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ORIA RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED 2006 |
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ORIA GRANTS AWARDED 2006
ORIA/RANZCO GRANT
Prof J McAvoy & Dr F Lovicu
Title: Growth factor induction of lens epithelial differentation: implications for controlling posterior capsular opacification.
Lay Title: Growth factor regulation of lens cells.
Total Amount Awarded: $39,960.00
ORIA/RANZCO EYE FOUNDATION GRANT
Dr L Robman, A/Prof R Guymer, A/Prof S Garland & Dr S Tabrizi
Title: Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and age-related macular degeneration
Lay Title: Identification of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the macular tissue from the eyes affected by age-related macular degeneration.
Total Amount Awarded: $31,550.00
ORIA/ESME ANDERSON GRANT
Dr A Jenkins & Dr A Harper
Title: Pigment Epithelium Derived Factor in Diabetic Retinopathy
Lay Title: A novel risk factor for diabetic retinopathy
Total Amount Awarded $14,100.00
ORIA/RANZCO EYE FOUNDATION GRANT
A/Prof D Mackey
Title: Pilot Study into the Efficacy of Population Cascade Genetic Screening for Glaucoma
Lay Title: Genetic Screening for Glaucoma
Total Amount Awarded $40,000.00
ORIA/RENNENSON BEQUEST GRANT
Dr C Fraser, Dr S Graham, Dr R Garrick & Dr A Klistorner
Title: The use of multifocal visual evoked potential (mVEP) objective perimetry findings to stratify risk of Multiple Sclerosis following acute optic neuritis
Lay Title: Measuring brain activity to determine optic nerve damage and risk of Multiple Sclerosis.
Total Amount Awarded $34,340.00
ORIA/R & L LOWE GRANT
Dr J Landers and Dr T Henderson
Title: A Study to Describe ocular Health Among Indigenous Australians Living in the Central Northern Territory
Lay Title: The Central Australian Ocular Health Study
Total Amount Awarded $33,473.00
ORIA GRANT
A/Prof M Gillies, Dr M Windsor, Dr Alex Hunyor & Dr Alice Len
Title: Proteomic analysis of a library of vitreous samples to study abnormal protein profiles in eyes with diabetic retinopathy.
Lay Title: Early detection of retinal disease in the diabetic eye.
Total Amount Awarded $40,467.00
ORIA/AMD FOUNDATION GRANT
A/Prof K Williams, Dr H M Brereton, Dr P van Wijngaarden and Professor D Coster
Title: Heritable influences in the neovascular retinopathies
Lay Title: Genetic susceptibility to retinal disease
Total Amount Awarded $30,854.00
ORIA GRANT
Dr M Lawlor, Dr K McLellan & A/Prof I Kerridge
Title: An examination of factors determining corneal donation rates for corneal transplantation.
Lay Title: Limitations of corneal donation services: why people choose not to donate eyes.
Total Amount Awarded $8,866.00
ORIA GRANT
Prof D Wakefield, Prof M Coroneo & Dr N Di Girolamo
Title: The role of UV light in the pathogenesis of cataract
Lay Title: How sunlight causes cataract
Total Amount Awarded $33,358.00
ORIA GRANT
A/Prof Tien Wong & A/Prof Kim Donaghue
Title: Retinal vascular caliber as a predictor of retinopathy in type 1 diabetes
Lay Title: Retinal blood vessels and diabetic retinopathy
Total Amount Awarded $29,736.00
ORIA GRANT
Dr M D Daniell, Dr E Thompson & Dr D Francis
Title: Construction of Bio-engineered Basement Membrane Combined with Ex-Vivo Amplification of Corneal Epithelium for Ocular Surface Transplantation
Lay Title: Manufacture of a Bio-Engineered Ocular Surface
Total Amount Awarded $32,000.00
ORIA GRANT
Dr R Jamieson, Dr J Grigg & Prof F Billson
Title: Genetic studies in microphthalmia, anophthalmia and coloboma
Lay Title: Eye development genes and small or absent eyes
Total Amount Awarded $24,000.00
ORIA/GLAUCOMA AUSTRALIA INC GRANT
A/Professor Robert J Casson
Title: Bioenergetic-based neuroprotection for retinal and optic nerve diseases
Lay Title: Energy supplementation to treat diseases of the retina and optic nerve.
Total Amount Awarded $27,750.00
ORIA GRANT
Dr Roger Truscott
Title: Elucidating the molecular basis of presbyopia, and examining the link between presbyopia and age-related nuclear cataract.
Lay Title: Elucidating the molecular basis of presbyopia, and examining the link between presbyopia and age-related nuclearcataract
Total Amount Awarded $42,000.00
TOTAL AWARDED $462,454.00
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