Conjoint A/Prof. Peter Wark

Work Phone	(02) 40420110
Fax	(02) 4985 5850
Email	Peter.Wark@newcastle.edu.au
Office	2107, Level 2, West Hmri Building

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	37
Total funding	$6,329,748

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 (4 grants)

Inflammometry in Stable COPD; A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)$717,071
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Vanessa McDonald, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$717,071	2013	2016
GNo:G1200185

Enhancing innate immune responses to influenza in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$504,552
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor James Mahony
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$504,552	2013	2015
GNo:G1200206

BD FACSCanto II Violet Laser (405nm) upgrade including Trigon and 2 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs)$25,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Alan Hsu, Doctor Katie Baines, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Ms Hayley See
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1201180

Mechanisms of impaired antiviral interferon response to influenza infection in primary bronchial epithelial cells from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$23,810
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund

Project Team
Doctor Alan Hsu, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$23,810	2013	2013
GNo:G1300711

2012 (1 grants)

Body plethysmograph respiratory function system$33,076
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Lisa Wood, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Katie Baines, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Mr Jeffrey Pretto, Emeritus Professor Michael Hensley, Ms Jenny Mackney
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$33,076	2012	2012
GNo:G1100973

2011 (7 grants)

Identifying new therapeutic targets for preventing the induction and progression of COPD$626,732
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Phil Hansbro, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$626,732	2011	2013
GNo:G1000252

Role of Placental Retroviral Protein Syncytin Carried on Exosomes in Mediating Vulnerability of Pregnant Women to Influenza$622,968
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$622,968	2011	2013
GNo:G1000294

Understanding the mechanisms of respiratory viral infection- and COPD-induced predisposition to secondary bacterial pneumonia $573,390
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Phil Hansbro, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$573,390	2011	2013
GNo:G1000248

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

SCIREQ FlexiVentFX system + FlexiVentFX extension$45,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Joerg Mattes, Doctor Simon Keely, Doctor Jay Horvat, Doctor Nicole Hansbro, Doctor Ming Yang, Doctor Catherine Ptaschinski, Doctor Kelly Asquith, Doctor Gough Au, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Judith Black, Professor Rakesh Kumar, Professor Paul Hertzog
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$45,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1100037

To determine if asthmatics and children at risk of asthma that develop acute exacerbations have defective antiviral innate immune responses$28,000
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Larry Roddick, Doctor Lisa Wood
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$28,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1100177

Lung Function (Spirometry) testing and sputum induction equipment - establishing 3 new clinical workstations. Medgraphics CPFS/d USB spirometer with breezesuite software (x3). Laptop computer (x3). Ul$10,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Lisa Wood, Doctor Katie Baines, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Vanessa Murphy
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1100038

2010 (2 grants)

Real time PCR machine (Mastercycler ep realplex2 from Epprndorf) $34,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Lisa Wood, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Doctor Robert Scott, Doctor Katie Baines
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$34,000	2010	2010
GNo:G1000056

Identifying novel biomarkers of oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Lisa Wood
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2010	2010
GNo:G0900145

2009 (3 grants)

394591 ELx405UV select plate washer and workstation integration kit$27,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Xiao Yan He, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Lisa Wood, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$27,500	2009	2009
GNo:G0189853

Development of novel therapeutic approaches for rhinovirus - induced asthma exacerbation$24,500
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Joerg Mattes, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$24,500	2009	2009
GNo:G0189800

Treatment of subjects with cystic fibrosis who are colonised with aspergillus fumigatus$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Associate Professor Scott Bell, Associate Professor Peter Bye, Associate Professor Adam Jaffe, Dr Hiran Selvadurai, Professor Phillip Robinson
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189818

2008 (6 grants)

Inflammatory mechanisms of airways disease$670,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$670,000	2008	2013
GNo:G0189566

The mechanisms of infection of bronchial epithelial cells by human & avian influenza viruses in chronic airways disease$379,650
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Dr Ian Barr
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$379,650	2008	2010
GNo:G0187593

The use of the components of the bacteria, streptococcus pneumoniae, as novel immunotherapies for asthma$50,000
Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales

Project Team
Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Rakesh Kumar, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188434

Mechanisms of inflammatory airways disease$40,571
Funding Body: Markey Insurance

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme	Role
HMRI Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$40,571	2008	2008
GNo:G0189370

Becton Dickinson high throughout sampler for the FACSCanto II cytometry system$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Lisa Wood, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Professor Phil Hansbro
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$35,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188547

PP2A: A new target for asthma therapy$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor John Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188395

2007 (8 grants)

Chronic Exposure of Bronchial Epithelial Cells to Bacterial Components Modifies their Innate Immune Response to Infection with Respiratory Viruses$313,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$313,500	2007	2009
GNo:G0186439

In vitro response of bronchial epithelial cells and activation of lymphocytes to infection with rhinovirus$58,848
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Doctor Jodie Simpson
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$58,848	2007	2009
GNo:G0188095

Differential regulation of human mast cell degranulation by discrete forms of protein phosphatase 2A$50,000
Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales

Project Team
Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Dr Gregory Kranias
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187247

Nitric Oxide Monitoring System (NIOX)$45,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Conjoint Professor Warwick Giles, Emeritus Professor Michael Hensley, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Vanessa McDonald, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Associate Professor Bruce Whitehead, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro, Doctor Lisa Wood
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$45,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0188193

In vitro response of bronchial epithelial cells and activation of lymphocytes from COPD patients by infection with rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and haemophilus influenza$25,000
Funding Body: GlaxoSmithKline Australia

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Doctor Jodie Simpson
Scheme		Role
Support Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2007	2008
GNo:G0188309

Class II biohazard containment hood and carbon dioxide cell culture incubator$20,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Doctor Lisa Wood, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0188192

Hewlett Packard 7890 series gas chromatograph with accessories$20,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Lisa Wood, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Professor Clare Collins, Conjoint Professor Wayne Smith, Professor John Attia
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0188191

Miccroarrays to identify novel therapeutic targets for bird flu$14,500
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$14,500	2007	2007
GNo:G0187337

2006 (4 grants)

PRC Priority Research Centre for Asthma & Respiratory Diseases$524,282
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley, Emeritus Professor Michael Hensley, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Joerg Mattes, Professor Alistair Sim, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Priority Research Centre		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$524,282	2006	2013
GNo:G0186914

Surveillance and Analysis of Avian Influenza Viruses in Migratory Birds in Australia$249,625
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Phil Hansbro, Dr Ian Barr, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Dr Paul Selleck, Dr Simone Warner, Professor Paul Foster, Dr Aeron Hurt, Dr Irene Peroulis, Dr John Curran, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson
Scheme		Role
Potential Avian Influenza-Induced Pandemic		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$249,625	2006	2006
GNo:G0186000

The interaction between airway epithelial cells infected with rhinovirus and lymphocytes from subjects with COPD$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186106

Equipment - Microscope$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
PULSE Early Career Medical Researcher of the Year Award		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186168

2001 (1 grants)

Mechanisms of bronchial epithelial cell activation in rhinovirus infection in asthma, COAD and normal airways$338,516
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships - Neil Hamilton Fairley Clinical Fellowship (Overseas)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$338,516	2001	2005
GNo:G0180753

1998 (1 grants)

The investigation of airway inflammation and cell death in acute severe asthma$45,500
Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$45,500	1998	1999
GNo:G0177660

The University of Newcastle, Australia

Conjoint A/Prof. Peter Wark

Funding

Summary

2013 (4 grants)

Inflammometry in Stable COPD; A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)$717,071 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Enhancing innate immune responses to influenza in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$504,552 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

BD FACSCanto II Violet Laser (405nm) upgrade including Trigon and 2 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs)$25,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Mechanisms of impaired antiviral interferon response to influenza infection in primary bronchial epithelial cells from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$23,810 Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund

2012 (1 grants)

Body plethysmograph respiratory function system$33,076 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2011 (7 grants)

Identifying new therapeutic targets for preventing the induction and progression of COPD$626,732 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Role of Placental Retroviral Protein Syncytin Carried on Exosomes in Mediating Vulnerability of Pregnant Women to Influenza$622,968 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Understanding the mechanisms of respiratory viral infection- and COPD-induced predisposition to secondary bacterial pneumonia $573,390 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Research microscope, confocal ready nikon eclipse 90i microscope$69,157 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

SCIREQ FlexiVentFX system + FlexiVentFX extension$45,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

To determine if asthmatics and children at risk of asthma that develop acute exacerbations have defective antiviral innate immune responses$28,000 Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund

Lung Function (Spirometry) testing and sputum induction equipment - establishing 3 new clinical workstations. Medgraphics CPFS/d USB spirometer with breezesuite software (x3). Laptop computer (x3). Ul$10,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2010 (2 grants)

Real time PCR machine (Mastercycler ep realplex2 from Epprndorf) $34,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Identifying novel biomarkers of oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$25,000 Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation

2009 (3 grants)

394591 ELx405UV select plate washer and workstation integration kit$27,500 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Development of novel therapeutic approaches for rhinovirus - induced asthma exacerbation$24,500 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Treatment of subjects with cystic fibrosis who are colonised with aspergillus fumigatus$20,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2008 (6 grants)

Inflammatory mechanisms of airways disease$670,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

The mechanisms of infection of bronchial epithelial cells by human & avian influenza viruses in chronic airways disease$379,650 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

The use of the components of the bacteria, streptococcus pneumoniae, as novel immunotherapies for asthma$50,000 Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales

Mechanisms of inflammatory airways disease$40,571 Funding Body: Markey Insurance

Becton Dickinson high throughout sampler for the FACSCanto II cytometry system$35,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

PP2A: A new target for asthma therapy$20,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle