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Bec Sheean

@becsheean

Researcher Director at FightMND, travel, wine and music enthusiast, coffee lover, huge Hawks and AFL fan and one of those annoying morning people!

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Very proud to receive this accolade certificate from Morris ALS Principles and grateful to the people with lived experience of MND/ALS for their involvement in our event.

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The baggy green is legendary for Australian cricketers, and now there's a "baggy blue" for those who've gone down the slide at the "Big Freeze". Today, Neale Daniher’s daughter Bec surprised a number of Melbourne celebrities with the new beanie. NickMcCallum7 FightMND #7NEWS

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$3M raised through the #DanihersDrive for #MND #ALS research. #ItTakesPeople - like these two amazing neurologists Prof Matthew Kiernan Professor Matthew C. Kiernan AM Nerve Centrals and Prof Paul Talman who came along to have some fun and help raise awareness throughout regional Victoria.

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This month, our Scientific Seminar Series brings a talk from Brad Turner from The Florey. A/Prof Turner will be presenting on the challenging nature of drug development in MND research, and the ID MND Initiative. Register now fal.cn/3sT0A & tune in on Tues Oct 25th

This month, our Scientific Seminar Series brings a talk from <a href="/turnerMNDlab/">Brad Turner</a> from <a href="/TheFlorey/">The Florey</a>. A/Prof Turner will be presenting on the challenging nature of drug development in MND research, and the ID MND Initiative. 
Register now fal.cn/3sT0A &amp; tune in on Tues Oct 25th
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Our 2023 grant round is open! New schemes available including Early-stage Drug Development grants, a Clinical Investigator Award and more opportunities for international researchers to apply. LOIs for Drug Development and Clinical Trial due Dec 13.

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Know a talented researcher you want to bring in to the MND field? Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards; Investigator award for ECRs especially those who are new to the field of neurodegeneration. Awards are $1.2M in total costs over 4 years. chanzuckerberg.com/rfa/ben-barres…

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The March Scientific Seminar features international speaker, Prof John Ravits, UC San Diego, presenting his talk “Targeting CK1-mediated TDP-43 phosphorylation in ALS”, outlining new pathways to improve key disease hallmarks in MND. Register at fal.cn/3wAaD

The March Scientific Seminar features international speaker, Prof John Ravits, <a href="/UCSanDiego/">UC San Diego</a>, presenting his talk “Targeting CK1-mediated TDP-43 phosphorylation in ALS”, outlining new pathways to improve key disease hallmarks in MND. Register at fal.cn/3wAaD
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Good luck to this year’s Cure Grant applicants! An enormous thank you to the reviewers who donate their time and expertise to help FightMND select the most promising projects in the fight against #MND #ALS

Good luck to this year’s Cure Grant applicants! An enormous thank you to the reviewers who donate their time and expertise to help <a href="/FightMND/">FightMND</a> select the most promising projects in the fight against #MND #ALS
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"Hello Andy and Mick... and the other guy" 😂 Neale Daniher, honestly, what a man. Make sure you get your beanie and get behind the FightMND Army - fightmnd.org.au/donate/ Let's see plenty of blue around the country this weekend 💪 #TheFrontBar

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First Australian patient to be randomised in MAGNET trial Brain & Mind Centre | Multi-arm, Adaptive, Group-sequential trial NETwork to evaluate drug efficacy in #ALS (#MAGNET) #precision #medicine #MND FightMND @TRICALS_cureALS @magxcite Bec Sheean Ammar Al-Chalabi Sicong Tu #UNC13A

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Super proud of Dr Ted Wang from our #MND Lab who was awarded best neuroscience PhD thesis prize for his hard work on defining a new cell death pathway unleashed in ALS with exciting therapeutic implications. Ted’s PhD was generously supported by FightMND

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Neale Daniher has showed off some surprise dance moves as he farewelled participants in his 'Daniher's Drive' fundraiser, for FightMND. NickMcCallum7 spoke to his wife and daughter. 7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

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Thrilled to be invited to present FightMND’s Cure and Care strategies at the ALS/MND Alliance meeting in Basel, Switzerland. A fantastic first day hearing about the incredible work of the members organisations from around the world #MND

Thrilled to be invited to present <a href="/FightMND/">FightMND</a>’s Cure and Care strategies at the <a href="/ALSMNDAlliance/">ALS/MND Alliance</a> meeting in Basel, Switzerland. A fantastic first day hearing about the incredible work of the members organisations from around the world #MND
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Very excited to tune in to this update on the outcomes of this Drug Development grant, moving the potential new therapeutic M102 towards the clinic for people with MND