ISSUE TWELVE
RESEARCH AUSTRALIA
AN ALLIANCE FOR DISCOVERIES IN HEALTH
2 A Message From The CEO 3 Vale Alastair Lucas AO 4 Research Australia Conference On Philanthropy For Health & Medical Research 6 Gynaecological Cancer Research Can Increase Women’s Longevity 7 New Online Tool Helps Stroke Survivors Drive Their Own Recovery 8 Two Leaders In Schizophrenia Research Join Forces 9 Potential Breakthrough In Cancer Treatment 10 Blood Clot Breakthrough Paves Way For Safer, Better Drugs 11 Pioneering Minds Come Together To End MND 12 From Words To Action – Launching MQ 13 A Prescription For Better Health Care – A Wiki In Your Pocket 14 Tailor-made Treatments for Childhood Brain Cancer 15 QIMR Berghofer Gains Licence To Produce T-Cell Therapies 16 More Investment Needed for Rare Cancer Research 17 Ensuring Equity For Country Kids: A Tele-Speech Program 18 New Journal A Nexus Between Research And Practice 19 The Exact ‘Where’ And ‘How’ Of HIV Infection 20 World First Statin Trial Launched In The Elderly 21 Clinic Removes Barriers To Rehabilitation 22 Revolutionising Research With Information Technology 23 Ice Bucket Challenge Pours Over $1.1 Million Into Motor Neurone Disease Research 24 Critical Discovery In Muscular Dystrophy Research 25 New Ways To Detect Depression & Anxiety In Older Chinese Australians 26 Early Childhood Program Launches In The USA 27 New Technology To Target Diabetic Foot Ulcers 28 Whistle-Blowing Research Attracts Significant Funding 29 Board of Directors 29 Editor’s Corner
SPRING 2015