Research

Current and Past Award Recipients

Summary of research projects we have funded over the past few years.

 

Project Grants

Year

Project Title

Researcher

2012

 

Stem cell therapy for asthma.   Read more...

Associate Professor Yuben Moodley, Professor Peter Henry and Dr Graeme Zosky

2012

 

Can tolerogenic bone marrow-derived cells be boosted in inflammatory airways disease?   Read more…

Professor Prue Hart and Dr Deborah Strickland

2012

 

Measurement of bronchial hyper-responsiveness in young children:  Mannitol and exercise challenge testing.   Read more…

Associate Professor Graham Hall and Dr Shannon Simpson

2011

 

Effects of nanoparticle exposure upon dendritic cell function in the developing respiratory tract.   Read more...

Dr Karen Schuepp and Dr Deborah Strickland

2011

 

The role of epigenetics in the global prevalence of asthma – “East-West” pilot study.   Read more...

Professor Peter Le Souef, Dr Ingrid Laing, Mr Guicheng Zhang, Professor Jack Goldblatt and Ms Siew-Kim Khoo

2010

 

IgE facilitated CD23 binding assay.   Read more...

Dr Belinda J Hales and Professor Wayne R Thomas

2010

 

Identification of intrinsically abnormal processes in asthmatic epithelium independent of atopy.   Read more...

Dr Anthony Kicic, Professor Stephen Stick and Associate Professor Paul Rigby

2009

 

Does vitamin D deficiency in utero and early childhood increase the severity of asthma?   Read more...

Dr Shelley Gorman and Professor Prue Hart

2009

 

The Kallikrein-Kinin system in asthma:  Modulation of high molecular weight Kininogen binding proteins by pro-inflammatory stimuli associated with disease.   Read more...

Professor Geoff Stewart and Dr Nithiananthan Asokananthan

2009

 

Airway smooth muscle in non-eosinophilic asthma.   Read more...

Associate Professor Alan James and Mark Carroll

2008

 

The role of CD103 in airway homeostasis and inflammatory reactions  Read more...

Matthew E. Wikstrom and Deborah Strickland

2008

Interaction of prenatal exposure to house dust mite and unflued-gas appliances on immune responses at birth Read more...

Dr Philip Stumbles, Dr Peter Franklin and Dr Guicheng Zhang

2007

 

Human dendritic cells migration in asthma:  a role of kinin receptors  Read more...

Dr Mirjana Fogel-Petrovic, Associate Professor Philip J. Thompson and Professor Kanti D. Bhoola

2007

 

Can endobroncial biopsy be used as a tool to evaluate airway smooth muscle (ASM) remodelling in patients with asthma?   Read more...

Dr Neil Carroll and Associate Professor Alan James

2006

 

Antecedents of childhoold asthma: measurements of infant lung function and airway inflammation  Read more...

Dr Peter J Franklin, Dr Graham L. Hall and Associate Professor Stephen M. Stick

2006

 

Mechanisms of reduced airway hyper-responsiveness by ultraviolet light.   Read more...

Associate Professor Prue Hart and Dr Debra Turner

2006

 

Mast cell degranulation and time to death in fatal asthma.   Read more...

Mr John Elliott, Dr Neil Carroll, Associate Professor Alan James

2006

 

Measurement of respiratory resistance by the forced oscillation technique and asthma in the general population.   Read more...

Dr Arthur William Musk and Dr Alan James

 

New Investigator Grants

Year

Project Title

Researcher

2012

 

Is there an association between parental and infant GSTP1 sequence variation and promoter methylation, with effects on infant lung health outcomes in early life?   Read more…

Dr Jasminka Murdzoska and Associate Professor Sunalene Devadason

2010

 

What is the role of PGE2 and EP receptors in epithelial cell function in asthma?   Read more...

Dr Svetlana Baltic and Dr Phillip Thompson

2008

 

The effects of in utero tobacco smoke exposure in a murine model of asthma.   Read more...

Dr Alexander N. Larcombe and Dr Debra J. Turner

2007

 

Analysing the familial and environmental factors of asthma using visualisation and statistical techniques.    Read more...

Dr Angeline M. Loh

 

PhD Scholarships

Year

Project Title

Researcher

2009

 

The Thymus study:  The role of regulatory immune cells in the development of allergy  Read more...

Jua Iwasaki

2009

 

The infant Fish Oil study:  Effect of infant Fish Oil supplementation on the prevalence of allergic disease, a randomised double blind placebo controlled trial.   Read more...

Nina D’Vaz

2009

 

The immunogenetics of asthma exacerbations in children.  Read more...

Joeleen Bizzintino

2008

 

Early life influences on lung growth and allergic sensitisation.  Read more...

Elizabeth Bozanich

2008

 

Interactions between glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and ETS exposure on detoxification and asthma.   Read more...

Jasminka Murdzoska

2006

 

Asthma management in the community pharmacy setting.  Read more...

Carl Schneider

 

Vi Watson Vacation Scholarships

Year

Project Title

Researcher

2012

 

Characterisation of a novel airway explant system.   Read more...

Miss Esther Cheah

University of Western Australia

2012

 

The development of airway hyper-responsiveness in asthma.   Read more...

Miss Laura Coleman

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

2012

 

Airway smooth muscle remodelling in asthma: distribution and relation to inflammation.   Read more...

Mr Alex Kaye

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

2009

 

Identification of optimal space selection for delivery of salbutamol to asthmatic children  Read more...

Francis Josiah

University of Western Australia

2007

 

Rho-kinase modulates presnaptic function in airway cholinergic nerves.

Amanda Chu

2007

 

The role of GSTM1 polymorphisms in childhood acute asthma

Jasminka Murdzoska

2007

 

Asthma in the elderly:  Investigating predictors of doctor-diagnosed asthma and the influence of asthma phenotypes and smoking on reversible and irreversible airflow obstruction in people over 60 years in the Busselton Health Study.

Mr Zeb Jamrozik