Find out more about what’s happening at the Neurological Foundation, including updates on the latest research and new findings.
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Debbie Young
Congratulations to Associate Professor Debbie Young who has been awarded a $941,000 Marsden Fund grant for her exciting work in gene therapy. She’ll investigate harnessing disease-specific signals to make sure gene therapy targets only vulnerable cells in the brain
January 30, 2024
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January 30, 2024
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Louise Bicknell
Congratulations to Associate Professor Louise Bicknell who has been awarded a $941,000 Marsden Fund grant for her exciting genetics research. She’ll investigate ORC3, a novel disease gene with a moonlighting role in brain development. Louise credits funding from the Neurological Foundation for helping build her genetics research programme in New Zealand.
January 15, 2024
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Congratulations to Dr Michael Garelja
Congratulations to Professor Debbie Hay and Dr Michael Garelja who’ve been awarded a $941,000 Marsden Fund grant for their promising migraine research. They’ll investigate whether two CGRP-responsive receptors are “double trouble” in migraine. This builds on research carried out with earlier funding from the Neurological Foundation.
January 15, 2024
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Associate Professor Greg Anson
One of our wonderful committee members, Greg Anson, was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year’s honours list.
January 8, 2024
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Kindness is chemical
So excited to see the launch of our summer campaign encouraging acts of kindness. At the Neurological Foundation we know brains, so we also know that kindness is chemical.
December 19, 2023
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Exciting milestones in health research funding
Four amazing researchers with strong links to the Neurological Foundation have been recognised with prestigious grants from the Health Research Council (HRC).
December 8, 2023
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Bowling for Brains
Gather some mates, get down to your local green & get bowling!
November 14, 2023
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Sports-loving scientists with sights set on concussion
There’s growing evidence that contact sport, at any level, puts our brains at risk.
November 6, 2023
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Dunedin Study appoints new Director
Congratulations to Associate Professor Moana Theodore in her new role as Director for the Dunedin Study from all of us at the Neurological Foundation.
October 26, 2023
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Summer Studentships - Connor Nicholls
Our final Summer Studentship has been awarded to Connor Nicholls, University of Otago. One of the challenges in treating Alzheimer’s disease is getting medicine into the brain
October 26, 2023
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Summer Studentships - Luca Gray
Congratulations to our second Summer Studentship recipient Luca Gray, University of Otago
October 26, 2023
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