Our teams, led by Professors Carol Pollock and Gemma Figtree, made exciting inroads into the development of a ground breaking diagnostic test for early kidney disease, and broadened our understanding of the genetic influences in heart disease. This focus on heart attack susceptibility is expected to guide new treatments and save lives. Our teams led valuable research extending our knowledge of diabetes, and also identified the link between obesity severity and adverse outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. 2022 represented a year of significant research impact for this priority research area.
Achievements across the Cardiovascular and Renal Priority Research Area
» NHMRC Investigator Grant to Professor Carol Pollock $2 million » NHMRC Investigator Grant to Professor Gemma Figtree $2.02 million » Professor Figtree awarded the following grants commencing in 2022: » NSW Health, Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program, Senior Researcher Grant $750,000 » MTP Connect - MRFF Targeted Translation Research Accelerator for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease $750,000 » Vonwiller Foundation – Digital Sciences Initiative $1 million
» Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant $150,000 » Heart Research Australia Project Grant $80,000
» Associate Professor Xin-Ming Chen awarded NHMRC Ideas Grant $880,000 » Successful NHMRC/University of Sydney equipment grant for the new cryostat $83,000 » Dr Hooi Hooi Ng and Dr Giannie Barsha awarded Heart Research Australia project grants » Dr Hooi Hooi Ng awarded a NSW Cardiovascular Research Network Innovation Grant and a Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant » Professor Carol Pollock received the International Society of Nephrology’s Alfred Newton Richards award for outstanding research » Dr Steve Vernon awarded a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship » Dana Kim commenced a PhD linking cardiology and renal expertise in renal imaging » Dr Natassia Rodrigo and Dr Di Wu awarded their PhD » Establishment of CAD Frontiers initiative – Professor Gemma Figtree
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