向 UoW 的 Yerbury 实验室提供 $1.3M 的赠款，以推进早期 MND 检测和原因研究，以纪念创始人 Justin Yerbury 教授。 $1.3M grant to UoW’s Yerbury Lab advances early MND detection and causes research, honoring founder Prof. Justin Yerbury.

Wolloongong大学Yerbury实验室从Fight MND公司收到130万美元,用于推进有关运动神经病的研究,该病是一种影响肌肉控制神经的致命障碍。 The University of Wollongong’s Yerbury Lab received $1.3 million from Fight MND to advance research on motor neurone disease, a fatal disorder affecting muscle-controlling nerves. Dezerae Cox博士牵头开展一个项目,开发早期发现MND的分子工具,可能要早几年才会出现症状,而Luke McAlary博士则调查环境诱因,例如除草剂阿特拉津和TDP-43蛋白质的作用。 Dr. Dezerae Cox leads a project developing molecular tools for early detection of MND, potentially years before symptoms appear, while Dr. Luke McAlary investigates environmental triggers like the herbicide atrazine and the role of the TDP-43 protein. 2023年在国防部死亡的Justin Yerbury教授获得资助荣誉。 The funding honors Professor Justin Yerbury, who died from MND in 2023. 该实验室与先前的支助相结合,现在有近550万美元来自国防部,用于推动人们了解和预防这一疾病的努力。 Combined with prior support, the lab now has nearly $5.5 million from Fight MND to drive efforts toward understanding and preventing the disease.