The Asthma Foundation of Queensland Research Program
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Research Grants in 2010 - Up to $250,000 Effective asthma research holds the key to improved lifestyles for many people diagnosed with asthma. Applications are invited for grants in research relating to Asthma. The research, which must be undertaken in Queensland, may be in either basic medical sciences or clinical fields ... more
Research Projects being undertaken in 2010 "Allergic sensitization to grass pollens in subtropical regions of Australia" - Dr J Davies, Prof J Upham, Dr T Hughes, Dr W Smith and Prof P Smith "Viruses in acute asthma exacerbations in children" - Prof AB Chang, Dr LC Teoh, Assoc Prof T Sloots, Assoc Prof M Hurwitz, Dr K Sinn, Dr R Clark, Dr J Acworth, Dr I Mackay and Prof JW Upham "Proteomic quantification in asthma" - Dr C Solomon, Dr A Parker and Dr I Stewart
Research Projects being undertaken in 2009"Epithelial-Inflammation; Asthma" - Dr C Solomon, Dr S Morrison and Dr I Stewart
"Induction of allergen-specific tolerance" - Dr RJ Steptoe, Dr P Stumbles and Prof JW Upham
"Antiviral immunity in asthma" - Prof. JW Upham and Dr ST Yerkovich top of page
Research Projects being undertaken in 2008 “Epithelial-Inflammation; Asthma” - Dr C Solomon, Prof. Z Upton, Dr S Morrison, Dr I Stewart and Mr M Brown “A trial to answer the question “Should eNO be used to tailor asthma management in children?” - Prof. AB Chang, Ms H Petsky, Dr AM Li, Dr JA Kynaston and Assoc. Prof. C Turner “Antiviral immunity in asthma” - Prof. JW Upham and Dr ST Yerkovich “Environmental stress in asthma” - Dr IA Yang, Assoc. Prof. PV Zimmerman, Assoc. Prof. KM Fong, Dr RV Bowman and Dr BE Clarke
Research Projects being undertaken in 2007 “Airway Wall Remodelling” - Dr I Yang, Dr KF Fong, Dr PV Zimmerman, Dr BE Clark, Dr P Molenaar and Dr RV Bowman “Epithelial-Inflammation; Asthma” - Dr C Solomon, Prof. Z Upton, Dr S Morrison, Dr I Stewart and Mr M Brown “Asthma and Cough in Children” - Assoc. Prof. A Chang, Prof. JG Widdicombe, Dr M McElrea, Ms H Petsky, Dr A Kynaston and Assoc. Prof. C Turner
Research Projects being undertaken in 2006 “36 Year follow up of the Tasmania Asthma Study in Queensland” – Dr Morrison Asthma is a major burden to the Australian community, yet there are many gaps in our knowledge of the development of asthma in adults and persistence of childhood asthma. Regular follow-up of cohorts from childhood to adulthood is the best method to examine these factors, but such data area is lacking due to difficulties in conducting long-term studies ... more “Molecular basis of maternal effects in allergic asthma” - Mr M Ferreira To investigate the molecular basis underlying the maternal effect that has been shown to increase asthma risk, we shall measure the methylation state of the gene encoding the beta chain of the immunoglobulin E high affinity receptor (FCERIB) in DNA extracted from white blood cells of 20 trios (two parents and one child). This will enable us to compare the methylation pattern between paternally and maternally inherited alleles ... more “Randomised controlled trial of length of oral prednisolone to reduce morbidity in acute exacerbations of childhood asthma” - Associate Professor Anne Chang The project is entirely focused on childhood asthma, and will undoubtedly contribute directly and indirectly to the treatment of asthma in Queensland and Australian asthma ... more top of page
Research Projects funded by the Foundation in 2005 "The impact of age on asthma and its optimal management" - P Zimmerman, I Yang, J Serginson, A Dent and K Fong "A multi centre randomised controlled trial of treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma in children with the doubling of the usual inhaled corticosteroid dose"
- Dr C Wainwright, Assoc Prof C Robertson, Dr N Dore, Dr D Price, Dr N Woolfield, Dr D Cooper, Dr F Fiumara and Dr J Gavranich
Research Projects funded by the Foundation in 2004"The Generation of a Bispecific Antibody to Down-Regulate Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Responses in Allergic Asthma" - Dr Graham Mackay & P Hogarth "A critical analysis of the relationship between health-promoting behaviours, an individual’s health risk, asthma severity and control, and patient centred asthma education in an emergency department" - S Smith, M Fleming and C Mitchell "The novel major asthma gene, ADAM 33, in Australian asthmatics" - P Zimmerman, K Fong, I Yang and J Shaw "A double blind, randomized crossover trial of comparing additional high dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) to oral steroids in mild to moderately severe attacks of asthma'" - G Rice-McDonald, S Bowler and G Staines top of page
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