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Projects We Fund - Started in 2011
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INCUBATOR GRANTS
New approaches to targeting the autoimmune reaction responsible for MS
A/Prof Bernard Flynn, Monash University
Total funding awarded: $25,000
Duration: 1 year
PROJECT GRANTS
The direct clinical benefit of neuropsychological assessment with feedback in MS
Wendy Longley, MS Australia – ACT/NSW/VIC
Total funding awarded: $140,000
Duration: 2 years
Genetic control of T-cell regulation in MS
A/Prof David Booth, Westmead Millennium Institute
Total funding awarded: $186,000
Duration: 3 years
Understanding the relationship between optic neuritis and remyelination
Dr Stuart Graham, Macquarie University
Total funding awarded: $12,000
Duration: 1 year
Molecular and cellular regulation of MS
Dr David Brown, University of New South Wales
Total funding awarded: $300,000
Duration: 3 years
Defining a measure of inflammatory demyelination
A/Prof Alexander Klistorner, The University of Sydney
Total funding awarded: $85,000
Duration: 1 year
Analysis of myelination
Prof Simon Hawke, University of Sydney
Total funding awarded: $190,000
Duration: 2 years
Are low vitamin D levels or low early life sun exposure associated with an increased risk of developing MS during childhood?
Prof Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Total funding awarded: $20,000
Duration: 1 year
Use of biomarkers to predict the likelihood of ongoing disease activity in patients with their first symptoms of MS
Prof Trevor Kilpatrick, The University of Melbourne
Total funding awarded: $160,000
Duration: 2 years
Reprogramming the immune system
Dr Christopher Siatskas, Monash University
Total funding awarded: $290,000
Duration: 3 years
Modulation of BMP signalling for enhanced remyelination
Dr Holly Cate, Florey Neuroscience Institutes
Total funding awarded: $150,000
Duration: 2 years
The role of neuron-glia interactions in regulating cell survival and myelination in MS
Dr Jerome Staal, University of Melbourne
Co-funded with NHMRC
Duration: 4 years
Investigating the potential mechanisms of primary progressive MS
Dr Jun Yan, The University of Queensland
Total funding awarded: $170,000
Duration: 2 years
The Australian and New Zealand neuromyelitis optica antibody study
Dr Mark Slee, Flinders University
Total funding awarded: $20,000
Duration: 1 year
FELLOWSHIPS
BDNF protein's influence on myelination in the brain and spinal cord
Agnes Wong, The University of Melbourne
Total funding awarded: $6,000 (Ian Ballard Travel Fellowship)
Duration: 1 year
Development of a new treatment for MS progression
Edwin Lim, University of New South Wales
Total funding awarded: $255,000
Duration: 3 years
SCHOLARSHIPS
How are supporting cells damaged during MS?
Biyi Chen, The University of Sydney
Total funding award: $8,000
Duration: 1 year
Is the Balb/C mouse an appropriate model for MRI studies of MS?
Leana Downs, La Trobe University
Total funding award: $7,500
Duration: 1 year
Does infection with the H.pylori affect the development of MS?
Kirsten Bennett, The University of Western Australia
Total funding award: $7,500
Duration: 1 year