Grants awarded by MNDRIA for 36 new projects commencing in 2016
$3.32 million contributed by MNDRIA and $1.75 million contributed by Cure for MND Foundation.
Total $5.07 million awarded for three 3-year fellowships and 33 grants-in-aid.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS (2016-2018)
Dr Michelle Farrar
University of NSW
Dr Fleur Garton
University of QLD
Dr John Lee
University of QLD
Beryl Bayley MND Postdoctoral
Fellowship
Motor neurone diseases in children and young
people – understanding pathophysiology and
developing treatment approaches
Bill Gole MND Postdoctoral Fellowship Identification of novel genetic loci and pathways
associated with ALS through interrogation of
multiple integrated genomics data sets
MNDRIA Postdoctoral Fellowship
The role of C3aR signalling in slowing down the
disease progression of MND
COLLABORATION GRANTS-IN-AID
Cure for MND Collaboration Initiative
Prof Julian Gold
Neuroscience Trials Australia Grant
Pilot Trial of antiretroviral therapy for ALS
Prof Gilles Guillemin
Macquarie Univesity
Cure for MND Collaboration Initiative
Grant
New directions for early diagnosis of MND: a largescale longitudinal analysis of multiple biomarkers to
find diagnostic and prognostic “fingerprints”.
Dr Bradley Turner
Florey Institute of
Neuroscience & Mental
Health
Dr Peter Crouch
University of Melbourne
Cure for MND Collaboration Initiative
Grant
A synergistic approach for treatment of MND using
neurotrophic and gene therapy
Jenny Barr Smith MND Collaboration
Grant
A/Prof Tracey Dickson
University of Tasmania
Graham Stanford MND Collaboration
Grant
Drug-specific biomarkers to facilitate clinical
translation of CuII(atsm) as a potential therapeutic
for MND.
Inhibitory dysfunction in the cortex: Tackling MND
from the top down
GRANTS-IN-AID
A prospective study to assess the causes and treatment
of sleep disordered breathing and respiratory failure in
patients with MND
DNA damage and neurodegeneration in ALS/MND
Dr Vinod Ayappan
Flinders University
Graham Lang Memorial & Mavis
Gallienne MND Research Grants
A/Prof Julie Atkin
Macquarie University
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Dr Catherine Blizzard
University of Tasmania
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Investigating synaptic dysfunction in ALS
Prof Roger Chung
Macquarie University
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
New approaches to plasma biomarker studies in
MND/ALS
Dr Nicholas Cole
Macquarie University
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Elucidating the Pathogenesis of Sporadic Motor
Neurone Disease Using Zebrafish Models
Dr Peter Crouch
University of Melbourne
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Proteomic investigation of functional copper deficiency in
MND: Implications for Cu(atsm) as a novel therapeutic.
A/Prof Tracey Dickson
University of Tasmania
Jen Simko MND Research Grant
Inhibitory dysfunction in ALS: A systematic human
pathophysiology analysis
Dr Archa Fox
University of WA
Rosalind Nicholson MND Research
Grant
Investigating novel stress responsive structures in MND
Dr Nimeshan Geevasinga
Uniersity of Sydney
Peter Stearne Grant for Familial MND Pathophysiological and diagnostic biomarkers of familial
and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Research
Dr Robert Henderson
University of QLD CCR
MonSTaR Foundation MND Research Using biomarkers to explore heterogeneity of motor
neurone disease
Grant
Dr Matthew Horrocks
University of Wollongong
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Single-molecule detection of the cytotoxic species
associated with MND
Dr Albert Lee
Macquarie University
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Identifying mechanisms responsible for
ubiquitination of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP43) in ALS pathogenesis.
Dr Michael Lee
University of Sydney
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Dissecting the mechanisms underlying muscle fatigue in
ALS using acute and cumulative resistance exercise
A/Prof Guillaume Lessene
Walter & Eliza Hall IMR
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Novel Agents to Prevent Neuronal Apoptosis in Motor
Neuron Disease
Dr Marco Morsch
Macquarie University
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Does the transfer of ALS protein aggregates between
motor neurons trigger neurodegeneration?
A/Prof Greg Neely
University of Sydney
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Conserved regulators of synaptic transmission and MND
A/Prof Peter Noakes
University of QLD
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Exploiting the opposing actions of complement receptors
C3aR and C5aR1 in the treatment of MND.
Dr Susanna Park
University of Sydney
A/Prof Kenneth Rodgers
University of Technology
Sydney
Dr Mary-Louise Rogers
Flinders University
MND Ice Bucket Challenge Grant
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
In vivo markers of ALS disease activity – linking structure
to function
Identification of environmental risk factors for sporadic
motor neurone disease in Australia
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Development of novel Immunogenes to improve growth
factor support for motor neurons
Dr Darren Saunders
University of NSW
Neale Daniher MND Research Grant
Ubiquitin Depletion as a Cause of Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS).
Dr Sandy Shultz
University of Melbourne
Mick Rodger & Benalla Act to d'feet
MND Research Grant
Treatment with GSK2606414 in mouse models of motor
neurone disease and traumatic brain injury
Dr Frederik Steyn
University of QLD
Dr Lachlan Thompson
Florey Institute for
Neuroscience & Mental
Health
Dr Adam Walker
Macquarie University
Cunningham Family MND Research
Grant
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Metabolic and gut dynamics in MND: Identifying novel
strategies to meet energy needs in patients
Towards cell-based therapies for MND: identifying and
tackling practical challenges in pre-clinical research.
Cure for MND Foundation Research
Grant
Pre-clinical therapeutic testing and biochemical changes
associated with neuron survival in a validated TDP-43
mouse model of MND
Dr Kelly Williams
Macquarie University
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Identification of phenotypic modifiers in sporadic ALS
through systems genomics
Dr Shu Yang
Macquarie University
MNDRIA Grant-in-aid
Ubiquitin Proteasome System dysfunction as a biomarker
for the diagnosis and prognosis of MND
Dr Justin Yerbury
University of Wollongong
Cunningham Family MND Research
Grant
Development of a biocompatible functionalised liposome
drug delivery system to increase efficiency of delivery to
motor neurons.