Prof. Rodney Scott

Work Phone	(02) 4921 4974
Fax	(02) 4921 4253
Email	Rodney.Scott@newcastle.edu.au
Office	JHH3201, John Hunter Hospital

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	108
Total funding	$16,661,907

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 (9 grants)

Enabling Clinical Epigenetic Diagnostics: The Next Generation of Personalized Breast Cancer Care$605,301
Funding Body: National Breast Cancer Foundation

Project Team
Professor Matt Trau, Assoc. Prof Glenn Francis, Assoc. Prof Susan Clark, Professor John Forbes, Dr Melissa Brown, Professor Alexander Dobrovic, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Collaborative Breast Cancer Research Grant Program		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$605,301	2013	2017
GNo:G1201095

A Research Platform for Exploring the Genotype:Phenotype Nexus$120,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Elizabeth Harry, Professor Ian Paulsen, Professor Marc Wilkins, Professor Peter Waterhouse, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Steven Djordjevic, Professor Brett Neilan, Professor Rick Cavicchioli, Professor Ian Charles, Professor Nicolle Packer, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Associate Professor Neville Firth, Dr Gyorgy Hutvagner, Associate Professor Cynthia Whitchurch, Associate Professor Robert Willows, Dr Bret Church
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$120,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1200250

A Research Platform for Exploring the Genotype:Phenotype Nexus$114,416
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Associate Professor Elizabeth Harry, Professor Ian Paulsen, Professor Marc Wilkins, Professor Peter Waterhouse, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Steven Djordjevic, Professor Brett Neilan, Professor Rick Cavicchioli, Professor Ian Charles, Professor Nicolle Packer, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Associate Professor Neville Firth, Dr Gyorgy Hutvagner, Associate Professor Cynthia Whitchurch, Associate Professor Robert Willows, Dr Bret Church
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$114,416	2013	2013
GNo:G1300668

A genome-wide study of lymphocyte-specific DNA methylation status in relation to Multiple Sclerosis$38,448
Funding Body: Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Limited

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$38,448	2013	2013
GNo:G1300511

The function of the delta-40p53 isoform in breast cancer.$30,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Kelly Kiejda, Miss Brianna Morten, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1300583

Drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system; repositioning their therapeutic targets to endometrial cancer$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Eugenie Lumbers
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1300484

Drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system; respositioning their therapeutic targets to endometrial cancer$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Eugenie Lumbers
Scheme	Role
Near Miss	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1300654

The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Doctor Liz Holliday, Dr Simon Koblar, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Associate Professor Jonathan Rosand, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Doctor Jane Maguire
Scheme		Role
Near Miss		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1300704

The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Doctor Liz Holliday, Dr Simon Koblar, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Associate Professor Jonathan Rosand, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Doctor Jane Maguire
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1300475

2012 (13 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

Single Cell Genomics$200,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Ian Paulsen, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
Equipment Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$200,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1100630

BD FACSAria III Cell Sorter: 3 laser 10-colour Flow Cytometer$180,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$180,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1100746

Single Cell Genomics$157,548
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Ian Paulsen, Professor Marc Wilkins, Professor Nicolle Packer, Professor Claire Wade, Professor Peter Waterhouse, Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Ian Dawes, Professor Rick Cavicchioli, Associate Professor Robert Willows, Associate Professor Cynthia Whitchurch, Professor Ian Charles, Professor Hatch Stokes, Professor Michael Gillings, Dr Dayong Jin, Associate Professor Neville Firth
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$157,548	2012	2012
GNo:G1200066

BD FACSAria III Cell Sorter: 3 laser 10-colour Flow Cytometer$150,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Paul Foster, Professor Trevor Day, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$150,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1100744

BD FACSAria III Cell Sorter: 3 laser 10-colour Flow Cytometer$122,927
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$122,927	2012	2012
GNo:G1200668

p53 isoforms in breast cancer - MM Sawyer Estate Scholarship$75,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Kelly Kiejda, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
Mary Minto Sawyer Grant	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$75,000	2012	2014
GNo:G1200615

Maximising support for breast cancer research by the Australian Breast Cancer Tissue Bank.$70,000
Funding Body: National Breast Cancer Foundation

Project Team
Professor Christine Clarke, Associate Professor Deborah Marsh, Professor John Forbes, Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Jane Dahlstrom, Dr Nikolajs Zeps, Dr Peter Simpson
Scheme		Role
Collaborative Breast Cancer Research Grant Program		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$70,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1201009

Technical officer to support the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank (ASRB)$70,000
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Carmel Loughland
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$70,000	2012	2013
GNo:G1200834

Development of a diagnostic genetic test for childhood skin cancer disorders$40,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Nikola Bowden, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$40,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1200164

Small p53 isoforms, BIG implications for treatment response in breast cancer$30,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Kelly Kiejda, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2012	2014
GNo:G1200322

The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Doctor Liz Holliday, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Doctor Lisa Lincz
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1200675

Revealing cancer complexity - identification of Lynch syndrome cases$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Bente Talseth-Palmer, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Liz Holliday
Scheme		Role
Early Career Researcher Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1200519

2011 (9 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

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (10-11) - IBM$115,480
Funding Body: NSW Office for Science & Medical Research

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Pablo Moscato
Scheme		Role
Medical Research Support Program		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$115,480	2011	2011
GNo:G1001066

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure (11-12)- IBM$114,455
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
MRSP Infrastructure Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$114,455	2011	2012
GNo:G1101138

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

Clinical know-how concerning risk profiling and patient aquisition$51,000
Funding Body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
Collaborative Relationship Agreement	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$51,000	2011	2014
GNo:G1100468

MicroRNA in Multiple Sclerosis$50,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1100271

Elucidating genetic predispositions to Hereditary Non - Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)$48,000
Funding Body: Australian Rotary Health

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
Bowel Cancer Scholarship	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$48,000	2011	2013
GNo:G1100015

p53 isoforms, a prognostic indicator in breast cancer?$45,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Kelly Kiejda, Professor Rodney Scott, Professor John Forbes
Scheme		Role
Breast Cancer Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$45,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1001006

Nucleotide excision repair gene expression in melanoma$35,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Nikola Bowden, Doctor Katie Ashton, Doctor Stephen Braye, Professor Rodney Scott, Dr Ricardo Vilain
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$35,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1001057

2010 (9 grants)

Molecular and cellular characterisation of schizophrenia associated dysfunction in microRNA biogenesis$478,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Murray Cairns, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor John Rostas, Associate Professor Alan Brichta
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$478,500	2010	2012
GNo:G0190196

Systems Biology: Sequencing to functional analysis$370,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Ronald Trent
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$370,000	2010	2010
GNo:G1000591

Genome wide copy number variant (CNV) analysis to discover novel genetic and epigenetic regulators of heritable and sporadic colorectal cancer$120,000
Funding Body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
National Research Flagship Project	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$120,000	2010	2014
GNo:G1000067

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant 09/10 - IBM$94,604
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Pablo Moscato
Scheme		Role
MRSP Infrastructure Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$94,604	2010	2010
GNo:G1000560

Schizophrenia research Institute Robotics Equipment Grant$50,000
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme	Role
Equipment Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2010	2010
GNo:G1000417

Epigenetic regulation of the CRH gene in gestational tissues$30,000
Funding Body: BellBerry Limited

Project Team
Professor Roger Smith, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Rick Nicholson, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar
Scheme		Role
Near Miss		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2010	2012
GNo:G0900225

Analysis of schizophrenia-associated gene and mircoRNA signatures in purified CD4 and CD8 positive T-cells$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation

Project Team
Doctor Murray Cairns, Doctor Jing Qin Wu, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2010	2010
GNo:G0900188

The identification of microRNA's as therapeutic targets for the treatment of advanced breast cancer$21,600
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Kelly Kiejda, Professor Rodney Scott, Professor John Forbes
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$21,600	2010	2010
GNo:G0900144

Genetic influences in colorectal cancer: a global consortium$9,998
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor John Attia, Mr Mark McEvoy
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,998	2010	2010
GNo:G0900152

2009 (13 grants)

Australian stroke genetics collaborative - Genome-wide association study in ischaemic stroke$1,108,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Dr Simon Koblar, Professor Pablo Moscato
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,108,000	2009	2011
GNo:G0188856

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

Mass array technology for the identification of genetic variation associated with cancer initiation and progression$260,000
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Ronald Trent, Professor Ian Dawes
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$260,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189642

Genome wide SNP associated study of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia$140,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Nikola Bowden, Doctor Bente Talseth-Palmer
Scheme		Role
Paediatric Oncology Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$140,000	2009	2010
GNo:G0189790

Study of c-Kit mutations in Familial Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours, Melanoma and novel form of Waadenburg Syndrome$65,256
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Mr Ricardo Vilain, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Scholarships - Medical and Dental Postgraduate Research		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$65,256	2009	2010
GNo:G0189436

Search for modifier genes influencing breast cancer incidence in families diagnosed with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer$60,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Bente Talseth-Palmer, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Breast Cancer Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$60,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189856

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

Gene expression profiling of Xeroderma pigmentosum$45,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Nikola Bowden, Doctor Katie Ashton
Scheme		Role
Postdoctoral Fellowship		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$45,000	2009	2010
GNo:G0900194

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

First Australian Workshop on Bioinformatics for Biomarker Discovery$25,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Special Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0190622

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

Sparke Helmore/NBN Television Corporate Triathlon Award for Research Excellence$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Sparke Helmore Prime Television Corporate Triathlon Award		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	2009	2010
GNo:G0190649

Vascular Ischaemia Study$10,400
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Michael Seldon, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,400	2009	2009
GNo:G0900120

2008 (10 grants)

Novel strategies for prediction and control of advanced breast cancer via nanoscaled epigenetic-based biosensors$1,200,000
Funding Body: National Breast Cancer Foundation

Project Team
Professor John Forbes, Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Matt Trau, Assoc. Prof Susan Clark, Dr Melissa Brown, Assoc. Prof Glenn Francis, Professor Alexander Dobrovic
Scheme		Role
Collaborative Breast Cancer Research Grant Program		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,200,000	2008	2012
GNo:G0188685

HMRI Senior Research Fellow$160,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor John Attia, Emeritus Professor Maree Gleeson, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Professor Vaughan Carr, Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland, Professor Michael Hazelton, Professor Trevor Day
Scheme		Role
Senior Fellowship		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$160,000	2008	2009
GNo:G0188558

Gene expression profiling of xeroderma pigmentosum$100,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Nikola Bowden
Scheme		Role
Postdoctoral Fellowship		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$100,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188353

Advanced high throughput functional genomics and gene mapping$88,211
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$88,211	2008	2008
GNo:G0189043

The complex genetics of multiple sclerosis$75,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Jeannette Lechner-Scott
Scheme		Role
Macquarie Group Foundation PhD Scholarship in Information Based Medicine		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$75,000	2008	2010
GNo:G0189689

Brain Science and Young People's Mental Health: A gene expression study in young people at ultra high risk of developing schizophrenia$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Professor Ulli Schall, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Helen Stain, Doctor Rebbekah Atkinson
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188475

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		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188463

Genome wide SNP association study of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation

Project Team
Doctor Nikola Bowden, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Bente Talseth-Palmer
Scheme		Role
Paediatric Oncology Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188483

Identification of novel markers in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; investigation of DNA methylations and non-coding small microRNAs $20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Kyu-Tae Kim, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Paediatric Oncology Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188477

PULSE Research Exchange$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
PULSE Research Exchange		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188563

2007 (6 grants)

HMRI Emerging Research program - Information based medicine$624,044
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Pablo Moscato
Scheme		Role
MRSP Infrastructure Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$624,044	2007	2009
GNo:G0187945

Application of novel exact combinatorial optimisation techniques and metaheuristic methods for problems in cancer research$238,291
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Rodney Scott, Dr Michael Langston
Scheme		Role
Discovery Projects		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$238,291	2007	2009
GNo:G0186327

(8) PRC - Priority Research Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine (CIBM)$21,532
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Pablo Moscato
Scheme		Role
Publication Performance Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$21,532	2007	2007
GNo:G0187968

Gene expression profiling of xeroderma pigmentosum$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Microarray analyses of genes important in iron regulation and related disorders$8,190
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Genetic polymorphisms in the native thrombolytic systems as risk factors for ischaemic stroke.$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Dr Amanda Thrift
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187320

2006 (10 grants)

Advanced technology for transcriptomics, genomics and gene mapping$850,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Ian Dawes, Professor Ronald Trent, Professor Nicholas Hunt, Emeritus Professor Peter Bergquist, Professor Mark Baker, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Dr Ruby Lin, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Professor Alistair Sim
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$850,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0185547

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, Associate 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

Breast Cancer Tissue Bank$550,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Enabling Grants - Clinical Trials Resources		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$550,000	2006	2012
GNo:G0187201

The Effects of Genetic Background and Cigarette Smoke on Inflammatory Responses Implicated in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome$307,136
Funding Body: Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Caroline Blackwell, Emeritus Professor Maree Gleeson, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$307,136	2006	2009
GNo:G0186233

Investigation of miRNAs in schizophrenia$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Murray Cairns, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Pilot Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186685

Application of novel parameterized complexity techniques to problems in functional genomics$19,946
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Genetic susceptibility in Endometrial Cancer$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Katie Ashton, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Special Competitive Research Fund for Early Career Researchers in Cancer		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186110

In vitro assessment of genetic and environmental risk factors for SIDS$14,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Caroline Blackwell, Professor Rodney Scott, Emeritus Professor Maree Gleeson
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$14,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186556

Genetic origins of childhood cancer$11,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Bente Talseth-Palmer
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$11,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186093

Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with an increased risk of colectoral cancer$9,050
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor Robyn Ward, Assoc. Prof Nicholas Hawkins, Professor John Attia, Associate Professor David Sibbritt, Professor Pablo Moscato
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,050	2006	2006
GNo:G0186073

2005 (7 grants)

Evolutionary algorithms for problems in functional genomics data analysis$218,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Regina Berretta
Scheme		Role
Discovery Projects		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$218,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0184416

Phenotype genotype comparisons using functional genomic approaches$110,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$110,000	2005	2005
GNo:G0185620

Genetic polymorphisms in the native thrombolytic and thrombotic systems as risk factors for ischaemic stroke$106,488
Funding Body: National Heart Foundation of Australia

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Dr Amanda Thrift
Scheme		Role
Grant-In-Aid		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$106,488	2005	2006
GNo:G0184034

CGH array analysis of childhood cancers$75,000
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Genetic determinants of gene expression$60,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
NBN Childrens Cancer Research Scholarship		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$60,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0185375

Genetic gains and losses associated with childhood cancer$60,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
NBN Childrens Cancer Research Scholarship		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$60,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0185374

The maintenance of genetic integrity by DNA repair$60,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
NBN Childrens Cancer Research Scholarship		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$60,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0185369

2004 (3 grants)

Nature, nuture and acute childhood lymphoblastic leukaemia$193,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Molecular Pathogensis of Non-Eosinphilic Asthma$37,837
Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Katie Baines
Scheme		Role
PhD Scholarships		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$37,837	2004	2005
GNo:G0183715

Novel genetic and environmental risk factors in atherothrombosis: The role of variation in Cox-2, tpA and PAI-1 activity$28,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Conjoint Professor David Henry, Dr Patricia McGettigan, Professor John Attia, Professor Mark Parsons, Dr Michael Seldon, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$28,000	2004	2004
GNo:G0183749

2003 (4 grants)

Non-eosinophilic asthma: mechanisms and treatment$430,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Michael Boyle, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$430,000	2003	2005
GNo:G0181776

Continuing the search for the elusive caujavascript:closeProject();sjavascript:closeProject();es of autism$40,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Gillian Turner, Dr L Banna, Professor Rodney Scott, Ms Kerry Fagan
Scheme		Role
John Hunter Childrens Hospital Research Foundation		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$40,000	2003	2003
GNo:G0183639

Sievers NOA 280i Nitric Oxide Analyser$36,650
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Conjoint Associate Professor Michael Boyle, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$36,650	2003	2003
GNo:G0183059

The role of MYH gene mutations in persons who have developed early onset colectoral cancer$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

2002 (8 grants)

The Molecular Analysis of Variation and Gene Function.$545,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Laureate Professor John Aitken
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$545,000	2002	2002
GNo:G0181518

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

A nested case control study evaluating the association between the factor V Leiden genotype and adverse pregnancy outcome$165,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

The Genetics of Schizophrenia.$60,000
Funding Body: Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders

Project Team
Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Postgraduate Research Scholarship		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$60,000	2002	2004
GNo:G0182268

The role of tachykinins and their receptors in schizophrenia: An investigation at a cellular and genetic level.$60,000
Funding Body: Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders

Project Team
Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Conjoint Professor Loris Chahl, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Postgraduate Research Scholarship		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$60,000	2002	2004
GNo:G0182269

The development of microarray technology for biomedical research in the Hunter Region.$21,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Mr Douglas Dorahy, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$21,000	2002	2004
GNo:G0181184

The use of DNA arrays to determine genetic changes in cells that are deficient in nucleotide excision repair$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Development of a test to determine the functional activity of genes associated with bowel cancer predisposition$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Professor Allan Spigelman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$7,000	2002	2002
GNo:G0181267

2001 (1 grants)

The Genetic Origins of Childhood Cancer.$40,000
Funding Body: John Hunter Children`s Hospital Research Foundation

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Professor John Attia, Doctor Frank Alvaro
Scheme		Role
Research Grant (Defunct)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$40,000	2001	2001
GNo:G0181219

2000 (2 grants)

Characterisation of Pituitary Target Autoantigens.$170,505
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Patricia Crock, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Bruce King
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$170,505	2000	2003
GNo:G0178451

Characterization of a new genetic locus for inherited colorectal cancer predispositions$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Professor Allan Spigelman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2000	2000
GNo:G0178861

1999 (4 grants)

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF CELL MOVEMENT IN MELANOMA$374,608
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Gordon Burns, Conjoint Professor Peter Hersey, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$374,608	1999	2001
GNo:G0177914

Investigation of the cellular checkpoint proteins in desmoid tumour cells, derived from patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Frequency of mutant sperm in men of different ages.$11,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Conjoint Associate Professor Matthew Edwards, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$11,000	1999	1999
GNo:G0178153

The role of nonsense mediated mRNA decay in determining the disease phenotype in the inherited predisposition to colorectal cancer, familial adenomatous polypos$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Liz Milward, Professor Rodney Scott
Scheme		Role
Pilot Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$8,190	2007	2007
GNo:G0187902

Project Team
Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Benjamin Curry
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	1999	2000
GNo:G0179047

The University of Newcastle, Australia

Prof. Rodney Scott

Funding

Summary

2013 (9 grants)

Enabling Clinical Epigenetic Diagnostics: The Next Generation of Personalized Breast Cancer Care$605,301 Funding Body: National Breast Cancer Foundation

A Research Platform for Exploring the Genotype:Phenotype Nexus$120,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

A Research Platform for Exploring the Genotype:Phenotype Nexus$114,416 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

A genome-wide study of lymphocyte-specific DNA methylation status in relation to Multiple Sclerosis$38,448 Funding Body: Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Limited

The function of the delta-40p53 isoform in breast cancer.$30,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system; repositioning their therapeutic targets to endometrial cancer$20,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system; respositioning their therapeutic targets to endometrial cancer$20,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2012 (13 grants)

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

Single Cell Genomics$200,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

BD FACSAria III Cell Sorter: 3 laser 10-colour Flow Cytometer$180,000 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Single Cell Genomics$157,548 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

BD FACSAria III Cell Sorter: 3 laser 10-colour Flow Cytometer$150,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

BD FACSAria III Cell Sorter: 3 laser 10-colour Flow Cytometer$122,927 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

p53 isoforms in breast cancer - MM Sawyer Estate Scholarship$75,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Maximising support for breast cancer research by the Australian Breast Cancer Tissue Bank.$70,000 Funding Body: National Breast Cancer Foundation

Technical officer to support the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank (ASRB)$70,000 Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

Development of a diagnostic genetic test for childhood skin cancer disorders$40,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Small p53 isoforms, BIG implications for treatment response in breast cancer$30,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$20,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Revealing cancer complexity - identification of Lynch syndrome cases$10,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2011 (9 grants)

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

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (10-11) - IBM$115,480 Funding Body: NSW Office for Science & Medical Research

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure (11-12)- IBM$114,455 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

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

Clinical know-how concerning risk profiling and patient aquisition$51,000 Funding Body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

MicroRNA in Multiple Sclerosis$50,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Elucidating genetic predispositions to Hereditary Non - Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)$48,000 Funding Body: Australian Rotary Health

p53 isoforms, a prognostic indicator in breast cancer?$45,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Nucleotide excision repair gene expression in melanoma$35,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

2010 (9 grants)

Molecular and cellular characterisation of schizophrenia associated dysfunction in microRNA biogenesis$478,500 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Systems Biology: Sequencing to functional analysis$370,000 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Genome wide copy number variant (CNV) analysis to discover novel genetic and epigenetic regulators of heritable and sporadic colorectal cancer$120,000 Funding Body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant 09/10 - IBM$94,604 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Schizophrenia research Institute Robotics Equipment Grant$50,000 Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

Epigenetic regulation of the CRH gene in gestational tissues$30,000 Funding Body: BellBerry Limited

Analysis of schizophrenia-associated gene and mircoRNA signatures in purified CD4 and CD8 positive T-cells$25,000 Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation

The identification of microRNA's as therapeutic targets for the treatment of advanced breast cancer$21,600 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Genetic influences in colorectal cancer: a global consortium$9,998 Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation