A/Prof. ( Jon ) Hirst
| Work Phone | (02) 40420360 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 7903 |
| Jon.Hirst@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Office | RM3407, Hmri |
Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 25 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $4,858,683 |
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)
Disrupted neurosteroid synthesis mediates the adverse effects of prenatal stress$671,952
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Associate Professor David Walker, Dr Mary Tolcos | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $671,952 | 2013 | 2015 |
| GNo:G1200177 | ||
Steroid and the Nervous System 7th Int Meeting, Italy 16-20 March 2013.$2,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300745 | ||
2012 (2 grants)
Disruption of gestational neurosteroid concentrations by stressful events leads to adverse neurodevelopmental and behavioural outcomes in children form these pregnancies$34,454
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds, Doctor Hannah Palliser | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $34,454 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200176 | ||
Precellys Tissue Homogeniser$10,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Professor Eugenie Lumbers, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Associate Professor Ian Wright, Doctor Gemma Madsen, Doctor Kaushik Maiti | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100979 | ||
2011 (2 grants)
Pathways of neurosteroid-mediated protection following compromised pregnancy and preterm birth$547,415
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Associate Professor David Walker, Associate Professor Helena Parkington | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $547,415 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000246 | ||
Research microscope, confocal ready nikon eclipse 90i microscope$69,157
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Kaushik Maiti, Doctor Gemma Madsen, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro, Associate Professor Ian Wright | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $69,157 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100024 | ||
2010 (1 grants)
Investigation of IUGR-associated preterm labour using a guinea pig model$23,025
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Hannah Palliser, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $23,025 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000119 | ||
2009 (3 grants)
Mechanisms of escape from progesterone-induced suppression: Role in normal and preterm birth$526,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Associate Professor Jon Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $526,500 | 2009 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0188872 | ||
Leica VT1200S - Fully automated vibrating blade microtome$16,209
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Robert Callister, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Philip Bolton, Doctor Phil Jobling, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Doctor Angela McPherson, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Ramatis De Oliveira, Mr Matthew Walsh | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $16,209 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189842 | ||
i-STAT 1 Blood Gas Analyser and Softron BP-98E$13,470
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Ian Wright, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Professor Eugenie Lumbers, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Doctor Hannah Palliser | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $13,470 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189843 | ||
2008 (3 grants)
The role of the intrauterine (pro) renin/(pro)renin receptor system in prostaglandin synthesis in pregnancy$468,750
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Eugenie Lumbers, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Professor Brian Morris | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $468,750 | 2008 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0187618 | ||
Does fetal growth restriction increase uterine activity and upregulate labour associated genes preterm?$15,208
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Hannah Palliser, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,208 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189368 | ||
LED fluorescence illuminators and filter set (525nm + 575DF20) for LAS3000 image analysis system$9,600
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds, Conjoint Associate Professor Andrew Bisits, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Doctor John Fitter, Doctor Cheng Chan, Conjoint Associate Professor Rick Nicholson, Doctor Giavanna Angeli, Doctor Kaushik Maiti, Doctor Jonathan Paul, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Hannah Palliser, Professor Eugenie Lumbers | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,600 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188543 | ||
2007 (5 grants)
Neurosteroid mediated protection after birth: approaches for maximising protective steroid levels in the neonatal brain$433,625
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Associate Professor David Walker | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $433,625 | 2007 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0186424 | ||
Beta Radiation Counter Instrument facility$25,670
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Conjoint Associate Professor Rick Nicholson, Dr Mark Read, Doctor Cheng Chan, Doctor John Fitter, Conjoint Associate Professor Andrew Bisits, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Hannah Palliser, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,670 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188194 | ||
The hormonal regulation of birth$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Associate Professor Jon Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187183 | ||
Prostaglandin Transporters Controlling Prostaglandin Metabolism in the pregnant Uterus$7,166
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Associate Professor Jon Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,166 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187886 | ||
4th IntMeeting on Steroids and the Nervous System, 17-21 February 2007$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187374 | ||
2006 (3 grants)
PRC - Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science$544,282
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Conjoint Professor Warwick Giles, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Conjoint Associate Professor Rick Nicholson, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Priority Research Centre | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $544,282 | 2006 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0186945 | ||
Neurosteroids in the neonatal brain: potential role in protecting against perinatal brain injury$16,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $16,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186100 | ||
Strategies for maintaining neurosteroid-mediate brain protection following compromised pregnancies.$15,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186743 | ||
2005 (2 grants)
Contribution of disturbed blood flow and cerebral metabolism in white matter injury in the perinatal brain $366,000
Funding Body: National Health & Medical Research Council
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $366,000 | 2005 | 2007 |
| GNo:17126159 | ||
Neuroactive Steroids in the developing brain: potential for preventing perinatal brain damage$316,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jon Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $316,500 | 2005 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0185607 | ||
2002 (1 grants)
Mechanisms controlling prostaglandin synthesis and myometrial activation at labour onset$285,000
Funding Body: National Health & Medical Research Council
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $285,000 | 2002 | 2004 |
| GNo:17126084 | ||
2001 (1 grants)
Essential protective role of neuroactive steroids in the fetal and neonatal brain $420,000
Funding Body: National Health & Medical Research Council
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $420,000 | 2001 | 2003 |
| GNo:17126090 | ||