Research Awards Night 2024

On the 9th of October, we celebrated our 4th Annual Research Awards Night at Charlies Foundation for Research, honouring the exceptional contributions to patient-centred research and care at Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Hospitals.

We proudly announced the recipients of the Discovery Grant, Ray Florence Shaw Grant, and the prestigious Peter Thompson Award for the highest-rated application. Held at the Royal Perth Yacht Club, the evening was a true celebration of innovation, collaboration, and the future of healthcare in WA.

A special highlight of the evening was Dr Sanjay Ramakrishnan, recipient of the Bob Johnson and Jenny Llanos Clinical Research Fellowship, who shared his remarkable career journey and experiences over the past year, including his groundbreaking work in improving treatment outcomes for patients with asthma and COPD.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible community of donors, whose support is making a profound difference in the lives of Western Australians.

2024 Research Award Recipients

The Peter Thompson Award for Grant Excellence

Professor Bronwyn Stuckey

Department: Endocrinology and Diabetes

Project Title: Does hormone treatment of infants with undescended testes improve fertility in adult life?

Ray Florence Shaw Grant Winners:

Professor Shirley Jansen

Project Title: Prosthetic venous valves, inspired by nature, to create an effective treatment solution for patients suffering from chronic venous disease.

Dr Nigel McArdle

Project Title: Do new ways of analysing sleep study data perform better than current methods for predicting the development of heart disease in those with sleep apnoea?

Discovery Grants

Congratulations to our Discovery Grants recipients for 2024/25! We are very excited to see the impact on patient healthcare these 11 wonderful projects will have.

Prof Bronwyn Stuckey (Endocrinology and Diabetes)

Project Title: Does hormone treatment of infants with undescended testes improve fertility in adult life?

A/Prof Mahsheed Sabet (Radiation Oncology)

Project Title: Sparing the Maximum Healthy Lung Volume during Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy by Predicting the Tumour Motion from Pre-Recorded Patient Factors

Prof Michaela Lucas (Immunology)

Project Title: Finding targets for new drugs to prevent rejection of transplanted organs

A/Prof Lingjun Mou (General Surgery/WA Liver and Kidney Transplant)

Project Title: Redefining the anatomy of liver segments in a micro-CT study of cadaveric livers

Ms Alice Boyle (Occupational Therapy)

Project Title: Can access to early hand therapy improve clinical, service and cost outcomes for patients with hand and upper limb injuries on surgical outpatient waiting lists?

A/Prof Kun Kathy Zhu (Endocrinology & Diabetes)

Project Title: Analysis of molecular pathways involved in osteoporosis for the development of therapies.

Dr Bryan Ward (Endocrinology & Diabetes)

Project Title: Examination of the regulation of a gene, CYP19A1, that is linked to osteoporosis, in the cells that are important for bone turnover

A/Prof Matthew Anstey (Intensive Care)

Project Title: Detecting changes in muscle size and function in intensive care survivors using MRI imaging

Dr Aaron Rusnak (Endocrine Surgery)

Project Title: Identifying the location of parathyroid glands on 4DCT imaging with a diagnostic tool powered by artificial intelligence

Dr Gemma Doleman (CNR)

Project Title: Developing, implementing and evaluating a co-designed support strategy for nurse managers

Dr Elon van Dijk (Ophthalmology)

Project Title: Finding early signs of human cancer and its response to therapy

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