Funding

Research Funding

The grants, fellowships and partnerships that fund the CNS Lab's work in AI, computational neurosurgery and brain-disease research.

Funding

Advancing brain disease research through strategic investment

Research funding drives innovation in computational neurosurgery. Our grants and partnerships enable us to develop new tools, conduct rigorous studies, and translate discoveries into clinical practice.

Active

Current research grants

Funding from national and international agencies

Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF)
$2,500,000
Centre Grant
COMET Centre for Advanced Cancer Modelling & Experimental Oncology
Investigators:
Rizos H, Gurney H, Shklovskaya E, Long GV, Lee J, Wang Y, Di Ieva A, Guller A, Clarke AM, Gupta R
Computational Digital Neuropathology
NHMRC
$1,556,663 (+$311,332 MQ)
Ideas Grant
AI in brain tumour imaging: towards augmented diagnostics
Investigators:
Di Ieva A, Song Y, Liu S, Magnussen J, Liquet B
Computational Neuroimaging
Abbott; B Braun
$600,000
Industry sponsorship
CNS Lab Computational Neurosurgery Fellowship
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Neurosurgery
Multiple industry sponsors
$200,000
Industry sponsorship
Brain Anatomy & White Matter dissection workshops
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Neurobiology & Neuroanatomy
Tour de Cure
$100,000
Research Grant
RAGE radiogenomics in paediatric tumours
Investigators:
Hansford J, Perperidis A, Gorayski P, Le H, Di Ieva A, Jenkinson M, Dorraki M, Palmer L, David M, Sharma A
Computational Neuroimaging
NEVRO
$98,000
Research Grant
Connectomics for pain neuromodulation
Investigators:
Di Ieva A, Boesel T
Computational Neurosurgery
Macquarie University
$50,000
BioInnoMQ
Foundation models to transform biological research
Investigators:
Beheshti A, Yang J, Sheng M, Di Ieva A, Hart N, Haynes P, Lee A, Davidson JM, Wu J, Zhang Z, Qi Y, Naseem U, Mirzaei M, Gupta V, Jin Z, Marrone M, O'Brien T
Neuromethods
Macquarie University
$50,000
BioInnoMQ
The elephant in the room: overlooked molecules in systems biology
Investigators:
Packer N, Moh E, Wangtrakul-Kish K, Thaysen-Andersen M, Ittner L, Van Eersel J, Di Ieva A, Davidson J, Guller A, Traini D, Pang I, Klare W
Computational Neurobiology & Neuroanatomy
Macquarie University
$19,699
Safety Net Funding
Characterising glioma-induced brain disruption using multimodal neuroimaging-derived disconnectome mapping to predict post-surgical outcomes
Investigators:
Di Ieva A, Azemi G
Computational Neuroimaging
Completed

Finished research programs

Australian Research Council
$1,015,000
Future Fellowship
In search of relevant things: a novel approach for image analysis
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Neuroimaging
Macquarie University
$1,000,000
Research Infrastructure Scheme
Biomedical mass spectrometry system
Investigators:
Marr L, Lee A, Chung R, Morsch M, Rizos H, Di Ieva A, Atkin J, Blair I, Laird A, Ahn C, Heng B, Gupta V, Graham SL, Tietz O, Fath T
Neuromethods
NHMRC
$724,101
Project Grant
Computational modelling of aneurysm rupture
Investigators:
Sen I, Morgan M, Mao Y, Di Ieva A, Javadzadegan A
Computational Neurosurgery
Industry sponsors
$260,000
Conference sponsorship
1st World Conference of Computational Neurosurgery (WCCNS)
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Neurosurgery
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Commonwealth)
$187,560
Critical Tech Challenge
Quantum MEG scanner design and development (Stage 1)
Investigators:
Newport R, Liu S, Di Ieva A, Azemi G, Li Y, Dorricott P
Neuromethods
Macquarie University
$150,000
CEPET Research Centre
CEPET Research Centre
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Cognitive & Translational Neuroscience
Macquarie University
$150,000
Research Infrastructure Scheme
Bruker timsTOF Pro mass spectrometer
Investigators:
Packer N, Thaysen-Andersen M, Haynes P, Lee A, Di Ieva A, Ittner L, Rizos H, Traini D
Neuromethods
RACS
$150,000
John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship
John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship: founding the CNS Lab
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Neurosurgery
Macquarie University
$103,309
Research Infrastructure Scheme (MQRIS-S)
AI platform for how the brain perceives complex images
Investigators:
Di Ieva A, Chung R
Computational Cognitive & Translational Neuroscience
MND Research Australia
$100,000
Innovator Grant
Characterising the interactome of sequestosome-1 (p62)
Investigators:
Davidson JM, Lee A, Morsch M, Richter G, Rea S, Di Ieva A
Computational Neurobiology & Neuroanatomy
Macquarie University
$50,000
Research Acceleration Scheme (MQRAS)
Biomarkers of pain control after spinal cord stimulation
Investigators:
Di Ieva A, Boesel TW, Davidson JM
Computational Cognitive & Translational Neuroscience
Macquarie University
$49,932
Research Fellowship Grant
A magnetic multi-tool: pulsed magnetic fields for brain repair
Investigators:
Packer N, Di Ieva A, Guller A
Computational Neurobiology & Neuroanatomy
Macquarie University
$20,000
Safety Net Scheme
Computational modelling & AI in brain tumour neuroimaging
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Neuroimaging
ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders
$11,698
Legacy Support Scheme
WAM 2019 Australasian Magnetoencephalography workshop
Investigators:
Sowman P, Crain S, He W, McAlpine D, Di Ieva A, Seymour R, Rapaport H, Zhu D
Neuromethods
Cancer Institute NSW
$8,130
Travelling Fellowship
TGRC-BT: Gordon Research Conference on brain tumours
Investigators:
Guller A, Di Ieva A
Computational Neuroimaging
Macquarie University
$4,000
CEPET Start-up Grant
Visual search dynamics and image complexity in radiology
Investigators:
Nalepka P, Carrigan A, Di Ieva A
Computational Cognitive & Translational Neuroscience
Macquarie University
$4,000
CEPET Start-up Grant
What musicians are looking at
Investigators:
Di Ieva A, Savery R
Computational Cognitive & Translational Neuroscience
Macquarie University
$1,000
CEPET Seed Grant
MEG in concussed athletes (seed grant)
Investigators:
Di Ieva A
Computational Cognitive & Translational Neuroscience
Anniversary Fund of the Austrian National Bank
$150,000
Research Grant (Project 13457)
Antiangiogenic therapy in glioblastoma at 7 Tesla MRI
Investigators:
Di Ieva A (collaborator)
Computational Neuroimaging

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