"Dizzy No More?"
WHAT'S NEW?
13 October 2011 - The Fund held a reception at Government House, Sydney, in the presence of Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales.
A full report, including downloadable copies of the posters can be found here.
16 April 2012 - The Fund is launching the 2012 Appeal next month. In view of our plan to conduct an extensive series of trials shortly, it is hoped that the excellent response to the 2011 Appeal, which resulted in donations over $400,000 being received, will be at least equalled this year. The generosity and spirit in which the donations have arrived from around the world allows the researchers at the Fund to open up new lines of inquiry sooner. Our sincere thanks to all those who contributed. We will update our cureplan and post details here shortly. Donation forms are being mailed in time for a tax deduction this tax year or can be downloaded here. For those not on our mailing list, please contact us by clicking here or the Fund will accept your tax deductable donation on-line and by other means by clicking the "donate now" button to your right.
21 June 2011 - FUNDRAISING - Meniere's Resources Inc are a registered USA not for profit Meniere's support group. They have started a fundraising initiave to sell wristbands and accept donations to assist our research. The link can be found here http://www.shopmenieresresources.highpowersites.com/research_fundraiser.html
Facebook - Join our community online and share your ideas, experiences and suggestions for ways we could advance our search for a cure.
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2012 Fund Raising Appeal - see, hear and read interviews of our key people talk about our research programme.
1 May 2012 UPDATE - The Fund is pleased to announce that our annual appeal has commenced. Please give to help fund our exciting research.
Click here for our updated booklet illustrating our work and our targets, what sufferers experience, the budget for 2012 and why we need your help.
AUSTRALIAN DONORS
If you are an Australian taxpayer, a tax deductable donation to us means you give to the Fund and claim a refund from the Australian Tax Office. International donors seeking a tax deduction should check with their local advisors that Sydney University Medical Foundation's charitable status is recognised by that country.
USA DONORS
For USA donations, the University of Sydney USA Foundation provides a tax advantaged way for USA taxpayers to support Meniere’s research at the University of Sydney by donating to our Fund. The foundation is incorporated in Washington, DC as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organisation. Gifts to the Foundation can be claimed as tax deductions by US taxpayers. US donators, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with an instruction to direct your donation to The Menieres Research Fund, your preferred method of payment and information required to have the claimable receipt forwarded to you. Alternately, write or telephone, The University of Sydney USA Foundation, PO Box 3906, Ithaca, NY 14852-3906. Phone: + 1 410 733 9444
UK DONORS
The Friends of the University of Sydney UK Trust allows alumni and friends residing in the UK to support the University of Sydney through tax-advantaged giving. Gifts to the trust are tax deductible for UK residents on both income and estate taxes. Donations can be made to the Trust online (http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1002564) or by contacting the Trust at Friends of the University of Sydney UK Trust, Administration Manager,The Britain-Australia Society, 59 Buckingham Gate, London UK SW1E 6AJ Phone: +44 (0)20 7630 1075 Fax: +44 (0)20 7828 2260 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Whether donating on-line or by other means, please specify that you wish your donations to be used for Meniere’s research at the University of Sydney – Sydney Medical School Foundation
Click the interviews below to hear about the coming years.
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WE HAVE RAISED AUS$1.6m SINCE 2003 AND SPENT AUS$928,639 ESTABLISHING OUR RESEARCH FACILITY
We have updated our target thermometer (at right). The Fund announces today (16 April 2012) that after having established the laboratory and employed 2 full time trained research staff, it has lifted its total funds raised target to $AUS2.5m, up from $AUS1.5m. The additional money, when raised will be directed to broaden the lines of inquiry. Since the start of the year, AUS$161,945 in donations and grants have been received by the Fund to assist us in our quest for a cure for Meniere's Disease.
OUR RESEARCH TEAM IS EXPANDING
The Fund is pleased to welcome the arrival of Yasuhiro Chihara (‘Yas’) of Kameda Medical centre of Tokyo University, Japan to join our research team. He brings his wife and 2 children and will work at the Brain and Mind Institute and live in Sydney. His details can be found here...
Yas (centre) is pictured below with his family and the families of Bruce Kirkpatrick, Stephen Spring and Prof Bill Gibson with Dr. Daniel Brown and Prof Ian Cuthoys at Yas' welcome dinner 3 April 2011.
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President’s Message,
Meniere’s Disease has devastating effects on the lives of those afflicted and on those who care for them. Working lives are disrupted and careers brought to an end. The normally ordered and busy lives of otherwise healthy people, suddenly become totally unreliable.
The unresolved questions surrounding the condition have been tackled for nearly 150 years without finally identifying the cause and a possible cure. While medical and surgical advances to alleviate the affliction have been encouraging, the Meniere’s Research Fund Inc (the Fund), a not for profit fund raising group run by volunteers established in 2002 as a development from the Meniere’s Support Group of NSW (now disbanded), has been stepping up the research effort. The support work across Australia is now the responsibility of Meniere’s Australia Inc.
The research program developed by the Professorial Research Committee of the Fund has explored new areas of the inner ear. Dr Yasuhiro Chihara, who joined us in April 2011, has been working with Dr Daniel Brown, our initial Research Fellow, on trials using Vasopressin to asses its effect on creating hydrops (swelling of endolymph fluid thought to underlie the cause of MD attacks). Another exciting area to be explored, perceived by both Mr Stephen Spring and Professor Gibson, is now on the cusp of new trials to validate or disprove the suppressive effect of a known drug not previously successfully administered elsewhere.
Our aim is to build up a strong research team in Sydney, to explore and build on the findings from Meniere’s research being carried out by scientists in Australia and other countries. We have been able to recruit our team due to the support we have received from our generous donors.
We are confident that with your help in maintaining and expanding the world’s first laboratory dedicated entirely to studying Meniere’s Disease, established here at the Brain and Mind Research Institute, our program will lead to enhanced early detection, preventative strategies and superior treatments sufficiently alleviating the condition to make sufferers able to again lead a relatively normal life.
Bruce Kirkpatrick OAM
President
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