With the help and support of the community, The Common Good awarded over $1.7M of research and equipment grants in 2021.
With 13 New Investigator Grants, 13 Innovation Grants, 2 Research Fellowships, a PhD scholarship as well as equipment grants being awarded – the support of the community is helping researchers work towards medical breakthroughs in health areas that will impact 90% of us in our lifetime. Just imagine the impacts that this research will have for years to come!
In other exciting news, three of our researchers at the UQ Thoracic Research Centre, Hannah O’Farrell, Brielle Parris and Tian Mun (Kelly) Chee, have recently been awarded their PhDs.
Hannah, Brielle and Kelly all started their research journeys as recipients of New Investigator, Emerging Researcher, Innovation and Equipment grants from The Common Good. Kelly also had her PhD research supported with a scholarship from The Common Good as a result of public donations and support.
We at The Common Good would like to congratulate Hannah, Brielle and Kelly on their wonderful achievements!
Generous individuals who have chosen to leave a gift in their Will to the Foundation will receive a special oil painting as a reminder of the enduring impact of their decision.
Professor Gregory Scalia AMProfessor Gregory Scalia AM first stepped into The Prince Charles Hospital as a registrar in the early 90s. Now, as the hospital’s long-standing Director of Echocardiography, he has dedicated most of his career to ensuring that complex cardiac diagnoses are accessible to a much larger portion of the population through echocardiography
In this blog, we introduce you to our 2025 Research Fellowship recipients and share insights into their work and why their investigations are so important.
PhD candidate Carl Francia first observed the disproportionate impact of Acute Rheumatic Fever and RHD on Indigenous Australians while working as a physiotherapist in 2022.
The hospital’s Occupational Therapy department enlisted the help of some fourth-year UQ students to complete a joint project aimed at promoting Memory Lane and gathering feedback on its usage.
