Grants

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
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

Neuromuscular Disease
Tremor - a clinical and neurophysiological study
Dr Alessandro Fois

Neuromuscular Disease
Muscle excitability techniques in hyperthyroid myopathy
Dr Chantal Baldwin

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
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

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

Dystonia Webinar
Dystonia
Dr Florence Chang

2015

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

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

2014

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

Elizabeth Penfold Simpson Award
Human adult dental pulp stem cells enhance poststroke functional recovery through non-neural replacement mechanisms
Dr Karlea Kremer

2013

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Generation of pathogenic tau-specific antibodies for the treatment of tauopathies
Dr Rebecca Nisbet

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

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

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

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

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

2011

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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

2008

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

Neuromuscular Disease Award
Investigating the causes of diabetic neuropathy.
Dr Arun Krishnan

Neuromuscular Disease Award
Nerve excitability in Long QT Syndrome.
Dr Stacey Jankelowitz

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

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

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

2003

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

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