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

  1. 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
  2. Dr Hashrul Rashid, Interventional Cardiologist
    Department: Cardiology
    Project title: EMPRESS Study (Empagliflozin and Coronary Stent Restenosis in Type 2 Diabetes
  3. Dr Saiumaeswar Yogakanthi, Senior Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellow
    Department: Gastroenterology
    Project title: The Renin Angiotensin System in Structuring Crohn’s Disease

Grants in Aid

  1. 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
  2. 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)
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.