Tagged with spinal cord paralysis

Griffith secures $5m to help cure spinal cord injury

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The Queensland Government has invested $5 million in a Griffith University pre-clinical trial to prove that a “nerve bridge” across a damaged spinal cord may be the answer to otherwise permanent paralysis. In a science and health collaboration, the project, led by Dr James St John, will be conducted across two of the university’s leading […]

Bupa Health Foundation celebrates the bright future of Australian health research

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A Griffith University senior postdoctoral research fellow is among five talented Australian researchers who have been recognised for their inventive work by theBupa Health Foundation. Dr Johana Paola Tello Velasquez, of the Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, has been awarded $5000 as part of Bupa’s annual Emerging Health Researcher Awards. The Foundation’s purpose is to […]

Quentin Bryce hosts Scientific Open House

Eskitis researchers Rebecca Yao, Dr James St John and Rebecca Yao with Perry Cross and Former Governor-General The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO
Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD)
Published AuthorMelinda Rogers
Griffith University’s Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery opened its door for a ‘Scientific Open House’ organised with the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation to thank their donors for their contributions to scientific research. Part of the research at Eskitis aims to find a cure for spinal cord paralysis. Former Governor-General The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce […]