Funding boost for medical research

Researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia are amongst those who will benefit from new medical research funding announced today by the WA State government.

Health Minister Kim Hames announced almost $3million under the FutureHealth WA initiative to help Western Australian researchers access a greater share of national research funding and enhance the State's health and medical research capability.  (Read Minister Hames' statement here)

The Kids researchers will receive eight 'Near miss' project support awards, three 'Near miss' fellowship awards and Health Database Support for the Raine Study and Developmental Pathways Project.

Institute Director Professor Jonathan Carapetis thanked Minister Hames and the State government for their support of health and medical research and said the awards will provide important funding support to those researchers who just missed out on national funding.

"These State government awards will ensure that outstanding early and mid-career researchers can continue their research as they work towards grant applications for the next national funding round," Professor Carapetis said.

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