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Annual Report

2012-13

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2012-13 – Annual Report of the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation Page 1 of 26

Contents About the Foundation ............................................................................................................................. 2

History and Purpose ............................................................................................................................ 2

Grants .............................................................................................................................................. 2

Patron .................................................................................................................................................. 2

Board of Directors ................................................................................................................................... 3

Board composition .............................................................................................................................. 3

Board members for 2013 .................................................................................................................... 3

Research Committee ............................................................................................................................... 4

Research Committee composition ...................................................................................................... 4

Research members for 2013 ............................................................................................................... 4

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 5

Research Committee Report ................................................................................................................... 7

Grants funding for 2013 .......................................................................................................................... 8

Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 8

Table 1 – Research Project Grants Commencing in 2013 ............................................................... 8

Table 2 – Institutions Receiving Grants In 2013 .............................................................................. 9

Table 3 – Independent Referees for the 2013 Grant Round ........................................................ 10

Table 4 – Annual Grants History* (1977/78 – 2013 inclusive) ...................................................... 11

Financial reports ................................................................................................................................... 12

2012-2013 ......................................................................................................................................... 12


About the Foundation

History and Purpose The Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation of South Australia Incorporated (CRF) was established

in 1976 by television station Channel 7 Adelaide (then Channel 10).

The purpose of the Foundation is to promote health, educational or social research and to

encourage and advance investigation into the cause, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of any

condition which may affect the general health, education or welfare of children and in any or all of

relevant branches of science.

Grants

The Foundation supports research undertaken by universities, research institutes, health services

and other organisations in South Australia or the Northern Territory.

Funding for research projects is granted annually on the recommendation of an independent

Research Committee.

The maximum funding per grant is currently $75,000 for research relating to the health, education or

welfare of children, in the fields of Medicine, Education, Dentistry, Nursing and Midwifery, Social

Sciences, Environment, Mental Health and Allied Health Professions. Projects may be completed

over 1 or 2 years and research must be undertaken in South Australia or the Northern Territory.

Patron The Patron of the Foundation is the Governor of South Australia, His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin

Scarce AC CSC RANR.


Board of Directors

Board composition The Foundation is overseen by an honorary Board, comprising: five representatives of Channel Seven

Adelaide; one representative of the Board of Novita Children’s Services; one representative of the

Women’s and Children’s Health Network as nominated by the Chief Executive of SA Health; one

representative of the Council of The University of Adelaide; one representative of the Council of

Flinders University; one representative of the Council of the University of South Australia; the

Executive Director, and the Treasurer, as appointed by the Board; and one other co-opted person

appointed by the Board.

Board members for 2013

Mr D Earl FCPA FCIS JP – Chairperson

(Representative of Channel 7 Adelaide)

Mr L Frankham FCPA GAICD JP – Deputy Chairperson (Representative of Channel 7 Adelaide)

Mr S Smith BA(Acc) GradDipBusAdmin FCPA JP


Ms L Rayner


Mr S Woolley


Mr G de Cure BA(IS)(Hons) (Representative of Novita Children’s Services)

Ms G Mondy MMgt BHSc RN CM RCFHN (Representative of Women’s and Children’s Health Network)

Professor A MacLennan AO MBChB MD FRCOG FRANZCOG

(Representative of the University of Adelaide)

Professor M Kidd AM MBBS MD DCCH DipRACOG FRACGP FACHI FAFPM (Hon) FHKCFP (Hon) FRNZCGP

(Hon) FCGPSL (Hon) MAICD (Representative of Flinders University)

Professor A Evans PhD BPharm (Representative of the University of South Australia)

Emeritus Professor C Matthews AO MD FRANZCOG CREI (Co-opted by the Board)

Mr G Rappensberg RN BMgmt AFCHSE MAICD – Executive Director

Mr M Belperio BA(Acc) ACPA – Treasurer


Research Committee

Research Committee composition The Research Committee comprises: one representative from the Board, who need not be qualified

in respect of research; one representative of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network as

nominated by the Chief Executive of SA Health; one representative of the University of Adelaide,

nominated by the Council of the University of Adelaide; one representative of Flinders University,

nominated by the Council of Flinders University; one representative of the University of South

Australia, nominated by the Council of the University of South Australia; and such other persons

qualified to assess health, educational or social research as the Board decides.

Research members for 2013

Emeritus Professor C Matthews AO MD FRANZCOG CREI – Chairperson

(Nominee of the Board)

Mr D Earl FCPA FCIS JP

(Representative of the Board)

Professor K Forsyth MB ChB MD PhD FRACP FRCPA

(Representative of Flinders University)

Associate Professor V Clifton PhD

(Representative of the University of Adelaide)

Dr J Fereday RN, RM, DipAppSci(Nsg), MEd(Mgt), PhD

(Representative of Women's and Children's Health Network)

Professor C Xian BAgSc (Guangzhou) MSci PhD

(Representative of the University of South Australia)


Executive Summary From the Chairperson and the Executive Director

We are pleased to present the 37th Annual Report of the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation,

for the year ending 30 June 2013.

Partnerships

The Board is grateful, as always, to Tony Davison, General Manager of Channel 7 Adelaide, for his

support of the Foundation, through Board and Foundation membership and promotion of the

Foundation on Channel 7.

Continuing on the partnerships established over the years, the Foundation was again proud to

support Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) with its scholarship program in 2013. This ongoing

commitment is of great benefit to the future of research in South Australia. As Executive Director of

the Foundation, Glenn Rappensberg was invited to be a member of the HDA Steering Group in 2013.

The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) presented Medical Research Week in June 2013

and the Foundation was again the major sponsor of the ASMR SA Gala Dinner, with guest speaker Dr

Anna Wirz-Justice, the ASMR Medallist for 2013. Dr Wirz-Justice is Emeritus Professor and Research

Fellow at the Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel.

Honours

Congratulations are in order for Emeritus Professor Colin Matthews, on being named an Officer (AO)

in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Australia Day honours list. This is a well-

deserved award in recognition of his career, “for distinguished service to reproductive medicine,

particularly through the establishment of donor insemination and in vitro fertilisation programs,

through contributions to research and as an academic”. We are indeed fortunate that Colin is Chair

of the Foundation’s Research Committee.

Research Committee

The board extends its gratitude to the Research Committee, ably led by Emeritus Professor Colin

Matthews AO. We thank Associate Professor Peter Baghurst, who completed his term as

Representative of Women's and Children's Health Network and welcome Dr Jenny Fereday.

A total of 20 projects were funded in 2013, bringing the total funding allocated since 1977 to

$20,569,365. (Please see Table 1 and Table 4 for details)

Finance

The financial results for the 2012-13 financial year show a surplus of $850,639, compared to a loss of

$36,927 in the 2011-12 financial year. The surplus result achieved was principally due to higher

financial income of $713,602, compared to the 2011-12 financial year. In particular:

Gains on the sale of investments for the year were $148,013; an increase of $572,981 compared

to 2011-12, when losses of $424,968 were incurred.

The Foundation’s dividend and interest income totalled $1,323,106 for the year, compared to

$1,590,361 in the previous year; a fall of $267,255. Dividend income in 2011-12 included extra

dividends from the BHP off market buy back.


Equity markets improved during the financial year from their position at 30 June 2012; however,

there were a number of stocks which did not improve with the market, resulting in an

impairment charge on the Foundation’s investments of $239,755. This is a decrease of $706,534

compared to the impairment charge for the 2011-12 financial year.

Total expenditure for the year was $1,050,428; a decrease of $304,827 on total expenditure for

2011-12. The major expenditure for the year was the payment of research grants of $911,500; a

decrease of $280,301 compared to the previous year. The decrease was due to the timing of the

payment of the 3rd grant instalments of $275,000, which were paid in July 2013 and recorded in the

next financial year.

Total net assets of the Foundation at 30 June 2013 were $31,772,936; an increase of $5,196,642 on

the previous year. The increase is due principally to the increase in value of the Foundation’s

investment portfolio by $5,085,998 at 30 June 2013, compared to 30 June 2012, reflecting the rise of

equity markets during the 2012-13 financial year.

Conclusion

The Foundation has provided substantial support to research in South Australia and the Northern

Territory in the 36 years since its inception, which has resulted in some excellent outcomes, with

researchers having been successful in obtaining NHMRC funding ‘on the back’ of Foundation-

supported projects; young investigators establishing a reputation in their area of speciality; and the

publication and dissemination of research evidence to the wider community.

We extend our appreciation to members of the Board and the Research Committee for their support

of the work of the Foundation.

We are proud to note that the Foundation is well placed to continue its objectives to promote

health, educational or social research and to encourage and advance investigation into the cause,

prevention, diagnosis and treatment of any condition that may affect the general health, education

or welfare of children.

Mr Dennis Earl Mr Glenn Rappensberg

CHAIRPERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


Research Committee Report From the Chairperson

The Research Committee received 127 Expressions of Interest for funding in 2013, of which 37 were

shortlisted to progress to the Grant Application stage. The committee were impressed with the

quality of the research proposals and innovative ideas being put forward.

The 2013 Grant Applications Round resulted in the commitment of $1,180,000 to fund 20 separate

grants to universities, medical research institutions and hospitals in South Australia and the

Northern Territory.

Institutions receiving funds in 2013 included: Flinders University, University of Adelaide, University

of South Australia, Women's and Children's Health Research Institute in South Australia; and

Menzies School of Health Research in the Northern Territory. (Please see Table 2 for details)

Two researcher projects, namely those of Professor Cory Xian from the University of South Australia

and Dr Raman Sharma from the Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute, were awarded

the maximum grant amount of $75,000. (Please see Table 1 for details)

The Foundation aims to support and nurture emerging researchers, so that good ideas from young

investigators can be brought to fruition. Researchers applying for the first time as Chief Investigator

may elect to apply for an Early Career Grant of a maximum of $35,000. I am pleased that in 2013, the

Foundation funded five Early Career investigators. (Please see Table 1 for details)

To date, the Foundation has supported almost 800 research projects, for a total of $ 20,569,365.

(Please see Table 4 for details)

I would like to acknowledge and express my appreciation for the contribution by independent

referees, who provided peer review reports on the proposals, thereby assisting the Research

Committee in the selection process. As experts in their fields, these reviewers provided valuable

additional insight, which ensures the highest standard of research is undertaken under the

sponsorship of the Foundation. (Please see Table 3 for details)

I thank also my colleagues on the Research Committee, who are to be commended for their

contribution to the process, this year reviewing 127 Expressions of Interest received and 34

shortlisted Grant Applications. It is a great pleasure to work with them and to know that the work of

the Foundation ensures that small steps towards improving the lives of children can continue to be

made.

Emeritus Professor Colin Matthews AO

CHAIRPERSON, RESEARCH COMMITTEE


Grants funding for 2013

Summary The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation supports research into the health of children and

youth by providing funding for research projects on an annual basis. In 2013 the Foundation

allocated $1,180,000, with funding of up to $75,000 per project awarded through a competitive

grants process.

Grant funding details and tabulated summaries are presented as follows:

Table 1 – Research Project Grants Commencing in 2013

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR PROJECT TITLE GRANT

(GST excl) ORGANISATION

Dr Kathryn Burdon Gene identification in Congenital Cataract using high throughput sequencing technology

$70,000 Flinders University

Ms Dani-Louise Dixon Reducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) induced epithelial damage via the neutrophil moderator, feG


Mr David Hobbs Can children with cerebral palsy improve their hand sensation using special haptic computer games? A randomised controlled trial.


Dr Claire Jessup The importance of cell-to-cell interactions in juvenile (Type I) Diabetes


Professor Anne Chang Adaptive and innate immunity in children with bronchiectasis

$73,000 Menzies School of Health Research

Dr Heidi Smith-Vaughan Would the pathogenic nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae please stand up; a whole-genome comparison of disease- and non-disease-related isolates

$71,000 Menzies School of Health Research

Dr Lynne Giles Toddlers with depressed mothers: What are the consequences for adolescent mental health?

$70,000 University of Adelaide

Miss Victoria Lewis The role of a Type I secretion system in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation


Dr Beverly Muhlhausler A maternal low GI diet for improving offspring metabolic outcomes


Miss Kathleen Pishas Examining the therapeutic potential of targeting the MDMX oncogene for the treatment of childhood sarcomas


Dr Rachel Roberts Evaluation of a group program for siblings of children with special needs


Professor Michael Sawyer

Does nurse home-visiting improve the longer term health and wellbeing of mothers and children?


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Table 1 Continued

Dr Cheryl Shoubridge Preferential transmission of the mutant allele(s) of the ARX homeobox gene.


Dr Michael Stark Early continuous assessment of cerebral fractional oxygen extraction for the identification of very preterm neonates at risk of acquired neonatal brain injury


A/Professor Dominic Wilkinson

The impact of a parent handbook for end-of-life decisions in critically ill children: a pilot qualitative study


Dr Rosa Chung The potential role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the faulty bony repair of injured growth plate

$31,000 University of South Australia

Dr Carol Maher Step up' - a pedometer based physical activity self-management program for adolescents with physical disability


Professor Cory Xian Towards a fish oil-based omega-3 therapy for preventing bone loss during chronic methotrexate chemotherapy


Dr Fiona Zhou, F Cellular and Molecular Mechanism of Bone Pain Associated With Childhood Chemotherapy


Dr Raman Sharma Mutations in THOC2 implicate mRNA export pathway in intellectual disability

$75,000 Women’s & Children’s Health Research Institute

Table 2 – Institutions Receiving Grants In 2013

ADMINISTERING INSTITUTION TOTAL GRANTS

(GST Exclusive)

Flinders University $243,000

Menzies School of Health Research $144,000

University of Adelaide $527,000

University of South Australia $191,000

Women's and Children's Health Research Institute $75,000

TOTAL $1,180,000


Independent referees acknowledgement

Table 3 – Independent Referees for the 2013 Grant Round

The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation thanks the following members of the international

research community, as well as those who wish to remain anonymous, for sharing their expertise

and providing independent referee reports on the grant applications.

Professor Fiona Arney Professor Caroline Blackwell

Dr Yannick Bleyenheuft Dr Joanne Bowen

Dr Kenneth Bruce A/Professor Michael Buckley

Professor Peter Cowan Professor Allan Cripps

Professor Sharon Dawe Professor Andrew S Day

Dr Charlotte Decrespigny Professor Martin Delatycki

Dr Kerri Diener Professor David Findlay

Dr Michelle Gahan Professor Paul Goldwater

A/Professor Rainer Haberberger Dr Lynda Harris

Dr Anthony Herbert A/Professor Gary Howat

Professor Christine Kinnon Dr Martha Lappas

A/Professor Peter Macardle Professor David Mackey

Professor Nick Martin Dr Matthew McCormack

Dr James McGill Ms Gai McMichael

Professor Victor Nossar Professor Christian F Poets

Dr Graeme Polglase Professor Ian Roberts-Thomson

Dr Louise Roddam A/Professor Linnett Sanchez

Dr Quenten Schwarz Professor Gene P. Siegal

Clinical Professor David Smith Dr Claire Stocker

A/Professor Ruth Thornton A/Professor Ian Trounce

Professor John Turnidge Professor Graham Vimpani

Dr Andrew Wei A/Professor Murray Whitelaw

A/Professor Ian Yang A/Professor Hong Zhou


Grants history

Table 4 – Annual Grants History* (1977/78 – 2013 inclusive)

FUNDING YEAR APPLICATIONS

FUNDED

FUNDING ALLOCATED

1977/78 - 1986/87 222 $ 2,326,250.00

1987/88 - 1996/97 198 $ 4,178,615.00

1997/98 - 2004/05 171 $ 5,320,300.00

2006 33 $ 978,000.00

2007 32 $ 893,000.00

2008 24 $ 939,000.00

2009 31 $ 1,200,000.00

2010 23 $ 1,163,000.00

2011 22 $ 1,138,200.00

2012 21 $ 1,253,000.00

2013 20 $ 1,180,000.00

Total 797 $ 20,569,365.00

*Allocated – not disbursed


Financial Reports

Financial reports

2012-2013

Contact us

Support the Foundation The valuable work of the Foundation is made possible

through generous donations from the community.

For more information about the Foundation, please contact:

Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation

171 Days Road

REGENCY PARK SA 5010

Postal Address

PO Box 2438

REGENCY PARK SA 5942

Enquiries/Donations

T: +61 8 8243 8202

F: +61 8 8243 8218

E: [email protected]

W: crf.org.au

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