MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR of RESEARCH
It has been a busy few months at the Kolling Institute with much to celebrate, not just in the field of research, but with our future goals and plans. In a significant step forward in the Kolling Institute’s future, the Joint Venture Agreement between our partners, the University of Sydney and Northern Sydney Local Health District, has now been signed. The Agreement provides a new governance structure for the Institute which enables us to focus on our core strategic priorities of producing world leading research that translates to our patients. In other pleasing news, work is progressing on the Institute’s five- year strategic plan. In coming months, workshops and meetings will be held with research teams and stakeholders to help shape the Kolling’s purpose, future directions and goals.
Two Kolling Institute researchers have welcomed a significant funding boost through a large NSW Government program to help tackle Australia’s number one killer, heart disease. Professors Gemma Figtree and Martin Ugander have each been awarded a $750,000 grant to encourage researchers to find breakthroughs and help establish NSW as a centre for research excellence. The funding is part of a broader program investing $150 million in cardiovascular research over the next 10 years. It’s hoped the cash injection will help drive scientific discoveries and develop innovative therapies for cardiovascular disease. Congratulations must go to Professor David Hunter who has received the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research by the University of Sydney.
The award is a testament to David’s prolific research that has made significant and lasting impact in the field of osteoarthritis. Ranked among the world’s leading experts in osteoarthritis, David is a rheumatologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and over the course of his career, he has published more than 420 peer reviewed papers. Personally, I had the pleasure of lecturing at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Nice in September where I spoke about the research work that my and I are performing here at the Kolling. I hope you enjoy this edition of the Kolling news.
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KOLLINGNEWS | ISSUE 3 | OCTOBER 2019
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