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MSRA Targets Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Cure

Click to Enlarge - Our Research Strategy has three targets 1. How can we prevent MS? Via understanding of genetic make-up and environmental threats 2. How can we improve diagnosis and better treat MS? Via focused neruobiology, clinical trials and applied research 3. How can we cure MS? Via Research into cell repair and regenerationOur Research Strategy has three targets

  • How can we prevent MS?
  • How can we improve diagnosis and better treat MS?
  • How can we cure MS?

 

In 2008, MSRA will fund over $2 million in MS research.

 

MSRA funds research in four areas significant to MS Click to Enlarge - MSRA is funding a total of $2,077,032 in Research in 2008 of which 12% goes to Applied and Social Research, 32% to Genetics and Epidemiology and 56% to Neurobiology including pathology, stem cell research, virology, immunology and proteomics.

  1. Social and Applied Research

  2. Genetics and Epidemiology

  3. Neurobiology including

    • Pathology
    • Stem cell research
    • Virology
    • Immunology
    • Proteomics

  4. Clinical Trials (MSRA currently does not fund any MS Trials)

Read more about our current projects here

MSRA offers six types of grants  Click to Enlarge - MSRA offers six types of grants to fund MS research of which 40% of the total Research spend in 2008 is provided through Investigator Driven Projects, 39% in Platform Project Grants, followed by Capacity Building and Incubator Grants (3%).

  1. Platform Projects - large collaborative projects for which MSRA is usually an Industry Partner
  2. Investigator-Driven Projects - an annual call for MS researchers to submit proposals for peer-review
  3. Capacity Building (People Support) including - an annual call for young and mid-career researchers to submit proposals for peer-review
    • Macquarie Group Foundation Australian - UK MS Society Research Fellowship
    • Postdoctoral Fellowships
    • Postgraduate Scholarships
    • NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Fellowships
    • NHMRC Betty Cuthbert Scholarships
    • Trish MS Research Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships
    • Summer Vacation Grants
  4. Incubator Grants - seeding grants to increase experimental support for potential larger projects
  5. Directed Funding - MSRA tendered projects
  6. Scientific Meetings - MSRA hosted or supported seminars and conferences

Read more about MS research grants here