Batten Disease Support and Research Association Australia

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2023-24 BDSRA Australia Research Grant Winners! We are delighted to announce the winners of this year's Research Grants, with a total of over $88,000 awarded to three projects. Congratulations to our Chief Investigators: ? Prof. Stephanie Hughes from the Brain Health Research Centre - Otago in New Zealand who has been awarded $35,000 for work developing a personalised medicine approach to CLN1 Batten disease; with a special thanks to Mila's Miracle Foundation for partnering with us to support this project; ? Dr Lotta Oikari from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute QLD awarded $24,961 for continued work investigating repurposed drug candidates for the treatment of Batten disease; and ? Dr Jenna Ziebell from Wicking Dementia Centre, University of Tasmania awarded $28,290 for research exploring the role of microglia in CLN3 Batten disease. ? We are extremely proud to support this world-class, promising research right here in our region. Further details on the successful projects and research teams are now posted on our website. ? A special thanks also to our international Grant Review Panel for their time and expertise, and to all of our wonderful donors and supporters - without your generosity, this research would not be possible. ? To help us continue funding research towards treatments and cures for Batten disease, please consider making a tax-free donation today by visiting our website: https://bdsraaustralia.org/index-donate.php