Three Brain and Mind Centre NHMRC Investigator Grant recipients have been awarded with $7 million in funding. Recognised for research that cuts across disciplines and industry sectors to target disorders of the brain and mind.
The Co-Directors of the Brain and Mind Centre, Professors Ian Hickie AO and Kathryn Refshauge FAHMS, enthusiastically congratulate the聽Investigator聽Grant recipients: Professor Glenda Halliday AO, Associate Professor Mac (James) Shine and Dr Emma Devenney.
These grants are a testament聽to the quality of our investigators鈥 research, as well as to聽the cross-cutting research programs they have developed and the opportunities they have fostered聽for聽their research teams.
鈥淚t is incredibly gratifying to see the contributions of our researchers聽to聽basic聽science, clinical care and imaging development, and health service delivery being rewarded.聽This work reflects the聽spirit of multidisciplinary investigation and bench-to-community work. These grants will allow researchers and their programs to聽continue adding to the depth and breadth of enquiry聽in their respective fields.鈥
University of Sydney researchers have been granted more than $42 million over five years in the 2024 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants.
A total of 27 projects have secured funding to help solve some of the nation鈥檚 most pressing problems from across the spectrum of health and medical research.
"I feel very honoured to be receiving this grant towards my research in neurodegenerative diseases at the Brain and Mind Centre." Professor Glenda Halliday AO
(left to right) Professor Glenda Halliday AO, Associate Professor Mac (James) Shine, Dr Emma Devenney.聽
I feel very honoured to be receiving this grant towards my research in neurodegenerative diseases at the Brain and Mind Centre.
We are proud to work with esteemed researchers through our partnerships with institutions and hospitals, and thrilled to congratulate the 2024 NHMRC Investigators who actively participate in Brain and Mind Centre research teams and shaping our strategic research goals.
顿谤听Ann-Na Cho聽-聽Harnessing the power of the human brain microphysiological system as a model for neuroinflammation, viral infections and pre-clinical therapeutic screening ($674,400)
顿谤听Katrina Prior聽-聽The dangerous path of self-medicating postpartum stress and anxiety with alcohol: Intervening early to improve the health and wellbeing of both mother and child ($674,400)
顿谤听Lauren Gardner聽-聽Don't blow it: Harnessing an effective and scalable drug prevention model to curb youth vaping ($1.6 million) ($674,400)
NHMRC Investigator Grants support the four pillars of health and medical research - biomedical, clinical, public health and health services research - and researchers at all career stages.
The scheme is designed to allow flexibility to pursue important new research directions, to form collaborations, and to foster innovative and creative research.