Reduce HIV transmissions in Australia Appeal
Self-testing is the key to reducing undiagnosed HIV in Australia. Your support will help Professor Mark Stoové and his team make this happen.
Self-testing is the key to reducing undiagnosed HIV in Australia. Your support will help Professor Mark Stoové and his team make this happen.
We greatly appreciate the support we receive from a range of supporters of our work including the Peter Falvey Foundation managed by Perpetual Trustees, for generously supporting our work in Zimbabwe.
“Without the support of Perpetual Trustees and the Peter Falvey Foundation, our Zimbabwe program wouldn’t be as long standing and sustainable. We sincerely thank them for their generous support.” – Ms Mary-Ann Nicholas, Program Manager, Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) & Africa, Centre for International Health.
Joe White Bequest
A generous long-term supporter of Burnet Institute, the Joe White Bequest assisted with the purchase of a mobile FibroScan which will greatly assist our hepatitis C research and treatment.
Harold and Cora Brennen Benevolent Trust, managed by Equity Trustees. Thanks to the generous support of the Harold and Cora Brennen Benevolent Trust, managed by Equity Trustees, Burnet Institute is the recipient of a super-resolution microscope, one of only three in Victoria.
The CASS Foundation has recognised Burnet’s cutting-edge research by supporting Associate Professor Gilda Tachedjian’s innovative research of bat tetherins to fight human viruses including Ebola and Hendra.
The Ian Potter Foundation
The generous gift from The Ian Potter Foundation ensured the purchase of a ClarioStar microplate reader to significantly enhance Burnet’s research capacity and outcomes.
Gandel Philanthropy
We greatly appreciate the generosity of Gandel Philanthropy to support MIDY Trial (Mobile Intervention for Drinking in Young people).
Freemason’s Public Charitable Foundation
We thank Freemason’s Public Charitable Foundation for supporting the purchase of a Nucleofector machine to assist and increase the efficiency of gene research.
AMP’s Tomorrow Fund
AMP’s Tomorrow Fund has helped us to better understand young people’s needs and knowledge gaps regarding new sexual media to inform public education.
June Canavan Foundation
The June Canavan Foundation generously supports our Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies program in PNG.
Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation
Thank you to the Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation supporting our research into novel therapeutics.
Rotary Club of Preston
The kindness of the Rotary Club of Preston has supported us with optimising antimalarial treatment against drug resistant malaria in Cambodia.
William Angliss Charitable Fund
Thank you to the William Angliss Charitable Fund for supporting the purchase of the FibroScan.
The Eirene Lucas Foundation
A valued long-term supporter of Burnet Institute, The Eirene Lucas Foundation has assisted us in purchasing the FibroScan, which will assist with hepatitis C treatment.
Invergowrie Foundation
We are extremely appreciative for the Invergowrie Foundation’s continuing support which gives an at-risk, disadvantaged young person the opportunity to gain employment experience and qualifications through a Burnet Institute Traineeship.
Macquarie Capital
Thank you to Macquarie Capital for ongoing support of the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies program and the Alastair Lucas Endowment Fund.
Travel grants ensure our researchers can benefit from sharing their work and learning from international peers at research conferences around the globe. We thank all the Foundations and charitable trusts who provide support through travel grants to make this happen.
Each year the Harold Mitchell Foundation generously awards two $5000 Travel Grants for Burnet’s researchers - a Postgraduate Travel Fellowship and a Postdoctoral Travel Fellowship.
Harold Mitchell Postdoctoral Fellowship
Harold Mitchell Postgraduate Travel Fellowship
These talented researchers also received Awards that will enable them to attend conferences or participate in further training and study:
Pauline Speedy Travel Fellowship
Miller Foundation Biomedical Research Travel Award
Miller Foundation Public Health Travel Award:
The Hon Geoffrey Connard Travel Fellowship:
The Crockett-Murphy Travel Award (up to $5,000) to support national staff in Burnet’s programs overseas)
Crofts Publication Award:
Elisha de Valle, Jasper Cornish and Dr Raffi Gugasyan, NFkappaB1 is essential to prevent the development of multi-organ autoimmunity by limiting IL-6 production in follicular B cells.
Biomedical Research Publication Awards:
Dr Nick Scott, Dr Joseph Doyle and Professor Margaret Hellard, Cost-effectiveness of treating chronic hepatitis C virus with direct-acting antivirals in people who inject drugs in Australia.
Dr Pham Duc Minh, Paul Agius, Peter McGlynn, Associate Professor David Anderson, Professor Suzanne Crowe AM, Associate Professor Stanley Luchters, Performance of point-of-care CD4 testing technologies in resource-constrained settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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