Medical Research breakthroughs in Stroke and Dementia - can we win the battle?

A morning tea at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, April 2, 9.30am-11.30am. Professor Graeme Hankey, recent recipient of an Order of Australia (AO) award for his lifetime contribution to Stroke research, is recognised as an international leader, author and teacher in stroke research. He is the inaugural Perron Institute Chair in Stroke Research at UWA, and founder of the Stroke Research Centre at the Perron Institute. John Curtin Distinguished Professor John Mamo has been appointed to the Perron Institute to facilitate translational research on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders. John is undertaking extensive research into the causes and a potential breakthrough in the treatment for Dementia.