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2024
Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
Sphingolipid metabolism and the development of neuropathy in diabetes
Dr James Triplett
Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
Nerve injury following proximal hamstring avulsion and surgical repair
A/Prof Karl Ng
MND / ALS & other Neurodegenerative Diseases
Improving the diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration using biomarkers
Dr Yijun (Nicholas) Pan
Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Modulating cortical plasticity and connectivity to improve motor learning in older adults
Dr Wei-Yeh Liao
Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
18F-Florbetaben PET-CT in Peripheral Nerve Amyloidosis: a pilot study
Dr Antonia Carroll
Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
How B6 toxicity affects nerve function
Dr Matthew Silsby
Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
Patterns of electrical brainwave changes in autoimmune encephalitis
Dr Tracie Tan
MND / ALS & other Neurodegenerative Diseases
Using spinal cords-in-a-dish to test new drug candidates for motor neuron disease
Dr Leon Larcher
Migraine & Headache
Neurochemical profiling of CGRP mAb responders
Dr Aimie Peek
Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, aneurysms, AVM
Informed Choices: A Software Solution for Brain Aneurysm Treatment Planning
Dr Craig Winter
Brain Tumour incl. Acoustic Neuroma
A new therapeutic approach for glioblastoma
Dr Briony Gliddon
Brain Tumour incl. Acoustic Neuroma
Re-purposing drugs for the treatment of vestibular schwannoma / acoustic neuroma
A/Prof Rebecca Lim
Alzheimer’s Disease & other dementias
Using a blood test to discover the drivers of Alzheimer’s disease
Dr Sarah Holper
Alzheimer’s Disease & other dementias
Aquaporin 4 water channels and Alzheimer’s disease
A/Prof Matthew Pase
Alzheimer’s Disease & other dementias
Understanding Tau Dysfunction in Frontotemporal Dementia
Prof Frédéric Meunier and Dr Shanley Longfield
2023
Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
Neuroimaging analysis in patients with Susac's syndrome
A/Prof Todd Andrew Hardy
Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
Improving diagnosis and monitoring of autoimmune encephalitis
Dr Robb Wesselingh
MND / ALS & other Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Role of Clinical, Electrophysiological, Molecular, and Imaging Biomarkers in the Management of Motor Neuronopathies in Adults
Dr Aicee Calma
Migraine & Headache
The effect of CGRP monoclonal antibodies on bone health
Dr Jason Ray
Epilepsy
PLASMA Study: Understanding and improving antiseizure medication management
Dr Emma Foster
Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
Evaluation of novel pharmacological supplements for prevention of concussion trauma in a preclinical model
Dr Andrew Fenning
Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
Biomarkers to diagnose concussion when patients are under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs
Dr Jennifer Makovec Knight
Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, aneurysms, AVM
A novel molecular pathway that mediates constriction after aneurysms rupture
Dr Matilde Balbi
Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
Computerised calculation of ruptured brain aneurysm wall tension at admission predicts the risk of aneurysm re-rupture before treatment within 24 hours
Dr Arosha Dissanayake
Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
HEAD-START 2: Improving blood pressure during acute stroke to assist brain reperfusion
Dr Rudy Goh
Brain Tumour incl. Acoustic Neuroma
Nanoparticles for Treatment of Brain Cancer
A/Prof Amirali Popat
Movement Disorders incl. Parkinson’s & related diseases, Dystonia, Huntington’s
Bilateral MRI guided focused ultrasound intervention for tremor
Dr James Peters
Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias
Comparing familial Alzheimer's disease and Sanfilippo syndrome childhood dementia at single cell resolution
Dr Karissa Barthelson
Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
Recessive titinopathy patient muscle analyses to inform therapy development
Dr Emily C. Oates
2022
MND / ALS and other Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mapping nutrient-sensing pathways in the brains of people across the ALS-FTD spectrum of disease
Dr Frederik Steyn
Migraine & Headache
An evaluation of the impact of CGRP monoclonal antibodies on the immune system in migraine
Dr Jason Ray
Epilepsy
Testing antiseizure drugs with mini-brains
Dr Alexander Bryson
Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
How do changes in brain rhythms contribute to the effects of brain injury?
Dr George Opie
Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
Using light stimulation to improve recovery following traumatic brain injury.
Dr Jamie Beros
Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
Targeting Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury following Stroke
Dr Annabel Sorby-Adams
Cerebrovascular incl. Stroke, Aneurysms, AVM
Preserving blood flow, preserving brain: improving outcomes after stroke
Dr Daniel Beard
Brain Tumour
Target therapies for the treatment of acoustic neuroma
A/Prof Rebecca Lim
Brain Tumour
Repurposing FDA-Approved drugs for the treatment of glioblastoma
Dr Stanley Stylli
Paediatric Neurology
“Mini-brains” as personalised medicine tools for cerebral palsy
A/Prof Mary Tolcos
Movement Disorders incl. Parkinson’s & related diseases, Dystonia, Hunting
MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for focal hand dystonia
Dr Joel Maamary
Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias
High-resolution imaging of protein clumps in frontotemporal dementia and motor neuron disease
Dr Adekunle Bademosi
Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Motor Cortex Plasticity and Skill Acquisition in Endurance-Trained Athletes
Brodie Hand
2021
Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
Advanced MRI to monitor disease activity in multiple sclerosis patients after suspending therapy
Dr Vivien Li
Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
Measuring Nerve Damage After Chemotherapy Treatment
Dr Susanna Park
Other (Syringomyelia)
Spinal fluid circulation in the abnormal spinal cord
Dr Shinuo Liu
Concussion & Traumatic Brain Injury
Detecting concussion in the brain
Dr Remika Mito
Neuromuscular incl. Muscular Dystrophies, Myopathies & Neuropathies
Does newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy change patient outcomes?
Dr Didu Sanduni Kariyawasam
Migraine & Headache
Headache in Australia
Dr Emma Foster
Epilepsy
Modelling cortical dysplasia in epilepsy patients
Dr Hannah Leeson
Multiple Sclerosis & other Inflammatory Diseases
Does a familial gene variant drive neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis?
Dr Jessica Fletcher
Alzheimer’s Disease & other Dementias
Understanding why some people develop delirium after surgery
Dr Hannah Keage
MND / ALS & other Neurodegenerative Diseases
A novel approach to improving delay to diagnosis in ALS
Dr Emma Devenney
2020
Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
NK1-r Antagonist Treatment Comparable to Decompressive Craniectomy in Reducing Intracranial Pressure Following Stroke
Ms Annabel Sorby-Adams
2019
Neuromuscular Disease
Imaging blood flow in nerves in patients with nerve disorders and its relation to treatment approaches
Dr Edrich Rodrigues
Vestibular Disorders
Using a genetic mouse model to investigate the pathology of Meniere’s disease
Dr Aaron Camp
Neural Infections
Investigation of how Zika virus infection causes brain damages in infant and adult brain cells
A/Professor Heung-Chin Cheng
Neural Infections
How does Toxoplasma Gondii, a common worldwide infection, affect brain injury?
Dr Mujun Sun
Chronic Headache and Migraine
MRI cervical muscles in chronic migraine and cervical dystonia
Dr Lin Zhang
Neuro-trauma
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Dr Claire Shepherd
Neuro-trauma
Limiting the damage in TBI
Dr Amar Abdullah
Neuromuscular Disease
Neuroinflammation in ALS - Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A/Professor Seth Masters
Neuromuscular Disease
Pathophysiology of the Kennedy’s Disease
Professor Cindy Lin
Neuromuscular Disease
Identifying the genetic basis of neuromuscular disease using the newest advances in genetic technology of RNA sequencing to improve the diagnostic odyssey for patients with inherited muscle disorders
Dr Roula Ghaoui
Epilepsy
Optimisation of first seizure management
Dr Emma Foster
Brain Tumours
Non-invasive blood test for diagnosis and monitoring of brain cancer
Dr Jordan Jones
Brain Tumours
New Therapies for Glioblastoma: A Focus on Metabolism
Dr Ayenachew Bezawork-Geleta
Cerebral Diseases
Identifying the role of the immune system in patient outcomes after subarachnoid haemorrhage
Dr Liam Coulthard
Cerebral Diseases
Sodium selenate – a novel treatment for stroke and post stroke epilepsy
Dr Pablo Miguel Casillas-Espinosa
Cerebral Diseases
Identification of new approaches for the treatment of stroke
A/Professor Simone Schoenwaelder
Cerebral Diseases
Novel agents for the targeting of abnormal blood vessels in the brain to prevent stroke
Dr Lucinda McRobb
Cerebral Diseases
Early detection of cerebral small vessel disease
Dr Lauriane Jugé
Parkinson’s Disease
Enhancing mitophagy in Parkinson’s disease
Dr Julia Pagan
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
The role of dopamine in age-related deficits in sensorimotor adaptation
Dr Li-Ann Leow
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Analysing the effects of an Alzheimer’s disease-causing mutation at the level of single cells
Dr Morgan Newman
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Next generation gene editing to identify new treatment strategies for motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia
Dr Rebecca San Gil
Alzheimer’s and other neuro degenerative diseases
Analyses of human presynaptic compartments in AD
A/Professor Peter Noakes
2018
ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER NEURO DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Alzheimer Type Protein Deposition In People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
A/Professor Amy Brodtmann
ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER NEURO DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Cell-Free DNA Profiling In Cases And Disease-Mimics To Develop A Biomarker Test For Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dr Fleur Garton
ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER NEURO DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
ALS Progression: Multimodal Approach To Assessing Cortical Dysfunction
Dr Parvathi Menon
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
"Cage Fighting" For Parkinson's Disease: How Can We Prevent The Spread Of Abnormal Proteins?
Dr Lyndsey Collins-Praino
CEREBRAL DISEASES
Thrombotic Nanodisks To Block Abnormal Blood Vessels In Brain
Dr Zhenjun Zhao
BRAIN TUMOURS
The Role Of Immune Cells And A Cell Membrane Protein In Human Brain Tumours - A Bed To Bench Side Study
Dr Mastura Monif
EPILEPSY
Defining The Clinical Features Of Antibody Associated Epilepsy
Dr Lisa Gillinder
EPILEPSY
The Development And Management Of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy
Dr Joshua Laing
EPILEPSY
How The Brain Controls The Heart And Blood Vessels In Epilepsy
Professor Vaughan Macefield
NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
Early Diagnosis Of Amyloid- And Paraprotein- Associated Neuropathies
Dr Antonia Carroll
NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
Creating A Biobank For Children With Nerve Disorders
Dr Michelle Farrar
NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
Measuring Changes In Brain Tissue Volume Over Time Using MRI In A Group Of MS Patients
Dr Heidi Beadnall
NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
Screen For OSA In MS-Related Fatigue
Dr Rodrigo Tomazini Martins
PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
Targeting Lin28 For The Control Of Childhood Medulloblastoma
Dr Iman Azimi
NEURO-TRAUMA
Promoting Peripheral Nerve Regeneration By Inhibiting A Gene, MiRNA-23a
Dr Rabia Islam
NEURO-TRAUMA
Fluid Flow In Spinal Cord Cysts
Dr Sarah Hemley
NEURO-TRAUMA
Assessing Brain Based Recovery In Children With Concussion Following Brain Stimulation
Dr Kartik Iyer
NEURO-TRAUMA
Blocking ROCK2 To Improve Recovery From Brain Injury
Dr Jana Vukovic
NEURO-TRAUMA
Cognitive Decline Following Spinal Cord Injury: Does Neuroinflammation Play A Role?
Dr Anna Leonard
CHRONIC HEADACHE AND MIGRAINE
Nerve Excitability Studies In Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
A/Professor Karl Ng
ELIZABETH PENFOLD SIMPSON AWARD
The Role Of Brain Connectivity In Post Stroke Function And Recovery
Dr Brenton Hordacre
2017
Cerebral Diseases
How spinal cord cysts (Syringomyelia) form: Investigating the flow of fluid in the spinal cord
Dr Shinuo Liu
Parkinson’s Disease
Investigating molecular causes of multiple system atrophy
Dr Michael Janitz
Neuromuscular Disease
Tremor - a clinical and neurophysiological study
Dr Alessandro Fois
Neuromuscular Disease
Muscle excitability techniques in hyperthyroid myopathy
Dr Chantal Baldwin
Neuromuscular Disease
Spectrum of immune-mediated neuropathies
Dr Nidhi Garg
Paediatric Neurology
Identification of treatable neurological and psychiatric disease to improve clinical outcomes
Dr Kavitha Kothur
Dawn Wallace Fellowship
Hyperexcitability of motor neurons in Motor Neurone Disease
Dr James Howells
Neuromuscular Disease
Characterising the immune responses associated with Inclusion Body Myositis
Professor Merrilee Needham
Cerebral Diseases
Glutamate imaging to predict seizure risk after stroke
Dr John-Paul Nicolo
Cerebral Diseases
Understanding brain injury from stroke and recovery and complications after treatment
Dr Felix Ng
Cerebral Diseases
Understanding insulating cell death due to ageing and stroke
Dr Carlie Laura Cullen
Brain Tumours
Powering and arming the immune system to combat Glioblastoma
Dr Roberta Mazzieri
Brain Tumours
Better Drugs for Brain Cancer
Dr Theo Mantamadiotis
Epilepsy
Improving glucose energy metabolism in epilepsy
Dr Karin Borges
ALZHEIMER’S & OTHER NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
A novel biomarker for younger-onset dementia
A/Professor Muireann Irish
ALZHEIMER’S & OTHER NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Using patient stem cells to model Alzheimer's disease
Dr Damian Hernandez
ALZHEIMER’S & OTHER NEURO-DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
A blood based method for diagnosis and monitoring of Frontotemporal Dementia
Dr Zac Chatterton
Parkinson’s Disease
Pre-clinical model in-vitro of human brain disorders
Dr Cedric Bardy
2016
Cerebral Diseases
Improving the diagnosis of impairments in spatial awareness among stroke patients
Dr Tobias Loetscher
Cerebral Diseases
Radiation-induced markers for vascular targeting of brain AVM tissues
Dr Zhenjun Zhao
Cerebral Diseases
Developing a therapeutic drug to treat Cerebral cavernous malformation
Dr Xiangjian Zheng
Paediatric Neurology
Characterising structure function relationships in childhood stroke using advanced brain imaging
Dr Joseph Yuan-Mou Yang
Neuro-Trauma
GotRhythm: a mobile phone app to improve movement following stroke
Ms Ann-Maree Vallence
Brain Tumours
Unravelling the potential therapeutic role of microRNAs in glioblastoma
Mr Walter Musckovic
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease
A/Professor Elizabeth Coulson
Brain Tumours
Targeting EGFR in glioblastoma
Dr Ruth Anne Mitchell
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Identifying biomarkers to predict poor cognitive ageing
Dr Sarah Spencer
Epilepsy
A computational model of genetic epilepsy
Dr Alexander Bryson
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Epigenetic signatures of nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease
Dr Phillipa Taberlay
Chronic Headache and Migraine
Making headway into migraine
Dr Susan Tomlinson
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Exercise, gene expression and Alzheimer's disease
Dr Belinda Brown
Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Investigating intracortical inhibitory mechanisms contributing to age-related deficits in motor function
Dr George Opie
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Amyloid deposition and cognitive function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Dr Melinda Jackson
Alzheimer’s and Other Neuro Degenerative Diseases
Eating behaviour and metabolism in neurodegeneration
Dr Rebekah Ahmed
Higher Cortical Function
Colourful-Calculations: an interantional app-based trial, investigating the potential of therapeutic tools for Synaesthesia
Mr Joshua Berger
Multiple Sclerosis and Other Demyelinating Disorders
MOG antibody-associated demyelination: a treatable form of blindness and paralysis
Dr Sudarshini Ramanathan
Parkinson’s Disease
A new genetic form of Parkinson's
Professor Elsdon Storey
Parkinson’s Disease
Cognitive fatigue in Parkinson's disease
Dr Trevor Chong
Dystonia Webinar
Dystonia
Dr Florence Chang
2015
Chronic Headache & Migraine Award
MR-based 4D flow in IIH
Dr Hugh Winters
Major Research Award
A new understanding of increased pressure within the skull in brain diseases
Dr Neil Spratt
Neurodegenerative Diseases Award
Do memory concerns in healthy older adults herald future demetia risk?
Dr Rachel Buckley
Neurodegenerative Diseases Award
New drugs for neurodegenerative disease
Dr Thibault Renoir
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Improving walking disorders in Parkinson's patients using cueing
Dr Wesley Thevathasan
Cerebral Diseases Award
Identifying new treatment targets for stroke
Associate Professor Shaun Sandow
Cerebral Diseases Award
Identifying biomarkers responsible for the development of subarachnoid haemorrhage
Mr Alexios Adamides
Brain Tumour Award
Novel combination therapy for brain tumours
Dr Lenka Munoz
Epilepsy Award
Using brain tissue to find the causes of epilepsy
Associate Professor Richard Leventer
Neuromuscular Diseases Award
Vitamin D in neuroinflammatory disorders
Dr Susanna Park
Neuro-trauma Award
Reduce brain damage following TBI
Associate Professor Bruno Meloni
Neuro-trauma Award
Developing a neuroprotective agent against neurotrauma
Associate Professor Corinna Van Den Heuvel
Paediatric Neurology Award
A mouse model of mild maternal iodine deficiancy and its effect on brain structure
Dr Matthew Kirkcaldie
2014
Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Human adult dental pulp stem cells enhance poststroke functional recovery through non-neural replacement mechanisms
Dr Karlea Kremer
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Modelling Alzheimer's disease in patient-derived neurons
Dr Lezanne Ooi
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Determining the influence of sleep quantity and quality on memory, thinking and biological markers of Alzheimer's disease
Dr Stephanie Ruth Rainey-Smith
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Function of Parkinson's Disease protein synuclein
Dr Mark Graham
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Automating brain scan analysis to improve the diagnosis of Alheimer's disease in clinical practice
Associate Professor Stephen Bowden
Dystonia
Movement and postural control in dystonia patients
Dr Florence Chang
Cerebral Diseases
Progranulin, blood brain barrier integrity and ischaemic stroke
Dr Katherine Jackman
Cerebral Diseases
Targetting brain swelling to improve long-term outcome following stroke
Dr Renee Turner
Brain Tumours
Targetting the YAP pathway in GBM stem cells
Dr Andrew Gogos
Brain Tumours
Can expression of the NFI genes in glioblastoma stop tumour growth?
Dr Jens Bunt
Neuro-trauma Award
Return of memory after traumatic brain injury
Dr Gershon Spitz
Epilepsy
Epilepsy and chronic neuropathic pain
Dr Susan Tomlinson
2013
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Generation of pathogenic tau-specific antibodies for the treatment of tauopathies
Dr Rebecca Nisbet
Brain Tumours
Human neural stem cells in the development of medulloblastoma
Dr Jacqueline McGlade
Brain Tumours
Glioblastoma stem cell-derived microvesicles
Associate Professor Michael Buckland
Neuromuscular Diseases
Energy requirements in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Associate Professor Monique Ryan
Neuromuscular Diseases
Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis
Dr Jessica Sylvester
Neuro-trauma Award
Clean traumatic brain injury
Dr Justin Moore
Chronic Headache and Migraine
The diagnosis of vestibular migraine
Dr Sally Rosengren
Parkinson’s Disease
The effect of infrared light in Parkinson's Disease
Dr Dan Johnstone
Parkinson’s Disease
Gambling and impulsivity in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Richard Blaze
Parkinson’s Disease
Multiple System Atrophy
Dr Michael Janitz
Parkinson’s Disease
The impact of environment and behaviour on dopamine
Dr Tim Aumann
Dystonia
Minimally-Invasive Deep Brain Stimulation
Dr Thomas Oxley
Cerebral Diseases
Using cells derived from teeth to promote functional recovery after a stroke
Professor Neil Simms
Cerebral Diseases
The impact of brain stimulation on language functions in stroke patients
Dr Marcus Meinzer
Cerebral Diseases
Reducing scar formation after stroke to promote brain repair
Dr Carli Roulston
Brain Tumours
Improving brain tumour care on-line
Associate Professor Kate Drummond
Parkinson’s Disease
Aggregated a-synuclein and the spread of changes in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Haydn Allbutt
Neurodegenerative Diseases
The role of TDP-43 in neuroplasticity and Frontotemporal dementia
Dr Catherine Blizzard
2012
Diabetic Neuropathy Award
The effect of a potential treatment on nerve growth following diabetic neuropathy
Professor Adrian West
Brain Injury Award
Neural basis of adolescent recovery post brain injury
Dr Janine Cooper
McArdle Disease Award
Testing various approaches for treating McArdle’s Disease using a mouse model
Associate Professor Kristen Nowak
Brain Injury Award
Long-term effects of sports-related concussion
Professor Christopher Levi
Headache and Migraine Award
Genes and migraine, iron metabolism
Professor Lyn Griffiths
Supranuclear Palsy Award
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Dr Kelly Bertram
Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Substance P immunoreactivity
Ms Kate Marie Lewis
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Assessing a new Deep Brain Stimulation target in the brain to alleviate symptoms of postural instability in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Wesley Thevathasan
Cervical Dystonia Award
Multi-modal treatment of cerebellum for Cervical Dystonia
Dr Lynley Bradnam
Whispering Dysphonia Award
The Cause of Whispering Dysphonia
Professor Carolyn Sue
Stroke Award
Rewiring the brain after stroke: how to promote it and measure it
Dr Penelope McNulty
Brain Injury Award
To identify and characterize molecules released from platelets that protect brain cells
Professor Robert Medcalf
Cerebral Palsy Award
Inflammation in newborns as a cause of cerebral palsy
Dr Michael O’Callaghan
Cerebral Metastases Award
FoxM1 and melanoma cerebral metastases
Dr Timothy Siu
Glioblastoma Award
Utilisation of glioma stem cells to investigate novel therapies for glioblastoma multiforme
Dr Wayne Ng
Muscular Dystrophy Award
Investigating new genetic causes of muscular dystrophy
Dr Nigel Clarke
Dystrophic Muscle Disease Award
The excessive calcium leak into dystrophic muscle
Dr Bradley Launikonis
2011
Spinal Cord Injury Award
Delivery of BDNF to motor neurons to promote axonal regeneration and recovery of motor function
Dr Renée Morris
Spinal Cord Injury Award
Utilising plasticity to drive functional recovery after SCI
Dr Michael Lee
Traumatic Brain Injury Award
Limiting the damage in TBI
Dr Peter Crack
Traumatic Brain Injury Award
Blood circulation in the brain after head injury
Dr Judith Bellapart
Alzheimer’s Disease Award
Cerebrovascular contributions to dementia
Dr Hannah Keage
Dystonia Award
Non-invasive cerebellar stimulation for focal hand dystonia
Ms Lynley Bradnam
Neuro vascular Disease Award
Molecular imaging in brain AVMs
Dr Thi Thuy Hong Duong
Brain Tumours Award
Vascular Biomarkers in Brain Cancer
Dr Iwan Bennett
Paediatric Neurology Award
Stroke in Cardiac Disease
Dr Mark Mackay
Epilepsy Award
How do Anti-epileptic Drugs Work?
Dr Christopher French
Epilepsy Award
The long term experience of people with a new diagnosis of epilepsy
Dr Patrick Carney
Friedreich Ataxia Award
Electrical activity in a stem cell model of Friedreich Ataxia
Dr Karina Needham
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Posterior subthalamic area deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease
Professor Christopher Lind
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis Award
Cortical hyperexcitability and ALS
Associate Professor Ostoja (Steve) Vucic
Corticobasal Syndrome CBS Award
MRI and PET in Corticobasal syndrome
Associate Professor John O’Sullivan
2010
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Protein recycling is disrupted in Parkinson's Disease
Dr Anthony Lee Cook
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Development of a 68Ga-dopamine transporter PET tracer for brain imaging of Parkinson's Disease
Associate Professor Roslyn Francis
Parkinson’s Disease Award
A statewide study of Huntington Disease in New South Wales, Phase I
Dr Clement Loy
Stroke Award
Do strokes cause dementia?
Dr Amy Brodtmann
Stroke Award
Understanding why some nerve tissue is more likely to die following a stroke
Dr Neil Spratt
Stroke Award
Exercise: can it help the brain change itself?
Dr Michelle Nadine McDonnell
Muscular Dystrophy Award
Muscular dystrophy and membrane repair
Dr Sandra Cooper
Neuro Trauma Award
A Novel platform for studying brain injury in vivo
Dr Jyoti Anabela Chuckowree
Motor Neurone Disease Award
What are the causes of behavioural changes in motor neurone disease?
Dr Michael Hornberger
Migraine Award
Finding the key to the migraine riddle
Dr Geoffrey Lambert
Brain Cancer Award
Improving modern therapy for treating adult brain cancers
Dr Angus Harding
Epilepsy Award
Memory function in temporal lobe epilepsy
Dr Julia Hocking
Epilepsy Award
Epilepsy and Bones - cellular electrophysiology.
Dr Sandra Petty
Epilepsy Award
Advanced analysis of the brainwave recording to identify where in the brain the seizure starts when there is either no lesion or multiple potential culprit lesions visible on the patient's MRI brain scan.
Dr Chris Plummer
Neurodegenerative Disease Award
Targeting TDP-43 to treat neurodegenerative diseases
Dr Peter John Crouch
Neurodegenerative Disease Award
Lipids and cognition in postmenopausal women
Dr Cassandra Szoeke
Neuro-Vascular Disease Award
Molecular imaging in brain AVMs
Dr Andrew Davidson
2009
Brain Tumour Award
Investigation of the ABCG2 pump in radiation
Dr Andrew Hallahan
Migraine Award
Testing anti-migraine drugs in normal and hypoxic conditions
Dr Svetlana Shabala
Neuro-trauma Award
A study on the tolerance of the brain to the kinds of forces encountered in an impact to the head
Dr Robert Anderson
Neuromuscular Disease Award
Pathophysiological insights into HIV and antiretroviral drug related neuropathy afforded by axonal excitability testing
Dr Karl Ng
Epilepsy Award
HLA type and temporal lobe epilepsy
Dr Kee Meng Tan
Epilepsy Award
Peripheral nerve excitability in neurological ion channel disorders
Dr Susan Tomlinson
Muscular Dystrophy Award
Muscular dystrophy and protection against heart disease
Professor Richard Jackson
Multiple Sclerosis Award
Prevalence and incidence study of neuromyelitis optica in Australia and New Zealand with population-based sensitivity and specificity of NMO IgG antibody positivity.
Associate Professor Simon Broadley
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Investigating a Genetic Risk Factor for Developing Abnormal Involuntary Movements in Parkinson’s Disease
Associate Professor David Williams
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Live video recording of cell abnormalities
Associate Professor Carolyn Sue
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Investigating freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease
Dr Simon Lewis
Stroke Award
The role of platelet-released factors on brain injury during stroke
Associate Professor Robert Medcalf
Dystonia Research Award
Investigating methods of measuring the response to botulinum toxin treatment for torticollis
Dr Katya Kotschet
Brain Tumour Award
Circulating endothelial cells in brain tumours
Dr Andrew Morokoff
2008
Neuromuscular Disease Award
Investigating the causes of diabetic neuropathy.
Dr Arun Krishnan
Neuromuscular Disease Award
Nerve excitability in Long QT Syndrome.
Dr Stacey Jankelowitz
Neuro-trauma Award
Neck artery trauma and microclots to the brain.
Associate Professor Richard Gerraty
Brain Injury Award
Assessment of the neuroprotective properties of the amlyoid precursor protein (AAP) following brain injury.
Dr Corinna Van Den Heuvel
Spinal Cord Research Award
Novel pain pathway in human spinal cord.
Dr Rainer Haberberger
Spinal Cord Research Award
Hydrocephalus and the role of brain water channels.
Dr Brian Owler
Stroke Award
Improving psychosocial outcomes after stroke.
Dr Jonathan Sturm
Motor Neuron Award
The basis of hyper-excitability in upper motor neurons in a model of motor neuron disease.
Dr Mark Bellingham
Neuromuscular Award
Does pyridostigmine (Mestinon) make myasthenia gravis worse in the long term?
Dr Stephen Reddel
Brain Tumour Award
Vestibular-postural responses in pre and post operative follow-up of cerebellopontine angle tumours.
Dr Miriam Welgampola
Migraine Award
Characterisation of a novel neural pathway involved in migraine.
Dr Ernest Jennings
Migraine Award
The cortex, brainstem and migraine.
Dr Geoffrey Lambert
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Brain adaptation underlying remarkable improvement in symptoms of Parkinson’s disease after effective surgical and drug treatment.
Dr Stephen Tisch
Alzheimer’s Award
Development of Novel Disease-Modifying Drugs for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Dr Benjamin Ross
2007
Tulip Foundation Doctoral Scholarship Award
Transcriptional regulation of the Parkinson’s Disease protein α – synuclein
Miss Danni Cheng
Motor Neuron Disease Award
A new hypothesis of Motoneuron Disease: astrocytes are the non-neuronal neighbours inducing motoneuron injury
Professor Philip M Beart
Motor Neuron Disease Award
Pathophysiological processes underlying familial Motor Neuron Disease
Dr Ostoja (Steve) Vucic
Neurodegenerative Diseases Award
Early oxiodative changes in live cells following infection with the neurodegenerative disease associated prion protein
Dr Cathryn Louise Haigh
Parkinsons’ Disease Award
Deciphering the biochemical properties of Parkinson’s Disease-associated Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2
Dr Janetta G Culvenor
Stroke Award
A randomised controlled trial of mild hypothermia in acute ischaemic stroke
Associate Professor Chris Levi
Paediatric Neurology Award
The role of platelet-released factors on brain injury during stroke
Dr Russell C Dale
Tumour Award
Targeting Apoptotic Pathways in Medullobastomas
Dr David Ziegler
Migraine Award
Investigating the cause of migraine
Dr Geoffrey A Lambert
Tremor Award
Tremor and Human Motor Cortex
Dr Gabrielle Todd
2006
Migraine Award
Is migraine triggered by Cortico-Brainstem connection?
Dr Geoffrey A. Lambert
Motor Neurone Award
Somatic mutations in Motor Neuron Disease.
Associate Professor Roger Pamphlett
Spinal Cord Award
Does a deficient blood-spinal cord barrier contribute to post-traumatic syringomyelia?
Associate Professor Marcus Stoodley
Stroke Award
Supplementary oxygen for acute ischaemic stroke: an imaging-based efficacy trail (SOS Trial).
Dr Mark W. Parsons
Tumour Award
Pilot Study to evaluate the role of Tks5 in malignant glioma invasion.
Dr Peter Lock
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Identification of mutations in Parkinson's Disease genes using a PD Gene Sequencing Chip.
Dr Justin Rubio
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Clioquinol as an adjunct therapy with L-dopa in a noval animal model of Parkinson's Disease.
Associate Professor David Finkelstein
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Peripheral isoprenoid changes in Parkinson's Disease.
Dr Kay Double
2005
Migraine Award
The interaction of genotype, vitamin status and homocysteine level migraine severity.
Professor Lyn Griffiths
Neurosurgery Award
A randomised controlled trial of two serum magnesium concentration targets in the management of intensive care patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Dr Celia Bradford
Neurosurgery Award
Vascular targeting enhancement of radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations.
Associate Professor Marcus Stoodley
Parkinson’s Disease Award
To determine if immediate transfer of dual task training during gait occurs independently of added task type.
Dr Sandra Brauer
Parkinson’s Disease Award
The potential for therapeutic manipulation of spinal inhibitory mechanisms in Huntington’s Disease.
Dr John Burne
Parkinson’s Disease Award
The genetic analysis of Parkinson’s Disease in Tasmania: a pilot study.
Dr Justin Rubio
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Development of dopamine D2 receptor knockout mouse as a new animal model of Parkinson’s Disease.
Dr Rogan Tinsley
Perinatal Brain Development Award
Long-term neuroprotection in the preterm brain: Targeting neuroinflammatory mediators to reduce white matter damage induced by a hypoxic-ischemic episode.
Dr Kathryn Buller
Schizophrenia Award
The impact of low maternal vitamin D on learning and memory in adult offspring: An animal model of Schizophrenia.
Dr Darryl Eyles
Stroke Award
The effect of combined lateral therapy and mirror-viewing on neuroplasticity and motor function on post-stroke hemiparesis.
Dr Michael Garry
2004
Facial Pain Award
In Vitro determination of the functional properties of primary afferent neurons innervating the temporomandibular joint.
Dr Mark Connor
Stroke Award
The neuropathology of white matter hyperintensities.
Associate Professor Jillian Kril
Stroke Award
A population-based study of the relation between sub-clinical cerebrovascular disease and brain function in older Tasmanians.
Dr Velandai Srikanth
Spinal Cord Injury Award
Cerebrospinal fluid flow in post-traumatic syringomyelia.
Associate Professor Marcus Stoodley
Motor Neurone Disease Award
Autobiographical memory in patients with temporal lobe lesions: The role of chronicity and site of lesion.
Dr Suncica Sunny Lah
Parkinson’s Disease Award
The role of the pre-supplementary motor area in age related gait slowing: a functional MRI study.
Professor Tony Broe
Motor Neurone Disease Award
Cortical hyperexcitability in motor neurone disease.
Dr Matthew Kiernan
Parkinson’s Disease Award
The neural control of movement with attention to action in Parkinson’s disease.
Dr Ross Cunnington
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Insulin/relaxin family peptide-LGR8 receptor systems in the function/survival of key thalamic nuclei damaged in Parkinson’s disease.
Dr Andrew Gundlach
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Variability in isoform expression patterns of tyrosine hydroxylase in Parkinson’s disease.
Dr Linda Lee
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Investigating a diagnostic marker for Parkinson’s disease – a(alpha)-synuclein and/or associated protein DJ-I or parkin?
Dr Qiao-Xin Li
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Characterisation of a novel neural model of Parkinson’s disease.
Dr Carolyn Sue
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Development of a protein-based diagnostic assay for the detection of asymptomatic Parkinson’s disease.
Dr Anthony White
Brain Tumour Award
Characterising the tumourigenicity of brain tumour “stem cells” and their sensitivities to anti-cancer agents.
Dr Christine Hawkins
Epilepsy Award
To complete a longitudinal study that will provide guidelines regarding the ideal neurophysiological and cognitive assessment in BRE.
Associate Professor Annie Bye
Migraine Award
The role of the estrogen receptor gene in migraine.
Professor Lyn Griffiths
Migraine Award
To investigate the way painful sensations of migraine might be initiated from the brain.
Dr G. A. Lambert and Dr A. S. Zagami
2003
Stroke Award
Acute stroke: imaging the ischaemic penumbra with perfusion CT.
Dr Mark Parsons
Stroke Award
Endothelial molecular changes after radiation of arteriovenous malformations.
Associate Professor Marcus Stoodley
Stroke Award
Does increased activity of the sodium/calcium exchanger (NCX) ion channel protect the brain from stroke?
Associate Professor Neville Knuckey
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Analogues of MDMA ("Ecstasy") as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Dr Matthew Piggott
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Three tesla inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.
Dr Dominic Rowe
Brain Tumour Award
Identifying new molecular targets for treating brain tumour.
Dr Bryce Vissel
Parkinson’s Disease Award
The distribution of cortical and subcortical atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson's disease.
Dr Nicholas Cordato
Brain Tumour Award
Vitamin E analogues selectively suppress brain cancer.
Dr Jiri Neuzil
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Trishomocubanes - potential neuroprotective drug therapies for Parkinson's disease.
Dr Jasmine Henderson
Brain Tumour Award
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour: Seizure focus localisation using functional MRI with continuous EEG recording.
Dr Regula Briellmann
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Role of the insulin-like peptide-3 (INSL3)/LGR8 receptor system in function/survival of key thalamic nuclei damaged in Parkinson's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy.
Dr Andrew Gundlach
Schizophrenia Award
Nicotinic receptors in schizophrenia.
Dr Richard Loiacono
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Role of tau in late-onset Parkinson's disease.
Dr John Kwok
Degenerative Muscle Disease Award
The role of dysferlin in degenerative muscle disease (muscular dystrophy).
Dr Sandra Cooper
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Neuropsychological changes in Parkinson’s disease, a longitudinal study.
Dr Wayne Reid
Vertigo Award
Diagnosis and treatment of atypical benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Dr Swee T. Aw
Parkinson’s Disease Award
New Therapies for Neurological Injuries and Diseases Based on Neural Stem Cells.
Professor Anne Cunningham
Brain Function and Brain Mapping Award
A Study of Cortical Activation by Sensory Stimulation using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).
Associate Professor James Colebatch
Parkinson’s Disease Award
Cigarette-smoking, genetic risk factors and the aetiology of Parkinson's Disease: an examination of gene-environment interactions.
Dr George Mellick
Brain Function and Brain Mapping Award
In vivo mapping of anatomically distinct functional regions of the human cerebral cortex using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging.
Associate Professor John Watson
Healthy Brain Research Award
For research relating to the Brain Foundation Healthy Brain Program.
NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd
Blindness Award
Cortical neuroprosthesis to restore visual perception to blind patients (blindness – bionic eye).
Professor Minas Coroneo
Migraine Award
Craniovascular nociception and its mediation by nitric oxide and the neuropeptide calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP).
Dr Geoff Lambert and Dr Sandrino Zagami
Stroke and Migraine Award
Migraine and Stroke: Are there common risk genes?
Professor Lyn Griffiths
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