Researchers from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have secured more than $1.2 million through the program.
The 7 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-led projects will advance knowledge in the medical, nursing and allied health fields.
The projects include research on the development of diagnostic strategies for cardiac amyloidosis, a condition that weakens and damages the heart.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers are also involved in other projects led by partner institutions.
The fellowships are part of the Queensland Advancing Health Research 2026 Strategy, with Queensland Health awarding $2.731 million to 18 research projects in round 4 of the fellowships.
Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellowships being administered by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø:
- – partnering with Metro North Hospital and Health Services (HHS) to investigate the use of novel imaging modality integrated PET and MRI in the diagnosis, staging and prognosis of Endometriosis.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS and Metro South HHS to develop and evaluate a virtual reality tool to optimise communication rehabilitation.
- Dr Matthew Burrage – partnering with Metro South HHS and West Moreton HHS to develop novel diagnostic strategies for cardiac amyloidosis.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS to improve nebulized analgesia therapy for Queenslanders.
- – partnering with Pathology Queensland to develop diagnostic strategies for antibiotic-resistant infections.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS to develop interventions for men after prostate cancer treatment.
- – partnering with Metro North HHS Metro South HHS, Children’s Health Queensland HHS, and Darling Downs HHS to strengthen hospital associated infection surveillance in Queensland.
Media: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, +61 429 056 139.
