
MJD Foundation
@mjdfoundation
Working in partnership with Aboriginal Australians, their families and communities living with Machado-Joseph Disease to provide comprehensive supports
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At Macquarie University with a cheque for $12,000 presented to Dr Angela Laird’s Laird Neuro Treatment Team Funds raised by the wonderful Bec Lyons. We also got to hear the latest from the inspiring research of Dr Laird’s team, using zebra fish and mice to find a treatment for MJD.



Save the date! International MJD Conference, May 2025. Darwin, Australia Ataxia Global Initiative National Ataxia Foundation Ataxia UK Euro-ataxia Ataxia Centre - UCL Institute of Neurology Ataxia and Me CIO 1184030 Critical Path Institute (C-Path) EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe FightingAtaxia AtaxiasARG Ataxie Ataxia Canada A-T Foundation (India) CACNA1A Foundation Hellenic Friedreich´s Ataxia Association Movement Disorders India

We’ve been contacted by a family living with MJD (SCA3) in India who are desperate for support. Is there a support organisation we can refer them to? A-T Foundation (India) Movement Disorders India

Congratulations to @DLaGrappeRN who has been awarded a The Fulbright Program Public Policy Fellowship! Serving in Vietnam, she will explore how gender-based violence is measured and the role of nurses and Maternal and Child Health services as first responders. now.latrobe/fulbright-2023



📢Save the date for ICAR 2024: 12-15 November 2024, London Please RT! Euro-ataxia Ataxia Centre - UCL Institute of Neurology Ataxia and Me CIO 1184030 FightingAtaxia Ionis IXICO MJD Foundation AtaxiasARG Ataxie Ataxia Canada A-T Foundation (India) Hellenic Friedreich´s Ataxia Association Movement Disorders India MDS @iansecretary



🌎Register for Ataxia Global Conference 2023! online, 15-16 November 2023 ataxia-global-initiative.net/events/ataxia-… National Ataxia Foundation Ataxia UK FA Research Alliance Euro-ataxia Ataxia Centre - UCL Institute of Neurology Ataxia and Me CIO 1184030 EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe Ionis IXICO MJD Foundation AtaxiasARG Biogen A-T Foundation (India) SCAsource


In this article from the Australian Physiotherapy Association, researchers (including MJD Foundation's Julie Wunungmurra, Libby Massey and Ali Grootendorst) share about why co-design is important, and how to get the most out of it: australian.physio/inmotion/co-de… #machadojosephdisease #MJDfoundation
