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In 2016 Associate Professor Leonie Quinn relocated to The John Curtin School of Medical Research (ANU, Canberra) to establish the Quinn Group - Cancer Models in the ACRF Department of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics. Associate Professor Quinn is trying to understand how brain cancer develops by using a genetic model through a fly. She hopes to use this information to develop new treatments.
'What I really like about the NHMRC system is that it is a fantastic scheme for women in science.' Professor Sudha Rao discusses her research into how T cells (or immune cells) regulate themselves when looking at breast cancer.
Professor Mark Dawson is a clinician-scientist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, meaning he both treats blood cancer patients and leads cutting-edge cancer research in the lab. After working as a doctor for some time, Professor Dawson wanted to know why some patients responded better to treatment than others.
Professor David Grayden is in the department of biomedical engineering at the University of Melbourne. He has undertaken successful innovation and a commercialisation journey, providing practical insights into how he navigates through this research pathway.
Professor Rachelle Buchbinder is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellow. She is the Director and Professor in the Monash University Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine since 2007. Professor Rachelle Buchbinder's clinical practice is in conjunction with research involving multidisciplinary projects relating to arthritis and musculoskeletal condition.
Dr David Gonsalvez heads up a laboratory focused on how glia, the non-neuronal cells in the brain and spinal cord, develop, contribute to neuronal plasticity and respond following injury. David’s lab also focuses on identifying therapeutic targets that may promote the repair of the nervous system in autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
It is currently estimated that 433,000 Australians are living with dementia, the second leading cause of death of all Australians.1 A long-term approach to the diagnosis and treatment of dementia is essential for Australia's social and economic wellbeing.
The National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Audit and Risk Committee (the Committee) provides independent advice to the Chief Executive Officer on NHMRC's financial and performance reporting responsibilities, risk oversight and management, and system of internal controls.
The Discussion Paper: Options to reach gender equity in the Investigator Grant scheme presents 4 options to offset the systemic disadvantage faced by women in health and medical research, as reflected in the attrition of female applicants with seniority in the Investigator Grant scheme.
At the request of the then Minister for Health and Aged Care, the National Health and Medical Research Council has undertaken a review of gain-of-function research in Australia.The Executive Summary from the review report, and a copy of the full report, is available below.
NHMRC has introduced new special measures under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 to address systemic disadvantage faced by female and non-binary applicants to its Investigator Grant scheme.
10 of the Best 2016 describes 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects underway in Australia.
10 of the Best 2015 describes 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects in Australia.
10 of the Best 2014 describes 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects underway in Australia.
10 of the Best 2013 showcases 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects underway in Australia.These projects illustrate the extraordinary quality and diversity of work being undertaken with NHMRC support.
10 of the Best 2012 showcases 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects in Australia.
10 of the Best 2011 showcases 10 Australian health and medical research projects chosen from among the thousands of NHMRC funded medical research projects in Australia.