Vital medical research supported
The Channel 7 Children鈥檚 Research Foundation grants around $1.8 million a year through its Annual Grants, Fellowship and Enabling Grants programs to children鈥檚 research conducted in South Australia.
Seven University of 亚洲色吧 research projects have together received more than $560,000 in funding from the Channel 7 Children鈥檚 Research Foundation for research commencing in 2023.
The projects that have received funding are:
- Can cognitive function be improved in childhood cancer survivors with the use of a custom cognitive gaming suite? Funding: $99,926 over two years.
Led by Associate Professor Lyndsey Collins-Praino, Head of the Cognition, Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease laboratory, this project will assess the presentation and impact of cancer-related cognitive impairment in childhood cancer survivors and evaluate if a custom gaming system can improve cognitive function and quality of life.
- A new therapy to mature preterm lungs without damaging the brain. Funding: $100,000 over one year.
Dr Kathy Gatford, Associate Professor in the School of Biomedicine, and research group leader in the Robinson Research Institute, will lead a study to establish an effective dose of ciclesonide to mature the fetal lung and improve