Researchers from ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø have secured more than $1.2 million through the program.
The 7 ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø-led projects will advance knowledge in the medical, nursing and allied health fields.
The projects include research on the development of diagnostic strategies for cardiac amyloidosis, a condition that weakens and damages the heart.
¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø researchers are also involved in other projects led by partner institutions.
The fellowships are part of the Queensland Advancing Health Research 2026 Strategy, with Queensland Health awarding $2.731 million to 18 research projects in round 4 of the fellowships.
Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellowships being administered by ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø:
- – partnering with Metro North Hospital and Health Services (HHS) to investigate the use of novel imaging modality integrated PET and MRI in the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of Endometriosis.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS and Metro South HHS to develop and evaluate a virtual reality tool to optimise communication rehabilitation.
- Dr Matthew Burrage – partnering with Metro South HHS and West Moreton HHS to develop novel diagnostic strategies for cardiac amyloidosis.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS to improve nebulized analgesia therapy for Queenslanders.
- – partnering with Pathology Queensland to develop diagnostic strategies for antibiotic-resistant infections.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS to develop interventions for men after prostate cancer treatment.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS Metro South HHS, Children’s Health Queensland HHS, and Darling Downs HHS to strengthen hospital associated infection surveillance in Queensland.
Media: ¶¶Òõapp¹ÙÍø Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, +61 429 056 139.