We are delighted to share that Dr Maize Cao has received a Neurological Foundation grant to study ALS. Dr Cao, an early career Research fellow at the University of Auckland, says: “what makes development of therapies difficult, is that there are many genes that can cause disease (‘suspects’ of ALS). Beyond that, at the molecular … Read more
In the final instalment of Newshub’s three-part series on motor neurone disease, journalist Amanda Gillies spoke with Dr Emma Scotter, head of the Motor Neuron Disease Research Lab at the Centre for Brain Research, on recent breakthroughs in understanding the genetic code of MND. We are truly grateful to Dr Scotter and her passionate team … Read more
On Thursday we were privileged to have Dr Emma Scotter, head of the MND Lab at the University of Auckland, and Dr Natalie Gauld, ONZM, Research Advisor and Best Practice Advocate at MND NZ, on the AM Show sofa on Three discussing motor neurone disease and this weekend’s Walk to Defeat MND. If you missed … Read more
We are very pleased to welcome Dr Natalie Gauld to Motor Neurone Disease NZ as Research Advisor and Best Practice Advocate. Natalie is a pharmacist with a MPharm and PhD degrees and has honorary roles in the Department of Paediatrics and School of Pharmacy at the University of Auckland. She is passionate about improving access … Read more