Grants for 2007
Posted: 1 October
The NMRF is happy to announce the recipients of the inaugural Nepean Philanthropists grants. This year the foundation has given grants to the value of $101,914.00.
In addition a further $100,000 was donated for the purchase of much needed equipment in the clinical school.
We would like to thank the people that made this possible, Jackie Kelly and the participants of the Pollie Pedal, Penrith Council and the attendees to the Mayoral Ball and all our Nepean Philanthropists.
The Grant Recipients were
Study of symptom-based subtypes of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Brakoulis/Stracevic |
$14,155 |
Preliminary validation of Nepean Dysphoria Scale
Starcevic/Berle
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$3,107 |
Identification of the toxic effect of adipose tissue within the bone marrow
A/Professor Gustavo Duque |
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Investigation of the effect of a single dose of stimulant medication on appetite and on fasting and postprandial levels of insulin, glucose, leptin and ghrelin in healthy adult volunteers
Dr Sally Poulton |
$12,152 |
Signifigance of new antibodies associated with Thyroid Eye Disease
Wall/Gopinath |
$20,000 |
Analysis of the effects of human T regulatory cells on B lymphocytes
Nanan/Nanan |
$15,000 |
Investigating genetic polymorphisms in the human P2X4 and P2X7 receptors using patch-clamp electorphysiology
Stokes |
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| Total |
$101,914.00 |
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