tri funding awards announced

Congratulations to the following recipients of the inaugural TRI funding awards

Diagnosing small renal masses: solving the clinical challenge of how best to manage patients with kidney neoplasms that are not life-threatening

Led by Prof Glenda Gobe UQ School of Medicine 
Simon Wood - PAH; Jermaine Coward - MR; Pamela Russell - QUT; Nicholas Saunders - UQDI; Bill Lott – QUT

SYNbiotics: Easing renal failure by improving Gut microbiology (SYNERGY)

Led by Prof David Johnson - PAH/UQ School of Medicine
Katrina Campbell - PAH/UQ School of Medicine; Megan Rossi - PAH/UQ Scholl of Medicine; Mark Morrison – UQ Diamantina Institute; Josephine Forbes – Mater Research; Tony Parker – QUT

Exploring the actions of thioguanine on innate intestinal defence

Led by Dr Iulia Oancea – Mater Research
Paraic O'Cuiv - UQDI; Jakob Begun - MR; Tim Florin - MR; Gerald Holtmann - SOM/PAH; Penny Jeffrey - QUT; Rohan Lourie - MR; Lisa Chopin - QUT; Inge Seim – QUT

Defining how UV-specific mutations are escaping normal DNA damage repair in melanocytes, contributing to the development of melanoma.

Led by A/Prof Brian Gabrielli – UQ Diamantina Institute
Sandra Pavey - UQDI; Kim Anh Le Cao - UQDI; Tarl Prow - SOM/PAH; Peter Soyer - SOM/PAH; Pamela Pollock - QUT; Leisl Packer – QUT