Service |
RESP-ACT: Boosting respiratory health for kids with cerebral palsy
|
$599,831 |
|
A/Prof Anthony Kicic |
Curtin University |
GROW AERIAL - Gathering Respiratory epithelial Observations for lung Wellness in the AERIAL birth cohort
|
$599,135 |
|
A/Prof Rishi Kotecha |
Curtin University |
Novel therapeutic strategies to improve the outcome for infants with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
|
$599,772 |
|
A/Prof Kathryn Ramsey |
The Kids Research Institute on behalf of the Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia |
IMPACT: Identifying Mechanisms and a Personalised Medicine Approach to Childhood Bronchiectasis Treatment
|
$596,838 |
|
A/Prof Shannon Simpson |
Curtin University |
Developing phenotypes of lung disease after preterm birth to enable a personalised approach to treatment (DEVELOP)
|
$597,349 |
|
Dr Ruth Thornton |
The Kids Research Institute on behalf of the Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia |
Blitz-OM: a slow-release anti-biofilm treatment for middle ear infections ‘glue ear’
|
$600,000 |
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