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Research impact reports

Project summaries and impact reports of the past recipients awarded by the Retina Australia Grants Program can be found here.

Read more about Large scale generation of retinal pigment epithelium cells from patient induced pluripotent stem cells

Large scale generation of retinal pigment epithelium cells from patient induced pluripotent stem cells

Associate Professor Alice Pebay - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne
$40,000 (2017)

Read more about Large scale generation of retinal pigment epithelium cells from patient induced pluripotent stem cells
Read more about Cone photoreceptor development and cell death mechanisms

Cone photoreceptor development and cell death mechanisms

Dr Livia S Carvalho - Lions Eye Institute/University of Western Australia, Perth
$40,000 (2016)

Read more about Cone photoreceptor development and cell death mechanisms
Read more about Australian Inherited Retinal Diseases Register and DNA Bank

Australian Inherited Retinal Diseases Register and DNA Bank

Dr Tina Lamey - Australian Inherited Retinal Diseases Register and DNA Bank, Perth
$110,000 (2016)

Read more about Australian Inherited Retinal Diseases Register and DNA Bank
Read more about Correcting inherited retinal disease through gene editing

Correcting inherited retinal disease through gene editing

Dr Sandy Hung - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne
$39,551 (2015)

Read more about Correcting inherited retinal disease through gene editing
Read more about Evaluation of electrical stimulation strategies for selective activation of neurons by a retinal prosthesis

Evaluation of electrical stimulation strategies for selective activation of neurons by a retinal prosthesis

Scientia Professor Nigel Lovell - University of NSW, Sydney
$39,405 (2015)

Read more about Evaluation of electrical stimulation strategies for selective activation of neurons by a retinal prosthesis
Read more about Hyperspectral funduscopy for non-invasive detection of retinal ischemia

Hyperspectral funduscopy for non-invasive detection of retinal ischemia

Dr Marc Sarossy - RMIT University, Melbourne
$40,000 (2015)

Read more about Hyperspectral funduscopy for non-invasive detection of retinal ischemia
Read more about Validation of novel outcome measures for use in vision restoration clinical trials

Validation of novel outcome measures for use in vision restoration clinical trials

Associate Professor Lauren Ayton - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne
$39,630 (2014)

Read more about Validation of novel outcome measures for use in vision restoration clinical trials
Read more about Finding genetics answers for Leber congenital amaurosis using next-generation sequencing

Finding genetics answers for Leber congenital amaurosis using next-generation sequencing

Associate Professor Robyn Jamieson - Eye Genetics Research Group, Sydney
$40,000 (2014)

Read more about Finding genetics answers for Leber congenital amaurosis using next-generation sequencing
Read more about Accelerating therapeutic discoveries for retinitis pigmentosa

Accelerating therapeutic discoveries for retinitis pigmentosa

Professor David Mackey AO - Lions Eye Institute, Perth
$140,000 (2014)

Read more about Accelerating therapeutic discoveries for retinitis pigmentosa
Read more about The role of gliosis in advanced retinal degeneration

The role of gliosis in advanced retinal degeneration

Associate Professor Erica Fletcher - University of Melbourne
$40,000 (2013)

Read more about The role of gliosis in advanced retinal degeneration
Read more about In vitro and In vivo Response of Retinal Muller Glia to Photobiomodulation

In vitro and In vivo Response of Retinal Muller Glia to Photobiomodulation

Associate Professor Krisztina Valter-Kocsi - Australian National University, Canberra
$50,000 (2012)

Read more about In vitro and In vivo Response of Retinal Muller Glia to Photobiomodulation
Read more about The role of purines in photoreceptor death during retinal degeneration

The role of purines in photoreceptor death during retinal degeneration

Associate Professor Erica Fletcher - University of Melbourne
$39,670 (2011)

Read more about The role of purines in photoreceptor death during retinal degeneration
Read more about Does the level of systemic inflammation influence the outcome of treatment in neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

Does the level of systemic inflammation influence the outcome of treatment in neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

Professor Robyn Guymer - Centre for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne
$30,000 (2011)

Read more about Does the level of systemic inflammation influence the outcome of treatment in neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
Read more about Role of a novel miRNA in the dominant syndromic disorder of macular dystrophy and split habd and foot malformation

Role of a novel miRNA in the dominant syndromic disorder of macular dystrophy and split habd and foot malformation

Professor David M Hunt - School of Animal Biology, UWA Oceans Institute and Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia
$30,000 (2011)

Read more about Role of a novel miRNA in the dominant syndromic disorder of macular dystrophy and split habd and foot malformation
Read more about Histamine in the development and maintenance of the retina

Histamine in the development and maintenance of the retina

Dr Ursula Greferath - University of Melbourne
$40,000 (2010)

Read more about Histamine in the development and maintenance of the retina
Read more about Recent developments in retinal degeneration

Recent developments in retinal degeneration

Associate Professor Erica Fletcher - University of Melbourne
$23,600 (2010)

Read more about Recent developments in retinal degeneration
Read more about The role of purines in photoreceptor death during retinal degeneration

The role of purines in photoreceptor death during retinal degeneration

Associate Professor Erica Fletcher - University of Melbourne
$40,000 (2009)

Read more about The role of purines in photoreceptor death during retinal degeneration
Read more about Photoreceptor degeneration in Retinitis Pigmentosa

Photoreceptor degeneration in Retinitis Pigmentosa

Professor Michael Kalloniatis - University of Auckland
$40,000 (2008)

Read more about Photoreceptor degeneration in Retinitis Pigmentosa
Read more about Gene therapy for LCA and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Gene therapy for LCA and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Professor Elizabeth Rakoczy - Research at Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia
$60,000 (2007)

Read more about Gene therapy for LCA and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Read more about Functional optical imaging of the cat visual cortex in response to electrical stimulation of the retina

Functional optical imaging of the cat visual cortex in response to electrical stimulation of the retina

Professor Nigel Lovell - University of New South Wales, Sydney
$30,000 (2006)

Read more about Functional optical imaging of the cat visual cortex in response to electrical stimulation of the retina
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