
Protect and repair
Discovering new ways to protect and repair the brain
When the brain is affected by an injury, a disease or disorder, it can change a person’s life drastically.
The Florey’s researchers in the Protect and Repair mission are renowned experts in a diverse range of brain conditions, united by their commitment to further our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries to improve care and develop new treatments, including the innovative use of stem cells to repair the brain.
The challenge
Key people
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Executive Lead
Research groups
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Autonomic Neuroscience Group
The Autonomic Neuroscience Group investigates the groups of brain cells responsible for controlling bodily functions like heart rate and temperature regulation.
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AVERT Early Rehabilitation Research Group
The AVERT group works to develop the most effective treatments and environments to maximise recovery in people after stroke.
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Digestive Physiology and Nutrition Group
The Digestive Physiology and Nutrition Group researches digestive physiology and nutrition, including inflammatory bowel disease.
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Motor Neurone Disease Group
Neurodegenerative diseases have a devastating impact on quality of life and impose a tremendous burden on the health care system. Among neurodegenerative conditions, motor neurodegenerative diseases are the among the most rapidly fatal, with increasing disability and death within 2-3 years from symptom onset.
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Multiple Sclerosis and Myelin Repair Group
We are multi-disciplinary group straddling the fields of immunology, genetics and myelin biology, with a particular interest in the intersection of these disciplines in MS susceptibility, severity and recovery.
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