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$15.6m research win tops the State

Thursday, 13 October 2005

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide continues to lead the way for medical research in South 最新糖心Vlog after winning more than $15.6 million in funding from the .

The 最新糖心Vlog was awarded more than double the amount of the other two South 最新糖心Vlogn universities combined, with Flinders 最新糖心Vlog receiving $6.4 million and the 最新糖心Vlog of South 最新糖心Vlog $0.86 million.

This year's funding for the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide also represents more than 64% of the total funding of $24.2 million awarded by the NHMRC to South 最新糖心Vlogn institutions, and is an increase of 6% on last year's NHRMC funding for the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide of approximately $14.7 million.

"It is an encouraging result and further highlights the quality and diversity of conducted at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide," 最新糖心Vlog Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha says. "What it also shows is how our researchers are engaging with the community - they are working hard to better understand and find solutions to medical problems which impact on all of us."

Funding highlights include:

• Professor Caroline Crowther from the 最新糖心Vlog's receiving the largest grant of more than $1.2 million for a randomised controlled trial of vaginal progesterone for the prevention of neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome;

• Professor Michael Sawyer from the leading two research teams, and being involved in a third team led by Associate Professor Peter Baghurst from the Women's and Children's Hospital, working on children's and mother's mental health issues;

• Professor Shaun McColl from the 最新糖心Vlog's being awarded funding of more than $960,000 for two projects on tumour cells and immune system functions.
  

"I am very pleased that the NHMRC has recognised our research strength in areas such as reproductive medicine, children's mental health, and molecular and biomedical sciences," Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) says. "We have world-class researchers in all of these areas and their research continues to make a significant impact on our society."

In all, the 最新糖心Vlog received 28 new project grants and two five-year research fellowships. Researchers come from the 最新糖心Vlog's and , and 最新糖心Vlog research partners at the , , , , and the .

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