TRIPLE I NEWS

Triple I Clinical Academic Group: Infectious Disease, Immunity and Inflammation
Maridulu Budyari Gumal SPHERE: Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise 

13 NOVEMBER 2020

News

Low levels of infection in Sydney during the first COVID-19 wave: antibody study
Only a small proportion of Sydney’s population were infected by SARS-CoV-2 earlier this year, a new report co-led by UNSW’s Kirby Institute says.
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COVID-19 vaccine trials at UNSW's Scientia Clinical Research
Early phase trials continue as Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces agreements for more potential vaccines.
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NSW Health Awards 2020
Congratulations to all recipients of the NSW Health Awards 2020, including NSW Health Pathology, winner of the Keeping People Healthy Award: An Extraordinary Response to the Global COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Join Us research register launched
The George Institute and UNSW have launched Join Us, a secure, online research register that provides access to community members who have provided consent to be contacted about research that might be relevant to their health status.
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Recently released:

• MRFF Grant Recipients - updated to 30 October 2020
• Immunodeficiency Strategy for Australia and New Zealand
   

Events & Opportunities 

Seminar - Show me the money: tips for preparing successful commercialisation funding applications
This MTPConnect seminar will guide you through teach the key steps to crafting a successful commercialisation funding application.
When: 18 November 2020
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Clinical challenges in wound management workshop
Cancer Symptom Trials (CST) is hosting a Clinical challenges in wound management workshop, bringing together clinicians, researchers and consumers.
When: 19 November 2020
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ACAAI 2020 Highlights Webinar
Australian immunologists present highlights from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2020 Annual Scientific meeting. 
When: 24 November 2020 
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Medal for Outstanding Female Researcher 
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences recently launched the medal, to be awarded annually to a female researcher for one or more seminal discoveries in the health and medical sciences.
Deadline: 1 March 2021
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Funding

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges: New Approaches to Integrating Molecular Surveillance into Malaria Control Programs
The foundation seeks innovative proposals using MMS data to enable NMCPs to inform their national and sub-national surveillance efforts, national strategic planning, and/or intervention implementation. Proposals should include a principal or co-investigator from a malaria-endemic country.
Deadline: 2 November 2020
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MRFF Funding Opportunities

• 2021 Frontier Health and Medical Research Initiative Deadline: 11 Dec 2020
• 2020 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Opportunity Deadline: 3 Feb 2021
• 2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines Grant Opportunity Deadline: 3 Feb 2021
• 2020 Primary Health Care Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity Deadline: 23 Feb 2020
• 2020 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists Grant Opportunity Deadline: 23 Feb 2020
• 2020 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity Round 2 Deadline: 3 Mar 2021
• 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Research Grant Opportunity Round 3 Deadline: 10 March 2021
   

Triple I Vision: A world where human health is enriched by controlling infection, enhancing immunity and managing inflammation.