A landslide win for HRI researchers

Seven of the Heart Research Institute’s scientists have been recognised as world leaders in their research fields by being awarded prestigious NSW Cardiovascular Research Capacity Building Grants for their work.

“This is an exceptional result. It means a much-needed injection of funding to the Heart Research Institute, leading to a better outcome for patients with heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, preeclampsia and diabetes,” says Professor Shaun Jackson, Director of Cardiovascular Research at HRI.

• Professor Shaun Jackson, Heart Research Institute and The University of Sydney: Investigation of a new prothrombotic mechanism linking diabetes to cardiovascular disease

• Associate Professor Simone Schoenwaelder, Heart Research Institute and The University of Sydney: Towards the development of safer anticoagulants for the treatment of stroke
• Professor Angela Makris, Heart Research Institute and Western Sydney University: Preeclampsia as a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. What is it about preeclampsia that makes for cardiovascular risk, and is it preventable?
• Professor David Celermajer, Heart Research Institute and The University of Sydney: Improving Health Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease for Young Adults, their Families and the Health System