NHMRC funding boost for ANU medical research

The NHMRC funding is a great outcome for ANU and will help support our researchers as they try to solve some of the major problems and health issues facing Australia and the world. Researchers from the ANU have received more than $16 million in the latest funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), including major funding for projects to improve health of Indigenous Australians. The NHMRC funding includes more than $15.6 million for ANU-led Project Grants and $850,000 in Career Development Awards. ANU researchers are also heavily involved in another $5 million in grants for projects led by other institutions. ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt said the NHMRC funding supported the University's commitment to outstanding research in health and medical sciences. "The NHMRC funding is a great outcome for ANU and will help support our researchers as they try to solve some of the major problems and health issues facing Australia and the world," Professor Schmidt said. Among those receiving funding is a $1.9 million project led by Dr Raymond Lovett from the ANU Research School of Population Health (RSPH).