
Brad Turner
@turnermndlab
Head of ALS/MND Lab | Florey Institute | University of Melbourne | Australia | Passionate ALS researcher striving for a cure
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https://www.florey.edu.au/science-research/research-teams/motor-neurone-disease-laboratory 03-09-2015 23:48:59
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At least some success for MND in the Ideas grant round. Congrats to; Brad Turner Alison hogan Kara Vine-Perrow Roger Chung Sicong Tu And commiseration to the many researchers who likely missed out.

We’re hiring! An amazing opportunity for a passionate educator to join Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology as a Level B lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology for 2024. Based in Melbourne and looking to start mid-late Feb! careers.pageuppeople.com/mob/533/caw/en…

Australia’s R&D system is broken, outdated, incoherent and underfunded. In an op-ed in The The Australian today, Academy President Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FREng FTSE calls for a cross-portfolio, cross-sectorial review to inform a 10-year roadmap for R&D.






🚨 A fully humanised model of #MS using stem cell technology🚨A sophisticated technical advance and drug screening platform generated by my talented colleague Dr. Samantha Barton and team! 🧠🧫🔬💊

💔An horrific beast of a disease. Consider helping foundations like FightMND & research institutions like The Florey Brad Turner find treatments & hopefully one day a cure🙏 #BigFreeze10 fightmnd.org.au


What an honour to organise & Co-Chair the 3rd Aus/NZ MND Symposium MND Research Australia The Florey. An epic 2 days showcasing international & national MND research,2 lively debates (to soundtracks of AC/DC,Queen & Midnight Oil!) & a dynamic expert panel-🙏to PC, attendees & invited speakers!



Melbourne scientists have enlisted world-first stem cell technology in the fight against Motor Neurone Disease. Inspired by Neale Daniher, they have developed a drug screening process that will save time and hopefully lives. youtu.be/cZJXWeegr1Y NickMcCallum7 #7NEWS


Great coverage of our new major funding boost to fast-track drug discovery for MND at The Florey !

Fantastic coverage of our new major funding boost to accelerate drug discovery for MND! Grateful to the Australian Government and #MRFF for investing in our research at The Florey 9news.com.au/national/motor…

A stellar and thought provoking seminar delivered by Prof Kevin Talbot, a world leading MND clinician scientist from the University of Oxford on sabbatical at The Florey A brilliant update on the state of play in MND research and challenges and nuances of developing treatments for MND.


Great to attend the ALS Modeling workshop on iPSCs in Washington DC co-organised by Robert Packard Center for ALS Research and Project ALS. 2 days of intense debate and discussion of key challenges and innovations in iPSCs. Great insights from the best minds in the field. Plus the sights of DC! 🧫🧬


Our paper about how autophagy changes in mice as they age is now available at PLOS One ! Big thanks to Assoc. Prof. Tim Sargeant , Brad Turner & team, as well as SAHMRI , @uniofadelaide & The Hospital Research Foundation Group ! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…