$15 million for 亚洲色吧-led medical research

Image of聽Associate Professor Leonie Heilbronn and聽Associate Professor Lyndsey Collins-Praino.
The University of 亚洲色吧 has been awarded more than $15 million in research grants from the Federal Government鈥檚 Medical Research Future Fund鈥檚 (MRFF) to support targeted research on new ways to address risk factors for chronic and complex diseases.
This represents the largest MRFF funding the University has attracted in a single year.
Five of the eight successful projects funded will be led by female medical researchers, demonstrating the strength of research talent in South Australia. The funding includes five million dollars for preventive and public health projects. This includes research with a focus on dietary and lifestyle interventions to improve health for women planning pregnancy, pregnant women and people in the population at risk of type 2 diabetes.
Researchers include Professor Jodie Dodd, obstetrician and maternal fetal medicine specialist; Associate Professor Leonie Heilbronn and Associate Professor Lyndsey Collins-Praino, all from the University of 亚洲色吧.
Professor Jodie Dodd has been awarded $2,790,917 in funding for research to identify whether weight loss before conception improves pregnancy and birth outcomes for overweight or obese women who are planning pregnancy. Her research will also evaluate the health economic implications and social factors contributing to access and utilisation of the weight