爆料王 researchers have been awarded more than $38.9 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants funding to support a diverse range of health and medical research projects, from cancer and gene therapies to antimicrobial resistance and mental health.
The NHMRC Ideas Grants scheme supports researchers at all career stages to pursue innovative and creative research projects in any area of health and medical research from discovery to implementation.
A total of 29 NHMRC Ideas Grants projects were awarded this round to researchers spanning the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health and Faculty of Science.
Professor Julie Cairney, interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the 爆料王, congratulated all Sydney researchers who have received funding and looks forward to seeing the impact of these projects in the years ahead.
鈥淚 congratulate all our researchers on their respective success in the highly competitive NHMRC Ideas Grants 2025 round,鈥 said Professor Cairney.
鈥淥f particular note, Professor Carlo Pulitano has听secured听two听NHMRC听Ideas Grants to undertake research in organ preservation and liver transplantation.
鈥淭his听strong听result听reflects the University鈥檚听enduring听leadership听in听health and medical research, and听I look forward to seeing听how these innovative projects will take shape and make a meaningful impact on the lives of people in Australia and beyond.鈥澨
Faculty of Engineering
Associate Professor听Aaron Schindeler听(School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering;听) has received $1,542,616 for the project 鈥楪ene therapy to correct achondroplasia (dwarfism)鈥.
Dr.听Chia Lun (Mike) Wu听(School of Biomedical Engineering;听Charles Perkins Centre) has received $1,855,406 for the project 鈥楤eyond White Clots: Decoding RBC听Mechanosensing听in Carotid Web Thrombosis for Innovative Stroke Prediction and Prevention鈥.
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Professor听Allison Abendroth听(School of Medical Sciences;听Charles Perkins Centre) has received $1,740,497.20 for the project 鈥楧efining the tug-of-war between herpesviruses and innate-like unconventional T cells鈥.
Dr听Charles Bailey听(School of Medical Sciences;听)听has received $1,944,020.40 for the project 鈥業mproving the accessibility of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy鈥.
Associate Professor听Patrick Bertolino听(School of Medical Sciences;听)听has received $1,356,004 for the project 鈥楲everaging hepatic portal tract immunity for therapeutic innovations in liver diseases鈥.
Professor听Jennifer Byrne听(School of听Medical Sciences) has received $540,325.25 for the project 鈥楿nknown and possibly non-existent human cell lines in cancer听research publications鈥.
Professor听Anthony Cesare听(School of Medical Sciences;听)听has received $1,360,178 for the project 鈥楬ow DNA repair guides cell death and growth arrest鈥.
Professor听Carl Feng听(School of Medical Sciences;听Charles Perkins Centre) has received $1,180,488 for the project 鈥楿nravelling stromal-immune cell crosstalk in chronically inflamed lymph nodes鈥.
Professor听Wendy Gold听(School of Medical Sciences)听has received $1,714,121.95 for the project 鈥楽plicing hope into neurodevelopmental disorders: A novel multi-isoform gene therapy approach鈥.
Dr听Kristi Griffiths听(Brain and Mind Centre;听Charles Perkins Centre) has received $1,105,550.40 for the project 鈥"Why don't you just eat?": Fear, Reward and Self-Starvation in Anorexia Nervosa鈥.
Professor听Vanessa Hayes听(School of Medical Sciences;听Charles Perkins Centre;听Sydney Southeast Asia Centre) has received $1,284,568.05 for the project 鈥楻evealing prostate tumour mutational and epigenetic signatures of heavy metal exposure鈥.
Dr听Nicholas Hindley听(Sydney School of Health Sciences)听has received $657,798.50 for the project 鈥楲ess toxicity, fewer hospital visits and improved clinician confidence: The future of liver cancer treatment with motion-adaptive radiation therapy鈥.
Professor听Lisa Horvath听(Sydney Medical School,听) has received $939,411.60 for the project 鈥楾argeting metastatic prostate cancer by exploiting vulnerabilities in lipid metabolism鈥.
Dr听Muhammad Kamruzzaman听() has received $1,398,453 for the project 鈥楴ovel probiotic plasmids to protect microbiota from invasion by antimicrobial resistance鈥.
Associate Professor听Melkam Kebede听(School of Medical Sciences;听Charles Perkins Centre) has received $750,239.26 for the project 鈥楶reserving the beta-cell鈥檚 insulin secretory granules to treat Type 2 Diabetes鈥.
Professor听Eddy Kizana听(Sydney Medical School) has received $1,558,213.50 for the project 鈥楧efinitive and Personalised Therapy for Genetic Heart Disease鈥.
Associate Professor听Grant Logan听(School of Medical Sciences;听) has received $1,501,207.50 for the project 鈥極vercoming anti-AAV IgA antibodies: a barrier for gene therapy hiding in plain sight鈥.
Dr听Rebecca Poulos听(School of Medical Sciences;听) has received $576,600.80 for the project 鈥楶ersonalised Proteomic Reports for Precision Cancer Care鈥.
Professor听Carlo Pulitano听(Sydney Medical School) has received $1,607,337.72 for the project 鈥極rgan Preservation Without Time Constraint via an Innovative AI-driven Autoregulated Organ Perfusion Platform鈥 and $1,996,304.30 for the project 鈥楻evolutionising Liver Transplantation: Growing Full-Size Grafts Ex-Situ Using a Novel Regenerative Perfusion Platform鈥.
Professor听Roger Reddel听() has received $1,219,407.50 for the project 鈥楽tratifying immunotherapy using integrated proteomics and digital pathology: a novel cost-effective multimodal approach鈥.
Dr听Chandrima Sengupta听(Sydney School of Health Sciences) has received $1,259,220 for the project 鈥楾racking the beating heart: Enabling safe and effective radiotherapy for cardiac arrhythmia鈥.
Professor听Margaret Sunde听(School of Medical Sciences;听Sydney Nano) has received $1,171,062 for the project 鈥楩rom Impact to Impairment: detecting the unique signature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy鈥.
Associate Professor听Matthew Sunderland听(Sydney School of Health Sciences)听has received $1,207,560.20 for the project 鈥楴ew models and new measures for mental health: Developing more meaningful assessment and听diagnostic tools鈥.
Professor听Adam Walker听(Sydney Pharmacy School;听Brain and Mind Centre;听Charles Perkins Centre) has received $1,076,521.25 for the project 鈥楶rotection against neurodegeneration by protein sequestration鈥.
Faculty of Science
Dr听Sandro Fernandes Ataide听(School of Life and Environmental Sciences) has received $1,248,914 for the project 鈥楨xploiting the听seekRNA听gene insertion capability to improve gene therapy in liver diseases鈥.
Professor听David James听(School of Life and Environmental Sciences;听School of Medical Sciences;听Charles Perkins Centre)听has received听$1,760,872 for the project 鈥楪enetic Analysis of Metabolic-Associated Liver Disease to Reveal Novel Therapeutic Targets鈥.
Sydney Horizon Fellow听Dr听Morgan James听(School of Psychology;听Brain and Mind Centre) has received $1,868,954.81 for the project 鈥楻ethinking the Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder: Sleep as a Novel, Modifiable Target鈥.
Dr听Lipin Loo听(School of Life and Environmental Sciences;听Charles Perkins Centre;听Sydney Nano)听has received $1,191,814 for the project 鈥楧ata Driven Development of mRNA Analgesics鈥.