Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative

  • About
    • About
    • Governance and Committees
      • Board of Directors
        • Mr Geoff Hilton (Chair)
        • Mr Bill Burdett
        • Dr Alex Collie
        • Dr Peter Harcourt
        • Professor Richard Smallwood
      • Evaluation Committee
        • Ms Melinda Rockell
        • Mr Alan Blackwood
        • Professor Robert Burton
        • Dr Alex Collie
        • Professor Andrew Lawrence
        • Professor Rod McClure
        • Professor Sandra Rees
      • Scientific Advisory Committee
        • Professor Richard Smallwood (Chair)
        • Professor Perry Bartlett
        • Professor Ian Cameron
        • Professor Mary Galea
        • Professor Trevor Kilpatrick
        • Professor Elspeth McLachlan
        • Associate Professor James Middleton
        • Professor Jennie Pensford
        • Professor Peter Reilly
      • Executive
        • Melinda Rockell
        • Lisa Pitre
        • Kenneth Dusza
        • Debora Romero
        • Sara Tomlin
        • Fan Li
        • Sloane Griffin
        • Simon Rabl
    • VNI Strategic Goals
    • Collaborations
      • NHMRC
      • Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF)
      • Neurosciences Victoria (NSV)
    • Reports and Documents
      • Annual Report 2008/2009
      • Annual Report 2007/2008
      • Annual Report 2006/2007
      • VNI Seminar Series - 09.02.2010
      • VNI Seminar Series - 29.09.2009
      • VNI Seminar Series - 25.06.2009
      • VNI Seminar Series - 11.03.2008
      • VNI Seminar Series - 19.11.2007
      • Economic cost of SCI and TBI in Australia
    • Links
    • Resources for Neurotrauma Researchers
      • Awards offered by others
      • Short courses, conferences and Seminars
  • Funding Initiatives
    • Funding Initiatives
    • Current Funding Information
      • Funding Outcomes
    • Research
      • Research
      • Spinal Cord Injury Projects
        • Bone Marrow Grafts for Spinal Cord Repair
        • Corticospinal Regeneration
        • EphA4 Peptide Inhibitors for Neurotrauma Treatment
        • Functional Electrical Stimulation for Hand Function in Quadriplegia
        • Macrophage Cytotoxicity after SCI
        • Matrix Technology for Spinal Cord Repair
        • National Study of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Outcomes
        • New Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
        • Novel Sodium Channel Blockers
        • Singing in Spinal Cord Injury
        • Sleep Health in Tetraplegia
        • Spinal Cord Recovery in the Opossum
      • Traumatic Brain Injury Projects
        • Assessment & Intervention for Mild TBI
        • Can Eye Movements Predict Persistent Problems in Paediatric Mild TBI?
        • Cognitive and Neural Substrates of Socially Maladaptive Behaviours in Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury
        • DECRA Trial (DECompressive CRAniectomy Trial)
        • Enhancing Neurogenesis Post -TBI
        • Fluid Resuscitation in TBI
        • Headstart: Multi-family Groups for Traumatic Brain Injury
        • Hypothermia in Childhood TBI (HiTBIC)
        • Improving the functional communication ability of adults with TBI
        • Long term consequences of childhood head injury - 15 year follow-up
        • Longitudinal Hippocampal Study
        • Measuring the Impact of TBI on People's Lives
        • Mobility Following Childhood TBI
        • New Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
        • Neural Basis of Communication Disorder in Children
        • Neurotrauma Tissue/Fluid Bank
        • Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Traumatic Brain Injury Study (NICE-TBI)
        • Preventing Neuronal Cell Death Following Brain Trauma
        • Prevention and Treatment of Social Problems Following TBI
        • Rehabilitation of Attention Following TBI
        • Role of Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator
        • TBI in Older Adults
        • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment in Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury
        • Traumatic Hypoxia and Cerebral Inflammation
        • Virtual Reality and Upper Limb Function Following TBI in Children
      • Targeted Initiatives
        • Global Evidence Mapping for SCI & TBI
        • Longitudinal Head Injury Outcomes Study
        • Early Interventions to Improve Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury
      • Completed TBI and SCI Projects
        • Assessment & Intervention for Mild TBI
        • Development of EphA4 Peptide Inhibitors for the Treatment of Neurotrauma
        • Novel Sodium Channel Blockers
        • Pilot Project: Enhancing Endogenous Neurogenesis
        • Rehabilitation of Attention following TBI
        • Sleep Health in Tetraplegia
      • Program Grants
        • ANS in Spinal Cord Injury
        • The NET Program
        • SCIPA (Spinal Cord Injury & Physical Activity) Study
        • Sleep Health in Quadriplegia (SHiQ)
    • Capacity Building
      • Capacity Building
      • Neurotrauma Fellowships & Awards
        • 2008 Recipients
          • Dr David Berlowitz
          • Ms Sue Berney
          • Ms Jane Galvin
          • Ms Yona Goldshmit
          • Dr Jerome Maller
          • Dr Stephen Miller
          • Associate Professor Christina Morganti-Kossmann
          • Dr Gavin Williams
        • 2009 Recipients
          • Ms Kathleen Bakker
          • Dr Nicole Bye
          • Dr Alistair Nichol
          • Dr Cheryl Soo
          • Dr Edwin Yan
        • NHMRC/VNI Fellowships & Awards
      • Research Seminar Series
      • Conference Support Scheme
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    Links

    VNI Funding Partners and Collaborators

    Transport Accident Commission

    Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development

    Neurosciences Victoria Ltd

    Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

    Australian Research Links

    Australian Research Council

    Australia New Zealand Spinal Cord Injury Network

    Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment

    Australian Stem Centre

    Brain Injury Australia

    National Health and Medical Research Council

    National Trauma Research Institute

    Spinal Cord Injuries Australia

    The Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health

    TRACsa - Trauma and Injury Recovery

    International Research Links

    Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

    National Institutes of Health

    NeuroScience Canada

    ICORD: International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries

    Rick Hansen Foundation

    USA Brain Trauma Foundation

    Consumer Links

    Action for Community Living

    Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities

    Australian Quadriplegic Associate Victoria

    Brain Injury Matters

    BrainLink

    Carers Australia

    Leadership Plus

    Independance Australia

    Scope Victoria

    Spinal Cord Society of Australia

    Spinal Cure Australia

    Step Ahead

    Yooralla

    Young People in Nursing Homes

    Youth Disability Advocacy Service

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