Aaron Sverdlov, Member Board of Directors at International Cardio-Oncology Society, shared a post on LinkedIn:
”I’d like to celebrate a fantastic outcome for our research group in the latest NSW Health Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program, with two grants, valued at ~$1.2 million, awarded to support work across cardio-oncology, heart failure, environmental exposure and regional health.
The projects focus on different problems, but both reflect the way our group works: starting with clinical and community needs, using discovery science to understand mechanisms, and bringing that knowledge back towards better care.
A major acknowledgement goes to Doan Ngo, co-lead on both projects and co-director of our cardiovascular research program. Doan’s leadership, ideas and enormous work have been central to both programs and to what our group has been able to build over many years.
- Protecting the heart during and after cancer treatment
I’m very grateful to receive a NSW Cardiovascular Senior Researchers Grant to support our ongoing work in cardiooncology.
Many cancer therapies are highly effective, but some can damage the heart and increase the risk of heart failure during treatment or later in survivorship. This project will study why this happens, test new approaches to protect the heart without reducing the effectiveness of cancer treatment, and work towards reducing hospitalisations, treatment interruptions and long-term cardiovascular complications.
We will also establish and evaluate a physician-led telehealth cardio-oncology service for patients in regional areas, helping bring specialist cardio-oncology care closer to regional communities.
- Early-life exposure, air pollution and lifelong heart-lung health
I’m also very proud of Tatt Jhong Haw (TJ), who received a NSW Cardiovascular Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant for his work on how exposure to bushfire smoke and coal mining dust during pregnancy may affect the developing heart and lungs.
This project is highly relevant to our region and many communities across Australia. It will help us understand how early-life air pollution exposure affects the developing heart and lungs, identify early markers of risk, and generate evidence that may eventually guide prevention, treatment and public health advice.
These grants recognise the translational work from bench-to-bedside focussed on clinical needs and challenges of our communities.
Huge congratulations to TJ, and sincere thanks to Doan, our collaborators, patients, consumers, funders and colleagues from University of Newcastle, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Hunter New England Local Health District who make this work possible.”
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