Flinders enjoys NHMRC grant success

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, HIV transmission in remote communities, pelvic pain, and treatments for conditions such as cancer, diabetes and heart attacks are amongst the successful Flinders University research initiatives awarded National Health and Medical Research Council funding on December 7.

Flinders researchers secured $12,189,512 for 11 new projects in categories of postgraduate scholarships, synergy grants, clinical trials and cohort studies, ideas grants, and an additional $69,694 for equipment.

When factoring in previously announced projects, 2019 has been a strong year for our medical researchers who have been awarded $14,634,905 in NHMRC funding in total. This is the 12th highest funding nationally, and represents a 14 per cent success rate, the best of any South Australian university.

The successful recipients are: Associate Professor Jillian Carr, Professor Peter Catcheside, Professor Robyn Clark, Vice President and Executive Dean of College of Medicine & Public Health, Professor Jonathan Craig, Mr Jose Estevez, Mrs Kristen Foley, Dr Joel Castro Kraftchenko, Mr Hailay Gesesew, Professor David Lynn, Associate Professor Taher Omari, Mr Gareth Rees, Associate Professor James Ward, Associate Professor Alan Wigg, Dr Angela Xun-Nan Chen, and Associate Professor Vladimir Zagorodnyuk.

The NHMRC allocated $884 million in competitive grants this year, supporting research at 48 institutions.

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