
A message from Nipawan Lama, visiting academic from USA
As I continue with my own journey in critical care, I have found inspiration in the example set by CCRG and hope that one day I can too, make a meaningful difference through research.

Meet Sylvia, final year medicine student from the University of Aberdeen
A final year med student’s Aussie adventure

Dr Silver Heinsar wins UQ Dean’s Award for Outstanding HDR Thesis
The result of a four-year body of work, Dr Heinsar's thesis offers a substantial contribution to the field of pulsatile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

First ever Adult ECMO training course held in the Philippines
CCRG collaborators host first Adult ECMO training in the Philippines.
New study shows how women are disproportionately affected by COVID
While there is only sparse data surrounding the long-term side effects of COVID-19, but new study by CCRG’s COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium finds evidence that women may suffer worse than men

Multi-million-dollar MRFF grant awarded to take lifesaving artificial heart to market
CCRG congratulates the Chief Investigators of Monash University’s Artificial Hearts Frontiers Program, named as recipients of the third-largest grant in the history of the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.
CCRG joins UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience
CCRG joins UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience to accelerate translational research

Senior Research Assistant
We are seeking to appoint a new experienced and highly motivated Senior Research Assistant who will play a central role in the administration and organisation of the group.

From Victoria to Queensland, read more about Molly-rose’s postdoctoral research journey
Meet Molly-rose, CCRG’s new postdoctoral research fellow continuing our heart transplantation research programme.


Research Breakthrough Set to Personalise Treatment for Cancer, Heart and Lung Disease
CCRG’s Prof John Fraser named Clinical Director of the Wesley Research Institute’s new Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC).

PhD candidate wins Best Paper at Australasia computational mechanics conference
CCRG PhD student Dhayananth Kanagarajan has been awarded the Best Research Paper at the Sixth Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics (ACCM 2023).

Why we need global data to solve global problems
The latest paper by CCRG’s COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium calls for mandatory ethnicity and social determinants for international research projects.

Meet the CCRG’s new Allied Health Researcher, Allison Kearney
For trained psychologist Allison Kearney it was the opportunity to progress her career in project management and research that led her to join the group.

CCRG’s Dr Nchafatso Obonyo wins national APA accolade
Dr Nchafatso Obonyo named as the African Australian Professional of the Year.

Robotic cardiac ultrasound offers world-first care to rural towns
Regional and remote communities will benefit from a world-first cardiac robotic ultrasound, removing the barriers for Queenslanders to access quality cardiac care.

The latest research papers from the Critical Care Research Group
Summary of papers published by the Group Aug-October 2023

PhD candidate wins Young Investigator Award at ISMCS Conference
The ISMCS provides a broad international forum for intensive discussion of research, development, clinical use and social acceptance of rotary blood pumps and all related forms of mechanical circulatory support.

Group-wide recognition for Metro North Health’s Awards Season
CCRG researchers and group-led initiatives have been recognised in both The Prince Charles Hospital Staff Excellence Awards and Metro North Health Research Excellence Awards.