Improving Diabetes-related Health Outcomes With Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander People Across The Lifecourse
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,567,932.00
Summary
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bear a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes at all ages. My program of work aims to slow the progression of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, through early-life prevention: pre-conception, pregnancy, childhood. I lead a partnership of researchers, health services and policy makers across Australia to improve diabetes-related health outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Identification Of Molecular Signatures In Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Australians With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus To Enable A Precision Medicine Approach.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$645,205.00
Summary
Lupus is an incurable illness, strikingly more prevalent and severe in Indigenous Australians. The biological explanation for this has, however, never been explored. Markers measurable in the blood number in the thousands. To discover new drugs, highly complex data analysis methods, known as bioinformatics, are required to analyse the ‘stack’ of these blood markers. This study will be a first in Indigenous Australians with lupus, and will help in patient selection for emerging drugs.
LIFESPAN-CHD – Leading Innovation By Finding And Eliminating Gaps In Research, SPecialist Care ANd Mental Health Services For People With CHD.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$462,644.00
Summary
Keeping patients and families engaged in congenital heart disease (CHD) care is vital for improving health outcomes for Australians living with CHD. This collaboration will position Australia at the forefront of CHD care and research by delivering healthcare innovations including a national CHD health services dataset, a digital health tool that maximises engagement in CHD care and new models of care co-designed with CHD patients and families to meet their cardiac and mental health needs.