Hudson grants and fellowships success

Six Hudson Institute researchers in the areas of fetal and neonatal health, reproductive health and cancer research have received grants and fellowships.

The Ritchie Centre’s Dr Graeme Polglase, Dr Hayley Dickinson and Dr Bryan Leaw each received a project grant from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Another fetal and neonatal researcher, Associate Professor Flora Wong, received a Royal Australasian College of Physicians fellowship.

Dr Kristy Brown and Amy Winship received fellowships from the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Cancer Council Victoria respectively.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Dr Graeme Polglase
Amount - $123,395 - over 1 year
Project Title - Reducing brain injury by improving postnatal management of asphyxiated neonates at birth

Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Dr Hayley Dickinson
Amount - $230,000 - over 3 years
Project Title - If creatine deficiency contributes to preterm brain injury, we have a simple intervention strategy to improve neurological outcomes for preterm babies

Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Dr Bryan Leaw
Amount - $141,890 over 2 years
Project Title - Assessment of human amnion cells in reducing long-term neurocognitive impairment

National Breast Cancer Foundation
Dr Kristy Brown
4 year Career Development Fellowship - $680,000
Project Title - Obesity and Breast Cancer: linking metabolic pathways, estrogen and cancer progression

Cancer Council Victoria
Ms Amy Winship
1 year Fellowship
Amount - $72,359
Project Title - Targeting Interleukin-11 to Reduce Endometrial Tumour Growth and Metastasis

Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Associate Professor Flora Wong
1 year - RACP Fellows Research Establishment Fellowship
Amount - $75,000 - 1 year
Project Title - Maternal hyperoxygeneration - a potential new fetal treatment for hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Collier Charitable Fund
Dr Hayley Dickinson
Amount - $20,000
Project Title - Researching new targets for the therapeutic care of preterm babies