Stroke research at The George receives $3million boost
The George Institute was awarded over $3million in grants for stroke research by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) yesterday.
The funding will contribute to two projects on stroke being undertaken at the George, each with a very different focus. The first is an ongoing trial, INTERACT, looking at the effects of early intensive blood pressure lowering on death and disability in stroke patients. The second will be a new project on psychosocial disability and return to work in younger stroke survivors, initiated by Senior Research Fellow (Mental Health) Dr Maree Hackett.
In addition to the project funding, Professor Craig Anderson, the Director of the Institute’s Neurological and Mental Health Division has received an NHMRC Research Fellowship of $650 000.
The Institute also received funding for a project on blood pressure lowering in patients with chronic kidney disease.