2012 RESEARCH - 9 projects $124,262

Investigation of a new treatment for malaria
Chief Investigators: Ms Rina Wong
Amount Awarded: $12,275
SPONSORED BY FREMANTLE HOSPITAL DOCTORS WHO DONATE


Improving malaria diagnosis through high sensitivity microscopy enabled by magnetic fractionation
Chief Investigators: Mr Stephan Karl
Amount Awarded: $15,000
SPONSORED BY FREMANTLE HOSPITAL STAFF LOTTERY


Using white blood cells to therapeutically increase liver stem cell numbers
Chief Investigators: Dr Caryn Elsegood
Amount Awarded: $15,000.00
SPONSORED BY THE FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB


Do liver progenitor cells represent cancer cells in chronic liver injury patients?
Chief Investigators: Dr Janina Tirnitz-Parker
Amount Awarded: $15,000
SPONSORED BY THE FREMANTLE HOSPITAL LADIES AUXILIARY


The role of iron in the development of colorectal cancer
Chief Investigators: Dr Desiree Ho
Amount Awarded: $15,000
SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF COCKBURN

Using BNP and the San Fransisco Syncope rules to reduce hospital admissions for Syncope
Chief Investigators: Mrs Karen Shakespeare, Ms Sarah Gow, Professor Yusef Nagree
Amount Awarded: $13,000
SPONSORED BY THE JOINT SPONSORSHIP OF FREMANTLE HOSPITAL PATIENTS WHO DONATE, AND OCEANIC MEDICAL IMAGING

Are there specific chemicals and bacteria in stool samples from colorectal cancer patients?
Chief Investigators: Dr Marius Van Rinjnsoever, Dr Itty Nadakkavukaran
Amount Awarded: $14,987
SPONSORED BY LITTLE CREATURES BREWING

Use of skin thickness measured by high frequency ultrasound as an indicator of leg ulcer healing in patients with chronic venous disease
Chief Investigators: Dr Thanuja Athukoralalage
Amount Awarded: $12,000
SPONSORED BY AUSTAL

Differences in innate immune signaling of patients with ulcerative colitis
Chief Investigators: Dr Angela Chew and Professor Ian Lawrance
Amount Awarded: $12,000
SPONSORED BY AUSTAL