2005 Successful NHMRC Development Grants
| Chief Investigator(s): |
Julie Steele, Bridget Munro, Peter Innis, William Humphries,
Troy Coyle |
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Total $ |
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$169,000 |
| Title: |
An Innovative Device for Use During Rehabilitation by Knee Replacement
Patients |
| Summary: |
This project aims to develop a robust wearable device capable
of providing immediate audible feedback with respect to knee motion for
enhanced post-knee replacement surgery rehabilitation, suitable for use
by older people both independently and supervised at home or in the clinic.
As there is a current unmet need for such werable biofeedback devices, this
project will lead to intellectual property generation, strengthened partnerships
between the involved parties and identification of an industry partner to
commercialise the technology.
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| Chief Investigator(s): |
Marie Ranson, Matthew Links, Martin Carolan |
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Total $ |
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$187,500 |
| Title: |
A New Non-Invasive Technique for Detecting Malignant Cancer
Using PAI-2 |
| Summary: |
This project aims to develop a non-invasive tumour diagnostic
imaging agent based on a non-toxic protein (PAI2) that we know specifically
identifies a critical marker of malignancy. PAI2 will be labelled with commonly-
used imaging radioisotopes. This novel imaging technique has important potential
clinical uses, including determination of the most appropriate treatment
for individual patients, assessing the success of such treatments, and a
novel non-invasive prognostic indicator of malignancy.
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