Name of Fellow


Prof Glenda Halliday

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Tackling the complex pathogenesis of non-Alzheimer dementias and motor neurodegenerative disorders

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 627,470

Start date of award


01/01/15

Total duration of award in years


5.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Alzheimer's disease & other dementias

Keywords


neurodegenerative disorders | frontotemporal dementia | movement disorders | neuropathology | biomarkers

Research Abstract


I research dementia and motor syndromes as there are no mechanistic treatments for these disorders, and for many there are no treatments at all. Without being able to identify the same diseases and differentiate them from other diseases, no treatments will be successful. To develop more reliably detection methods for these diseases, I perform longitudinally studies where the participants agree to donate serial biological samples and their brain tissue at death.

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