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Previous News Items
- International ALS/MND Meetings 2010 - Overview from MND Australia
- Staff member chooses MND Australia
- News from the 21st International ALS/MND Symposium
- Record amount awarded for research in 2011
- Annual Review 2010
- New website for health and community care professionals launched by MND Australia
- MND Australia acknowledges and thanks Senator Guy Barnett
- Disability Care and Support Inquiry
- Global Day - Walk to D'Feet MND
- MND Australia congratulates the federal government
- New - Research news page
- Global Day acknowledged at Parliament House, Canberra on Monday 21 June
- One national body for care and research
- Family studies and genetic analysis of MND
- Caring for Older Australians
- Major parties commit to National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Latest research update now available
- MND Australia Patron Judith Durham
- National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Unproven therapies for MND and the internet
MND Australia congratulates the federal government
By Carol Birks, MND Australia
November 15, 2010
By Carol Birks, MND Australia
November 15, 2010
on supporting ALS/MND research in the latest NHMRC boost to medical research.
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler recently announced $447.5 million for medical research, though the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Over $2.5 million of this funding has been in allocated to grants focussing on MND research.
In addition Postdoctoral NHMRC fellowships include two for people working on MND projects. $290,032 has been awarded to Dr Eneida Myoshi, UNSW and $397,054 to Mrs Kendle Maslowski from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. This makes a total of $3,357,738 awarded by NHMRC for new projects and fellowships in MND research commencing in 2011.
With the $1,395,000 allocated by MND Australia for grants commencing in 2011 this brings the total of research funds made available over the last month in Australia to $4.4 million. A fantastic boost to MND research!
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