2022 Grants

Congratulations to our 2020 Grant Recipients!
PROJECT TITLE | CHIEF INVESTIGATOR | GENEROUSLY DONATED BY |
Septic shock and the gut microbiome in critically ill adults: A prospective cohort study | Dr Tess Evans
| SMHS Staff giving for Spinnaker Grant |
The changing epidemiology of fatty liver in regional Australia - a cohort study | Dr Raj Uchila
| Len and Fran Mihaljevich |
Stroke survivors and carers’ experiences of modified constraint-induced movement therapy in an early-supported discharge rehabilitation service | Mr Ashan Weerakkody
| Fremantle Hospital Ladies Auxiliary |
Dulaglutide or semaglutide and Vascular Inflammation in Coronary Ischaemia; a Positron Emission Tomography Study (DAVINI-PET) | Dr Nick Lan
| Austal Company and Staff |
Identification of risk stratification and prognostic biomarkers by using the GeoMx digital spatial profiler for patients with Barrett’s oesophagus | Dr Puraskar Pateria
| David Clegg |
Acquisition of skin and gut microbiota in neonates born via water-birth (AQUA STUDY) | Prof Shailander Mehta Consultant Paediatric Neonatologist, Fiona Stnaley Hospital | The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation |
Determining factors that underpin cardiovascular disease risk in young adults with fatty liver diagnosed during adolescence ten years earlier – a longitudinal cohort study | Dr Oyekoya Ayonrinde Consultant Gastroenterologist, Fiona Stanley Hospital | The City of Cockburn |
The use of AI in the analysis of video otoscopic images of the tympanic membrane to aid in the diagnosis of ear disorders – a pilot study | Dr Jafri Kuthubutheen
| The Rotary Club of Fremantle and Attadale |
Extracellular Vesicles Profiling as a Signature of Response to Immunotherapy | Dr Lydia Warburton
| Janine Chalwell Innovation Grant 2022 |
Multimodal Liquid biopsy to Predict Response of Melanoma to Immuno-Oncology | A/Prof Elin Gray | Janine Chalwell Gift 2022 |
The Effect of Dietary Resistant Starch on Maternal Glycaemia and the Gut Microbiome in Gestational Diabetes. | Mrs Cathy Latino | ECU Spinnaker Explorers Grant 2022 |