2019 Grants
In 2019, Spinnaker funded ten research grants, three travel awards and one PhD scholarship totalling $155,000. The grants and awards were made possible through the support of donors and sponsors who generously underpin the work of the Foundation.
2019 Spinnaker Grants
| Project | Chief Investigators | Supporters |
|---|---|---|
| Preserving the endothelial glycocalyx in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. A prospective randomised interventional pilot study of doxycycline and lidocaine. | Dr Mark Johnson Dr Adrian Pannekoek | Generously donated by the Rotary Club of Fremantle |
| A pilot study of healthy volunteers to compare the performance of standard nasal oxygen cannula at high flows with the “Optiflow” high flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) system. | Dr Gary Devine Dr Mark Johnson | Generously donated by Doctors Who Donate and Staff that Support |
| Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Western Australia Metropolitan - Definitive Surgical Practice Preferences, Outcomes and Patient Perspective | Dr Munya Nyandoro | Generously donated by Fremantle Hospital Ladies Auxiliary |
| Utilisation of FISH as a diagnostic adjunct for pancreatobiliary tract malignancy on cytology cell block specimens | Dr Benjamin Dessauvagie Dr Chris Van Vliet Dr Alina Miranda | Generously donated and presented by Lloyd and Mary Marchesi |
| Cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk factors in children who are overweight or obese: Assessing the role ofcardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity. | A/Prof Timothy Fairchild Dr Janine Spencer Ms Allison Climie-Holmes Ms Stephanie Dowden Prof Niels Wedderkopp | Generously donated by Austal Company and Staff |
| Blocking of autoantibodies using oligonucleotides in Inclusion Body Myositis – a potential new specific therapy. | Dr Jerome Coudert Prof Merrilee Needham Dr Rakesh Veedu Prof Sue Fletcher Dr Chris Bundell Dr Anna Brusch | Generously donated by Freo Doctor Lottery |
| Clarifying the role of alpha1-adrenoceptors in painful cutaneous scars following burn injury | Dr Natalie Morellini Prof Eric Visser Prof Peter Drummond | Generously donated by Dave Clegg |
| Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: truly a syndrome of cardiac catecholamine excess? | Prof Girish Dwived Prof Markus Schlaich Dr James Rankin A/Prof Roslyn Francis | Generously donated by Len and Fran Mihaljevich |
| Cardiovascular risk in gout | Dr Helen Keen Prof Girish Dwivedi Dr Kelly Morgan Dr Dipen Sankhesara | Generously donated by Attadale Rotary Club |
| Association of HLA with anti-cN1A antibodies in IBM patients: identifying genetic backgrounds that affect | Prof Merrilee Needham Dr Jerome Coudert Dr Chris Bundell A/Prof Abha Chopra Dr Anna Brusch | Generously donated by Stan and Jean Perron |
Barry Marshall Travel Award 2018
| Project | Chief Investigators |
|---|---|
| Does electrical stimulation improve healing in acute burns, as measured by bioimpedance? | Mr Dale Edwick |
| At the fingertips: The effects of child-led distractin using a tablet computer on children's distress an pain during painful medical procedures: a randomised controlled trial | Ms Jade Ferullo |
| Shear-wave elastography: A new objective method for evaluating scar stiffness | Ms Helen DeJong |
Patricia V Kailis PhD Scholarship
Generousy donated by MG Kailis Group, Notre Dame University and Spinnaker Health Research Foundation| Project | Chief Investigators |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Validation Of Sheer Wave Elastography In The Diagnostic Evaluation of Inflammatory Myopathies | Dr Shereen Paramalingam, Rheumatology Senior Registrar |