Professor Pamela McCombe
Professor

Pamela McCombe

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Background

Neurologist

Dr McCombe graduated in Medicine from UQ and completed a Science degree for medical students. She then trained as a neurologist in Sydney, at Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals. She obtained a PhD from the University of Sydney. She obtained experience in Neurophysiology in Cleveland and then returned to UQ as a post-doctoral fellow. She worked for some years as a research fellow in Neuroimmunology and was an NHMRc SRF. Later she resumed clinical practice as a neurologist, and contimued her research as an NHMRC Practitioner Fellow. She is currentlyProfessor and Head of the Royal Brisbane Clinical school in the School of Medicine and Co-head of the Brain and Mental Health Theme at the UQ Centre for Clinical Research.

Availability

Professor Pamela McCombe is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Immunology Statistics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Research interests

  • Biomarkers and heterogeneity in ALS

    One of the challenges of ALS is understanding disease heterogeneity. Our work studies the variability of patients by detailed clinical, laboratory and genetic studies, and by identifying biomarkers that are associated with disease. We use a range of techniques including neurophysiology, MRI, metabolic studies, genetic studies, immune markers and biochemical studies including proteomics. We are using this information to analyse whether patients can be assigned into subgroups and to correlated with survival.

  • Inflammatory neuropathy studies

    This is an ongoing study of the immunological basis and genetic basis of acute and chronic inflammatory neuropathy

  • Pregnancy and MS

    This study is exploring the short and long term effects of pregnancy in multiple sclerosis. This includes the clinical effects of pregnancy and the effects on gene expression and methylation

  • Immunology of stroke

    This study involves documenting the immune responses after human stroke and determining the significance of these responses.

  • Neuromuscular disease

    This work is based at the Neuromuscular clinic at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, and involves correlation of genotype and phenotype of inherited neuromuscular disease

Search Professor Pamela McCombe’s works on UQ eSpace

450 works between 1975 and 2025
All (450) Journal Article (306) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (137) Book (1) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 450 works

2025

Journal Article

An fMRI dataset for appetite neural correlates in people living with Motor Neuron Disease

Chang, Jeryn, Lv, JingLei, Guo, Christine C., Lucia, Diana, Bollmann, Saskia, Garner, Kelly, McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Shaw, Thomas B., Steyn, Frederik J. and Ngo, Shyuan T. (2025). An fMRI dataset for appetite neural correlates in people living with Motor Neuron Disease. Scientific Data, 12 (1) 466, 466. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-04828-w

An fMRI dataset for appetite neural correlates in people living with Motor Neuron Disease

2025

Journal Article

Appetite loss in patients with motor neuron disease: impact on weight loss and neural correlates of visual food cues

Chang, Jeryn, Shaw, Thomas B., McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Lucia, Diana, Guo, Christine C., Lv, Jinglei, Garner, Kelly, Bollmann, Saskia, Ngo, Shyuan T. and Steyn, Frederik J. (2025). Appetite loss in patients with motor neuron disease: impact on weight loss and neural correlates of visual food cues. Brain Communications, 7 (2) fcaf111, 1-14. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf111

Appetite loss in patients with motor neuron disease: impact on weight loss and neural correlates of visual food cues

2025

Journal Article

Persistent high levels of perceived fatigue are not associated with hypermetabolism in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Buckett, Lauren E., Holdom, Cory J., Howe, Stephanie L., McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Al-Chalabi, Ammar, Steyn, Frederik J. and Ngo, Shyuan T. (2025). Persistent high levels of perceived fatigue are not associated with hypermetabolism in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2025.2471429

Persistent high levels of perceived fatigue are not associated with hypermetabolism in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2025

Journal Article

HLA typing in anti-GAD antibody associated epilepsy

Gillinder, Lisa, Powell, Tamara, Craig, Donald, Walsh, Stephen, Gillis, David and McCombe, Pamela (2025). HLA typing in anti-GAD antibody associated epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 163 110179, 110179. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110179

HLA typing in anti-GAD antibody associated epilepsy

2025

Journal Article

Explainable time-to-progression predictions in multiple sclerosis

D’hondt, Robbe, Dedja, Klest, Aerts, Sofie, Van Wijmeersch, Bart, Kalincik, Tomas, Reddel, Stephen, Havrdova, Eva Kubala, Lugaresi, Alessandra, Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca, Mrabet, Saloua, Lalive, Patrice, Kermode, Allan G., Ozakbas, Serkan, Patti, Francesco, Prat, Alexandre, Tomassini, Valentina, Roos, Izanne, Alroughani, Raed, Gerlach, Oliver, Khoury, Samia J., van Pesch, Vincent, Sa, Maria Jose, Prevost, Julie, Spitaleri, Daniele, McCombe, Pamela, Solaro, Claudio, van der Walt, Anneke, Butzkueven, Helmut, Laureys, Guy ... Vens, Celine (2025). Explainable time-to-progression predictions in multiple sclerosis. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 263 108624, 108624. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2025.108624

Explainable time-to-progression predictions in multiple sclerosis

2025

Journal Article

Investigating the frequency of neural autoantibodies in refractory focal epilepsy

Gillinder, Lisa, Craig, Donald, Powell, Tamara, Walsh, Stephen, Phamnguyen, John, Wilson, Ian, Chen, Xiaohua, Gillis, David and McCombe, Pamela (2025). Investigating the frequency of neural autoantibodies in refractory focal epilepsy. Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 125, 73-78. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2025.01.007

Investigating the frequency of neural autoantibodies in refractory focal epilepsy

2025

Journal Article

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis established as a multistep process across phenotypes

Ziser, Laura, van Eijk, Ruben P. A., Kiernan, Matthew C., McRae, Allan, Henderson, Robert D., Schultz, David, Needham, Merrilee, Mathers, Susan, McCombe, Pam, Talman, Paul and Vucic, Steve (2025). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis established as a multistep process across phenotypes. European Journal of Neurology, 32 (1) e16532. doi: 10.1111/ene.16532

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis established as a multistep process across phenotypes

2025

Journal Article

First-year treatment response predicts the following 5-year disease course in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Toscano, Simona, Spelman, Tim, Ozakbas, Serkan, Alroughani, Raed, Chisari, Clara G., Lo Fermo, Salvatore, Prat, Alexandre, Girard, Marc, Duquette, Pierre, Izquierdo, Guillermo, Eichau, Sara, Grammond, Pierre, Boz, Cavit, Kalincik, Tomas, Blanco, Yolanda, Buzzard, Katherine, Skibina, Olga, Sa, Maria Jose, van der Walt, Anneke, Butzkueven, Helmut, Terzi, Murat, Gerlach, Oliver, Grand'Maison, Francois, Foschi, Matteo, Surcinelli, Andrea, Barnett, Michael, Lugaresi, Alessandra, Onofrj, Marco, Yamout, Bassem ... Patti, Francesco (2025). First-year treatment response predicts the following 5-year disease course in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Neurotherapeutics, 22 (2) e00552, e00552-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00552

First-year treatment response predicts the following 5-year disease course in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

2025

Journal Article

Correction to: Estimation of Transition Probabilities from a Large Cohort (> 6000) of Australians Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for Changing Disability Severity Classifications, MS Phenotype, and Disease-Modifying Therapy Classifications (PharmacoEconomics, (2024), 10.1007/s40273-024-01417-4)

Campbell, Julie A., Henson, Glen J., Ngwa, Valery Fuh, Ahmad, Hasnat, Taylor, Bruce V., van der Mei, Ingrid, Ramanathan, Sudarshini, Hardy, Todd A., Shaw, Cameron, Garber, Justin, Macdonell, Richard, McCombe, Pamela, John, Nevin, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, van der Walt, Anneke, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Roos, Izanne, Kalincik, Tomas, Carroll, William M., Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena, Kermode, Allan G., Butzkueven, Helmut and Palmer, Andrew J. (2025). Correction to: Estimation of Transition Probabilities from a Large Cohort (> 6000) of Australians Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for Changing Disability Severity Classifications, MS Phenotype, and Disease-Modifying Therapy Classifications (PharmacoEconomics, (2024), 10.1007/s40273-024-01417-4). PharmacoEconomics, 43 (2), 241-241. doi: 10.1007/s40273-024-01461-0

Correction to: Estimation of Transition Probabilities from a Large Cohort (> 6000) of Australians Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for Changing Disability Severity Classifications, MS Phenotype, and Disease-Modifying Therapy Classifications (PharmacoEconomics, (2024), 10.1007/s40273-024-01417-4)

2024

Journal Article

Prevalence of Progression Independent of Relapse Activity and Relapse-Associated Worsening in Patients With AQP4-IgG–Positive NMOSD

Siriratnam, Pakeeran, Huda, Saif, Van Der Walt, Anneke, Sanfilippo, Paul G., Sharmin, Sifat, Foong, Yi Chao, Yeh, Wei Z., Zhu, Chao, Khoury, Samia J., Csepany, Tunde, Willekens, Barbara, Etemadifar, Masoud, Ozakbas, Serkan, Nytrova, Petra, Altintas, Ayse, Al-Asmi, Abdullah, Ramo-Tello, Cristina M., Laureys, Guy, Patti, Francesco, Horakova, Dana, Foschi, Matteo, Boz, Cavit, Mccombe, Pamela A., Turkoglu, Recai, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Roos, Izanne, Kalincik, Tomas, Jokubaitis, Vilija G., Butzkueven, Helmut ... for MSBase (2024). Prevalence of Progression Independent of Relapse Activity and Relapse-Associated Worsening in Patients With AQP4-IgG–Positive NMOSD. Neurology, 103 (12), e209940. doi: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209940

Prevalence of Progression Independent of Relapse Activity and Relapse-Associated Worsening in Patients With AQP4-IgG–Positive NMOSD

2024

Journal Article

Routine blood biochemical biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Systematic review and cohort analysis

Nona, Robert J., Henderson, Robert D. and Mccombe, Pamela A. (2024). Routine blood biochemical biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Systematic review and cohort analysis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 1-19. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2024.2435976

Routine blood biochemical biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Systematic review and cohort analysis

2024

Journal Article

Disease activity in pregnant and postpartum women with multiple sclerosis receiving ocrelizumab or other disease-modifying therapies

Yeh, Wei Z., Van Der Walt, Anneke, Skibina, Olga G., Kalincik, Tomas, Alroughani, Raed, Kermode, Allan G., Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena J., Carroll, William M., Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Boz, Cavit, Ozakbas, Serkan, Buzzard, Katherine, Habek, Mario, John, Nevin A., Prat, Alexandre, Girard, Marc, Duquette, Pierre, Baghbanian, Seyed Mohammad, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, Van Pesch, Vincent, Laureys, Guy, Willekens, Barbara, Prevost, Julie, Foschi, Matteo, De Gans, Koen, Horakova, Dana, Havrdova, Eva Kubala, Karabudak, Rana, Patti, Francesco ... for the MSBase Study Group (2024). Disease activity in pregnant and postpartum women with multiple sclerosis receiving ocrelizumab or other disease-modifying therapies. Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, 11 (6) e200328, 1-16. doi: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200328

Disease activity in pregnant and postpartum women with multiple sclerosis receiving ocrelizumab or other disease-modifying therapies

2024

Journal Article

Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Treatment on Spinal Cord Lesion Formation in Relapse-Onset Multiple Sclerosis: An MSBase Registry Study

Kreiter, Daniel, Kalincik, Tomas, Hupperts, Raymond, Patti, Francesco, Spitaleri, Daniele, Foschi, Matteo, Surcinelli, Andrea, Maimone, Davide, Yamout, Bassem, Khoury, Samia J., Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Ozakbas, Serkan, Gerlach, Oliver, Turkoglu, R., Soysal, A., Boz, C., Al-Asmi, A., Alkhaboori, J., Amato, M. P., Onofrj, M., Lugaresi, A., Besora, S., Sanchez-Menoyo, J. L., Lapointe, E., Grand’Maison, F., Grammond, P., Butzkueven, H., Van der Walt, A., Taylor, B. V. ... Barnett, M. H. (2024). Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Treatment on Spinal Cord Lesion Formation in Relapse-Onset Multiple Sclerosis: An MSBase Registry Study. CNS Drugs, 38 (11), 921-930. doi: 10.1007/s40263-024-01115-x

Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Treatment on Spinal Cord Lesion Formation in Relapse-Onset Multiple Sclerosis: An MSBase Registry Study

2024

Journal Article

Assessing the effect of Riluzole on motor unit discharge properties

Shandiz, Ehsan, Fernandes, Gabriel Lima, Henkin, Joao Saldanha, McCombe, Pamela Ann, Trajano, Gabriel Siqueira and Henderson, Robert David (2024). Assessing the effect of Riluzole on motor unit discharge properties. Brain Sciences, 14 (11) 1053, 1053. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14111053

Assessing the effect of Riluzole on motor unit discharge properties

2024

Journal Article

Diagnosing late-onset Tay-Sachs through next generation sequencing and functional enzyme testing: from genes to enzymes

Tupil, Ajay R., Rivlin, Warwick, Mccombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Rodgers, Jonathan and Vadlamudi, Lata (2024). Diagnosing late-onset Tay-Sachs through next generation sequencing and functional enzyme testing: from genes to enzymes. Neurology Genetics, 10 (6) e200205. doi: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000200205

Diagnosing late-onset Tay-Sachs through next generation sequencing and functional enzyme testing: from genes to enzymes

2024

Journal Article

Predictors of relapse risk and treatment response in AQP4-IgG positive and seronegative NMOSD: A multicentre study

Siriratnam, Pakeeran, Sanfilippo, Paul, van der Walt, Anneke, Sharmin, Sifat, Foong, Yi Chao, Yeh, Wei Zhen, Zhu, Chao, Khoury, Samia Joseph, Csepany, Tunde, Willekens, Barbara, Etemadifar, Masoud, Ozakbas,, Serkan, Nytrova, Petra, Altintas, Ayse, Al-Asmi, Abdullah, Yamout, Bassem, Laureys, Guy, Patti, Francesco, Simo, Magdolna, Surcinelli, Andrea, Foschi, Matteo, McCombe, Pamela A, Alroughani, Raed, Sánchez-Menoyo, José Luis, Turkoglu, Recai, Soysal, Aysun, Lechner Scott, Jeanette, Kalincik, Tomas, Butzkueven, Helmut ... Monif, Mastura (2024). Predictors of relapse risk and treatment response in AQP4-IgG positive and seronegative NMOSD: A multicentre study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 96 (4) jnnp-2024-334090, jnnp-2024. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2024-334090

Predictors of relapse risk and treatment response in AQP4-IgG positive and seronegative NMOSD: A multicentre study

2024

Conference Publication

Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase registry

Migocki, Margaret, Walt, Anneke Van der, Butzkueven, Helmut, Spelman, Tim, Kermode, Allan, Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena, Carroll, William M., Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, John, Nevin, Barnett, Michael, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, McCombe, Pamela, Kalincik, Tomas, Macdonell, Richard, Slee, Mark and Schmitt, Birte (2024). Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase registry. ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Adelaide, SA Australia, 21-24 May 2024. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-anzan.127

Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase registry

2024

Journal Article

Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from sporadic, sporadic frontotemporal dementia, familial SOD1, and familial C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients

Jiang, Leanne, Tracey, Timothy J., Gill, Melinder K., Howe, Stephanie L., Power, Dominique T., Bharti, Vanda, McCombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Steyn, Frederik J. and Ngo, Shyuan T. (2024). Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from sporadic, sporadic frontotemporal dementia, familial SOD1, and familial C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Stem Cell Research, 78 103447, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2024.103447

Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from sporadic, sporadic frontotemporal dementia, familial SOD1, and familial C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients

2024

Journal Article

Effectiveness of cladribine compared to fingolimod, natalizumab, ocrelizumab and alemtuzumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Roos, Izanne, Sharmin, Sifat, Malpas, Charles, Ozakbas, Serkan, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, Alroughani, Raed, Eichau Madueño, Sara, Boz, Cavit, van der Walt, Anneke, Butzkueven, Helmut, Buzzard, Katherine, Skibina, Olga, Foschi, Matteo, Grand’Maison, Francois, John, Nevin, Grammond, Pierre, Terzi, Murat, Prévost, Julie, Barnett, Michael, Laureys, Guy, Van Hijfte, Liesbeth, Luis Sanchez-Menoyo, Jose, Blanco, Yolanda, Oh, Jiwon, McCombe, Pamela, Ramo Tello, Cristina, Soysal, Aysun, Prat, Alexandre ... Kalincik, Tomas (2024). Effectiveness of cladribine compared to fingolimod, natalizumab, ocrelizumab and alemtuzumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 30 (9), 1163-1175. doi: 10.1177/13524585241267211

Effectiveness of cladribine compared to fingolimod, natalizumab, ocrelizumab and alemtuzumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

2024

Conference Publication

Utilisation of high efficacy therapy for managing multiple sclerosis in Australia

McCombe, Pamela, Butzkueven, Helmut, Samjoo, Imtiaz, Barnett, Michael, Broadley, Simon, Walt, Anneke Van der, Merschhemke, Martin, Adlard, Nicholas, Burke, Naomi, Riley, Nicholas and Walker, Rob (2024). Utilisation of high efficacy therapy for managing multiple sclerosis in Australia. ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Adelaide, SA Australia, 21-24 May 2024. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-anzan.23

Utilisation of high efficacy therapy for managing multiple sclerosis in Australia

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Using a novel humanized mouse model to investigate how EBV infection at different ages potentiates development of CNS demyelinating disease
    United States Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Multiple Sclerosis Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    How does Epstein-Barr virus infection lead to multiple sclerosis?
    NHMRC MRFF CTAI and EPCDRI Multiple Sclerosis
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Target validation of acid-sensing ion channel inhibitors to stop disease progression and manage pain in MS
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society-US
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Assessing the effects of cladribine on vaccine recall responses in multiple sclerosis.
    Merck Healthcare KGaA
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    A novel biomarker for ALS
    Cure for MND Foundation - Impact Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Using a novel humanized mouse model to investigate how EBV infection at different ages potentiates development of CNS demyelinating disease
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society-US
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    An Australian Sporadic ALS transcriptome resource
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc Innovator Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Investigating effects of Evobrutinib on immune and non-immune cells in microglia-enhanced brain organoids
    Merck Group T/A Ares Trading SA
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Excitotoxins in the plasma of subjects with motor neurone disease
    Wesley Medical Research Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Leveraging medical records to identify patients at risk of neurodegenerative disease
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants (PR4): European Union Joint Program on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) Call for Multinational Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    A high-throughput system to identify ALS risk genes from genome-wide association studies
    Cure for MND Foundation - Impact Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Developing novel acid-sensing ion channel inhibitors as neuroprotective leads and diagnostic agents for multiple sclerosis
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia - Targeted Grant - Neurodegeneration
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Targeting NAT1 to improve metabolism and slow disease progression in MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc Innovator Grant
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Transcriptomic and Functional Evaluation of Immune-Activated Monocytes in MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc Linda Rynalski Bridge Funding Grant
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Revisiting Excitotoxicity in ALS: how does this occur?
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    N-acetyltransferase 1, a modifier of disease outcome in patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Targeting complement C5a receptor 2 as a disease-modifying treatment for motor neuron disease
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Possible gut derived toxins in ALS: prevalence and effects on outcome
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Transcriptomic and Functional Evaluation of Immune-Activated Monocytes in MND.
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Investigating the therapeutic inhibition of CXCR2 as a disease modifying treatment for motor neurone disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Investigating the immunometabolic nature of motor neurone disease (MND): a study linking metabolism, inflammation, and clinical outcomes in MND patients
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Development of biomarkers for loss of fat free mass and disease progression in patients with Motor Neurone Disease
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Immunogenetics of motor neurone disease - a pilot study
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Investigating the beneficial effects of complement C3aR on immune cell glucose metabolism in MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Manipulation of free fatty acid receptors to tame the immune response in MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Multiple Sclerosis: Pregnancy and Prognosis (NHMRC Project Grant led by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in the prognosis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    A novel ephrin receptor A4-Fc fusion protein for the treatment of motor neuron disease
    Cure for MND Foundation - Translational Research Grants
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Novel biomarkers for motor neurone disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    EATT for MND: Exposing mechanisms of impaired appetite regulation in MND
    Wesley Medical Research Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Longitudinal assessment of behaviour and cognition in ALS through brief Online Carers' behavioural Questionnaire (OCQ)
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Investigating the proteome of MND brains
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Ion Mobility Separation of Challenging Clinical Samples
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Use of mass spectrometry to identify circulating toxins in the people with ALS
    Wesley Merdical Research
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Validating the NLRP3 Inflammasome as a Therapeutic Target in Motor Neuron Disease
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Targeting neuromuscular stability in motor neuron disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Cell-free DNA and ALS; insight into disease mechanisms and progression
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Assessment of metabolic health in neurodegeneration: studies in motor neurone disease (MND)
    Wesley Medical Research Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Discovery of EAAT5 - a protein that may stop glutamate excitotoxicity in ALS
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Does genetic variation in genes controlling pro-inflammatory immune responses modulate outcomes of MIS416 treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis?
    Wesley Medical Research Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Metabolic exploration in neurodegenerative disease (MEND): synergy between derangements in systemic and muscle metabolism in MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Development of triheptanoin as a treatment for motor neurone disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    A Pharmacology Screening Facility to Accelerate Drug Discovery and Development
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Metabolic and gut dynamics in MND: Identifying novel strategies to meet energy needs in patients
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Using biomarkers to explore heterogeneity of motor neurone disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A multicentre study of the impact of metabolic balance and dietary intake on the clinical parameters of disease progression
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Blood biomarkers in ALS: Translation into clinical practice of pNfH and search for additional biomarkers using proteomics
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Determining the contribution of peripheral immune complement signalling in the progression of motor neuron disease
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Mass spectrometry to search for biomarkers in motor neurone disease
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Therapeutic targeting of the NLRP3 inflammasome using a potent and orally active inhibitor in experimental MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Innate immune complement signalling in peripheral immune cells during the progression of motor neurone disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Investigating the consequences of increased fat catabolism in motor neurone disease (MND)
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Investigation of a new gene involved in Motor Neurone Disease
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Mitochondrial analysis suite
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Targeting EphA4 as a treatment for MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Whole exome sequencing of sporadic MND
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    A model for understanding and treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using induced pluripotent stem cells (An IPSC model of ALS)
    Smart Futures Fund - QCAS Biotechnology Projects Fund
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Biomarkers of disease progression in MND
    UQ Academic Title Holder Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Investigating the causes and consequences of growth hormone dysfunction in motor neuron disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2013
    T cells in stroke - part of the solution?
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Use of biomarkers to understand Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Using biomarkers to assess disease progression and understanding of MND
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Blood Biomarkers in Motor Neurone Disease
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Genetic Factors that predispose to GBS and CIDP
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2012
    MND - not a simple disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Role of maternofetal chimerism in transferring susceptibility to MS
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society-US
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Comprehensive assessment of MND patients as a means to studying progression and identifying disease subtypes
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Immunogenetic studies of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Nature and timing of inflammation after acute ischaemic stroke
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Nature and timing of inflammation after acute ischaemic stroke
    National Heart Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    NFKBIA mutations as a mechanism leading to constitutive activation of NF-kB in patients with primary progressive MS
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    The role of the innate immune system during the progression of motor neuron disease; the search for new therapeutic targets
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Assessment of Disease Progression in Motor Neurone Disease
    Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Development of a new method of motor unit number estimation for use in motor neurone disease
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Identifying biomarkers for MND using flow cytometry.
    Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    The effects of pregnancy and the post-partum period on T cells, antibodies, and gene expression in EAE
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Immune Response to stroke
    Wesley Merdical Research
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Characterisation of peripheral immune response to ischaemic stroke
    Royal Brisbane Hospital
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Start-up Grant
    Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Motor Unit Analysis in Motor Neurone Disease
    Motor Neurone Disease Association Queensland Inc
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2003
    Early pregnancy factor and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society-US
    Open grant
  • 1999
    A study of T cell reactivity in patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
    Royal Australasian College of Physicians
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Correlation Between Ganglioside-Specific Immune Responses and Disease Prograssion in Multiple Sclerosis
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 1999
    T Cells and cytokines in inflammatory neuropathy
    Mayne Bequest Fund
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    The use of early pregnancy factor as treatment for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Australia
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Early Pregnancy Factor and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
    Mayne Bequest Fund
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1998
    Studies of T cell reactivity to myelin antigens in multiple sclerosis
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 2000
    Studies of the mechanisms of relapse of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
    NHMRC Project Grant - 5 Yr Extended with Fellow
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Modulation of autoreactive T cell apoptosis in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
    NHMRC Project Grant - Standard
    Open grant

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