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Disease Prevention
Modelling mitochondrial dysfunction in disease
Dr Tara Richman is a biochemist and cellular biologist with Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia. She was awarded a Raine Priming Grant (BrightSpark Fellow) in 2018 to further understand
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Alcohol-related harm in young people
Dr Melissa O’Donnell is a psychologist and research associate with the Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia. She was awarded a Raine Priming Grant (BrightSpark Fellow) in 2017 to investigate alcohol-related harm in
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Impact of heatwave exposure on pregnancy outcomes
Dr Gavin Pereira is a perinatal epidemiologist, environmental health researcher, and biostatistician with the School of Public Health, Curtin University. He was awarded a BrightSpark Research Collaboration Award in 2017 to examine the effects of
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Understanding the impact of vitamin D deficiency on asthma
Dr Brad Zhang was awarded a 2012-2014 BrightSpark Fellowship to investigate factors impacting allergy and asthma development in childhood. His research project proposed to examine the complex interactions between genetic, environmental and epigenetic determinants of
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Supporting a new program aimed at preventing and treating diabetes in aboriginal communities
The Unity of the First People of Australia are a not-for-profit organisation and in 2002 and 2006 received funding from the BrightSpark Foundation in support of their community based program known as the Diabetes Management
