Research Award Recipients 2019

Recipients awarded in 2019, commencing research projects in 2020.

Full listing of the Heart Foundation Award Recipients awarded in 2019, commencing research projects in 2020.

For any enquiries, please contact the Research Program team at research@heartfoundation.org.au

Research Awards Listing

Institution	First Name	Last Name	Funded Amount	Scientific Title	Duration (Years)	State
University of Melbourne	Yee-Ming	Cheung	$85,620	The cardiometabolic effects of endocrine therapy in postmenopausal women with oestrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer: a prospective cohort study	3.0	VIC
Monash University	Hashrul	Rashid	$40,000	Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening and Leaflet Thrombosis following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement	2.3	VIC
Flinders University	Angela Xun Nan	Chen	$40,000	Understanding the adverse cardio-metabolic effects of glucocorticoids – the clinical and biological determinants.	1.1	SA
Murdoch Children's Research Institute	Gregory	King	$110,995	Atrioventricular Valve Function During Single Ventricle Palliation	5.4	VIC
University of Sydney	Laura	Yeates	$40,000	Caring for families affected by sudden cardiac death of a young relative (<35 years) due to genetic heart disease	2.0	NSW
University of New South Wales	Sam	Emmanuel	$89,120	The importance of pulsatility in modern mechanical circulatory support devices	2.2	NSW
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Jonathan	Sen	$40,000	Identification and Management of Age-related Myocardial Phenotypes in Aortic Stenosis and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction	2.0	VIC
University of Melbourne	Chee Loong	Chow	$40,000	HISPACE: A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing His-Bundle Pacing with Conventional Dual Chamber Pacemakers	2.0	VIC

Institution	First Name	Last Name	Funded Amount	Scientific Title	Duartion (Years)	State
The University of Newcastle	Michelle	Bovill	$92,450	Non-pharamachological approaches to smoking cessation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women	2.0	NSW
Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Princess Alexandra Hospital	Sonya	Egert	$69,000	Better Cardiac Care – hearing from the families of Indigenous cardiac patients experiencing a more culturally appropriate model of in-patient care	1.0	QLD
The University of Queensland	Andrew	Goodman	$80,700	Using mobile-health for prevention and management of hypertension for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities	2.0	QLD

Institution	First name	Last name	Funded Amount	Scientific Title	Duration (Years)	State
Australian National University	Ellie	Paige	$5,000	Collaborative research and training in CVD risk score recalibration at the University of Cambridge	1.0	ACT
University of Western Australia	Hayley	Christian	$5,000	Policy and practice strategies to improve young children’s physical activity and CV health	1.0	WA
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Xiaowei	Wang	$5,000	European Molecular Imaging Meeting & mastering 19F MRI	1.0	VIC
Monash University	Carol	Hodgson	$5,000	An international program of research to improve outcomes for patients with acute heart failure	1.0	VIC
Deakin University	Lewan	Parker	$5,000	Establishing new collaborations and techniques in Amsterdam for vascular function research	1.0	VIC
Monash University	Connie	Wong	$5,000	Exchange at University of Bonn and attend joint ESO-WSO conference	1.0	VIC

Institution	First Name	Last Name	Funded Amount	Scientific Title	Duration (Years)	State
University of Sydney	Lining	Ju	$555,120	Targeting Piezo-Integrin mechanosensing axis as an innovative, safe and effective strategy in order to reduce platelet prothrombotic phenotype in diabetes	4.0	NSW
Monash University	Dennis Thiam Leong	Wong	$385,072	Pericoronary fat attenuation index (FAI): Novel imaging biomarker to assess vascular inflammation, risk stratify patients and guide medical therapy	4.0	VIC
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Erin	Howden	$535,120	Can exercise prevent cardiovascular dysfunction in patients treated for cancers and if so by what mechanism?	4.0	VIC
University of Western Australia	Esther	Ooi	$659,980	Advancing translational epidemiology of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: closing the gap on residual risk	4.0	WA
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Kate	Weeks	$460,096	Protein phosphatases: emerging drug targets for heart failure	4.0	VIC
University of Western Australia	Hayley	Christian	$659,971	Stepping in so kids step out: Policy and practice strategies to improve young children’s physical activity to reduce obesity and optimise cardiovascular health	4.0	WA
University of Tasmania	Martin	Schultz	$535,120	Power to the treadmill: clinical exercise physiology to improve the detection and management of high blood pressure	4.0	TAS
Monash University	Paul	Lacaze	$659,980	Genetic protection against cardiovascular disease in the healthy elderly	4.0	VIC
Deakin University	Adrian	Cameron	$659,306	An evidence base to support healthy supermarket interventions by retailers, policy makers and the public health community	5.0	VIC
University of Sydney	Sarah	Zaman	$535,120	Atherosclerotic Heart Disease in Women – Sex-Specific Prevention, Recognition and Management	4.0	VIC
Griffith University	Hang	Ta	$679,980	Smart nanomedicine with diagnostic sensor and stimuli-responsive treatment mechanisms for cardiovascular diseases	4.0	QLD
Monash University	Chengxue	Qin	$652,000	Therapeutic Targeting of Formyl Peptide Receptors to Treat Cardiovascular Disease	4.0	VIC
Edith Cowan University	Joshua	Lewis	$659,980	Developing & evaluating a novel tool for primary prevention of clinical cardiovascular disease.	4.0	WA
University of Technology Sydney	Sally	Inglis	$659,980	Evaluating inequities in access to specialised care and services for people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in rural and remote Australia and trialling a telehealth self-care-management program for underserved PAD patients	4.0	NSW

Institution	Fulle Name	Last Name	Funded Amount	Scientific Title	Duration (Years)	State
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Rachel	Climie	$173,850	Novel vascular ageing biomarkers for prediction of cardiometabolic disease and related mortality in high-risk populations.	2.0	VIC
Monash University	Abdul Waheed	Khan	$153,850	Understanding the gene environment interaction in diabetes associated atherosclerosis	2.3	VIC
Edith Cowan University	Lauren	Blekkenhorst	$60,000	Stronger evidence for the cardiovascular health benefits of specific vegetables and their bioactive compounds	2.0	WA
Monash University	Sam	Liao	$153,850	Development of a rapid suture-less surgical implantation technique of ventricular assist devices to reduce postoperative bleeding and thrombosis	2.0	VIC
The University of Newcastle	Alice	Grady	$153,850	Improving the health of pre-schoolers: Identifying and assessing the effectiveness of simple childcare-based obesity prevention interventions delivered at scale.	2.0	NSW
Deakin University	Laura	Alston	$120,960	Reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden in rural Australia for future generations: Targeting action from health services in driving prevention initiatives to improve diet and reduce CVDs for future generations.	2.3	VIC
University of Adelaide	Mohammadhossein	Hassanshahi	$153,850	Defining the roles of adventitial haemangioblasts in stable and unstable atherosclerosis.	2.0	SA
Central Queensland University	Saman	Khalesi Taharoom	$153,850	Reducing salt intake to improve hypertension using highly personalised web-based advice	2.0	QLD
Deakin University	Jonathan	Rawstorn	$153,850	Broadening access to supervised exercise training for people with heart failure via innovative digital health technologies	2.0	VIC
University of Technology Sydney	Qian	Su	$60,000	Imaging Profiling Platform for Thrombotic Disease and Anti-Platelet Therapeutics - new translational methodologies for characterising, identifying and monitoring thrombotic disease	2.0	NSW
University of New South Wales	Xiaoyue	Xu	$153,850	Atrial Fibrillation in older women: exploring how diet and nutrition can improve outcomes	2.0	NSW
Central Queensland University	Stephanie	Alley	$153,850	Increasing physical activity in older adults using a personally-tailored web-based physical activity intervention with social support	2.0	QLD
University of Tasmania	Jing	Tian	$153,850	Understanding the determinants and cardiometabolic consequences of divergent adiposity trajectories from childhood to midlife: the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (i3C) Consortium	2.0	TAS
Melbourne Health	Geoffrey	Wong	$153,850	Genetic Susceptibility to Tachycardia-Mediated Cardiomyopathy Due To Atrial Arrhythmias (GENE-TCM Study)	2.0	VIC
University of Western Australia	Revathy	Carnagarin	$153,850	Unravelling the role of the immune system in human hypertension	2.0	WA
University of New South Wales	Cheryl	Carcel	$173,850	Providing explanations for the sex differences in cardiovascular mortality in Australia and evaluating the economic impact of strategies to reduce these inequities	2.0	NSW

Institute	First Name	Last Name	Funded Amount	Scientific Title	Duration (Years)	State
The University of Newcastle	Rebecca	Wyse	$150,000	Harnessing digital innovation in High School Canteens to reduce cardiovascular dietary risk factors in adolescence: A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.	2.0	NSW
University of New South Wales	Kerry-Anne	Rye	$150,000	A Novel Approach for Preventing Cardiovascular Complications in Patients with Diabetes	2.0	NSW
University of New South Wales	Shane	Thomas	$150,000	Heparanase as a novel therapeutic target for treating atherosclerosis	2.0	NSW
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Quan	Huynh	$150,000	Risk-guided Intervention to Reduce Heart Failure Readmission – the Risk-HF trial	2.0	VIC
Monash University	Chengxue	Qin	$149,922	Formyl Peptide Receptor Agonist as Novel Therapy for Hypertension	2.0	VIC
The University of Queensland	Peter	Molenaar	$150,000	Development and testing of new medicines in a human model of ventricular arrhythmias to keep heart failure patients alive	2.0	QLD
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	Julie	McMullen	$150,000	A new drug delivery platform called Nano-Ghosts loaded with phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-based drugs for the failing heart	2.0	VIC
Monash University	Francine	Marques	$149,960	The role of gut pH in blood pressure regulation through G-coupled protein receptors	2.0	VIC
University of Sydney	Clara	Chow	$150,000	Mass screening for AF among people aged 75 or older using handheld devices in a model integrated with cardiovascular services: A pilot study for feasibility and preliminary efficacy	2.0	NSW
University of Sydney	Belinda	Di Bartolo	$75,000	What is the therapeutic efficacy of the novel P2X7R antagonist, SMW139, in attenuating diabetes associated -atherosclerosis and diabetic cardiomyopathy?	1.0	NSW
St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research	Duncan	Campbell	$150,000	Improving prevention of cardiovascular disease	2.0	VIC
Monash University	Dion	Stub	$150,000	Lignocaine versus Opioids as analgesia In suspected STEMI (LIVE OASIS TRIAL)	2.0	VIC
University of Adelaide	Phillip	Tully	$150,000	Collaborative depression care for coronary heart disease patients: a stepped-wedge RCT	2.0	SA
University of Adelaide	Peter	Psaltis	$145,000	Defining the fate and roles of adventitial haemangioblasts in stable and unstable atherosclerosis.	2.0	SA
Flinders University	Robyn	Clark	$149,542	Consumer co-creation and feasibility testing, of standardised ACS discharge and medication education, using Avatar technology, for patients and families with English as a second language and/or low health literacy, to prevent 30-day readmission.	2.0	SA
Curtin University	Eleanor	Quested	$149,646	Can the Aussie-FIT healthy lifestyle intervention attract inactive men with cardiovascular disease and improve their health? A pilot and feasibility study in the context of Australian football	2.0	WA
University of Sydney	Anna	Waterhouse	$150,000	Reducing thrombosis and bleeding in Ventricular Assist Devices	2.0	NSW
Monash University	Janet	Bray	$150,000	Identifying strategies to improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Australia and New Zealand	2.0	VIC
Monash University	Graeme	Polglase	$141,600	Improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation of neonates in the delivery room.	2.0	VIC
University of Sydney	Eddy	Kizana	$150,000	Preclinical Assessment of Gene Therapy for Creation of a Biological Pacemaker	2.0	NSW
University of Sydney	James	Chong	$71,906	Modulating cardiac scar formation and physical properties to treat heart failure: investigation of Tropoelastin as a novel therapeutic	2.0	NSW
University of Sydney	Saurabh	Kumar	$160,000	Accuracy and Utility of Smartphone-based ECG Monitors for Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias	2.0	NSW
University of New South Wales	Susann	Beier	$149,632	Optimization of Two Stent Bifurcation Techniques in Coronary Arteries	2.0	NSW
University of Sydney	Raymond	Sy	$150,000	Non-invasive Markers to Assess QUInidine EffecT in Brugada Syndrome Study (The QUIET BrS Study)	2.0	NSW
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation	John	Atherton	$136,631	Feasibility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Novel Echocardiographic Approaches to allow Screening and Monitoring for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction by Novice Healthcare Staff	2.0	QLD

Research Award Recipients 2019

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