The Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia (MNDRIA) is the research arm of MND Australia.
The MNDRIA was established in 1984 as a national organisation promoting medical and scientific research into MND. The organisation has been driven forward by the vision to understand the causes, find effective treatments and discover cures for MND.
AIMS
The aims of the Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia are:
- To promote medical and scientific research into MND.
- To determine the relative merits of research proposals for the study of MND for the receipt of research grants.
- To administer research grants for the study of MND.
- To facilitate the exchange of information about MND.
- To affiliate with other bodies, either national or international, to advance the cause of research into MND.
- To raise funds to support research into MND.
- To be an Approved Research Institute by meeting the conditions of Income Tax Assessment Act.
The Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia was previously known as the A.L.S. Research Institute and the A.L.S.–Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute Incorporated.
ABOUT US
The MND Australia
Research Committee members review
grant applications and determine the distribution of funds within the set policies, and according to the criteria for scientific assessment.
MND AUSTRALIA RESEARCH STRATEGY 2018 – 2021
Vision:
To find effective treatments and untimately a cure for motor neurone disease (MND)
Stragegic objective 1:
Promote research excellence by supporting only the best research that has the greates chance of finding effective treatments and improving the care of people living with MND.
Read the full
MND Australia Research Strategy 2018 – 2021.
Policies and position statements
CONTACT US
Phone: +61 2 8287 4989