Research given $2.7 million funding boost

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Research given $2.7 million funding boost Research given $2.7 million funding boost 20/05/2020 | 1 MIN Two LIT research projects looking to improve health and patient outcomes have received a combined $2.7 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). They include a study that will examine Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, a condition where a gene alteration causes a high blood level of cholesterol to pass from one generation to the next, and a research project that will look into ways of improving health and development outcomes in infants. The NHMRC grants aim to support world-leading health and medical research projects to improve the lives of Australians and deliver better care as we look towards recovery from COVID-19. Dr Jing Pang from LIT's Medical School has received $645,205 to lead the study into Familial Hypercholesterolaemia and will be developing a tool to aid early diagnosis of the condition. Those with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia are at very high risk of early coronary artery disease causin

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Research given $2.7 million funding boost Research given $2.7 million funding boost 20/05/2020 | 1 MIN Two LIT research projects looking to improve health and patient outcomes have received a combined $2.7 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

They include a study that will examine Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, a condition where a gene alteration causes a high blood level of cholesterol to pass from one generation to the next, and a research project that will look into ways of improving health and development outcomes in infants.

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