In 2013, PCSRF funded a 3-year $150,000 research project under the supervision of Professor James St John and Emeritus Professor Alan Mackay-Sim – 2017 Australian of the Year (pictured above with Perry Cross). The project was completed in 2017. The funded project has determined the effectiveness of a highly promising treatment for reducing paralysis after […]
READ MOREMechanisms of Axonal Regeneration after central nervous system injury
The Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation proudly supported a 4 year research project conducted by PhD Student Rita Juneja from 2009 – 2013 at Bond University. This project investigated the ability of the adult zebrafish to repair its central nervous system following damage. In contrast the majority of neurons in the adult mammalian central nervous […]
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In 2017 PCSRF contributed $64,000 towards the purchase of a live cell microscope as part of the Spinal Injury Project.
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