Posted on: 12 March, 2025
A federal government funding boost will pave the way for a much-needed, tailored program for culturally diverse communities experiencing musculoskeletal pain.
Dr Saurab Sharma, the Chief Clinical Scientist from the Pain Management and Research Centre at Royal North Shore Hospital, has received a National Health and Medical Research Council investigator grant to progress his research and develop an .....
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Category: Funding support, Musculoskeletal Research, New Treatment, Research Excellence
Posted on: 07 March, 2025
A two-decade long commitment to reducing blood cancers has delivered coveted national funding to Associate Professor Jenny Wang to progress her vital cancer research.
As the head of the Kolling Institute’s Cancer and Stem Cell Laboratory, Associate Professor Wang has secured a $2.95 million investigator grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council to advance her pioneering research i.....
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Category: Funding support, Research Excellence
Posted on: 20 November, 2024
A $3-million research grant will help develop technology to identify frailty in older people in hospital, a crucial step towards improving care and long-term patient outcomes.
The Kolling Institute’s Professor Sarah Hilmer will lead the large-scale study involving hospitals and universities across Australia as well as international investigators.
Professor Hilmer said the five-year project will dev.....
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Category: Funding support, Research Excellence
Posted on: 10 October, 2024
An innovative partnership with industry will see our researchers at the Kolling Institute develop evidence-based strategies to improve osteoarthritis management in Australia and globally.
Consumer healthcare company Haleon is sponsoring a five-year fellowship to investigate the role of supplements in managing osteoarthritis and digital health technologies to improve mobility.
Osteoarthritis is a le.....
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Category: Funding support, Musculoskeletal Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 26 August, 2024
Generous community support is strengthening our research into oesophageal cancer, lifting hopes of improved treatments for the aggressive and deadly cancer.
The Fight for a Cure charity has donated $100,000 towards Dr Colby Stevenson’s research, on top of a $100,000 donation from the Howlett family, in memory of their son Scott who died from the cancer.
The Howlett family has welcomed the research .....
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Category: Funding support, Research Excellence
Posted on: 22 August, 2024
Researchers at the Kolling Institute have welcomed the launch of Australia's premier cancer clinical trials centre on the Royal North Shore Hospital campus.
NORTH Sydney Trials and Research Van Norton Poche or NORTH STAR VNP has been made possible by a $20 million gift from the late Kay Van Norton Poche and her husband Greg.
The centre is a ground-breaking partnership between Northern Sydney Local .....
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Category: Funding support, New Treatment, Research Excellence
Posted on: 05 August, 2024
Our ground-breaking leukaemia research at the Kolling Institute has received an important boost with the Cancer Council NSW announcing a $450,000 grant for Associate Professor Jenny Wang and her research team.
The funds will help the development of a new therapy to greatly improve survival rates for those with acute myeloid leukaemia.
This form of blood cancer is particularly aggressive, with less .....
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Category: Funding support, Research Excellence
Posted on: 15 July, 2024
In a sign of the strength of the Kolling Institute’s research and clinical capabilities, Professor Trudy Rebbeck has been awarded a $2.5 million grant to offer a musculoskeletal care program in rural and remote parts of Australia.
As a Professor of Allied Health and a physiotherapist, Trudy will lead the collaborative project involving University of Sydney, NSLHD and Kolling Institute researchers M.....
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Category: Funding support, Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research, New Treatment
Posted on: 01 July, 2024
While there has been a great deal of encouraging progress with many cancer treatments over the last decade, the prognosis for people with acute myeloid leukaemia remains dismal, with only 27 per cent of patients surviving more than five years after treatment.
Lead researcher Dr Jenny Wang said we have seen a sharp rise in the number of people with the deadly form of blood cancer in recent years and.....
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Category: Funding support, Research Excellence
Posted on: 29 May, 2024
Less than two years after a breast cancer diagnosis, Professor Gemma Figtree has completed the prestigious Boston Marathon while raising significant funds for cancer research.
Gemma crossed the finish line in a sub four hour time as part of the talented team running for the internationally renowned Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Gemma ran her first marathon just after completing six months of chemot.....
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Funding support, Research Excellence