Centre for Reproductive Science

Grants

Showing relevant grants from the past 5 years.

2025

Development of new technologies in reproductive health

$582,959.00 — Funding body: Memphasys Limited

Funding amount	$582,959.00
Funding body	Memphasys Limited
Project Team	Prof Brett Nixon, Dist E Prof John Aitken
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2025
Funding Finish	2026
GNo	G2401882
Type Of Funding	C3100 – Aust For Profit
Category	3100
UON	Y

Sperm - a novel role in human reproduction beyond fertilisation

$234,295.00 — Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Funding amount	$234,295.00
Funding body	NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken, Dr David Sharkey
Scheme	Ideas Grants
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2025
Funding Finish	2028
GNo	G2500024
Type Of Funding	C1100 - Aust Competitive - NHMRC
Category	1100
UON	Y

Littlejohn's Tree Frog surveys Hunter Renewable Energy Zone

$22,727.00 — Funding body: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Funding amount	$22,727.00
Funding body	NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Project Team	Dr Kaya Klop Toker, Dr Alex Callen, Prof Matthew Hayward, Dr Rose Upton
Scheme	Project Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2025
Funding Finish	2025
GNo	G2501404
Type Of Funding	C2300 – Aust StateTerritoryLocal – Own Purpose
Category	2300
UON	Y

Conservation action for the heath frog, collaboration between UoN and Aussie Ark

$31,680.00 — Funding body: Australia's Wildlife Ark Inc (Aussie Ark)

Funding amount	$31,680.00
Funding body	Australia's Wildlife Ark Inc (Aussie Ark)
Project Team	Dr Kaya Klop Toker, Dr Alex Callen, Prof Matthew Hayward, Dr Rose Upton
Scheme	Research Grants
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2025
Funding Finish	2026
GNo	G2500507
Type Of Funding	C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit
Category	3200
UON	Y

Male germline regeneration and fertility restoration after genotoxic damage

$666,978.00 — Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Funding amount	$666,978.00
Funding body	NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Project Team	Dr Tessa Lord, Associate Professor Robin Hobbs, Associate Professor Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Associate Professor Jinyue Liao, Professor Jose Polo, Dr Kate Loveland
Scheme	Ideas Grants
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2025
Funding Finish	2028
GNo	G2401878
Type Of Funding	C1100 - Aust Competitive - NHMRC
Category	1100
UON	Y

Establishing the use of 5EU in mouse epididymal epithelial cells to track nascent RNA into extracellular vesicles

$4,913.00 — Funding body: The Society for Reproductive Biology

Funding amount	$4,913.00
Funding body	The Society for Reproductive Biology
Project Team	Dr Natalie Trigg
Scheme	2025 SRB Career Development Award
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2025
Funding Finish	2025
GNo	G2500162
Type Of Funding	C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit
Category	3200
UON	Y

The impact of plastic food and drink packaging toxicants on unexplained female infertility

$1,006,808.00 — Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Funding amount	$1,006,808.00
Funding body	NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Project Team	Dr Jessie Sutherland, Assoc Prof Catherine Chojenta, Ms Alex Peters, Dr Jacinta Martin, Prof Eileen Mc Laughlin, Prof Kirsty Pringle, Prof Deb Loxton, Dr Tanmay Bagade, Eileen McLaughlin, Dr Shaun Roman, A/Prof Mark Green, Dr Xianyu Wang, Dr Ian Zammit
Scheme	MRFF - EPCDRI - Infertility, Pregnancy Loss and Menopause
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2025
Funding Finish	2027
GNo	G2401346
Type Of Funding	C1300 - Aust Competitive - Medical Research Future Fund
Category	1300
UON	Y

2024

Pioneering reproductive biotechnology innovations for equine breeding

$472,248.00 — Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding amount	$472,248.00
Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Dr Aleona Swegen, David Ali, Dr Amber Clutton-Brock, Dr Amber Clutton-Brock, Alison Coutts, Assoc Prof Zamira Gibb, Dr Jacinta Martin, Prof Brett Nixon
Scheme	Linkage Projects
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2024
Funding Finish	2026
GNo	G2300379
Type Of Funding	C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category	1200
UON	Y

Non-lethal gene expression studies for chytridiomycosis

$18,897.00 — Funding body: The University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$18,897.00
Funding body	The University of Newcastle
Project Team	Phil Jobling, Rose Upton, Anne Ibbotson, Kaya Klop-toker, Alex Callen, Sarah Stock
Scheme	University of Newcastle 3Rs Grant Scheme
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2024
Funding Finish	2024
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

Targeting the epididymis to protect the integrity of the sperm epigenome

$983,388.00 — Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Funding amount	$983,388.00
Funding body	NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Project Team	CIA Brett Nixon
Scheme	Ideas Grants
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2024
Funding Finish	2027
GNo
Type Of Funding	C1100 - Aust Competitive - NHMRC
Category	1100
UON	N

Understanding the Impact of Environmental Pollutants on a child’s Health and Development

$30,000.00 — Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding amount	$30,000.00
Funding body	Hunter Medical Research Institute
Project Team	Dr Jacinta Martin, Prof Brett Nixon, Dr Joseph Pegler, Prof Craig Pennell
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2024
Funding Finish	2025
GNo	G2401785
Type Of Funding	C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category	3300
UON	Y

Targeting testis stem cells to restore fertility in childhood cancer survivors

$27,000.00 — Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding amount	$27,000.00
Funding body	Hunter Medical Research Institute
Project Team	Dr Tessa Lord, Dr Elizabeth Bromfield, Associate Professor Robin Hobbs
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2024
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2401551
Type Of Funding	C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category	3300
UON	Y

Small Animal In Vivo Imaging Facility with microCT imaging capabilities

$450,000.00 — Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding amount	$450,000.00
Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Prof Susan Hua, Dist E Prof John Aitken, Prof Pradeep Tanwar, Assoc Prof Behnam Akhavan, Prof Nikki Verrills
Scheme	Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2024
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2300219
Type Of Funding	Scheme excluded from IGS
Category	EXCL
UON	Y

Development of non-invasive biomarkers of stress, reproduction and immune activation in the endangered green and golden bell frog and Littlejohn’s tree frog and their integration into conservation d

$6,725.00 — Funding body: The Ecological Society of Australia Ltd (ESA)

Funding amount	$6,725.00
Funding body	The Ecological Society of Australia Ltd (ESA)
Project Team	Assoc Prof Phil Jobling, Dr Rose Upton, Dr Alex Callen, Dr Anne Ibbotson
Scheme	Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2024
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2300967
Type Of Funding	C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category	3300
UON	Y

2023

NHMRC Equipment Grant

$24,648.00 — Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Funding amount	$24,648.00
Funding body	NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken, Prof Brett Nixon, Dr Jacinta Martin
Scheme	Equipment Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2023
GNo
Type Of Funding	C1100 - Aust Competitive - NHMRC
Category	1100
UON	N

MRSP funding - HMRI Infertility and Reproduction Research Program

$185,612.00 — Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding amount	$185,612.00
Funding body	Hunter Medical Research Institute
Project Team	Prof Brett Nixon, A/Prof Mark Baker, Dr Zamira Gibb, Dr John Schjenken, Dr Tessa Lord, Dr David Skerrett-Byrne, Dr Anne-Louise Gannon
Scheme	MRSP Transition Funding
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2023
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

External collaboration_International_Schjenken

$10,000.00 — Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$10,000.00
Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken
Scheme	External Collaboration Grant Scheme - International
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2023
GNo	G2300422
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

The use of scrotal cooling to improve semen quality and pregnancy rates within infertile men

$1,196,764.00 — Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Funding amount	$1,196,764.00
Funding body	NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Project Team	Prof Mark Baker, Prof John Attia, Dist E Prof John Aitken, Robert McLachlan, Sally Sweeney, Vinayak Smith, Rob MacLachlan, Vinayak Smith, Dr Sally Sweeney
Scheme	Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2026
GNo	G2200906
Type Of Funding	C1100 - Aust Competitive - NHMRC
Category	1100
UON	Y

Development of Nanotools to Target the Reproductive System

$10,000.00 — Funding body: HMRI Infertility and Reproduction Research Program

Funding amount	$10,000.00
Funding body	HMRI Infertility and Reproduction Research Program
Project Team	Dr Anne-Louise Gannon
Scheme	Pilot Project Funding
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2023
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

BeadBlaster 24R refrigerated microtube homogeniser 240V - ProSciTech

$11,633.00 — Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$11,633.00
Funding body	University of Newcastle
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken
Scheme	Equipment Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2023
GNo	G2301079
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	Y

Novel determinants of male fertility carried by seminal fluid extracellular vesicles

$930,593.00 — Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Funding amount	$930,593.00
Funding body	NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken, Dr David Sharkey, Dr David Sharkey, Dr Elizabeth Torres Arce
Scheme	Ideas Grants
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2026
GNo	G2200315
Type Of Funding	C1100 - Aust Competitive - NHMRC
Category	1100
UON	Y

Development of antiviral RNA therapeutics targeting SARS-CoV-2 infection

$124,666.00 — Funding body: Department of Health and Aged Care

Funding amount	$124,666.00
Funding body	Department of Health and Aged Care
Project Team	Assoc Prof Roger Liang, Prof Nathan Bartlett, Professor Anthony Kelleher, Dr Chantelle Ahlenstiel, Professor Maria Kavallaris, Professor Philip Hansbro, Professor Daniela Traini, Professor Pall Thordarson, Associate Professor Kathy Petoumenos, A/P Stuart Turville, Cees van Rijin
Scheme	MRFF - COVID-19 Treatment Access and Public Health Activities
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2200959
Type Of Funding	C1300 - Aust Competitive - Medical Research Future Fund
Category	1300
UON	Y

Demonstrating the effectiveness of a simple intervention in preventing diet-induced compromise to male fertility

$37,500.00 — Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding amount	$37,500.00
Funding body	Hunter Medical Research Institute
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken, Doctor Raffaele Teperino
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2301015
Type Of Funding	C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category	3300
UON	Y

TLR2/6 agonist boosting immunogenicity of tumour-targeting RNAi-based nanomedicines

$80,000.00 — Funding body: NSW Ministry of Health

Funding amount	$80,000.00
Funding body	NSW Ministry of Health
Project Team	Prof Nathan Bartlett, Assoc Prof Roger Liang, Miss Ellie Doubleday, Dr Anna Galkin
Scheme	RNA Future Leaders PhD Program
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2023
Funding Finish	2026
GNo	G2200072
Type Of Funding	C2400 – Aust StateTerritoryLocal – Other
Category	2400
UON	Y

2022

Luminex 200 purchase

$120,000.00 — Funding body: College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Funding amount	$120,000.00
Funding body	College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Project Team	Dr Geoffry De Iuliis, Dr Diane Rebourcet, Dr Zamira Gibb, Dr John Schjenken
Scheme	CAPEX funding
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2022
GNo
Type Of Funding	Not Known
Category	UNKN
UON	N

Impact Translator Scheme

$6,000.00 — Funding body: College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$6,000.00
Funding body	College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle
Project Team	Dr Aleona Swegen, Dr Zamira Gibb
Scheme	Impact Translator Scheme
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2022
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

Reducing the Effects of Heat Stress and Ageing on Sperm DNA damage in Thoroughbred Stallions

$301,264.00 — Funding body: AgriFutures Australia

Funding amount	$301,264.00
Funding body	AgriFutures Australia
Project Team	Assoc Prof Zamira Gibb, Prof Mark Baker, Assoc Prof Geoffry De Iuliis, Dr Roisin Griffin, Dr Aleona Swegen
Scheme	Thoroughbred Horse Program
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2101310
Type Of Funding	C1400 - Aust Competitive - Commonwealth Rural R&D
Category	1400
UON	Y

HMRI Researcher Bridging Fund 2022

$94,000.00 — Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding amount	$94,000.00
Funding body	Hunter Medical Research Institute
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2022
GNo	G2200026
Type Of Funding	C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category	3300
UON	Y

Cross College Grant

$24,924.00 — Funding body: The University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$24,924.00
Funding body	The University of Newcastle
Project Team	A/Prof Jennifer Schneider A/Prof Clovia Holdsworth Professor Brett Neilan Dr Peter Galettis Dr Robert Chapman Dr Taiwo Akanbi Dr Roger Liang
Scheme	Cross College Research Support Scheme
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2023
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

Quantitative System Metabolism for Mouse seminal vesicles

$6,396.00 — Funding body: Doppleganger Bio

Funding amount	$6,396.00
Funding body	Doppleganger Bio
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken
Scheme	Doppleganger Bio
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2022
GNo
Type Of Funding	C3400 – International For Profit
Category	3400
UON	N

Improving the Sustainability of Australian Livestock Production Systems

$997,221.00 — Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding amount	$997,221.00
Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Assoc Prof Zamira Gibb
Scheme	Future Fellowships
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2026
GNo	G2101302
Type Of Funding	C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category	1200
UON	Y

Banking on spermatogonial stem cells to safeguard Australian native fauna

$408,802.00 — Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding amount	$408,802.00
Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Dr Tessa Lord
Scheme	Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2001134
Type Of Funding	C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category	1200
UON	Y

Effects of environmental heat stress on male fertility in livestock species

$488,409.00 — Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding amount	$488,409.00
Funding body	ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team	Dr Aleona Swegen, Mrs Narantsatsral Sandagdorj
Scheme	Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2001143
Type Of Funding	C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category	1200
UON	Y

George and Mary Rabb Fellowship

$7,500.00 — Funding body: Amphibian Ark

Funding amount	$7,500.00
Funding body	Amphibian Ark
Project Team	Rose Upton
Scheme	George and Mary Rabb Fellowship
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2023
GNo
Type Of Funding	External
Category	EXTE
UON	N

in vitro and in vivo assessment of Aptabio-19/analogue against acute high-risk leukaemias including patient-derived xenograft modelling

$1,051,256.00 — Funding body: AptaBio Therapeutics Inc

Funding amount	$1,051,256.00
Funding body	AptaBio Therapeutics Inc
Project Team	Prof Matt Dun, Dr Abdul Mannan, Assoc Prof Geoffry De Iuliis
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2200170
Type Of Funding	C3400 – International For Profit
Category	3400
UON	Y

Molecular characterization of the dynamic response of the male reproductive tract to an obesogenic environment.

$10,000.00 — Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute, Infertility and Reproduction Research Program

Funding amount	$10,000.00
Funding body	Hunter Medical Research Institute, Infertility and Reproduction Research Program
Project Team	Dr John Schjenken, Dr Raffaele Teperino
Scheme	Hunter Medical Research Institute Infertility and Reproduction Research Program ECR/MCR Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2022
Funding Finish	2022
GNo
Type Of Funding	C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category	3300
UON	N

2021

The Diagnosis and Resolution of Oxidative Stress in the Male Germ Line

$166,896.00 — Funding body: Memphasys Limited

Funding amount	$166,896.00
Funding body	Memphasys Limited
Project Team	Dist E Prof John Aitken, Dr Hassan Bakos, Prof Brett Nixon, Alison Coutts, Miss Alena Hungerford
Scheme	PhD Scholarship
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2021
Funding Finish	2024
GNo	G2001516
Type Of Funding	C3100 – Aust For Profit
Category	3100
UON	Y

Development of reproductive technologies in reproductive health

$499,271.00 — Funding body: Memphasys Limited

Funding amount	$499,271.00
Funding body	Memphasys Limited
Project Team	Dist E Prof John Aitken, Alison Coutts, Assoc Prof Zamira Gibb
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2021
Funding Finish	2022
GNo	G2101226
Type Of Funding	C3100 – Aust For Profit
Category	3100
UON	Y

College of Engineering, Science & Environment Equipment & Infrastructure Investment Scheme

$24,149.00 — Funding body: College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$24,149.00
Funding body	College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle
Project Team	Dr Elizabeth Bromfield, Dr David Skerrett-Byrne, Dr Tessa Lord, Professor Brett Nixon
Scheme	Equipment and Infrastructure Investment Scheme
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2021
Funding Finish	2022
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

Nano-micro fiber manufacturing

$68,836.00 — Funding body: The University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$68,836.00
Funding body	The University of Newcastle
Project Team	Ajay Singh Karakoti, Mark Baker, Jiabao Yi, A/Prof. Thomas Fiedler, Thomas Nann, Ajayan Vinu, Jangmee Lee, Susan Hua, Pradeep Tanwar, Lei Jin, Xu Dong Wang, Hubert Hondermarck, Shafiq Syed
Scheme	Strategic Investment in Research Scheme
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2021
Funding Finish	2021
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

Defining the role of glucocorticoids in testis function and fertility

$28,000.00 — Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding amount	$28,000.00
Funding body	Hunter Medical Research Institute
Project Team	Dr Diane Rebourcet, Dr Anne-Louise Gannon
Scheme	Research Grant
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2021
Funding Finish	2022
GNo	G2101102
Type Of Funding	C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category	3300
UON	Y

Büchi Nano Spray Dryer B-90 HP for the preparation of nanocomposite dry powders

$95,000.00 — Funding body: The University of Newcastle

Funding amount	$95,000.00
Funding body	The University of Newcastle
Project Team	Associate Professor Nathan Bartlett, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Conjoint Associate Professor Christopher Grainge, Professor Hubert Hondermarck, Professor Ajayan Vinu, Professor Xu Dong Zhang, Professor Lee Smith, Associate Professor Lei Jin
Scheme	Strategic Investment in Research Equipment and Infrastructure Award
Role	Lead
Funding Start	2021
Funding Finish	2021
GNo
Type Of Funding	Internal
Category	INTE
UON	N

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The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.