UOW Associate Professor Mirella Dottori leads research into stem-cell therapy
Associate Professor Mirella Dottori, from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has been awarded close to $1 million in research funding from the Medical Research Future Fund for a project that will use human stem cells to develop a curative treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).
Associate Professor Dottori, a researcher in the School of Medicine, affiliated with the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), is the chief investigator on the project and will receive $982,861 over three years from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for her ground-breaking research.
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ACU receives $8.7m funding to boost nursing wards, health research and IT
ACU has received $8.7 million from the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund for five new projects that will spearhead health research projects, deliver new nursing labs and improve student experience.
Headlining the funding package is the new $1.9 million nurse training ward in Ballarat – which will double ACU’s capacity for pre-clinical training of nurses – and the refurbishment of existing facilities to cater for students with special needs at the regional campus.
Victorian Minister for Training and Skills and Higher Education, Gayle Tierney, announced the funding package during a visit to the Ballarat campus today.
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Diabetes Australia awards major research grants on 100-year anniversary of insulin discovery
Research into new treatments for diabetes and new ways to prevent the serious complications of diabetes are being supported in 19 diabetes research projects funded by the Diabetes Australia Research Program in Victoria.
The successful grant recipients were announced at a special online presentation hosted by Diabetes Victoria tonight.
Diabetes Australia CEO Professor Greg Johnson was hopeful that this $1.1 million of new diabetes research funding will contribute to improved treatment and management options for the 1.8 million Australians with diabetes.
“This year we mark the 100-year anniversary since the discovery of insulin and look forward to the next discovery that transforms the lives of people with diabetes,” Professor Johnson said.