Conjoint Prof. Leonie Ashman

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Funding

Summary

Number of grants	66
Total funding	$12,427,448

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 (1 grants)

Ultra-Low Temperature Cryogenic Freezer$24,596
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Jude Weidenhofer, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Kathryn Skelding, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Doctor Pradeep Tanwar, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Doctor Murray Cairns, Professor Hubert Hondermarck, Professor Xu Zhang, Associate Professor Estelle Sontag, Doctor Chen Chen Jiang, Doctor Liz Milward, Doctor Jean-Marie Sontag, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Matt Dun, Doctor Chris Dayas, Doctor Lin Kooi Ong, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Mr Ben Copeland, Ms Gabrielle Briggs, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor John Rostas
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$24,596	2013	2013
GNo:G1201189

2012 (4 grants)

The Hunter Cancer Biobank (HCB): Maximising community value through validation, annotation and distribution throughout NSW$294,301
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Project Team
Professor John Forbes, Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Barbara Young, Professor Hubert Hondermarck, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Xu Zhang, Doctor Kelly Kiejda, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Doctor Jennette Sakoff, Ms Janine Lombard, Doctor Jude Weidenhofer, Doctor Pradeep Tanwar
Scheme		Role
Infrastructure Grants		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$294,301	2012	2014
GNo:G1200798

High-Resolution Isoelectric Phosphoprotein Signalling System for Signalling Research, Biomarker Validation and Drug Development – Equipment Grant$143,394
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Rick Thorne, Professor Xu Zhang, Professor Hubert Hondermarck, Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Doctor Jennette Sakoff, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$143,394	2012	2012
GNo:G1200555

Microscopic illumination system for advanced fluorescent protein technology$34,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Rick Thorne, Professor Xu Zhang, Doctor Murray Cairns, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Doctor Charles De Bock, Doctor Jude Weidenhofer, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Kathryn Skelding, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Hubert Hondermarck
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$34,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1100983

Does Ubiquitination control the altered expression of tetraspanin proteins in Breast Cancer?$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Jude Weidenhofer, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Hubert Hondermarck
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1200169

2011 (3 grants)

Hunter translational cancer research unit$1,693,333
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor John Forbes, Laureate Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher, Conjoint Associate Professor Anthony Proietto, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Translational Cancer Research Unit		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,693,333	2011	2014
GNo:G1100545

Identifying the mechanisms underlying altered expression and mode of action of tetraspanins CD151 and CD9 in metastasis: progression to targeted treatment for prostate cancer$375,000
Funding Body: Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Doctor Jude Weidenhofer
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$375,000	2011	2013
GNo:G1000863

Investigation of the function of CD151 in the glomerular filtration barrier and identification of genetic modifiers of glomerular diseases$25,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Jude Weidenhofer, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1001053

2010 (4 grants)

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (10-11) - CANCER$504,071
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland
Scheme		Role
MRSP Infrastructure Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$504,071	2010	2011
GNo:G1100269

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$350,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Doug Smith, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Christopher Grof, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Trevor Day, Professor Robert Callister
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$350,000	2010	2010
GNo:G0190369

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$215,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Doug Smith, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Christopher Grof, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Trevor Day, Professor Robert Callister
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$215,000	2010	2010
GNo:G1000874

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

2009 (9 grants)

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$495,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Adam McCluskey, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Marcel Maeder, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Professor Christopher Grof, Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Professor Alison Jones, Professor Mike Calford, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Doctor Rick Thorne, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor John Rostas, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Paul Dastoor, Associate Professor Peter Lewis
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$495,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189122

Tetraspanin proteins in prostate cancer progression and prognosis$341,000
Funding Body: Cancer Council NSW

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Conjoint Professor Jim Denham
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$341,000	2009	2011
GNo:G0188877

MRSP Infrastructure (09-10) Cancer$283,916
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland
Scheme		Role
MRSP Infrastructure Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$283,916	2009	2010
GNo:G0900172

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Live Cell Imaging$275,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Rick Thorne, Professor Mike Calford
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$275,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189038

IVIS Lumina II fluorescence and bioluminescence imager for in vivo analysis of tumour growth and metastasis in mouse models$153,200
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Equipment Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$153,200	2009	2009
GNo:G0189634

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$50,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Adam McCluskey, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Marcel Maeder, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Professor Christopher Grof, Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Professor Alison Jones, Professor Mike Calford, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Doctor Rick Thorne, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor John Rostas, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Paul Dastoor, Associate Professor Peter Lewis
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189948

Study of c-KIT mutations in familial gastrointestinal stromal tumours and malignant melanoma$44,720
Funding Body: Pfizer Australia

Project Team
Mr Ricardo Vilain, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Cancer Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$44,720	2009	2009
GNo:G0189919

Identification of genetic modifiers of kidney disease$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Severine Roselli, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189793

3rd European Conference on Tetraspanins, Paris, 10-11 September 2009$1,175
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Travel Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,175	2009	2010
GNo:G0900245

2008 (4 grants)

HMRI Cancer Research Program - MRSP Infrastructure$1,031,290
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor John Forbes, Conjoint Professor Jim Denham, Conjoint Professor Peter Hersey, Professor Gordon Burns, Professor Adam McCluskey, Doctor Nikki Verrills
Scheme		Role
MRSP Infrastructure Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,031,290	2008	2009
GNo:G0188622

PP2A: a novel target for leukaemia therapy$300,000
Funding Body: Cancer Council NSW

Project Team
Doctor Nikki Verrills, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Alistair Sim, Associate Professor Danilo Perrotti, Assoc. Prof Timothy Hughes, Dr David Thomas
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$300,000	2008	2010
GNo:G0187694

Role of tetraspanin proteins in human breast and prostate cancer$75,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Doctor Severine Roselli
Scheme		Role
Mary Minto Sawyer Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$75,000	2008	2010
GNo:G0188187

FASEB Summer Research conference $2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Travel Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,500	2008	2008
GNo:G0189020

2007 (6 grants)

FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$300,000
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Project Team
Doctor Nikki Verrills, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Jennette Sakoff
Scheme		Role
Infrastructure Grants		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$300,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187666

HMRI Contribution toward FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$52,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Nikki Verrills, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Jennette Sakoff
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$52,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0188207

Activity of kinase inhibitors on mutant forms of c-KIT in GIST and AML$27,500
Funding Body: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Limited

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$27,500	2007	2007
GNo:G0188467

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine and Spectrophotometer$20,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Nikki Verrills
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0188195

Regulation of cancer cell behaviour by tetraspanin molecular complexes$16,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Judith Scott, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$16,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187242

Beatson International Cancer Conference Molecular Cancer Thereapies: new challenges and horizons, Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK, 17/6/2007 - 20/6/2007$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Travel Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,500	2007	2007
GNo:G0187736

2006 (4 grants)

2006 Research Fellowship$776,824
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Research Fellowships	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$776,824	2006	2011
GNo:G0185093

PRC - Priority Research Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine (CIBM)$621,143
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Rodney Scott, Professor John Rostas, Professor John Forbes, Conjoint Professor Peter Hersey, Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland, Conjoint Professor Wayne Smith, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor John Attia, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Doctor Liz Milward, Professor Alistair Sim, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Doctor Regina Berretta, Conjoint Professor David Sibbritt, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Xu Zhang, Conjoint Associate Professor Patricia Crock, Conjoint Associate Professor Jeannette Lechner-Scott
Scheme		Role
Priority Research Centre		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$621,143	2006	2013
GNo:G0186919

Structural studies of the binding of clinically relevant small-molecule injibitors to wildtype and mutant receptor tyrosine kinases$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Renate Griffith, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Pilot Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2006	2007
GNo:G0186710

BioRad Mini-PROTEAN3 Electrophoresis system$995
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor John Rostas, Professor Judith Scott, Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Nikki Verrills
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$995	2006	2006
GNo:G0187280

2005 (9 grants)

Role of the tetraspanin CD151 in epithelial biology and cancer$447,750
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$447,750	2005	2007
GNo:G0183903

CD151 and functional overlap in tetraspanins$219,303
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Dr Mark Wright
Scheme		Role
Discovery Projects		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$219,303	2005	2007
GNo:G0184421

Protein kinase inhibitors for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia$217,500
Funding Body: Anthony Rothe Memorial Trust

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$217,500	2005	2007
GNo:G0184574

High throughput proteomics - Thermo Finnigan ProteomeX LCQ Integrated Proteomicis Workstation$207,189
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Peter Lewis, Conjoint Associate Professor Renate Griffith, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Professor Adam McCluskey, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor John Rostas, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Alistair Sim, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Dr Fraser Ross
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$207,189	2005	2005
GNo:G0184185

Mechanisms of drug resistance in acute myeloid leukaemia$156,200
Funding Body: Leukaemia Foundation of NSW

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$156,200	2005	2006
GNo:G0184615

2005 RIBG allocation$89,711
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$89,711	2005	2005
GNo:G0185800

How the cell surface protein, CD151 promotes invasive behaviour in breast cancer$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Mary Minto Sawyer Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	2005	2005
GNo:G0185658

Oolemmal receptors - the role of the tetraspanin CD151 in sperm-egg fusion$7,537
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$7,537	2005	2005
GNo:G0184625

International Tetraspanins mini-symposium, June 30-July 1 2005, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Summer Research Conference 16-21 July 2005$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Travel Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,400	2005	2005
GNo:G0185496

2004 (5 grants)

Biacore3000-Expansion of Proteomics Facility$187,341
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Alistair Sim, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor John Rostas, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Gordon Burns, Professor Adam McCluskey, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Dr Fraser Ross, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$187,341	2004	2004
GNo:G0183030

New drugs targeting protein kinases$17,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Adam McCluskey
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$17,000	2004	2004
GNo:G0183751

Characterisation of a novel recepto-mediated signal transduction pathway in human spermatozoa.$14,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$14,000	2004	2004
GNo:G0183444

Is CD151 a co-receptor for human papilloma virus$12,395
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,395	2004	2004
GNo:G0183418

FASEB Summer Research Conference: Advances in Tetraspanin Research, 19-24 June 2004, USA$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2003 (3 grants)

Detection of mutations in c-kit in paediatric mastocytosis patient samples and structural analysis of the interaction between the D816VKit mutant and inhibitor$17,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Dr Petranel Ferrao
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$17,000	2003	2003
GNo:G0182632

Molecular basis of cellular localisation of a cell membrane protein, CD151.$15,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Beatson Conference: Cell signalling and Cancer, Glasgow, Scotland 6-9 July, 2003$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2002 (9 grants)

Proteomic and Genomic Analysis Facility.$473,332
Funding Body: Wellcome Trust

Project Team
Professor Alistair Sim, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor John Rostas, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Major Equipment Award		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$473,332	2002	2004
GNo:G0181527

c-Kit signalling and cellular responses in haemopoietic cells$470,250
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

c-Kit signalling and cellular responses in haemopoietic cells$377,024
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Use of retroviral libraries to characterise mechanisms of drug resistance in leukaemia$240,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Dr Petranel Ferrao, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Dr A Zannettino, Dr T Hughes
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$240,000	2002	2003
GNo:G0181690

Molecular determinants of subcellular localisation and function of the transmembrane 4 superfamily protein, PETA-3$107,512
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Role of PETA-3/CD151 in epithelial cancer invasion and metastasis.$70,008
Funding Body: Cancer Council NSW

Peltier Thermal Cycler and associated equipment essential for establishing cDNA Retroviral Libraries$21,315
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Dr Petranel Ferrao, Professor Gordon Burns, Professor Alistair Sim, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor John Rostas, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Dr Perry Hartfield
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$21,315	2002	2002
GNo:G0181919

A tissue culture system for antibody production$14,265
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

FASEB Summer Research Conference: 2nd International Conf. on Tetraspanin Proteins Tuscan, AZ, USA, 15 - 20 June, 2002$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2001 (5 grants)

c-KIT signalling and cellular responses in haemopoietic cells.$125,688
Funding Body: National Health & Medical Research Council

Molecular determinants of subcellular localisation and function of the transmembrane 4 superfamily protein, PETA-3.$105,162
Funding Body: National Health & Medical Research Council

c-KIT signalling and cellular responses in haemopoietic cells.$85,000
Funding Body: National Health & Medical Research Council

Role of PETA-3/CD151 in epithelial cancer invasion and metastasis.$60,308
Funding Body: Cancer Council SA

Use of retroviral expression libraries to characterise mechanisms of drug resistance in leukaemia, $12,000
Funding Body: National Health & Medical Research Council

Scheme		Role
Project		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$125,688	2001	2001
GNo:17563889

Scheme		Role
Research Fellowship		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$85,000	2001	2001
GNo:17563802

The University of Newcastle, Australia

Conjoint Prof. Leonie Ashman

Funding

Summary

2013 (1 grants)

Ultra-Low Temperature Cryogenic Freezer$24,596 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2012 (4 grants)

The Hunter Cancer Biobank (HCB): Maximising community value through validation, annotation and distribution throughout NSW$294,301 Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

High-Resolution Isoelectric Phosphoprotein Signalling System for Signalling Research, Biomarker Validation and Drug Development – Equipment Grant$143,394 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Microscopic illumination system for advanced fluorescent protein technology$34,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Does Ubiquitination control the altered expression of tetraspanin proteins in Breast Cancer?$25,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

2011 (3 grants)

Hunter translational cancer research unit$1,693,333 Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Identifying the mechanisms underlying altered expression and mode of action of tetraspanins CD151 and CD9 in metastasis: progression to targeted treatment for prostate cancer$375,000 Funding Body: Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia

Investigation of the function of CD151 in the glomerular filtration barrier and identification of genetic modifiers of glomerular diseases$25,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2010 (4 grants)

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (10-11) - CANCER$504,071 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$350,000 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$215,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

ABI 7500 Real Time PCR System $34,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2009 (9 grants)

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$495,000 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Tetraspanin proteins in prostate cancer progression and prognosis$341,000 Funding Body: Cancer Council NSW

MRSP Infrastructure (09-10) Cancer$283,916 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Live Cell Imaging$275,000 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

IVIS Lumina II fluorescence and bioluminescence imager for in vivo analysis of tumour growth and metastasis in mouse models$153,200 Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$50,000 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Study of c-KIT mutations in familial gastrointestinal stromal tumours and malignant melanoma$44,720 Funding Body: Pfizer Australia

Identification of genetic modifiers of kidney disease$25,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

3rd European Conference on Tetraspanins, Paris, 10-11 September 2009$1,175 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2008 (4 grants)

HMRI Cancer Research Program - MRSP Infrastructure$1,031,290 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

PP2A: a novel target for leukaemia therapy$300,000 Funding Body: Cancer Council NSW

Role of tetraspanin proteins in human breast and prostate cancer$75,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

FASEB Summer Research conference $2,500 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2007 (6 grants)

FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$300,000 Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

HMRI Contribution toward FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$52,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Activity of kinase inhibitors on mutant forms of c-KIT in GIST and AML$27,500 Funding Body: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Limited

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine and Spectrophotometer$20,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Regulation of cancer cell behaviour by tetraspanin molecular complexes$16,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Beatson International Cancer Conference Molecular Cancer Thereapies: new challenges and horizons, Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK, 17/6/2007 - 20/6/2007$2,500 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2006 (4 grants)

2006 Research Fellowship$776,824 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

PRC - Priority Research Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine (CIBM)$621,143 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Structural studies of the binding of clinically relevant small-molecule injibitors to wildtype and mutant receptor tyrosine kinases$20,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

BioRad Mini-PROTEAN3 Electrophoresis system$995 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute