Northern Health Research Grants Program 2025
This grant round is now closed.
Congratulations to the following grant recipients:
Northern Health Foundation Grant
- Dr Loren Sher, Program Director of VVED and Paediatric Emergency Physician
Department: Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED)
Project title: ENDURED: Enhancing Discharge Understanding and Retention through Effective Delivery
Research @ Northern Support Grants
- Dr Julie Wang, Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist
Department: Northern Clinical Diagnostics and Thrombovascular Research Centre (NECTAR)
Project title: Northern Novel biomarkers to improve cardiovascular risk prediction in non-cardiac major surgery - Dr Hashrul Rashid, Interventional Cardiologist
Department: Cardiology
Project title: EMPRESS Study (Empagliflozin and Coronary Stent Restenosis in Type 2 Diabetes - Dr Saiumaeswar Yogakanthi, Senior Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellow
Department: Gastroenterology
Project title: The Renin Angiotensin System in Structuring Crohn’s Disease
Grants in Aid
- Dr Taylor Corocher, Medical Scientist
Department: Northern Pathology Victoria
Project title: Validation of rapid quantification of unfractionated heparin in plasma using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy - Dr Vassili Mark Papageorge, Orthopaedic registrar
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Project title: Prospective multi-spectral analysis of joint fluid aspirates for the rapid diagnosis of septic and crystal arthropathies – a SPECTRAL Study (Spectral Profiles of Joint Effusions with Confirmed Test Results and Arthropathy Library) - Dr Darren Lowen, Staff Specialist Anaesthetist
Department: Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine & Pain
Project title: Paired blood samples to determine the obstetric impact of induction of labour in nulliparous women. - Tengyi Cai, Research Fellow
Department: Northern Clinical Diagnostics and Thrombovascular Research (NECTAR)
Project title: Evaluation of vaspin as a biomarker for health outcomes in patients with cardiovascular risk factors and chronic kidney disease - Rebecca Galea-O’Neill, Physiotherapist
Department: Physiotherapy
Project title: Patient Perspectives: Showcasing the Impact of the Musculoskeletal Wellness Program
Northern Health Research Grants Program 2024
Grant Recipients
Northern Health Foundation Grant
- Dr Jason Talevski, Senior Research Fellow at Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED)
OSTEO-LINK: Bridging the gap in osteoporosis and fracture care across the acute-to-primary care interface.
Research @ Northern Support Grants
- Dr Rowena Brook, Consultant Haematologist and a PhD Candidate
Use of novel multimodal biomarkers to assess changes in cardiovascular risk in response to type 2 diabetes treatment. - Dr Heng Khuen Cheok, Emergency Physician
Personalised Acupuncture at Northern emergency department for Acute pain (PANDA project). - Dr Hazel Heng, Allied Health Research Lead
Determining feasibility of co-designing a virtual model of care for people at risk of falls.
Grants in Aid
- Dr. Katharine See, Chief Health Outcomes Officer and Head of Respiratory
Providing excellence of care through the development and implementation of Remote Patient Monitoring across Northern Health Clinical Leadership, Effectiveness and Outcomes - Dr Benjamin Wong, VMO Specialist Anaesthetist
Use of Machine Translation Earbuds in the Perioperative Setting- a pilot study. - Dr Siaw Hui Wong, Head of Medical Obstetrics
Women’s experiences of receiving Medical Obstetrics at Home (MOAH) care at Northern Health: A qualitative study protocol. - Dr Brendan McCann, Paediatrician
Characterising IgE mediated food allergy and atopic disease in children of first-generation immigrants in Australia: a hospital cohort. - Dr Sun Loo and Dr Chong Chyn Chua, Consultant Haematologists
Establishment of the Northern Health Haematology Tissue Bank.
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Keep a look out for the 2024-2025 Research Grant Round- coming soon!
A successful research grant repository is available, featuring applications from previous grant recipients.
