An online scientific seminar series focused on motor neurone disease (MND) Research. Hear from national experts and emerging leaders in MND research including the latest clinical trials, drug developments, pre-clinical models, discovery research and collaborative platforms. Learn, connect and share with the Australian MND research community.
For enquiries related to the seminar series, please contact: Dr Sarah Bennett
Have you ever considered how to involve people with lived experience in your research? This presentation will provide an overview of the numerous consumer involvement strategies that have been used to design and deliver a Phase I clinical trial to test a cell transplantation therapy for treating chronic spinal cord injury.
Prof James St John is Head of the Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research at Griffith University. James is a translational neuroscientist specialising in the creation and delivery of therapies to repair injuries and diseases of the nervous system. The major project of the Centre is a Phase I clinical trial to test a cell transplantation therapy to repair chronic spinal cord injury. James was awarded the NHMRC Consumer Involvement Award 2025 for the community co-design of the trial.
Dr Anne Hogden, Feb2024