Prof. John Rodger

Work Phone	0419 211 071
Fax	(02) 4921 5033
Email	John.Rodger@newcastle.edu.au
Office	SB304, Science

Funding

Summary

Number of grants	40
Total funding	$14,634,564

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

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2009 (3 grants)

Biotechnology for Biodiversity CRC - Planning Meeting$24,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Special Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$24,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0190626

Indian Myna Population Control$6,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$6,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0190343

Development of Oocyte Preservation Protocols in Tasmanian Devil$3,750
Funding Body: University of Tasmania

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Ms Natasha Czarny
Scheme		Role
Dr Eric Guiler Tasmanian Devil Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$3,750	2009	2009
GNo:G0189691

2008 (5 grants)

Process fundamentals of algae production$75,000
Funding Body: Crucible Group Pty Ltd

Project Team
Doctor Gary Ellem, Professor John Rodger
Scheme		Role
Postgraduate Research Scholarship		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$75,000	2008	2010
GNo:G0188560

Development of a protective chlamydia vaccine for the koala$37,500
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley, Professor Peter Timms, Doctor Merrilee Harris
Scheme		Role
Collaborative Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$37,500	2008	2010
GNo:G0189223

Development of a protective chlamydia vaccine for the koala$10,000
Funding Body: Landcom

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley, Professor Peter Timms, Doctor Merrilee Harris
Scheme		Role
Collaborative Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0189224

Chlamydia Vaccine for the Koala$1,818
Funding Body: Hunter Koala Preservation Society Inc

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Doctor Merrilee Harris
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,818	2008	2008
GNo:G0188679

Marsupial Research$1,500
Funding Body: Pioneer Film and Television Productions Ltd

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Doctor Merrilee Harris
Scheme	Role
Consultancy	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,500	2008	2008
GNo:G0189680

2007 (4 grants)

A primary assessment of mammalian taxa as bioindicators of heavy metal contaminant availability in areas adjacent to a disused lead and zinc smelter, Lake Macquarie$9,178
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Project Team
Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor John Rodger, Mr Christopher McLean
Scheme		Role
Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,178	2007	2007
GNo:G0187328

(31) Wildlife Biology and Management$8,910
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Publication Performance Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$8,910	2007	2008
GNo:G0187986

A cross-disciplinary approach to language support for first year students in the science disciplines$7,874
Funding Body: Australian Learning and Teaching Council

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Doctor Gary Ellem
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$7,874	2007	2008
GNo:G0188861

Short and long term preservation and fertility of dasyurid sperm$7,465
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Merrilee Harris, Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Pilot Grant	Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$7,465	2007	2007
GNo:G0187900

2006 (4 grants)

Zona Pellucida Based Contraceptives for Overabundant Koalas and Kangaroos. $177,197
Funding Body: Morris Animal Foundation

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$177,197	2006	2008
GNo:G0185979

Farrell Institute Partnership Projects$50,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Farrell Institute Partnership	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2006	2007
GNo:G0187210

Non-injection Chlamydia vaccine for the koala$30,000
Funding Body: Pfizer Australia

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
University Grant Partner funding	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2006	2008
GNo:G0186841

Non-injection chlamydia vaccine for the koala$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Collaborative Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186230

2005 (6 grants)

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$240,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley, Mr M Evans
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$240,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0184259

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$45,000
Funding Body: Environment ACT

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$45,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0185715

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$45,000
Funding Body: Fetility Control Ltd

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$45,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0185714

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$30,000
Funding Body: Department of Defence

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2005	2007
GNo:G0185716

Scholarship - Matching - Semester 2, 2005$29,326
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Multi-Year Project Grant Scholarship	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$29,326	2005	2008
GNo:G0185742

2005 RIBG allocation$6,937
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme		Role
Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$6,937	2005	2005
GNo:G0185838

2004 (4 grants)

Upgrade and expansion of Newcastle Plant Growth Facility$329,504
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Mr Michael Cole, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor John Rodger
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$329,504	2004	2004
GNo:G0183029

Sperm-based contraception for marsupials$158,274
Funding Body: Morris Animal Foundation

Project Team
Professor John Rodger, Doctor Merrilee Harris
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$158,274	2004	2006
GNo:G0184010

Fertility control for overabundant koalas and kangaroos$97,898
Funding Body: Morris Animal Foundation

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$97,898	2004	2005
GNo:G0183097

Marsupial fertilisation and its manipulation.$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2004	2004
GNo:G0183469

1995 (3 grants)

Conservation and Management of Marsupials.$11,664,000
Funding Body: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme		Role
Cooperative Research Centres Program		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$11,664,000	1995	2001
GNo:G0176060

Possum Gamete Biology - sperm and female tract interactions$455,204
Funding Body: Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (New Zealand)

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$455,204	1995	1996
GNo:G0175542

Cell and molecular biology of the marsupial egg.$15,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Small Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	1995	1995
GNo:G0174855

1994 (4 grants)

94 MECH C. Australian wildlife conservation research centre./ Wallaby Breeding Colony$314,000
Funding Body: Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Mechanism C Infrastructure	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$314,000	1994	1994
GNo:G0174404

Possum Gamete Biology$200,000
Funding Body: Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (New Zealand)

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$200,000	1994	1994
GNo:G0175411

Characterisation of Proteins from the Reproductive Tract and Gametes of the Tammar Wallaby$6,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$6,500	1994	1994
GNo:G0174773

Gordon Conference - Mammalian Gamaetogenesis & Embryogenesis - 31 July-5 August 1994$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Travel Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,500	1994	1994
GNo:G0175124

1993 (4 grants)

93,94,95 GRANT. Minimally Invasive Reproductive Technology for Marsupials.$151,979
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Large Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$151,979	1993	1995
GNo:G0173093

Fertility targetted biological control of possums$80,000
Funding Body: Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Research Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$80,000	1993	1993
GNo:G0173388

The Marsupial Embryo In Vitro: Preimplantation Development$8,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$8,500	1993	1993
GNo:G0172795

Establishment Of Collaborative Research Aimed At The Control Of Possum Fertility In New Zealand$3,650
Funding Body: Department of Industry, Science & Resources

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
DIST Biology & Biotechnology (Defunct)	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$3,650	1993	1993
GNo:G0173432

1992 (2 grants)

92,93,94 GRANT. Pre-fertilization Maturation of Marsupial Gametes$244,600
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Large Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$244,600	1992	1994
GNo:G0173094

The Preimplantation Marsupial Embryo In Vitro$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor John Rodger
Scheme	Role
Project Grant	Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$7,000	1992	1992
GNo:G0174210

1991 (1 grants)

Fertilisation And Early Development In Marsupials And Its Experimental Manipulation In Vivo And In Vitro$29,500
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

The University of Newcastle, Australia

Prof. John Rodger

Funding

Summary

2009 (3 grants)

Biotechnology for Biodiversity CRC - Planning Meeting$24,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Indian Myna Population Control$6,000 Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Development of Oocyte Preservation Protocols in Tasmanian Devil$3,750 Funding Body: University of Tasmania

2008 (5 grants)

Process fundamentals of algae production$75,000 Funding Body: Crucible Group Pty Ltd

Development of a protective chlamydia vaccine for the koala$37,500 Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Development of a protective chlamydia vaccine for the koala$10,000 Funding Body: Landcom

Chlamydia Vaccine for the Koala$1,818 Funding Body: Hunter Koala Preservation Society Inc

Marsupial Research$1,500 Funding Body: Pioneer Film and Television Productions Ltd

2007 (4 grants)

A primary assessment of mammalian taxa as bioindicators of heavy metal contaminant availability in areas adjacent to a disused lead and zinc smelter, Lake Macquarie$9,178 Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

(31) Wildlife Biology and Management$8,910 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

A cross-disciplinary approach to language support for first year students in the science disciplines$7,874 Funding Body: Australian Learning and Teaching Council

Short and long term preservation and fertility of dasyurid sperm$7,465 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2006 (4 grants)

Zona Pellucida Based Contraceptives for Overabundant Koalas and Kangaroos. $177,197 Funding Body: Morris Animal Foundation

Farrell Institute Partnership Projects$50,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Non-injection Chlamydia vaccine for the koala$30,000 Funding Body: Pfizer Australia

Non-injection chlamydia vaccine for the koala$10,000 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2005 (6 grants)

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$240,000 Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$45,000 Funding Body: Environment ACT

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$45,000 Funding Body: Fetility Control Ltd

Oral delivery a viable strategy for fertility control vaccination of Kangaroos$30,000 Funding Body: Department of Defence

Scholarship - Matching - Semester 2, 2005$29,326 Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2005 RIBG allocation$6,937 Funding Body: University of Newcastle