Congratulations to the following researchers from the Institute for Breathing and Sleep, who were successful in their grant applications to the Austin Medical Research Foundation – Associate Professor Mark Howard, Dr Tracey Leong, and Associate Professor Nicole Goh and Dr Jennifer Mann. 2022 Grants were awarded for the following projects:
| Main Investigator and team | Project title | Amount awarded |
| A/Prof Mark Howard, Dr Anna Ridgers, Prof David Berlowitz, Dr Liam Hannan | Virtual Ventilation: An evaluation of the utility of ventilator-recorded data to titrate ventilator settings in comparison to hospital based non-invasive ventilation polysomnography | $10,000 |
| Dr Tracey Leong | Exploring resistance to immunotherapy in lung cancer | $25,000 |
| A/Prof Nicole Goh and Dr Jennifer Mann |
Measuring cough in interstitual lung disease: an expert survey |
$11,000 |
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Grants Success: The Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS) has received two research grants from the Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) for 2025. Congratulations to Dr Charissa Zaga and Dr Catherine Hill from IBAS.
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