Currently Funded Projects

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With your help we have helped raise
over $12M into SCI Research

$69K
BU

Axonal Regeneration
Mechanisms of Axonal Regeneration after central nervous system injury

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$150K
GU

Growth Factor Project
A new treatment for acute spinal cord injury – combination growth factor delivery to reduce paralysis after spinal cord injury

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$50K
GU

Olfactory Glia Project
Manipulating the selective activation of olfactory ensheathing cells for the repair of injured spinal cord.

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$20K
GU

Nasal Biopsy Project
funded through Count Charitable Foundation

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$232K
GU (SIP)

Spinal Injury Project

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$5.1M
GU (SIP)

Spinal Injury Project

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$430K
GU (SIP)

Cleaning up the Injury Site (A/P Jenny Ekberg)

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$75M
GU (SIP)

Grant from Catwalk Trust

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$433K
UQ

Repairing the chronically injured spinal cord with iPSC (A/P Marc Ruitenberg)

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$28K
GU (SIP)

Repairing the injured spinal cord with olfactory glia transplantation

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$86K
GU (SIP)

Nerve Bridge Project
Funding to develop a new generation of nerve bridges to repair the injured spinal cord

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$5.7M
GU (SIP)

World-leading Griffith University research into the development of a cell-based therapy for treating spinal cord injuries has received a $5.7 million boost from the Queensland Government.

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$450K
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$420K
GU (SIP)

Rehabilitation Trial 2

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$88K
GU (SIP)

CRO Scoping for Human Trial

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$5.4M
GU (SIP)

QLD Government Funding

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$149K
GU (SIP)

Dr Mo Chen Fellowship

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$300K
GU (SIP)

MRFF Nerve Bridge Project

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$1.2M
GU (SIP)

MRFF Nerve Bridge Project

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$400K
GU (SIP)
LiveCyte Microscope
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Total funding
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Currently Funded Projects

Through generous donations and support the Foundation is currently funding two exciting research projects at Griffith University and one project at the University of Queensland. 

The research projects funded include support of the Spinal Injury Project at Griffith University as well as support of research being conducted by Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg and his team in collaboration with stem cell expert Professor Ernst Wolvetang at the University of Queensland.

  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2023 - 2026
  • Total Funds Committed:$300,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2023 - 2025
  • Total Funds Committed:$149,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2023 - Ongoing
  • Total Funds Committed:$400,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2023 - 2024
  • Total Funds Committed:$88,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2023 - 2026
  • Total Funds Committed:$5,400,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Assoc Prof. Jenny Ekberg
  • PCSRF funding period:2018 – 2022 (Ongoing)
  • Total Funds Committed:$430,252

Previously Funded Projects

Through generous donations and support the Foundation is currently funding two exciting research projects at Griffith University and one project at the University of Queensland.

The research projects funded include support of the Spinal Injury Project at Griffith University as well as support of research being conducted by Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg and his team in collaboration with stem cell expert Professor Ernst Wolvetang at the University of Queensland.

  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2022
  • Total Funds Committed:$420,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2019 - 2022
  • Total Funds Committed:$5,700,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2016 - 2019
  • Total Funds Committed:$5,000,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2016
  • Total Funds Committed:$232,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2020-2021
  • Total Funds Committed:$450,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Dr Mo Chen & Dr Tanja Eindorf
  • PCSRF funding period:Sept 2019 - March 2020
  • Total Funds Committed:$86,666
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Matthew Barker
  • PCSRF funding period:2019 - 2020
  • Total Funds Committed: $28,000
  • Institution:University of Queensland
  • Lead Researcher: Dr Marc Ruitenberg
  • PCSRF funding period:2018 – 2022
  • Total Funds Committed:$393,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:PhD Rebecca Yao
  • PCSRF funding period:2015
  • Total Funds Committed: $20,000 
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Professor James St John
  • PCSRF funding period:2015
  • Total Funds Committed:$50,000
  • Institution:Griffith University
  • Lead Researcher:Prof James St John & Emeritus Prof. Alan Mackay-Sim
  • PCSRF funding period:2013 – 2017
  • Total Funds Committed:$150,000 – Completed
  • Institution:Bond University
  • Lead Researcher:Rita Juneja
  • PCSRF funding period:2009 – 2013
  • Total Funds Committed:$69,000 Completed
  • PCSRF funding period:2017
  • Total Funds Committed:$64,000

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