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THE RMH FOUNDATION RESEARCH UPDATE 03/20 WARREN HAYNES FELLOWSHIP

FRIENDS FUNDING

Funds raised by The Friends of The Royal Melbourne Neuroscience Foundation in 2019 have been allocated to support RMH neuroscience research projects, commencing or continuing in 2020. These projects include: Dementia : Optimising Neural Synchrony to Rescue Cognition in a Dementia Model Brain Tumour : The Brain The Scientific Advisory Committee for The Royal Melbourne Tumour Research Program Hospital Neuroscience Foundation met for the first time in Stroke : Artificial Intelligence- 2020 on Thursday 30 January, to review the Research Funding Assisted Diagnosis of Applications and to appoint a new Warren Haynes Fellow. Cerebrovascular Diseases Of the four applicants, all of high standard, the SAC selected Multiple Sclerosis : Dendritic two Fellows - one in and one in . Cell Therapy for MS based on Promoting MERTK Signaling Congratulations go to Dr Heidi McAlpine and Dr Chris Dwyer. Friends Chairperson, Bee Ho Teow, said of the projects “We Both successful candidates plan to have a long clinical and are excited to see these results research career at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, and we look over the next 12 months”. forward to the results of their work.

ANNUAL GALA BALL CANCELLED Neuroscience research and clinical work continues at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Friends The of the RMH Neuroscience Foundation’s and the Foundation still needs your support Annual Gala Ball & Auction will not be held in 2020, to continue this vital work. Please contact us due to the rapidly progressing COVID-19 pandemic. today to make a donation in lieu of the Ball.

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