Research funding

Future Leader Fellowships

Future Leader Fellowships support cardiovascular researchers as they build their research capacity and become leaders of research groups.

The Fellowships provide generous salary and project funding to facilitate high impact research outcomes.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Associate Professor Ravinay Bhindi	University of Sydney	NSW	Optimising the treatment of coronary artery disease
Dr Janet Bray	Monash University	VIC	Optimising access to care and the emergency evidence-base for acute cardiovascular events.
Dr Yu Suk Choi	University of Western Australia	WA	Stem cell mechanobiology for heart regeneration
Dr Francine Coelho-Marques	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Finding early biomarkers for the prevention of heart failure
Dr Ding Ding	University of Sydney	NSW	Cardiovascular disease prevention among Chinese immigrants in Australia
Dr Bradley Edwards	Monash University	VIC	Personalising the treatment of sleep apnoea
Associate Professor Coralie English	The University of Newcastle	NSW	Sit less, move more after stroke
Associate Professor Anand Ganesan	The Flinders University of South Australia	SA	Advancing Cardiovascular Technology
Dr Eleni Giannoulatou	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited	NSW	Identifying newly arising mutations causing heart disease in babies
Dr Carol Hodgson	Monash University	VIC	Recovery after critical illness from cardiovascular failure
Dr James Hudson	The University of Queensland	QLD	Using human 3D engineered heart tissue for discovery of new drugs
Associate Professor Nadine Kasparian	University of New South Wales	NSW	Strategies to optimise psychological health in children and adults with congenital heart disease.
Associate Professor Lisa Moran	Monash University	VIC	Optimising weight management in women of reproductive age
Dr Adrienne O'Neil	University of Melbourne	VIC	Improving the health outcomes of patients experiencing negative emotions after a heart attack
Dr Isuru Ranasinghe	The University of Adelaide	SA	Leveraging Big Data to Inform Cardiovascular Healthcare Outcomes
Dr Nicola Smith	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited	NSW	New drug targets for the treatment of cardiovascular disease
Associate Professor Andrew Steer	Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	VIC	Interventions for the control of rheumatic heart disease
Associate Professor Luke Wolfenden	The University of Newcastle	NSW	Improving research translation to improve heart health

Postdoctoral Fellowships encourage and support early-career cardiovascular researchers to develop research skills and independence. The Fellowships help researchers further their career as they become more competitive for future funding from a range of sources.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Dr Kaleab Asrress	University of Sydney	NSW	Coronary and Ventricular Haemodynamics in the Management of Ischaemic Heart Disease
Dr Elizabeth Barr	Menzies School of Health Research	NT	Cardiovascular risk in Indigenous people
Dr Carissa Bonner	University of Sydney	NSW	Translating cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines into practice
Dr Bianca Calabria	Australian National University	ACT	Indigenous absolute cardiovascular disease risk
Dr Adrian Elliott	The University of Adelaide	SA	Exercise Training for Atrial Fibrillation
Ms Ashleigh Guillaumier	The University of Newcastle	NSW	Healthy living after stroke: An online secondary prevention program for stroke survivors
Dr Quan Huynh	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Prediction and Prevention of Heart Failure Hospitalisation
Dr Lining Ju	University of Sydney	NSW	Deep profiling of platelet hyperactive phenotypes in diabetes
Dr Nicole Lowres	University of Sydney	NSW	Self-monitoring using a smartphone ECG following post-operative atrial fibrillation
Dr Kate Lycett	Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	VIC	The Hearts and Minds Study
Dr Alex McLellan	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Weight Loss and cardiovascular risk factor optimization for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia
Dr Emma McMahon	Menzies School of Health Research	NT	Supporting decision making to improve food supply and access in remote Indigenous communities
Dr Kristina Petersen	University of Sydney	NSW	A practical new method of measuring population salt intake
Dr Yusuke Sata	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Central Nervous System and Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr Stephanie Schoppe	Central Queensland University	QLD	Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary time in children using smartphone apps
Ms Helen Trevena	University of Sydney	NSW	Improving the healthiness of the foods in Australian supermarkets
Dr Michael Wong	University of Melbourne	VIC	Pacemaker Implantation in Kidney Disease (The PaceKiD Study)
Dr Eser Zerenturk	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Identification of new mechanisms to regulate cholesterol levels

Health Professional Scholarships

Health Professional Scholarships support cardiovascular health professionals to undertake a PhD. The Scholarships encourage health professionals to become active in research while continuing their cardiovascular health practice.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Dr Chris Anthony	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited	NSW	Cardiac MRI Versus Endomyocardial Biopsy in Cardiac Allograft Rejection Detection
Dr Sinjini Biswas	Monash University	VIC	Impact of early coronary angiography in patients post cardiac arrest without ST elevation on ECG
Ms Genevieve Coorey	University of Sydney	NSW	Evaluation of an interactive e-health lifestyle change program for reducing risk of heart disease.
Dr Sarah Gutman	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Advanced Imaging Techniques in the Detection of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dr Pankaj Jain	University of New South Wales	NSW	Recovery of heart function after insertion of a mechanical pump
Dr William Lee	Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Limited	NSW	Assessing drugs that cause sudden cardiac death
Dr Jay Ramchand	University of Melbourne	VIC	Can a simple blood test improve prediction of coronary disease?
Dr Hariharan Sugumar	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: A Multicenter randomised study (CAPLA)
Dr Geoffrey Wong	Melbourne Health	VIC	Genetic Predisposition to Atrial Fibrillation (GENE-AF)

Australian Indigenous Scholarships

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Ms Michelle Bovill	The University of Newcastle	NSW	Culturally responsive approaches for the empowerment of Aboriginal women in smoking cessation care
Ms Amy Searle	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Selective clot-busting: Novel treatment of clotting and inflammatory cardiovascular diseases

Vanguard Grants

Vanguard Grants give funding to test the feasibility of innovative concepts in public health or health services, including clinical service delivery. They are available to researchers for a concept study with the potential to improve cardiovascular health in the short term.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Professor Robert Adams	The University of Adelaide	SA	Cardiovascular impacts of obstructive sleep apnea in men
Professor Jason Allen	Victoria University	VIC	BEET HF - Dietary Inorganic Nitrate in CHF
Dr Nadine Andrew	Monash University	VIC	Developing standardised methods for setting patient centred goals in stroke
Associate Professor Thomas Astell-Burt	The University of Wollongong	NSW	Social capital: A social catalyst to keep people heart healthy and out of hospital?
Associate Professor Beata Bajorek	University of Technology, Sydney	NSW	Supporting GPs in optimal stroke prevention via novel decision tools and therapeutics experts
Dr Michael Barlow	University of New South Wales	NSW	Fun Healthy & Fit: Computer Game Control via an Exertion System
Dr Ivan Bindoff	University of Tasmania	TAS	Quittr: A game that wants you to Quit
Dr Maxine Bonham	Monash University	VIC	A dietary intervention to improve heart health in shift workers
Dr Carissa Bonner	University of Sydney	NSW	Combining new guideline formats with patient communication tools to improve evidence-based practice
Professor Robyn Clark	South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited	SA	The Trackers Study: access and activity in the first 30 days post discharge for ACS
Associate Professor Alan Clough	James Cook University	QLD	The 'Top End' Smoke-free Spaces Project
Professor Michael Davies	The University of Adelaide	SA	Why do children born after infertility treatment have more congenital heart defects?
Professor Andrea Driscoll	Deakin University	VIC	Development and validation of the FAST tool
Professor David Dunstan	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Mitigating the effects Of sitting on Vascular dysfunction in type 2 diabEtes. The MOVE Trial.
Associate Professor Roger Evans	Monash University	VIC	A new way to protect the kidney during open heart surgery
Professor Robyn Gallagher	University of Sydney	NSW	Gamifying Secondary Preventative Strategies After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Dr Jodie Ingles	University of Sydney	NSW	A decision aid for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dr Sanjeewa Kularatna	Griffith University	QLD	Developing a new cardiovascular specific instrument to measure and value health
Professor Ralph Maddison	Deakin University	VIC	Improving self-management of heart failure
Associate Professor Andrew Maiorana	Curtin University of Technology	WA	Water-based exercise for heart disease
Professor Marita McCabe	Australian Catholic University Limited	NSW	An Online Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program for Men at Midlife
Dr Louise Naylor	University of Western Australia	WA	Early detection of cardiovascular disease in survivors of childhood cancer
Professor Lisa Nissen	Queensland University of Technology	QLD	VALiD: the Value of Augmented reality for improving medicine Literacy in Diabetes and hypertension
Professor Anna Peeters	Deakin University	VIC	Food and drink sale trends in Australia
Dr Peter Psaltis	South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited	SA	Can we pacify coronary plaque inflammation with colchicine?
Associate Professor Julie Redfern	University of Sydney	NSW	Apps to improve medication adherence in Coronary Heart Disease (MedApp-CHD) Study
Professor Anthony Rodgers	University of Sydney	NSW	Pilot phase for the workplace migraine HeadAche Prevention Project
Dr Frank Sanfilippo	University of Western Australia	WA	Measuring adherence to multiple medicines concurrently in PBS data
Associate Professor Benjamin Smith	Monash University	VIC	Improving GP and patient partnerships for blood pressure management in primary care
Associate Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan	Menzies School of Health Research	NT	I Heart HealthLAB
Dr Dion Stub	Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited	VIC	Role of coronary angiography in cardiac arrest
Dr Rosanna Tavella	The University of Adelaide	SA	Appropriate Use of Cardiac Stents
Dr Wei-Peng Teo	Deakin University	VIC	An online interactive virtual rehabilitation platform for community-dwelling stroke survivors
Dr Michael Wong	Melbourne Health	VIC	Pacemaker Implantation in Kidney Disease (The PaceKiD Study)

Collaboration and Exchange Awards

Collaboration and Exchange awards help Heart Foundation funded scholars and postdoctoral fellows visit other research facilities, across Australia and overseas, to collaborate and share knowledge.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Mr Richard Allan	The Flinders University of South Australia	SA	Visits to Metro Health and St. Johns Hopsital to enhance IVUS and ultrasound techniques
Dr Jonathon Fanning	The University of Queensland	QLD	Determining the rheology of cardiogenic emboli through collaboration with USyd and Texas Heart
Dr Melissa Lee	Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	VIC	Survival after coarctation repair: an international collaboration with Royal Brompton Hospital
Dr Ross Roberts-Thomson	The University of Adelaide	SA	Australia-India Project Collaboration for the Assessment of Rheumatic Heart Disease Severity

Partnership Engagement Grants

Partnership Engagement Grants (PEG) enable researchers to partner with the Heart Foundation to apply for NHMRC, ARC and other funding, for large-scale cardiovascular research projects. Of the 2015 PEG applications the Heart Foundation has agreed to partner in two projects.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Professor Andrea Driscoll	Deakin University	VIC	Redesigning systems of care for heart failure patients to improve outcomes
Professor Sophia Zoungas	Monash University	VIC	STAREE Life: the effect of statin therapy on diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in older Australians

NSW CVRN Collaborative Project Grants

NSW Cardiovascular Research Network Research (NSW CVRN) Collaborative Project Grants stimulate, fund and support new collaborative research proposals from current NSW CVRN members.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Dr Ding (Melody) Ding	University of Sydney	NSW	Neighbourhood environment and cardiovascular health: An analysis of linked environmental data
Associate Professor Mitch Duncan	The University of Newcastle	NSW	Improving understanding of Sleep, Physical Activity & Diet as CVD risk factors

NSW CVRN Women and Heart Disease Grant

The NSW CVRN Women and Heart Disease Grant is for a research project which has been designed to focus specifically on heart disease in women from current NSW CVRN members.

Name	Administering Institution	State	Award Title
Professor Elizabeth Sullivan	University of Technology, Sydney	NSW	NSW longitudinal study of first-time mothers with heart disease and their babies

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