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  • Telethon – Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund 2016 (Round 5) – Open for applications

    The Department of Health in conjunction with the Channel 7 Telethon Trust is pleased to announce the fifth round of the Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund 2016 (TPCHRF) is now open for applications (funding available in 2017) with the Department of Health’s closing date being 1:00pm, Monday 3 April 2017.

    The TPCHRF was jointly established by the Department of Health and the Channel 7 Telethon Trust to fund health and medical research that focuses on the health of children and adolescents in WA.

    Applications are invited for two funding streams.

    Stream 1: Short-term Research Projects – to be completed within 2 years with up to $250,000 available per project; and

    Stream 2: Strategic Research Initiatives – to be completed within 3 years with up to $500,000 available per project.

    This year special initiative funding is available for health service-led research projects under Stream 1.

    Further information along with the Guidelines for Applicants and Application Forms can be found at: http://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/S_T/Telethon-Perth-Childrens-Hospital-Research-Fund

    Information sessions can be arranged to assist researchers with applying for this round, please email CMOResearchDevelopmentUnit@health.wa.gov.au if you wish to organise a session for your institution.

     

    Please see the attached Information flyer for more information.

    Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund R5 2016

  • FutureHealth WA Research Funding Support – Major Research Grant Support 2015/16 – now open for applications

    FutureHealth WA (FHWA) is a State government initiative which is providing an additional $30 million over four years, from 2013-14 to 2016-17 to develop and promote health and medical researchin Western Australia and through this, provide new opportunities to enhance the health of Western Australians.

    Through FHWA the Department of Health WA is offering in-principle funding and in-kind support for applications made by WA researchers to major national and international health and medical research funding bodies.

    Support from the Department of Health is expected to boost WA researchers’ competitiveness and to leverage significant additional funding for WA.

    Applicants may be awarded up to $250,000, with funding being conditional upon the success of the external competitive grant application.

    Funded research may run for up to 5 years, as determined by the partnership grant program’s funding rules, and may involve multiple partners.

    Although this scheme is predominantly aimed at 2016 NHMRC Partnership Projects that are being submitted to the NHMRC Peer Review Cycle 1 or 2, other equivalent partnership-type grant applications, with a closing date prior to 30 June 2016 will also be considered.

    Further Information:

    The announcement can be found at: https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2015/12/1-million-injection-for-health-research.aspx and the guidelines at: http://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/FutureHealth-WA-Major-Research-Grant-Support-2015-16.

    Other Western Australian Government funding opportunities aimed at supporting health and medical research can be found at: http://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Health-for/Researchers-and-educators/Research-development.

    Applications should be submitted via this office, two weeks prior to the external closing date, with a UWA Application Cover Sheet (http://www.research.uwa.edu.au/staff/forms/funding). The external closing date for this scheme is 10 February 2016.

    The Application Pack and Application Form can be accessed online at the Research Development website.

    Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the Research Development Unit to discuss their planned project. The Research Development Unit can be contacted via email to CMOResearchDevelopment@health.wa.gov.au or telephone to (08) 9222 4053.

  • St Catherine’s Postgraduate Program

    St  Catherine’s College (UWA)  is home to 120 postgraduates who participate in a tailored program at the College. The postgraduate program offers full accommodation and meals but importantly, also offers a wrap-around intellectual and social program for young postgraduates.

    Please see the attached flyer for more information

    St Catherine’s Postgraduate Program

  • $2.2m to establish the new Australian Metabolic Phenotyping Centre (AMPC)

    The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced almost $2.2m in funding to establish the new Australian Metabolic Phenotyping Centre (AMPC) at Murdoch University. Metabolic phenotyping is a powerful tool for wide ranging biological studies, offering a greatly enhanced range of metabolic analysis.

    WAHTN is delighted to be part of this exciting new research centre. The funding is the result of a consortium of all five Western Australian (WA) universities: Murdoch University; Curtin University; the University of Western Australia (UWA); Edith Cowan University (ECU) and The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA). Partners also include the Telethon Kids Institute, the Harry Perkins Medical Research Institute, the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth, and the EPICentre at the University of New South Wales.

    Associate Professor Robert Trengove, from Murdoch University’s Separation Science Laboratory, is Chief Investigator on the project.  He said: “This is a game changing development and will allow Australian scientists to be part of the initiative for many of today’s global challenges in human and animal health, crop production and the environment.

    Please see the attached media release for further details

    ARC Phenome Centre

  • Prof Peter Klinken elected as ATSE Fellow

    Congratulations to WAHTN Executive Board member, Prof Peter Klinken who has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy for 2016 of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

    ATSE is an independent body of more than 800 Australian scientists and engineers seeking to enhance Australia’s prosperity through technological innovation.

    Peter Klinken was acknowledged as an outstanding medical scientist with many publications in leading international journals. His work has led to the granting of several current patents relating to tumour suppression, sumoylation control, transcription modulation and hormone disorders. He has led the establishment of the Western Australian Medical Research Institute. In 2008 he named WA Citizen of the Year and in 2014 he was appointed Chief Scientist for Western Australia where he has displayed great leadership in developing science policy.

  • Support for a national consortium for translational medical technology and pharmaceuticals research and training

    The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, has announced seed funding from the Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth Centre Project Fund Program for an exciting new Australia-wide consortium that promises to bring new treatments closer.

    The consortium is focused on collaboration to develop a culture of innovation that supports the progression of Australian medical research through to real world outcomes, through the provision of a mentoring network and training programmes adapted from global best practice in innovation and entrepreneurship.

    The Consortium partners at inception are the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI), The University of Western Australia, Monash University, University of Sydney, SPARK Co-Lab Ltd, University of Technology Sydney, Proteomics International Limited, Orthocell Ltd, St John of God Healthcare, Avita Medical, University of Adelaide, Murdoch University, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Telethon Kids Institute, Lion’s Eye Institute, Ear Science Institute Australia and the WA Neuroscience Research Institute.

    Chair of the Consortium Steering Committee, Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger said, “We owe it to the community to translate research as effectively as possible and this Australia-wide collaboration between industry, healthcare providers and academia will take an important step towards that goal.”

    The Consortium would like to thank MTPConnect for their support of this initiative through their competitive matched funding program that aims to invest in big, bold ideas to boost the innovation, productivity and competitiveness of Australia’s MTP sector. The Consortium’s funding is part of the $7.4m going to 14 projects over two years through the Project Fund Program.

    Sue MacLeman, CEO of MTPConnect said, “We are very excited to be supporting this impressive national consortium led by the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation. Development of this project will ensure that it is set to drive change through collaboration and innovation, two important pillars of the MTPConnect Sector Competitiveness Plan. Translational research and training is essential for the future growth and competitiveness of the medtech and pharmaceuticals sector in Australia, to ensure that we can flourish on both a local and global scale.”

    For additional information please contact:

    Sarah-Jane Aston – Media and Communications Officer

    Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation

    0400 466 485

    sarah@ceri.org.au

  • MTPConnect announces $7.4m funding for 14 national MTP projects

    MTPConnect – the Medical Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Industry Growth Centre announced it will provide $7.4 million of funding over two years for 14 national projects in the medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector.

    Please go to http://www.mtpconnect.org.au/Story?Action=View&Story_id=19 for more information.

    Projects are listed on http://www.mtpconnect.org.au/Category?Action=View&Category_id=101

     

  • Positions available: Consumer Advocates

    WAHTN currently has an exciting opportunity for passionate Consumer Advocates to be part of an innovative Program of Work where the consumer and community ‘voice’ is integral to the way health research is undertaken.

    In this unique and varied community development role, you will bring strong relationship management skills and provide a bridging role between researchers, consumer and community. With an understanding of the value consumer and community members can bring to research. You will provide advice and support to researchers and community members.

    To be considered for the role, you will demonstrate

    High level understanding of and experience in active consumer and community involvement principles and practice

    A passion for consumer and community involvement

    Strong understanding of the ‘lived experience’ consumer and/or community members contribute to research and teaching programs

    Able to build and maintain supportive relationships with various stakeholders

    Ability to work collegiately in a team environment

    Full details of the position’s responsibilities and the selection criteria are outlined in the position description on http://external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/496864/consumer-advocate-ref-496864

    Closing date: Monday 31 October 2016

  • Save the date- Science On The Swan 2017: One Health

    This conference and associated workshops provide an opportunity to meet the global research leaders in this important 21st century field.  The program includes globally recognised speakers and many of Australia’s top One Health researchers working in partnership with industry to deliver effective health outcomes for our world.

    Please see the attached flyer for more information

    Science on the Swan 2017

  • The Research Education and Training Program is now online!

    The Research Education and Training Program (RETP) is an initiative of the WA Health Translation Network (WAHTN) funded by the Department of Health (WA).

    Western Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Gary Geelhoed launched the program on Tuesday 27 September 2016.

    Five Good Clinical Practice (GCP) modules are now available free-to-use for WA Health Translation Network members and can be accessed at https://www.retp.org.

    Please find attached a flyer which provides more detailed information regarding the GCP modules.

    A media announcement can be found at the Department of Health Website: http://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Media-releases/Training-boost-for-WA-researchers.

    Please direct enquiries to researcheducation@retp.org

    Good Clinical Practice Flyer

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