HRCI & HRB announce successfully funded projects under Joint Funding Scheme
We’re delighted that the projects successfully funded in the latest round of the HRCI-HRB Joint Funding Scheme have been announced. The successful projects will positively impact the lives of people with a wide range of health challenges such as cerebral palsy, cystinosis, arthritis, brain tumours, epilepsy and other health and social care issues including family carers. The very nature of the scheme means that patients and families are at the heart of all the funded projects.
15 projects have been funded in this round of the scheme, to the tune of €3 million between the HRB and the participating HRCI members. A total of 151 awards have been made since the inception of the scheme with a total investment of €25 million.
Congratulations to our member charities who were successful in their applications for funding.
Our colleagues in the Health Research Board have today launched a press release celebrating the launch of the Scheme HRB press release JFS HRB-HRCI-2022
Below is a list of all funded projects in this round of the Scheme:
Evaluation of a novel drug combination treatment for nephropathic cystinosis in a new cystinotic rat model.
Co-funding charity: Cystinosis Ireland
Host institution: University of Auckland
Lead applicant: Dr Jennifer Hollywood
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Investigating the potential of CTNS-mRNA loaded nanoparticles as a new therapeutic strategy for nephropathic cystinosis.
Co-funding charity: Cystinosis Ireland
Host institution: University Hospitals Leuven and KU Leuven
Lead applicant: Prof Elena Levtchenko
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Counting the cost: The contribution of older carers in Ireland and impact of caring on mental health and wellbeing of carers
Co-funding charity: Family Carers Ireland
Host institution: Trinity College Dublin
Lead applicant: Dr Christine McGarrigle
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Participation in physical activity: what really matters to adolescents with physical disability?
Co-funding charity: Central Remedial Clinic
Host institution: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Lead applicant: Dr Ailish Malone
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An investigation into the prevalence and experience of psychopathology and mental disorders among children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
Co-funding charity: Central Remedial Clinic
Host institution: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Lead applicant: Dr Jennifer Ryan
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Sustaining activity with arthritis (SAWA) following an Arthritis Ireland Be active with arthritis (BAWA) exercise programme
Co-funding charity: Arthritis Ireland
Host institution: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Lead applicant: Prof Suzanne McDonough
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Retinal Dystrophy in Ciliopathies (RDCilia): modelling patient mutations to decipher disease mechanisms, interpret Variants of Uncertain Significance, and uncover therapeutics
Co-funding charity: Fighting Blindness
Host institution: University College Dublin
Lead applicant: Dr Oliver Blacque
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Surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, but now what? Exploring the rehabilitation needs of people with brain tumours in Ireland
Co-funding charity: Breakthrough Cancer Research
Host institution: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Lead applicant: Dr Kathleen Bennett
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Pathways to Improving Transition to Adult Services & Enhancing Self-Management in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis: A New Era of Treatments
Co-funding charity: Cystic Fibrosis Ireland
Host institution: NUI Galway
Lead applicant: Dr Caroline Heary
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Ex vivo autologous stem cell gene therapy for Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency
Co-funding charity: MSD Action Foundation
Host institution: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Lead applicant: Dr Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
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Advanced, automated compound screening for the identification of therapeutic agents in Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency.
Co-funding charity: MSD Action Foundation
Host institution: Fraunhofer ITMP
Lead applicant: Dr Lars Schlowata
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Combining HDAC6 inhibitors with KRAS inhibitors for the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Co-funding charity: Irish Cancer Society
Host institution: University of Limerick
Lead applicant: Dr Caitriona Dowling
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Patient-led development of a “Patient Reported Outcomes” instrument to improve health-related quality of life in patients with Glomerular Disease – PRO-GD
Co-funding charity: Irish Kidney Association
Host institution: University College Cork
Lead applicant: Dr Michelle O’Shaughnessy
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Long non-coding RNAs: regulators of epileptogenesis and potential targets for therapy
Co-funding charity: Epilepsy Ireland
Host institution: University College Dublin
Lead applicant: Dr Gary Brennan
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Predicting and monitoring outcomes in Autoimmune Encephalitis (POTA)
Co-funding charity: Epilepsy Ireland
Host institution: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Lead applicant: Prof Norman Delanty
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A pain and wound management approach for RDEB patients via a functionalized collagen-based hydrogel dressing with controlled release of painkillers.
Co-Funding Charity: DEBRA Ireland
Host Institution: UCD
Lead Applicant Prof Wenxin Wang
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Development of mRNA Vaccines for Children with High-Risk Neuroblastoma
Co-Funding Charity: Conor Foley Neuroblastoma Cancer Research Foundation
Host Institution: RCSI
Lead Applicant: Dr Olga Piskareva
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Developing an innovative patient-centred xenograft model of multiple myeloma and its use in testing novel antagonists of JAM-A signalling
Co-Funding Charity: Breakthrough Cancer Research
Host Institution: RCSI
Lead Applicant: Dr Ann Hopkins
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Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease (CFLD); predicting and prescribing in the era of CFTR modulators
Co-funding charity: CF Ireland
Host institution: UCD
Lead applicant: Dr Emer Fitzpatrick
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