Congratulations to A/Professor Hannah Moore OAM and her team on winning a $1.5M NHMRC Partnerships Projects grant to lead the RISE Project!
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains a major public health challenge. The RISE Project team, from Curtin University and The Kids Research Institute Australia, will harness real-world data and advanced mathematical modelling to evaluate the health and economic impact of different RSV immunisation strategies. The project will also develop tailored communication tools to support informed, evidence-based policy decisions.
“WA’s powerful data linkage system gives us a unique edge in revealing the true RSV burden. With our expertise in epidemiology and modelling, we can shape smarter immunisation strategies — to better protect our kids,” said A/Professor Moore.
Congratulations also to Prof Stacy Carter (University of Wollongong), Dr Lisa Eckstein (Bellberry, University of Tasmania), Prof Farah Magrabi (Macquarie University), Dr Yagiz Alp Aksoy (NSW Health, USYD) and Prof Annette Braunack-Mayer.
Their $1M funding boost will match partner contributions, bringing the project’s funds to a total of $2.24M. Over four years, the project will refine, test and scale solutions to support Human Research Ethics Committees, research governance units, and data access committees to oversee and evaluate health research that uses or develops health AI.
Dr Yves Saint James Aquino (UOW) helped secure the in-kind and cash commitments from partners: Alfred Health, Australasian Institute of Digital Health Limited, Bellberry Limited, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Medical Technology Association of Australia Limited, NSW Ministry of Health, Research Australia Limited, and the Population Health Research Network.
