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MSRA funded projects - started in 2007
PROJECT GRANTS
The role of EBNA-1 in MS
Prof Michael Pender, University of Queensland
Total Funding Awarded: $429,000
Duration: 3 years
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Dr Mark Slee, Flinders University
Total Funding Awarded: $30,000
Duration: 2 years
A randomised controlled trial of progressive resistance strength training for people with MS who have difficulty walking
A/Prof Karen Dodd, La Trobe University
Total Funding Awarded: $90,000
Duration: 2 years
Inflammatory Cells in the Brain and Spinal Cord in MS. What are they targeting?
Prof John Prineas, University of Sydney
Total Funding Awarded: $112, 000
Duration: 2 years
Mechanisms leading to development of chronic progressive MS
Dr Jun Yan, University of Queensland
Total Funding Awarded: $150,000
Duration: 2 years
Defining roles of TRAIL in MS
Dr Lisa Sedger, Westmead Millennium Institute
Total Funding Awarded: $120,000
Duration: 2 years
INCUBATOR 'SEEDING' GRANTS
Investigation of the psychological needs and issue of parents with MS and their children: informing practice and policy
A/Prof Kenneth Pakenham
Total Funding Awarded: $10,000
Duration: 1 year
Grey matter changes in pre-onset stages of EAE
Dr Jaqueline Orian, La Trobe University
Total Funding Awarded: $10,000
Duration: 1 year
FELLOWSHIPS
Analysis of molecular mechanisms driving repair in responses to oligodendrocyte death
Dr Tobias Merson, Florey Neuroscience Institutes
Total Funding Awarded: $140,000
Duration: 4 years
Role of the Lingo-1/p75NTR axis in modulating myelination
Dr Junhua Xiao, University of Melbourne
Total Funding Awarded: $140,000
Duration: 4 years
SCHOLARSHIPS
Developing magnetic resonance imaging bio-makers of neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis
Dr Scott Kolbe, Florey Neurosciences Institute
Total Funding Awarded: $66,380
Duration: 3 years
The role of protein modification in MS
Brett Drummond, University of Melbourne
Total Funding Awarded: $66,380
Duration: 3 years

Stimulation of the innate immune system and its role in generation of CNS autoimmune inflammation
Natalie Payne, Monash University
Total Funding Awarded: $79,768
Duration: 3 years