Macquarie University
About the center
Macquarie University (Sydney) is the home of Australia’s largest MND/ALS research program. With links to one of Australia’s largest MND/ALS clinics at the Macquarie University Hospital, this program undertakes multidisciplinary research including genetic, cellular biology, biochemical, and animal model studies.
Macquarie University, the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Research Institute and the Motor Neurone Disease Association of Australia (MND Australia) are partners in Project MinE. Australia has a strong track record of participation in international MND/ALS genetic studies. MND Australia believes that involvement in Project MinE is an important step forward in the global fight to better understand the genetic causes of sporadic MND/ALS.
The Australian researchers collaborate in the Sporadic ALS Australia Systems Genomics Consortium (SALSA-SGC). SALSA-SGC brings together established ALS researchers, ALS research clinicians and researchers new to ALS with expertise in analysis of genomics big data. The logistics of establishing SALSA-SGC is masterminded by Anjali Henders. The consortium is led by Professor Naomi Wray, from the University of Queensland and Associate Professor Ian Blair, from Macquarie University, NSW.
