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National Health & Medical Research Grant 2003-2007 'Sentinel Node Biopsy Versus Axillary Clearance In Operable Breast Cancer (The SNAC Trial)'  PG Gill, $1,204,135.00

South Australian Department of Human Services, 2003-2006, ENT funding GJ Maddern, P-J Wormald, $1,750,000

National Health and Medical Research Council Industry Fellowship 2002-2006 "Development and Commercialisation of a Product for Repairing Photodamage in skin' T.Rayner, $320,000

National Health and Medical Research Council 2003-2005 "A randomised trial of adjuvant chemotherapies in respectable pancreatic cancer: ESPAC-3" GJ Maddern, $420,000 

Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care ASERNIP-S  (Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedure " Surgical 2001-2005 "Continuation Grant" GJ Maddern, $2,600,000

National Health & Medical Research Council Project Grant 2001-2005 "Randomised controlled trials of laparoscopic techniques for anti-reflux surgery." Investigators: DI Watson, GG Jamieson, $275,000 

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Australian Resource Centre for Hospital Innovations 2002-2004 "Satellite Sites Project" GJ Maddern, $51,666 

National Health & Medical Research Council 2002-2004 "Australasian multi-centred prospective randomised study of laparoscopic vs conventional surgical treatment of colon cancer." P. Hewett, $140,000

National Health & Medical Research Council Project Grant 2002-2004 "Ablative therapies for Barrett's Oesophagus - evaluation of new clinical and experimental therapies." Investigators: DI Watson, GG Jamieson, LW Tan, PA Drew, MN Schoeman, $300,000

The University of Adelaide 2003-2004 "Faculty of Health Sciences Divisional Scholarship" I Wong, $36,018

Bristol-Myers-Squibb Company 2003 "Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management and Avoidance." R. Fitridge, $23,375

Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, ASERNIP-S (Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures " Surgery) 2001-2003 "Endoluminal Audit" GJ Maddern, $400,000

Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Medical Services Advisory Committee 2001-2003 GJ Maddern, $1,350,000

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing via Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges 2003 "Rural surgery - strategies for minimising professional isolation" GJ Maddern, $211,250 

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 2002-2003 "National Breast Audit" GJ Maddern, $200,000

Department of Health and Ageing, National Diabetes Improvement Projects 2003 "Saving soles " education strategies to reduce admissions of rural patients to hospital for foot related complications" R Fitridge, C Loughry, S Jones, S Guha, $48,949

National Health & Medical Research Council Project Grant 2001-2003 "Alternative insufflation gases for laparoscopic surgery." Investigators: DI Watson, GG Jamieson, $225,000

National Institute of Clinical Excellence (UK) 2002-2003 "Overviews" GJ Maddern, $111,000

National Institute of Clinical Studies  2002-2003 "Systematic reviews" GJ Maddern,  $116,500

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons AstraZeneca Upper GI Research Grant 2003 "Endoscopic electrolytic ablation of the porcine pancreas: a model for the palliation of pancreatic carcinoma" Maddern GJ, $10,000

South Australian Metropolitan Hospitals Safety and Quality Council 2002-2003 "Evaluation of an incident reporting intervention to improve hospital systems" GJ Maddern, $400,000.

Sulzer Vascutec, WL Gore, Medtronic AVE, Cook Australia 2002-2003 "Comparion of quality of life after open and stent-graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm" R Fitridge, PJ Walker, JA Bingley, CE Swanson, $75,000

The Cancer Council Research Project Grant 2002-2003 "Sentinel lymph node biopsy versus axillary clearance in operable breast cancer." Investigators: PG Gill, J Kollias, et al. $105,795

The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Scholarship 2003 "The effects of Aspergillus fumigatus protein extracts on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9) and IL-5 and -12 in nasal epithelium and its role in nasal polyposis." E Ooi, $40,000

The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences 2002-2003 "Research Scholarship" D Wabnitz, $18,009

The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences Small Grant 2003 "Evaluation of ex-vivo liver perfusion system as a liver support device in a porcine model of fulminant hepatic failure." GJ Maddern $10,000

The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences Small Grant 2003 "Is the immune response to surgery linked to endocrine and psychological profiles"" R Fitridge, PA Cowled, $10,000

The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences 2003 "Research Divisional Scholarship" H. Pant, $17,600

Anti-Cancer Foundation of SA 2002 "Role of promoter methylation in loss of expression of Uroplakin 1B in transitional cell bladder carcinoma." P. Cowled $64,977

Anti-Cancer Foundation of SA 2002 "Travel Grant for Lorne Cancer Conference" P. Cowled, $850

Australian Brewers Foundation Medical Research Advisory Committee 2002 "To determine the effects of alcohol on silencing of tumour metastasis suppressor genes in breast cancer and head and neck cancer by DNA methylation." LW Tan $40,000

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 2002 "Protocol for Deep Brain Stimulation Audit" GJ Maddern, $16,345

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 2002 "Transurethral Needle Ablation Audit" GJ Maddern, $142,500

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Safety Innovations in Practice Program (SIIP) 2002 "Changing hand washing behaviour in health care staff in the Division of Surgery TQEH" GJ Maddern, $9,057

National Health & Medical Research Council Equipment Grant 2002 "Autostainer and DAKO slide labelling system." Investigators: GG Jamieson, PA Drew, MR Beard, JE Hardingham, P. Cowled, DI Watson, $38,275

The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Project Grant 2002 "Does the antimicrobial peptide beta defensin-2 induce matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity in response to fungal allegen stimulation with resultant nasal polyp formation"" LW Tan, $62,000

The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences B1 Funding 2002 "Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase activity in the pathogenesis and treatment of skeletal muscle reperfusion injury." R. Fitridge / P.Cowled, $12,000

The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences Equipment Grant 2002 "Autostainer and DAKO slide labelling system." Investigators: GG Jamieson, PA Drew, MR Beard, JE Hardingham, P Cowled, DI Watson, 19,137

The University of Adelaide Small Research Grant 2002 "Does matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity mediate basement membrane degradation during skeletal muscle reperfusion injury"" R. Fitridge, $9,000

Anti-Cancer Foundation Grant 2001 "Improving the safety and efficacy of electrolysis" GJ Maddern $18,585

CRC for Tissue Growth & Repair Wound Health and Injury Research Centre 1995-2001 RD Cooter, $114,000 p.a.

Garnett Passe Grant-in-Aid 2000-2001 "The effect of endoscopic Lothrop type 3 procedure on the frontal sinuses" P-J Wormald, $62,084 

Anti Cancer Foundation 2000 "Distinguished Visitors Grant" GJ Maddern, $3,000

Anti-Cancer Foundation 2000 "Travel Grant" GJ Maddern, $2,000

Anti-Cancer Foundation Travel Grant 2000 "Attendance at First Sino Conference on Surgical Oncology in Guang-zhou, China: Oesophagal cancer and at SAGES Annual Meeting Atlanta USA: Barrett's Oesophagus" GG Jamieson, $2,000

The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation 2000 "Investigation of treatment of gastro-laryngeal reflux" I Liddums, GL Rees, $29,350

The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences B3 funding 2000 "A study of endocrine surgical activities, current and future" D. Walsh, $10,000