FightMND

Dietitians & Speech Pathologists: Do you work with people living with MND? As part of a FightMND-funded grant, Dr Alison Yaxley & researchers at Flinders University are developing a new support hub for patients & families and need your input. Survey here: qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_bx…

The FightMND Scientific Seminars kick off for 2026 with Prof David Berlowitz (@IBAS_Austin) & Dr Anthony Stell (@UniMelb), sharing how AI is improving non-invasive ventilation and care for people living with MND. 🗓 Tues 24 Feb at 12pm AEDT Register: fightmnd.org.au/cure/for-resea…

The year that was 💛 Happy New Year from all of us at FightMND! We continue the fight into 2026.

From all of us at FightMND, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 💛

The fightMND Scientific Seminar Series wraps up for 2025 with Prof Trent Woodruff from the UQ Centre for MND Research. He'll share insights on inflammation in MND and emerging therapies targeting immune pathways. Join us on Tues 25 November at 12pm AEDT: fightmnd.org.au/cure/for-resea…

Applications for 2026 FightMND Cure Research Grants open today! Apply for: 🔹Clinical Trial Grants 🔹Drug Development Grants 🔹IMPACT Grants 🔹Discovery Grants 🔹Early & Mid-Career Fellowships Research is the most powerful way to fight the Beast 💪 Apply: fightmnd.org.au/cure/for-resea…

Thanks to your incredible support, we are investing $22.9 million into MND research and care initiatives. Together, we’re driving hope, progress & impact. 🔗 Read more: fightmnd.org.au/our-impact/

.@TheFlorey's A/Prof Fazel Shabanpoor's project focuses on developing a single therapeutic drug that can tackle two of the most common and harmful effects of #MND. Learn more: fightmnd.org.au/news/combining…

The International ALS/MND Alliance has launched its third global Fundamental Rights Survey – now including blood relatives for the first time. Help shape a better future for the MND community, survey open until 31 Oct 2025. Take the survey: survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50360855/AL…

The #LongitudePrizeOnALS is a project around AI-based approaches to transform drug discovery for the treatment of ALS/MND. Delivered by Challenge Works & funded by the MND Association with FightMND + other funders. Applications close 3 Dec '25 15:00 GMT:als.longitudeprize.org

Join us 12pm AEST Tues 30 Sept for our Seminar with Prof James St John, Griffith University. Hear how his team co-designed a clinical trial with the community for spinal cord injury and how these lessons can be applied to MND research. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nteypT

#DayTwo discussions have kicked off with a clear goal: to develop action items everyone here can take away and start working on after the Roundtable wraps up.

Discussing how a local, regional and global network of ALS/MND champions will help to foster a #collaborative approach - a network of collective minds will help solve a big problem.

Day one of discussions at our 2025 #Global MND Research Roundtable. Over 80 delegates from all over the world, coming together to discuss challenges faced whilst finding treatments and a cure for #MND / #ALS

To all the dads and father figures, we hope you have a very happy Father’s Day 💛 Today, we are thinking of those we have lost to MND. We keep fighting the Beast for you, always.

Get involved in a new research project to make MND healthcare fairer and more accessible, run by Dr Karen Hutchinson (@UNSW). Learn more: For those living with or affected by MND: redcap.link/BridgingtheGap… For those who work with people living with MND: redcap.link/BridgingtheGap…

FightMND and @mndaustralia have released the findings of the 2025 MND Community Survey. A national initiative delivered by @acil_allen to capture the lived experiences and priorities of Australians affected by MND. Learn more: fightmnd.org.au/news/2025-mnd-…

Our dear friend @pedrochambo has written, directed and starred in a short film submitted to the @FOAFilmFestival. It captures his unwavering positivity and strength through his MND diagnosis. Show your support by watching and voting for the film here: focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/3718…

Finding a cure for MND is vital, but so is improving care now. In 2025, we’re investing $1.37M into Care Research Grants, PhD Scholarships & Grants-in-Aid to support better care today through innovative care solutions for those living with MND. Read more: fightmnd.org.au/fightmnd-inves…

Challenge 27 is back! From 1-27 September, take on a challenge that moves you💪 And this year, you won't be going it alone! Take on 27 your way to raise funds towards the fight against MND. Sign up today: bit.ly/3TBqU2z #Challenge27