F5M supports the following MS research
Researcher |
Project Title |
Funded Amount |
Funding Source
|
| Prof Shaun McColl |
Proteomics of MS |
$675,000
(inc $375,000 from ARC) |
Fundraisers Fiona DuRieu & Deb Landau
(Adelaide) |
| Dr Pamela McCombe |
How does pregnancy affect MS? |
$85,000 |
Capanes & Canvas (Brisbane) |
| Dr Judith Greer |
Working out why lesions occur where they do in MS |
$270,000 |
MS Angels
(Sydney) |
| A/Prof Fary Khan |
Functional and health service outcomes for persons with MS and other neurological conditions: Evaluation of an Australian Rehabilitation Dataset |
$35,000 |
F5M |
| Laura Gianni |
Identifying protein markers of disease in MS |
$78,000 |
MS Angels
(Sydney) |
|
Various Projects
|
$290,000 -
total |
Charity Works for MS
(Melbourne) |
| |
Various Projects
|
$709,885 - total |
Trish MS Research Foundation (NSW) |
* To view a project summary please click on researchers name above
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
MS is a neurological disease affecting more young Australians than any other condition. It is an incurable, chronic and often disabling disease that randomly attack and scars the protective insulation (myelin) that surrounds nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms range from tingling and numbness to paralysis and blindness. In Australia the prevalence is growing at an alarming rate, striking 3 times more young women than men with diagnosis peaking at around 30 years of age.
F5M is the fundraising initiative of Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA)
MSRA is the research arm of MS Australia, established in 2004 to accelerate research to find the cause and cure for MS. MSRA facilitates projects which aim to establish the environmental, genetic and neurological origins of MS and encourages collaboration between Australia's best medical researchers. MSRA seeks financial support for this research via donations, grants, corporate partnerships, bequests, general fundraising and Foundation 5 Million.
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