Leveraged Funding

leveraged funding obtained since establishment.

NHMRC Investigator Grants

1. Prof Julie Redfern, Modernising cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of heart disease, NHMRC L2 Investigator Grant – $2,872,000
2. Prof Adrienne O’Neil, NHMRC EL2 Investigator Grant – $1,570,000
3. Dr Karice Hyun, NHMRC EL1 Investigator Grant – $129,041
4. Dr Emma Thomas, Improving equity, access and quality of cardiac rehabilitation services, NHMRC EL1 Investigator Grant – $655,150
5. Prof Gemma Figtree, Innovative solutions towards reducing heart attacks- beyond classical risk factors, NHMRC L2 Investigator Grant – $2,029,302
6. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Rising temperatures, rising risks: Preventing heat-induced rises in cardiovascular disease, NHMRC EL1 Investigator Grant – $674,400.00 

Category 1-3 Funding

1. Prof Julie Redfern, Guardian Angel: Implementation of a peer support program for people with heart disease, MRFF –  $655,522
2. Prof Julie Redfern, Providing a peer support program to people with heart disease across NSW: An implementation project, NSW Health, Cardiovascular Senior Researcher Grant – $750,000
3. Prof Tom Briffa, SPAN: Secondary Prevention for all in need, Heart Foundation Strategic Grant – $1,000,000
4. Prof Robyn Gallagher, Identifying and addressing barriers and enablers to implementing best-practice cardiac rehabilitation: the Quality Improvement in Cardiac Rehabilitation (QUICR) Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial, MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission Grant – $894,507
5. Dr Karice Hyun, NSW Health Cardiovascular Research Capacity Early-mid Career Grant – $369,700
6. Dr Karice Hyun, USYD Sydney Informatics Hub Project Scheme 2021 – $33,600
7. Dr Matthew Hollings, Physical activity and incidence of cardiovascular events in Australian adults over 45 with and without standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, National Heart Foundation – 45 & Up study – $35,000
8. Dr Clara Zwack, My Heart, My life Resign Project Literature Review 2022, Heart Foundation – $10,000
9. Dr Sarah Gauci, At the heart of the matter: Co-designing a lifestyle based mental health intervention, Deakin University Faculty of Health’s HAtCH Grant – $26,429
10. Dr Sarah Gauci, At the heart of the matter: Co-designing a lifestyle based mental health intervention for patients following a cardiovascular event, IMPACT Seed funding – $18,384
11. Dr Ling Zhang, Chinese speakers and education for heart problems, USYD China Studies Centre – $15,740
12. Dr Susie Cartledge, HeartPath+: Targeting self-efficacy and health literacy through patient education to prevent recurrent heart events in Australians with heart disease, MRFF Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – $598,381
13. Prof Julie Redfern, Adoption, impact and sustainability of evidence-based practice into health care: Co-design and evaluation of projects, systems and processes, MRFF Clinician Researchers Initiative – $299,119
14. Dr Karice Hyun, Optimising cardiac rehabilitation outcomes for individuals without standard modifiable risk factors, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Coronary Artery Disease Catalyst Awards for Seed Funding – $10,000
15. Prof Nicole Freene, A very brief intervention for physical activity behaviour change in cardiac rehabilitation: the ‘Measure It!’ trial, Medical Research Future Fund Cardiovascular Health Mission Incubator – $510,070
16. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Heat-related cardiovascular mortality: Investigations into potential pathophysiological mechanisms, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada – $292,542
17. Dr Georgia Chaseling, “Heat Stress Scale” for reducing personal health risk during heatwave disasters, NSW Disaster Risk Reduction Funds – $435,000
18. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Identifying the effects of extreme heat and air quality on cardiorespiratory emergency departments visits in NSW, Heat Health Research Incubator Collaborative Funding – $6,735
19. Tiffany Ellis, Effect of an Avatar-Based Discharge Education Application on Knowledge and Behaviour in People after Acute Coronary Syndrome, WSLHD Allied Health Kickstarter Research Grant – $10,000
20. Prof Thomas Astell-Burt, PANDA Trial: Physical Activity in Nature for Cardiometabolic Diseases in People Aged 45y+, Medical Research Future Fund Effective Treatments and Therapies – $1,491,204
21. Dr Matthew Hollings, Optimising cardiac rehabilitation outcomes for individuals without standard modifiable risk factors, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Coronary Artery Disease Catalyst Awards for Seed Funding – $10,000
22. Dr Dean Picone, Optimising current and future methods of blood pressure measurement, NSW CVD Research Capacity Program Elite Postdoctoral Researcher Grants – $772,531
23. Dr Matthew Hollings, A digital tool for clinicians to improve the uptake of resistance training in cardiac rehabilitation (LIFT-CR), SHP implementation pilot grant – $20,000
24. Dr Ling Zhang, A family approach to virtual education for preventing recurrence and improving awareness of heart attacks in underserved patients and families: a pilot randomized controlled trial, FMH Idea Grant 2023 – $20,000
25. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Towards a harmonised set of heat-health advice for the Australian public, USYD Heat Health Research Incubator Collaborative Funding – $16,550
26. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Heat and cardiovascular health among older people, USYD Heat Health Research Incubator Collaborative Funding – $20,000
27. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Investigations into the pathophysiology of heat-related cardiovascular risk – $432,226
28. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Determining Physiological Mechanisms underlying heat-related cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, CPC Seed Funding – $4,687
29. Tiffany Ellis, Perspectives on secondary prevention in the early phase of recovery in people hospitalised with acute coronary syndrome, Westmead Hospital Foundation – $7,528
30. Dr Georgia Chaseling, Partnering for protection from the impacts of extreme heat events on Wakathuni community in the Pilbara, National Disaster Risk Reduction Funds – $249,513
31. Prof Robyn Gallagher, Triggered Acute Risk Prevention: A novel model to improve cardiovascular and mental health outcomes, Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation – $400,000
32. Prof Tom Briffa, Optimising chest pain pathways that ensure earlier access to definitive care for patients in remote and rural communities, MRFF Clinician Researchers Applied Research in Health grant – $1,490,000
33. Dr Dion Candelaria, Modernising cardiac rehabilitation through the implementation of systematic data-driven health systems reform, Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship – $151,200
34. Dr Sarah Gauci, ZenZone: a randomised placebo-controlled trial of fermented dairy for adolescent depression, 2023 MRFF Childhood Mental Health Research – $999,777