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Category: Research

Category: Research

Prof Marc Ruitenberg and his team with Duncan Wallace

New study unlocks vital clues about the immune system’s response to spinal cord injury

Posted on: April 11, 2024 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases
 A new study published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, by Professor Marc Ruitenberg and his research team at The University of Queensland, has yielded important insights about the effect of a spinal cord injury (SCI) on the body’s immune system,…
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The I Peter Farrell SpinalCure Fellowship

Advancing Spinal Cord Injury Research: Introducing the I. Peter Farrell SpinalCure Fellowship

Posted on: April 09, 2024 Categorized in: News, Research
By Duncan Wallace, Exec Director SpinalCure As someone who lives with a spinal cord injury (SCI), I know first-hand the impact it causes. Having an SCI casts a long shadow, devastating lives and leaving families grappling with profound emotional and…
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New drug for spinal cord injury found to be safe in healthy participants

Posted on: August 11, 2023 Categorized in: Research
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a new drug treatment designed as a therapeutic intervention for spinal cord injury (SCI). The research, published in…
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SCI researcher

Announcing the I. Peter Farrell SpinalCure Fellowship

Posted on: June 06, 2023 Categorized in: News, Research
SpinalCure Australia is proud to announce the inaugural  I. Peter Farrell SpinalCure Fellowship. This prestigious award provides AUD$1.5million over five years to support an outstanding early/mid-career researcher undertaking innovative research which takes steps towards the goal of a cure for…
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MRFF grants $6m to fund two new Project Spark clinical trials

Posted on: April 21, 2023 Categorized in: News, Research
The Australian Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has announced $6m in funding to Project Spark. This is a significant milestone for spinal cord injury research in Australia, as it represents the largest-ever financial commitment specifically towards cure-focussed SCI…
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BREATHE: The Spinal cord injury, Mind and HeART (SMART) Study

Posted on: March 29, 2023 Categorized in: News, Research, Current clinical trials
A clinical trial, funded through the $15m NSW Government grants offered as a result of SpinalCure’s call for funding of spinal cord injury research, is now looking for volunteers. How we breathe influences many aspects of health and wellbeing. Ancient…
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A Prof Marc Ruitenberg (centre) with Dr John and Mrs Joy Yeo

A Prof Marc Ruitenberg receives prestigious Churchill Fellowship

Posted on: December 02, 2022 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases
Our heartfelt congratulations to Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg from the University of Queensland’s School of Biomedical Sciences on being awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship. Dr Ruitenberg and his team are using the latest advances in single-cell and spatial sequencing technologies…
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