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$30 Million to Australian Parkinson's Research                                                     View this email in your browser
Dear Shake It Up Supporter

We are excited to share that the Federal Government has awarded $30 Million to Australian Parkinson's Research.   

The Australian Parkinson’s Mission, an innovative program combining clinical trials with genomics research for people with Parkinson’s is the most significant investment in Australian Parkinson’s research.  

The funding, announced today by Federal Minister for Health, The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, will enable the Australian Parkinson’s Mission to identify desperately needed disease modifying drugs with the potential to slow the progression of Parkinson’s.

“We’re thrilled to announce $30 million over five years in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund. The Australian Parkinson’s Mission aligns with many of the priorities of the Medical Research Futures Fund which includes addressing areas of unmet need, genomics and developing new treatments from drug repurposing,” says The Hon. Greg Hunt, MP.

“There are approximately 100,000 Australians living with Parkinson’s. Currently, there are no treatments that can slow, stop or cure the disease, and no ways for us to detect and diagnose the disease early. The Australian Parkinson’s Mission is a big step towards identifying the underlying cause of this devastating disease, treatments that stop the disease progressing and, ultimately, a cure.”

The Australian Parkinson’s Mission will test repurposed drugs in a world-first in Parkinson’s clinical trial design, which means effective treatments can be identified and fast tracked to people with the disease. Sequencing the genome of each patient, the Australian Parkinson’s Mission will establish a first step toward personalised medicine for Parkinson’s patients and will drive drug discovery in the future.

The Mission is an Australian-led international collaboration, developed by the Shake It Up Australia Foundation, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Parkinson’s Australia, The Cure Parkinson’s Trust and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

This five year program includes multiple clinical trials of potentially disease modifying drugs and treatments across Australia and will include many hundreds of patients. It’s going to have a substantial impact on identifying effective treatments and fast tracking them to people with the disease.

Learn more about this exciting announcement and how you can get involved.

Kind Regards,

Clyde Campbell
CEO & Founder
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Australian Parkinson's Mission Partners

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