ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
The PA Foundation is a separate statutory authority established on the Princess Alexandra Hospital Campus. We do not receive any funding from the State and Federal Government and we rely solely on donations from the general public, the business community, bequests and the thousands of patients and their families who have benefited from medical treatments thanks to years of successful research.
OUR MISSION is to raise funds for health and medical research
OUR VISION is to be the principal provider of funds for world-class translational research,
fostering and sustaining the next generation of science and clinical researchers
LATEST RESEARCH UPDATE
March 2008
Professor Ranjeny Thomas has discovered a simple test that may predict whether a child is at risk of developing Type 1 Diabetes. Currently available tests pick up this risk rather late.
OTHER HEALTH AND MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
The development of a vaccine for Cervical Cancer was publicly released in 2006. It is now administered to 12 year old girls who will never need to undergo pap-smear tests. Researchers are now working on a cure (as opposed to a preventative vaccine) for those who already have the disease.
Progress towards Rheumatoid Arthritis vaccine - early but promising work in the area of auto-immune response could also have application to other allergy-based diseases.
Human phase trials in relation to Spinal Cord Regeneration - where nasal cells are being used in an attempt to regrow a damaged or severed central nervous column.
Researching the link between Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease. The Australian Centre of Research Excellence for Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Disorders is based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.