Spinal cord injury projects

Bone Marrow Grafts for Spinal Cord Repair DOC, 0.03MB

Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Paul Simmons, Dr Giles Plant, Dr Stuart Hodgetts, Professor Silviu Itescu,
Lead Organisation: StepAhead Australia
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $736,614
Project Dates: 14 August 2007 – 13 August 2010
Completed

Corticospinal Regeneration DOC, 0.03MB

Chief Investigator: Professor David Howells
Associate Investigator: Dr Peter Batchelor
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $626,560
Project Start Date: 1 January 2007 – 16 December 2011
Completed

Development of EphA4 Peptide Inhibitors for the Treatment of Neurotrauma DOC, 0.02MB

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Ann Turnley
Associate Investigators: Dr Tony Hughes, Dr Yona Goldshmit
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $573,647
Project Dates: 7 May 2007 - 6 May 2009
Completed

Hypothermia Prior to Decompression for Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury DOC, 0.02MB

Chief Investigator: Dr Peter Batchelor
Associate Investigator: Associate Professor David Howells
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $137,091
Project Start Date: 1 May 2011
In Progress

Macrophage Cytotoxicity Post Spinal Cord Injury DOC, 0.02MB

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor David Howells
Associate Investigator: Dr Peter Batchelor
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $547,052
Project Dates: 1 May 2007 – 31 October 2010
Completed

Matrix Technology for Spinal Cord Repair DOC, 0.02MB

Chief Investigator: Dr Kathy Traianedes
Associate Investigators: Professor Stephen Livesey, Dr Giles Plant, Dr Marc Ruitenberg
Lead Organisation: St. Vincent's Hospital
Collaborating Organisations: StepAhead Australia
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $412,993
Project Dates: 30 October 2007 – 28 September 2012
Completed

Modulation of Inflammatory Lipids to Improve the Outcome of Neurotrauma DOC, 0.03MB

Chief Investigator: Dr Alice Pébay
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $289,182
Project Start Date: 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2013
Completed

National Study of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Outcomes DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Dr Peter New
Lead Organisation: Bayside Health
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $29,372
Project Dates: 1 May 2007 - 26 March 2010
Completed

Novel Sodium Channel Blockers in Rat Models DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Bevyn Jarrott
Associate Investigator: Mr Robert Weston
Lead Organisation: Howard Florey Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $126,341
Project Start Date: 1 December 2006 - 30 November 2007
Completed

Neurotrauma Knowledge Translation - An International Collaboration DOC, 0.03MB
Team leads: Dr Peter Bragge (Victoria)/ Dr Mark Bayley (Ontario)
Lead Organisations: National Trauma Research Institute (Victoria); The University of Toronto (Ontario)
TAC/ONF Joint Funding: $50,000
Project Start Date: 1 July 2010 – 24 December 2010
Completed

New Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries DOC, 0.07MB
Co-ordinator & Lead Chief Investigator: Professor Norman Saunders, The University of Melbourne
Chief Investigators: Professor Seong-Seng Tan, Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Dr Mark Habgood, Dr Peter Crack, Dr Jenny Callaway, Associate Professor David Howells, Dr Peter Batchelor
Lead Organisation: The University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $4,186,012
Project Dates: 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2009
Completed

Preventable Job Loss Following Return to Work Post Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Team leads: Associate Professor Gregory Murphy (Victoria)/ Dr Cheryl Cott (Ontario)
Lead Organisations: La Trobe University (Victoria); Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Ontario)
TAC/ONF Joint Funding: $93,050
Project Start Date: 1 August 2010 – 7 September 2012
Completed

Singing in Spinal Cord Injury DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Ms Jeanette Tamplin
Associate Investigators: Dr David Berlowitz, Mr Jeff Pretto, Associate Professor Douglas Brown, Associate Professor Denise Grocke, Ms Merlyn Quaife, Ms Mary Buttifant
Lead Organisation: Institute for Breathing and Sleep
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $307,129
Project Start Date: 21 January 2008 - 4 February 2011
Completed

Sleep Health in Tetraplegia - A Population Survey and Home Monitoring of Sleep Disordered Breathing DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Dr David Berlowitz
Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Doug Brown, Professor Robert Pierce
Lead Organisation: Institute for Breathing and Sleep
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $356,688
Project Dates: 16 October 2006 – 31 August 2008
Completed

Spinal Cord Recovery in the Opossum DOC, 0.04MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Norman Saunders
Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Kate Dziegielewska, Dr Samantha Richardson, Professor Dalton Dietrich, Dr Helen Stolp, Dr Jessie Truettner, Dr Paul Samollow
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $1,095,114
Project Start Date: 1 February 2007 – 30 June 2010
Completed


Spinal cord injury projects Spinal cord injury projects Bone Marrow Grafts for Spinal Cord Repair DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Paul Simmons, Dr Giles Plant, Dr Stuart Hodgetts, Professor Silviu Itescu, Lead Organisation: StepAhead Australia TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $736,614 Project Dates: 14 August 2007 – 13 August 2010 Completed Corticospinal Regeneration DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Professor David Howells Associate Investigator: Dr Peter Batchelor Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $626,560 Project Start Date: 1 January 2007 – 16 December 2011 Completed Development of EphA4 Peptide Inhibitors for the Treatment of Neurotrauma DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Ann Turnley Associate Investigators: Dr Tony Hughes, Dr Yona Goldshmit Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $573,647 Project Dates: 7 May 2007 - 6 May 2009 Completed Hypothermia Prior to Decompression for Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Dr Peter Batchelor Associate Investigator: Associate Professor David Howells Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $137,091 Project Start Date: 1 May 2011 In Progress Macrophage Cytotoxicity Post Spinal Cord Injury DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor David Howells Associate Investigator: Dr Peter Batchelor Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $547,052 Project Dates: 1 May 2007 – 31 October 2010 Completed Matrix Technology for Spinal Cord Repair DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Dr Kathy Traianedes Associate Investigators: Professor Stephen Livesey, Dr Giles Plant, Dr Marc Ruitenberg Lead Organisation: St. Vincent's Hospital Collaborating Organisations: StepAhead Australia TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $412,993 Project Dates: 30 October 2007 – 28 September 2012 Completed Modulation of Inflammatory Lipids to Improve the Outcome of Neurotrauma DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Dr Alice Pébay Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $289,182 Project Start Date: 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2013 Completed National Study of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Outcomes DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Dr Peter New Lead Organisation: Bayside Health TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $29,372 Project Dates: 1 May 2007 - 26 March 2010 Completed Novel Sodium Channel Blockers in Rat Models DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Professor Bevyn Jarrott Associate Investigator: Mr Robert Weston Lead Organisation: Howard Florey Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $126,341 Project Start Date: 1 December 2006 - 30 November 2007 Completed Neurotrauma Knowledge Translation - An International Collaboration DOC, 0.03MB Team leads: Dr Peter Bragge (Victoria)/ Dr Mark Bayley (Ontario) Lead Organisations: National Trauma Research Institute (Victoria); The University of Toronto (Ontario) TAC/ONF Joint Funding: $50,000 Project Start Date: 1 July 2010 – 24 December 2010 Completed New Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries DOC, 0.07MB Co-ordinator & Lead Chief Investigator: Professor Norman Saunders, The University of Melbourne Chief Investigators: Professor Seong-Seng Tan, Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Dr Mark Habgood, Dr Peter Crack, Dr Jenny Callaway, Associate Professor David Howells, Dr Peter Batchelor Lead Organisation: The University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $4,186,012 Project Dates: 1 September 2006 – 31 August 2009 Completed Preventable Job Loss Following Return to Work Post Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Team leads: Associate Professor Gregory Murphy (Victoria)/ Dr Cheryl Cott (Ontario) Lead Organisations: La Trobe University (Victoria); Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Ontario) TAC/ONF Joint Funding: $93,050 Project Start Date: 1 August 2010 – 7 September 2012 Completed Singing in Spinal Cord Injury DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Ms Jeanette Tamplin Associate Investigators: Dr David Berlowitz, Mr Jeff Pretto, Associate Professor Douglas Brown, Associate Professor Denise Grocke, Ms Merlyn Quaife, Ms Mary Buttifant Lead Organisation: Institute for Breathing and Sleep TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $307,129 Project Start Date: 21 January 2008 - 4 February 2011 Completed Sleep Health in Tetraplegia - A Population Survey and Home Monitoring of Sleep Disordered Breathing DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Dr David Berlowitz Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Doug Brown, Professor Robert Pierce Lead Organisation: Institute for Breathing and Sleep TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $356,688 Project Dates: 16 October 2006 – 31 August 2008 Completed Spinal Cord Recovery in the Opossum DOC, 0.04MB Chief Investigator: Professor Norman Saunders Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Kate Dziegielewska, Dr Samantha Richardson, Professor Dalton Dietrich, Dr Helen Stolp, Dr Jessie Truettner, Dr Paul Samollow Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $1,095,114 Project Start Date: 1 February 2007 – 30 June 2010 Completed