2018 EMCR grant recipients
Six early- to mid-career researchers from the University of Sydney have been awarded $20,000 each to take their innovative research in brain and mind sciences to the next level.
Dr Rachel Tan, Dr Loren Mowszowski, Dr Petra van Nieuwenhuijzen, Dr Samuel Banister (L-R. Not pictured:听Dr Kaylena Martens and听Dr Rebekah Ahmed)
The inaugural University of Sydney-Brain and Mind Centre Research Development Grants were created this year to support early- and mid-career researchers aligned with Brain and Mind Centre research, to develop into successful, independent researchers.
Professor Matthew Kiernan, Co-Director of the Brain and Mind Centre, announced this year鈥檚 winners at the Centre鈥檚 monthly forum today. 鈥淭he quality of applications we reviewed was very high - I only wish we could support every research project that was submitted,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 also want to acknowledge that five out of the six successful candidates are women, which is an excellent step in the right direction. The future of brain and mind science research is bright.鈥�
One of this year鈥檚 successful recipients, Dr Loren Mowszowski from the Brain and Mind Centre's Healthy Brain Ageing Program, said, 鈥淪eed funding is critical at this early stage in my research career, to help get new projects off the ground and to demonstrate my capacity to implement research ideas,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his 鈥楥ogMax鈥� project is particularly exciting, as it will have direct patient benefits and is highly translatable to the community; however, we could not deliver these outcomes without seed funding opportunities such as this.鈥�
Petra Van Nieuwenhuijzen from the Faculty of Pharmacy agreed, 鈥淭his funding will be really important for my career 鈥� I鈥檝e only recently started working on preclinical stroke models and this money will enable me to get the data I need to apply for further funding.鈥�
I also want to acknowledge that five out of the six successful candidates are women, which is an excellent step in the right direction. The future of brain and mind science research is bright.
Winners of the inaugural听University of Sydney-Brain and Mind Centre Research Development Grants:
- - Effect of hypothalamus on disease progression and body composition in ALS and FTD
- - Novel positron emission topography (PET) tracers for imaging neuroinflammation
- - Uncovering the neural mechanism underlying freezing of gait in Parkinson's Disease: Understanding the role of anxiety
- - CogMax: A healthy brain ageing cognitive training and psychoeducation program for older adults - comparing facilitated versus independent delivery
- - GABAa-rho a novel target for stroke intervention
- - Identifying critical RNA binding proteins involved in the pathogenesis of FTD and MND
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