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$6.4 million in NHMRC Fellowships

19 November 2008

Medical students

Monash has received A$6.4 million in Research and Practitioner Fellowships in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding - a 31 per cent increase on 2007.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Edwina Cornish said the fellowships were highly competitive, providing the opportunity for outstanding health and medical researchers to undertake research that was highly significant to their field and the health of Australians.

"Monash University is delighted with the outcome of this latest round of NHMRC fellowships," Professor Cornish said.

"The fact that Monash researchers have been officially recognised in this way and encouraged to continue their work is a true testament to the high quality of research that is undertaken at Monash."

Ten Monash researchers were awarded fellowships.

Professor Peter Cameron from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine - Emergency and Trauma Centre received a Practitioner Fellowship to continue research into pre-hospital, emergency and trauma care.

Associate Professor Brian Cooke from the Department of Microbiology received a Research Fellowship to further his research into the prevention of the most severe form of malaria, which currently causes half a billion infections per year and up to 3 million deaths worldwide.

Understanding testicular cancer and male reproductive health will be the focus of Research Fellowship recipient, Associate Professor Kate Loveland from the Monash Institute for Medical Research (MIMR).

Other successful recipients include:

  • Associate Professor Stuart Hooper (Department of Physiology) for research into respiratory failure in newborns.
  • Professor Shaun Jackson (Australian Centre for Blood Disease) will investigate platelet function and thrombosis.
  • Dr David Nikolic-Paterson (Department of Nephrology-Monash Medical Centre) will further research kidney disease causes and cures.
  • Associate Professor Moira O’Bryan (MIMR) will research to define the key mechanism for sperm development and function.
  • Professor Jeffrey Richardson (Centre for Health Economics) will conduct research into the measurement of quality of life and other social objectives for inclusion in economic evaluation; and health system reform and options for Australia’s Medicare.
  • Professor Patrick Sexton (Department of Pharmacology) will research G protein coupled receptors.
  • Dr David Watkins (Centre for Cancer Research) will investigate basic science models of cancer.

"These researchers have the potential to have an enormous impact on the health of Australians and people around the world," Professor Cornish said.

"Monash University would like to congratulate them on such a fantastic result and thank the NHMRC for their continued support."