Raine - Medical Research Foundation Young Mary Raine

2008 Raine Priming Grants

The Raine Medical Research Foundation is pleased to announce that it has allocated funds in excess of $1.4m. for the award of nine, 2-year Raine Priming Grants for 2008-2009.

The Raine Foundation again acknowledged the excellent work being conducted at The University of Western Australia and affiliated institutions, and extends best wishes to all candidates for the ongoing success of their research.

The Research Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all candidates for their interest and extends best wishes to everyone for the year 2008.

             Congratulations are extended to the successful candidates listed below:

 


Dr Jason Kirkness


Dr Gavin Pinniger

Robert McLaughlin Anatomy and Human Biology

  Dynamic modulation of airflow and upper airway properties 
during polysomnography
Robbert van der Most Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences


  Functional analysis of anti-inflammatory treatment in dystrophic 
skeletal muscle that over-express insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)

 


Dr Marie Escourt


Dr Esther Ooi

Robbert van der Most Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science 

Immunological requirements for improved viral vaccine design

Robbert van der Most

Medicine and Pharmacology

  A systems biology approach to study the coordinated regulation 
and function of apolipoprotein C-III in the metabolic syndrome

 


Dr Kristen Nowak


Dr Peter Dallas

Robert McLaughlin Centre for Medical Research

Screening FDA approved drugs for possible treatment 
of skeletal muscle actin diseases

Robbert van der Most Telethon Institute for Child Heatlh Research


  The characterisation of deregulated microRNA expression 
in paediatric brain tumours

 


Dr Graeme Polglase


Associate Professor Daniel Fatovich

Robert McLaughlin Women's and Infants' Heatlh

  The effects of antenatal inflammation on cardiopulmonary 
haemodynamics in preterm lambs

Robbert van der Most Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care

  A study of trauma patients transferred from rural
and remote Western Australia

 


Dr Alice Vrielink


Dr Brian Power

Robert McLaughlin

 Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences

Structural studies of the Transcription Elongation Factor 
Complex Spt4-Spt5

 
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences


  The frequency, mechanism and predictive value of apathy after stroke