2007 Brain Foundation Research Grants

This year the Annual Research Grant Awards ceremony was held at the Great Hall in the University of Sydney. The Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO presented the awards to the ten recipients of the 2007 Grants. The total amount provided to research this year by the Foundation's State Branches and Committees was over $400,000 including a special three year Doctoral Scholarship in Parkinson's Disease.

	Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling Estate A new hypothesis of Motoneuron Disease: astrocytes are the non-neuronal neighbours inducing motoneuron injury. Professor Philip M Beart Brain Injury & Repair, Howard Florey Institute and University of Melbourne Co-Investigators: Dr Julie Atkin and Dr Ross O’Shea
	Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling Estate Pathophysiological processes underlying familial Motor Neuron Disease. Dr Ostoja (Steve) Vucic Department of Neurology, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital Co-Investigator: Associate Professor Matthew C Kiernan
	Neurodegenerative Diseases Award funded by Marjorie Grace Lawn Estate Early oxiodative changes in live cells following infection with the neurodegenerative disease associated prion protein. Dr Cathryn Louise Haigh Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne Co-Investigators: Associate Professor Steven Collins, Dr Victoria Lawson and Ms Victoria Lewis (PhD Student)
	Parkinsons' Disease Award funded by Ami Olian Memorial Fund, Guildford Inner Wheel and the Estates of: Grace Jeanie Admans, Esther Hennessy, Leslie Keller and Bruce Smith Deciphering the biochemical properties of Parkinson’s Disease-associated Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2. Dr Janetta G Culvenor Department of Pathology and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne Co-Investigators: Associate Professor Heung-Chin Cheng, Dr Terrence D Mulhern, Dr Nicholas A Williamson
	Stroke Award funded by Frank & Morphyn Young and Rex Banks Estates A randomised controlled trial of mild hypothermia in acute ischaemic stroke. Associate Professor Chris Levi Department of Neurology, John Hunter Hospital Co-Investigators: Dr Mark Parsons, Dr Neil Spratt
	Paediatric Neurology Award funded by Clarice Celia Wooton Estate The role of platelet-released factors on brain injury during stroke. Dr Russell C Dale Department of Child Health, Westmead Hospital Co-Investigator: Dr Fabienne Brilot
	Tumour Award funded by Rosemary Palmer-Brown Estate Targeting Apoptotic Pathways in Medullobastomas. Dr David Ziegler Children’s Cancer Institute, Australia and Sydney Children’s Hospital Co-Investigator: Professor Michelle Haber
	Migraine Award funded by Kathleen Toy Estate and Christopher Warren Hallam Bequest Investigating the cause of migraine. Dr Geoffrey A Lambert Department of Neurology, Division of Medicine, University of New South Wales
	Tremor Award funded by Alma May George Estate Tremor and Human Motor Cortex. Dr Gabrielle Todd Discipline of Physiology, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide Co-Investigators: Professor Timothy S Miles and Associate Professor Michael A Nordstrom
	Tulip Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Award funded by Tulip Foundation and The Helynne Annette Hoban Estate Transcriptional regulation of the Parkinson’s Disease protein α – synuclein. Miss Danni Cheng Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute

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Funding Brain Research

2007 Brain Foundation Research Grants

Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling Estate
A new hypothesis of Motoneuron Disease: astrocytes are the non-neuronal neighbours inducing motoneuron injury.

Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling Estate
Pathophysiological processes underlying familial Motor Neuron Disease.

Neurodegenerative Diseases Award funded by Marjorie Grace Lawn Estate
Early oxiodative changes in live cells following infection with the neurodegenerative disease associated prion protein.

Parkinsons' Disease Award funded by Ami Olian Memorial Fund, Guildford Inner Wheel and the Estates of: Grace Jeanie Admans, Esther Hennessy, Leslie Keller and Bruce Smith
Deciphering the biochemical properties of Parkinson’s Disease-associated Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2.

Stroke Award funded by Frank & Morphyn Young and Rex Banks Estates
A randomised controlled trial of mild hypothermia in acute ischaemic stroke.

Paediatric Neurology Award funded by Clarice Celia Wooton Estate
The role of platelet-released factors on brain injury during stroke.

Tumour Award funded by Rosemary Palmer-Brown Estate
Targeting Apoptotic Pathways in Medullobastomas.

Migraine Award funded by Kathleen Toy Estate and Christopher Warren Hallam Bequest
Investigating the cause of migraine.

Tremor Award funded by Alma May George Estate
Tremor and Human Motor Cortex.

Tulip Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Award funded by Tulip Foundation and The Helynne Annette Hoban Estate
Transcriptional regulation of the Parkinson’s Disease protein α – synuclein.

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Funding Brain Research

2007 Brain Foundation Research Grants

Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling EstateA new hypothesis of Motoneuron Disease: astrocytes are the non-neuronal neighbours inducing motoneuron injury.

Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling EstatePathophysiological processes underlying familial Motor Neuron Disease.

Neurodegenerative Diseases Award funded by Marjorie Grace Lawn EstateEarly oxiodative changes in live cells following infection with the neurodegenerative disease associated prion protein.

Parkinsons' Disease Award funded by Ami Olian Memorial Fund, Guildford Inner Wheel and the Estates of: Grace Jeanie Admans, Esther Hennessy, Leslie Keller and Bruce SmithDeciphering the biochemical properties of Parkinson’s Disease-associated Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2.

Stroke Award funded by Frank & Morphyn Young and Rex Banks EstatesA randomised controlled trial of mild hypothermia in acute ischaemic stroke.

Paediatric Neurology Award funded by Clarice Celia Wooton EstateThe role of platelet-released factors on brain injury during stroke.

Tumour Award funded by Rosemary Palmer-Brown EstateTargeting Apoptotic Pathways in Medullobastomas.

Migraine Award funded by Kathleen Toy Estate and Christopher Warren Hallam BequestInvestigating the cause of migraine.

Tremor Award funded by Alma May George EstateTremor and Human Motor Cortex.

Tulip Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Award funded by Tulip Foundation and The Helynne Annette Hoban EstateTranscriptional regulation of the Parkinson’s Disease protein α – synuclein.

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Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling Estate
A new hypothesis of Motoneuron Disease: astrocytes are the non-neuronal neighbours inducing motoneuron injury.

Motor Neuron Disease Award funded by Michael Rogers Stirling Estate
Pathophysiological processes underlying familial Motor Neuron Disease.

Neurodegenerative Diseases Award funded by Marjorie Grace Lawn Estate
Early oxiodative changes in live cells following infection with the neurodegenerative disease associated prion protein.

Parkinsons' Disease Award funded by Ami Olian Memorial Fund, Guildford Inner Wheel and the Estates of: Grace Jeanie Admans, Esther Hennessy, Leslie Keller and Bruce Smith
Deciphering the biochemical properties of Parkinson’s Disease-associated Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2.

Stroke Award funded by Frank & Morphyn Young and Rex Banks Estates
A randomised controlled trial of mild hypothermia in acute ischaemic stroke.

Paediatric Neurology Award funded by Clarice Celia Wooton Estate
The role of platelet-released factors on brain injury during stroke.

Tumour Award funded by Rosemary Palmer-Brown Estate
Targeting Apoptotic Pathways in Medullobastomas.

Migraine Award funded by Kathleen Toy Estate and Christopher Warren Hallam Bequest
Investigating the cause of migraine.

Tremor Award funded by Alma May George Estate
Tremor and Human Motor Cortex.

Tulip Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Award funded by Tulip Foundation and The Helynne Annette Hoban Estate
Transcriptional regulation of the Parkinson’s Disease protein α – synuclein.

Please consider donating to help maintain and expand
our crucial brain research.
read more....