Welcome

Here in Western Australia, many thousands of people live with the terrible consequences of Neurotrauma. During 2008 alone, more than 2,500 people incurred a traumatic brain injury (TBI), at least 4,500 experienced a stroke and around 50 were left paralysed by spinal cord injury (SCI).

The enormous human and economic impact of this trauma underscores the vital importance of the Neurotrauma Research Program (NRP) to the Western Australian community.

The NRP supports cutting edge scientific and clinical research aimed at repairing and regenerating injured brain and spinal cord tissue and improving long-term functional recovery. Improved therapeutic interventions that optimise patient outcomes will lead to improved independence and quality of life for patients and their families.

Since 1999, NRP-funded scientists have discovered many key pieces of the neurotrauma puzzle.

In May 2006, the Western Australian Government confirmed its faith in the NRP and our State's leading neuroscientists and neuro-clinicians, announcing a major funding boost to the Program of $8 million over five years.

This generous commitment has enabled significant enhancement and expansion of the NRP. Today many projects involve collaboration between basic scientists and clinical researchers and the participation of people affected by TBI, SCI and stroke. Investigators are well in touch with the reality of Neurotrauma, enabling them to optimally design and deliver initiatives for the community the NRP exists to serve.