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A/Prof. Paul Tooney

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Funding

Summary

Number of grants 46
Total funding $3,957,888

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

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2013 (2 grants)

Leica TP 1020 Automatic Tissue Processor for histology applications$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Ultra-Low Temperature Cryogenic Freezer$24,596
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2012 (2 grants)

Testing for N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibodies in a large Australian cohort of schizophrenia patients$30,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Testing for N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibodies in a large Australian cohort of schizophrenia patients$10,000
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

2011 (2 grants)

Emerging Research Leaders Program 2011$15,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

IMPLEN NanoPhotometer pearl$10,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2010 (7 grants)

Molecular and cellular characterisation of schizophrenia associated dysfunction in microRNA biogenesis$478,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$350,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$215,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Targeting neuroinflammation to improve the efficacy of antidepressant drugs$50,000
Funding Body: BellBerry Limited

ABI 7500 Real Time PCR System $34,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Analysis of schizophrenia-associated gene and mircoRNA signatures in purified CD4 and CD8 positive T-cells$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation

Do chiropractic spinal adjustments modulate brain derived neurotrophic factor levels in the brain - a study in the rodent$21,715
Funding Body: Australian Spinal Research Foundation

2009 (4 grants)

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$495,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$50,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Investigation of schizophrenia associated gene and miRNA expression in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex$19,719
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

Leica VT1200S - Fully automated vibrating blade microtome$16,209
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2008 (4 grants)

Micro-array gene expression and grey matter changes in treatment - naive schizophrenia patients in Sri Lanka$56,000
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

A road map of schizophrenia associated with gene and miRNA expression in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Brain Science and Young People's Mental Health: A gene expression study in young people at ultra high risk of developing schizophrenia$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Investigation of miRNA influence on NRG1 dysregulation in schizophrenia$16,000
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

2007 (5 grants)

HMRI Postdoctoral Fellowship in Youth Mental Health Research$150,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Gene silencing in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia$23,750
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

The functional characterization of schizophrenia-associated non-coding RNA expression$23,750
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute

Investigation of Genetic and epigenetic mechanism underlying dysregulation of RGS4 in schizophrenia$8,702
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

International Congress on Schizphrenia Research, The Broadmoor, Colorado Sprins, Colorado, 28/3/2007 - 01/04/2007$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2006 (2 grants)

PRC - Priority Research Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery & Information-Based Medicine (CIBM)$621,143
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Investigation of miRNAs in schizophrenia$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2005 (2 grants)

High throughput proteomics - Thermo Finnigan ProteomeX LCQ Integrated Proteomicis Workstation$207,189
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Schizophrenia DNA Bank$119,500
Funding Body: Australian Rotary Health

2004 (5 grants)

Senior research Officer Salary$246,800
Funding Body: Schizoprhenia Research Institute (formerly NISAD)

Biacore3000-Expansion of Proteomics Facility$187,341
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Analysis of gene expression in psychosis using microarray technology$93,474
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Investigation of the contribution of the use of cannabis in the development of schizophrenia in gentically predisposed individuals$16,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Investigation of the contribution of the use of cannabis in the development of schizophrenia in genetically predisposed individuals$5,000
Funding Body: NISAD

2003 (2 grants)

DNA Bank for Schizophrenia Research$15,000
Funding Body: The Percy Baxter Foundation

Assessment of somatosensory function in subjects with schizophrenia: touch, pain and axon reflex flare.$11,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2002 (5 grants)

The Genetics of Schizophrenia.$60,000
Funding Body: Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders

The role of tachykinins and their receptors in schizophrenia: An investigation at a cellular and genetic level.$60,000
Funding Body: Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders

The development of microarray technology for biomedical research in the Hunter Region.$21,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Equipment for the analysis of gene expression in psychosis using microarray technology$15,000
Funding Body: NISAD

The Effect of chronic treatment with a Tachykinin NK1 receptor antagonist on the stress response to opiod withdrawal in guinea-pigs$9,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2001 (2 grants)

Tachykinin NK, receptors in guinea-pig and human limbic systems: role in the response to stress$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

NK1 receptor immunoreactivity is increased in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia$1,500
Funding Body: Ian Potter Foundation

2000 (2 grants)

Neurolucida Imaging System.$24,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

The effects of anti-psychotic drugs on the distribution of tachykinin receptors in Guinea Pig brain.$4,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle