Australia invests $422 million in 229 researchers
The Australian Government has announced that 229 high-performing researchers at all career stages will share in $422 million in funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants scheme. With this funding, chief investigators and their teams will undertake researcher-led investigation to advance knowledge in the national health and medical research sector.
“This year’s crop of incredible researchers will further cement Australia’s status as a world leader in health and medical research, and all Australians will benefit from their ingenuity and interest,” Australia’s Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler said. “We are fortunate to be living through a supercharged period of discovery and the 229 researcher-driven projects are more proof of that fact.”
Those funded include:
- the University of Melbourne’s Associate Professor Linda Wakim leading research aiming to develop a novel universal ‘one-shot’ influenza vaccine that provides long-term protection against both seasonal and newly emerging pandemic influenza strains;
- Monash University’s Professor Jayashri Kulkarni leading a team to develop life-changing new hormone treatments for women with premenstrual, perinatal and perimenopausal depression;
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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s Professor Zornitza Stark, to accelerate rapid genomic diagnosis of rare diseases among critically ill children.
The Investigator Grant scheme is NHMRC’s largest funding scheme. It supports the Australian health and medical research sector by providing a significant research support package and a salary, if required. “The innovation, creativity and dedication of these outstanding investigators will help ensure we have the very best treatments, the very latest understanding, and the most evidence-informed health services,” Butler said.
Full details of the researchers and projects funded are available to download here, via NHMRC’s outcomes of funding rounds page.
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