A/Prof. Derek Laver
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 8732 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 7406 |
| Derek.Laver@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Office | MS407, Medical Sciences |
Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 35 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $2,636,180 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
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2013 (2 grants)
Investigating the basis for diabetes-associated gastric motility disorders$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300485 | ||
Biophysical Society 57th Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Convention Centre, Philadelphia, 2 - 6 February 2013$2,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 2013 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1300542 | ||
2012 (2 grants)
Gastric Slow Waves and Motility Disorders$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200674 | ||
Gordon Research Conference on Muscle, Les Diablerets Conference Center, Les Diablerets Switzerland, 3 - 8 June 2012$2,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200933 | ||
2011 (2 grants)
Ryanodine receptor inhibitors as therapy for Ca2+ store overload induced arrhythmias$536,706
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Associate Professor Bjorn Knollman | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $536,706 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000274 | ||
Biophysics Society, Baltimore Convention Centre, 5 - 9 March 2011$2,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100184 | ||
2010 (5 grants)
Regulation of calcium release channels (RyR2) in healthy and failing hearts$325,575
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Dr Nicole Beard, Professor Angela Dulhunty | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $325,575 | 2010 | 2012 |
| GNo:G0190194 | ||
HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (10-11) - Cardiovascular$76,117
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Associate Professor Eugene Nalivaiko, Doctor Liz Milward, Professor Robert Callister, Professor Manohar Garg, Conjoint Professor Tony Quail | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| MRSP Infrastructure Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $76,117 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100525 | ||
HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant 09/10 - Cardiovascular$62,358
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| MRSP Infrastructure Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $62,358 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000559 | ||
ABI 7500 Real Time PCR System
$34,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Doctor Murray Cairns, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Doctor Doug Smith, Professor Gordon Burns, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Doctor Charles De Bock, Doctor Chris Dayas, Doctor Brett Graham, Doctor Martin Horan, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Larisa Bobrovskaya, Doctor Kathryn Skelding, Doctor Frederick Walker, Doctor Jude Weidenhofer, Associate Professor Philip Bolton, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Callister, Professor Trevor Day, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor Manohar Garg, Doctor Phil Jobling, Associate Professor Derek Laver, Associate Professor Eugene Nalivaiko, Professor John Rostas | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $34,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000055 | ||
Effective anti-arrhythmic drugs: How do they work?$30,000
Funding Body: BellBerry Limited
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Associate Professor Bjorn Knollman | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $30,000 | 2010 | 2012 |
| GNo:G0900218 | ||
2009 (2 grants)
Propagation and directionality of gastric slow waves$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189817 | ||
Gordon Conference on Muscle, New Hampshire, USA, 14-19 June 2009$1,175
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,175 | 2009 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0900243 | ||
2008 (2 grants)
The effects of iron status on calcium handling systems in heart and brain$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Doctor Liz Milward, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Rodney Scott | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188463 | ||
Biophysics Society, Long Beach Conference Centre, 2/2/2008 - 6/2/2008$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188597 | ||
2007 (6 grants)
HMRI - Cardiovascular Research Program$518,556
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Conjoint Professor Tony Quail, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Manohar Garg, Professor Robin Callister | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| MRSP Infrastructure Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $518,556 | 2007 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0187946 | ||
High speed/sensitivity CCD camera$30,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Rick Thorne, Dr Marcus Howlett, Doctor Mohammad Imtiaz, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Callister, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Derek Laver, Doctor Liz Milward, Doctor John Holdsworth | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $30,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188196 | ||
3D Imaging Software/Work station$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor David Pow, Doctor Chris Dayas, Doctor Phil Jobling, Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188026 | ||
Magnesium and calcium regulation of calcium release channels in cardiac and skeletal muscle in health and disease$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187200 | ||
(93) Hunter Medical Research Institute - Cardiovascular$3,551
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Publication Performance Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,551 | 2007 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0187978 | ||
Biophysics Society, Baltimore Conference Centre, 3/3/2007 - 7/3/2007$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187324 | ||
2006 (3 grants)
Mechanisms of action of w-3 fatty acids in control of atrial arrhythmias $16,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Bonny Honen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $16,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186102 | ||
Regulation of calcium release channels by Ca2+ store load and phosphorylation$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186579 | ||
Biophysics Society 18-22 Feb 2006$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186562 | ||
2005 (2 grants)
Intrinsic properties of the pore forming domain of the Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Channel$135,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $135,000 | 2005 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0185058 | ||
2005 Annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, 12-16 Feb 2005, USA$2,278
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,278 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185126 | ||
2004 (1 grants)
Regulation of normal and diseased cardiac Ca+ channels$12,903
Funding Body: NIH National Institutes of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Collaborative NIH Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,903 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0185411 | ||
2003 (4 grants)
Aberrant behaviour of cardiac calcium release channels induced by ryanodine receptor peptide probes$160,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $160,000 | 2003 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0183037 | ||
Mechanisms of action of omega-3 fatty acids in reduction of hypertension.$17,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $17,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182641 | ||
C. elegans as an expression system for proteins that govern calcium release from internal stores.$11,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $11,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182453 | ||
Gordon Conference on Muscle Contraction, New London, NH, USA 8 - 13 June, 2003$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182761 | ||
2002 (4 grants)
Mechanisms governing regulation of ryanodine receptors function.$292,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Australian Senior Research Fellowship | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $292,000 | 2002 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0181740 | ||
Mechanisms governing regulation of ryanodine receptors function.$110,861
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $110,861 | 2002 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0181739 | ||
Role of calcium stores and phosphate channells in muscular fatigue.$107,100
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $107,100 | 2002 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0181815 | ||
Dynamic Regulation Mechanisms of IP3-Receptor Calcium Release Channels$14,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Derek Laver | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0182022 | ||