Children's research foundation - research grant recipients - 2009

Approved Project Grants 2009
_________________________________________________________________________ This document provides details of the successful CRF project grants to commence in 2009. The grants are listed in alphabetical order by Institution. Number of applications supported: $1,200,000
Children, Youth & Women’s Health Service
Oxygen Use and Brain Injury in Premature Respiratory control disorder in infants: A new Upper GI motility and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux in Infants with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy. Electrical stimulation in botulinum toxin A use in children with cerebral palsy: a randomised trial Efficacy of dietary advice on a higher protein versus higher carbohydrate dietary pattern as part of a multi-component child weight management intervention Author: Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation
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Date Created: 27/10/2008 Last Modified Date: 18/08/2009
Children’s Research Foundation Inc. Flinders University of South Australia
Gut flora in the hypertropic adenoid: detection of the Helicobacteraceae family in adenoid tissue of children with hypertropic adenoids. Supporting family lifestyle change for children with obesity through a novel home-based intervention (Year 2) SA Pathology (Trading as IMVS)
Dr Peter Coyle
pregnancy predisposes offspring to neurological deficits by a metallothionein-mediated mechanism Treating hyperglycemia in diabetes with novel Mutations in IQSEC2, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for ARF6 cause non-syndromic mental retardation. Menzies School of Health Research
Burden of severe disease due to influenza and other respiratory viruses in Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory (Year 2) Does azithromycin improve the clinical recovery of hospitalised bronchiolitis in Indigenous and non-Indigenous infants: a randomised controlled trial Study of Microbiology Linked to the Evaluation of “Strong Teeth for Little Kids”: a randomised controlled trial in the Northern Territory. (SMiLE_STLK) Author: Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation
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Children’s Research Foundation Inc. Do atypical pathogens explain the high rates of acute otitis media treatment failure in Indigenous children? Novita Children’s Services
Improving Children's Quality of Life (QOL) after The efficacy of functional splinting of the upper limb in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy Training children with physical disabilities to use Making music through movement: The efficacy of the Virtual Music Instrument (VMI) for developing early communicative and play behaviours in children with severe and multiple disabilities (Year 2) The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Dr Adrian Cummins
Identification of intestinal stem cells by University of Adelaide
Dietary and lifestyle advice and treatment for women with borderline gestational glucose intolerance (Year 2) A randomised trial to limit weight gain in overweight and obese women during pregnancy- effects on foetal growth Developmental programming of metabolic and cardiovascular health - transgenerational effects of pre and early postnatal nutrition? (Year 2) Corticospinal function and motor and cognitive development in preterm and term children (Year 2) Author: Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation
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Children’s Research Foundation Inc. Angiogenic factors and pregnancy complications that compromise maternal, foetal and infant health (Year 2) Identifying the genetic pathology of the mental retardation syndrome X-linked Hypopituitarism using mouse models (Year 2) University of South Australia
Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute
To determine the role of Flightless I in the skin blistering disease Epidermolysis Bullosa programming the infant immune response toward prevention of food allergy Control of cranial bone growth by glypicans Does foetal exposure to DHA enhance executive Funding Withdrawn – Obtained NHMRC Grant Funding Withdrawn – Obtained NHMRC Grant Funding Withdrawn – Project will not commence Author: Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation
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Children’s Research Foundation Inc.

Source: http://www.crf.org.au/Downloads/Grant_recipients-2009-08.pdf