Dr Geoffrey ( Geoff ) Isbister

Work Phone	(02) 4921 1627
Fax	(02) 4960 2088
Email	Geoff.Isbister@newcastle.edu.au
Office	NM2 547, Mater Hospital Level 5 - New Med 2

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	22
Total funding	$5,128,067

For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.

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2012 (3 grants)

A novel approach to snakebite first aid$195,721
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Geoff Isbister
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$195,721	2012	2014
GNo:G1100333

First Aid for Cytotoxic Snakebite$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Geoff Isbister
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2012	2013
GNo:G1200154

Biomarkers of acute renal toxicity in humans$10,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Nicholas Buckley, Professor Zoltan Endre, Professor Andrew Dawson, Professor Rezvi Sheriff, Doctor Geoff Isbister, Professor Michael Roberts
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2012	2013
GNo:G1100879

2011 (2 grants)

Biomarkers of acute renal toxicity in humans$1,044,710
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,044,710	2011	2013
GNo:154550506

A randomised controlled trial of antivenom for red-bellied black snake envenoming$445,576
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Geoff Isbister, Professor Nicholas Buckley
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$445,576	2011	2014
GNo:G1000301

2010 (4 grants)

Does fresh frozen plasma in Russells viper bite coagulopathy reduce the dose and duration of antivenom therapy?$600,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Geoff Isbister, Professor Nicholas Buckley, Professor Janaka de Silva, Conjoint Professor Andrew Dawson, Assoc. Prof David Lalloo
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$600,500	2010	2012
GNo:G0190172

Multicentre studies of interventions in clinical toxicology and envenoming, including antivenoms and decontamination $417,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Geoff Isbister
Scheme	Role
Career Development Fellowships	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$417,000	2010	2013
GNo:G0900229

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antivenom versus placebo in the treatment of red back spider bite$148,772
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Geoff Isbister, Associate Professor Simon Brown
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$148,772	2010	2011
GNo:G0900241

. Evaluation of the kinetics of blood clotting for assessing enoxaparin activity$12,000
Funding Body: University of Otago

Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2010	2011
GNo:154550578

2009 (1 grants)

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antivenom versus placebo in the treatment of redback spider bite$300,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$300,000	2009	2010
GNo:154550586

2008 (1 grants)

A randomised controlled trial of factor replacement therapy in snake bite coagulopathy$689,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$689,500	2008	2010
GNo:154550514

2007 (3 grants)

Mediators in Anaphylaxis$350,000
Funding Body: Food and Allergy Network

Scheme	Role
United States	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$350,000	2007	2008
GNo:154550554

Molecular toxinology of Australian Box jellyfish venoms$271,750
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$271,750	2007	2010
GNo:154550530

A randomised controlled trial of intramuscular droperidol for rapid sedation of aggressive and agitated psychostimulant-associated delirium$84,015
Funding Body: NSW Ministry of Health

Scheme	Role
Drug and Alcohol Council Research Grants Program	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$84,015	2007	2008
GNo:154550546

2005 (2 grants)

Prospective evaluation of terrestrial and marine envenoming in humans: clinical effects, predictors of severity, toxicokinetics and potential treatments$486,250
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Scheme	Role
Career Development Fellowships	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$486,250	2005	2009
GNo:154550522

A Randomised Controlled Trial of Hot Water (45°C) Immersion versus Ice Packs for Chironex fleckeri Stings$9,722
Funding Body: Emergency Medicine Research Foundation Pty Ltd

Scheme	Role
Morson Taylor Research Award	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,722	2005	2005
GNo:154550562

2004 (1 grants)

A randomised controlled trial of warm water versus ice packs for acute treatment of blue bottle (Physalia spp.) stings$9,651
Funding Body: Calvary Mater Newcastle

Scheme	Role
Margaret Mitchell Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,651	2004	2005
GNo:154550570

2003 (2 grants)

PULSE Young Medical Researcher of the Year$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Geoff Isbister
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,000	2003	2003
GNo:G0182734

North american Congress of Clinical Toxicology - 2003, Chicago, Illinois 4-9 September, 2003$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Geoff Isbister
Scheme	Role
Travel Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,500	2003	2003
GNo:G0183162

2002 (3 grants)

Development of High Performance liquid chromatography for assaying tetrodotoxin in urine and correlation with clinical features in tetrodotoxin poisoning$12,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Geoff Isbister
Scheme	Role
New Staff Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,500	2002	2002
GNo:G0182662

Paediatric Poisoning$5,400
Funding Body: Childrens Hospital Fund

Scheme	Role
Small Grants Scheme	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,400	2002	2002
GNo:14937331

European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists XXII International Congress, Lisbon Portugal, 22 - 25 May 2002$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

The University of Newcastle, Australia

Dr Geoffrey ( Geoff ) Isbister

Funding

Summary

2012 (3 grants)

A novel approach to snakebite first aid$195,721 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

First Aid for Cytotoxic Snakebite$25,000 Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Biomarkers of acute renal toxicity in humans$10,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2011 (2 grants)

Biomarkers of acute renal toxicity in humans$1,044,710 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

A randomised controlled trial of antivenom for red-bellied black snake envenoming$445,576 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2010 (4 grants)

Does fresh frozen plasma in Russells viper bite coagulopathy reduce the dose and duration of antivenom therapy?$600,500 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Multicentre studies of interventions in clinical toxicology and envenoming, including antivenoms and decontamination $417,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antivenom versus placebo in the treatment of red back spider bite$148,772 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

. Evaluation of the kinetics of blood clotting for assessing enoxaparin activity$12,000 Funding Body: University of Otago

2009 (1 grants)

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antivenom versus placebo in the treatment of redback spider bite$300,000 Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)