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Professor Susan Davis AO, Head of the Monash University Women’s Health Research Program, focuses her research on understanding the role of sex hormones, particularly testosterone, in women’s health. Her program of research involves a series of innovative, complementary clinical trials to determine if the hormone can serve as a new therapy to protect against leading causes of ill health in postmenopausal women. Read on to find out more about Professor Davis’s research, in her own words.
Dr Alastair Stewart, Head of the Institute’s Structural Biology Laboratory at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) focuses his research on understanding the mechanisms of how cells transport drug molecules using cyro-electron microscopy technology. Based within VCCRI’s Innovation Centre, Dr Stewart’s research involves generating detailed information on the function of membrane protein structures, providing a template to better understand drug interactions within the body. Read on to find out more about Dr Stewart’s research, in his own words.
'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.
On 19 April 2017 NHMRC opened the Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into Depression, Anxiety and Suicide in Elderly Australians and applications for this TCR closed on 31 May 2017.
The Infant Feeding Guidelines are written to assist health workers provide consistent advice about breastfeeding and infant feeding. They provide a review of the evidence, and clear evidence-based recommendations on infant feeding for health workers.
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples was suggested as a priority unmet need by NHMRC’s Principal Committee Indigenous Caucus. NHMRC opened this TCR on 14 November 2018 and applications closed on 6 March 2019.
The seventh meeting of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee (Expert Committee) was held in March via videoconference.
Resilience to environmental change, emerging health threats and emergencies was one of NHMRC's strategic priorities for action in 2018–2021. NHMRC delivered on this priority by boosting research capacity and capability through a special initiative that would improve Australia’s preparedness and responsiveness to human health threats from changing environmental conditions and extreme weather events.NHMRC opened a Special initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change on 18 November 2020. Applications closed on 7 April 2021.
In 2020, NHMRC invested $10 million to fund a National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers as part of responding to Road Map 3: A strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through research. The application process commenced in December 2019 through an Expression of Interest (EOI) stage and a National Network was established in December 2020.
The Targeted Call for Research into End of Life Care was prioritised by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) Working Committee, which works with NHMRC to identify areas of priority research that could be funded, possibly jointly with States and Territories. NHMRC opened this TCR on 2 September 2020 and closed on 28 October 2020.
NHMRC opened the Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Ensuring the quality and safety of telehealth on 5 July 2023. Applications closed on 30 August 2023.