Funding boost for dementia research

The Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CADR) at the University of Queensland (UQ) will receive $9 million in funding over the next 5 years from the Queensland Government.

Based at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at UQ, CADR was established in 2011 and is dedicated to researching dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

QBI Director Professor Perry Bartlett said the funding would support their research into advancing diagnostic tools for earlier and improved diagnosis of the disease, and exploring new therapeutic approaches.

The centre was named after the late Lord Mayor Clem Jones, the longest serving Lord Mayor of Brisbane. The QBI secured $2 million in research funding from Jones’s estate late last year.

Alzheimer’s Australia CEO Victoria Beedle praised the announcement, stating that increased funding for dementia research was a priority for Alzheimer’s Australia.

“The $9 million from the state government is a step in the right direction and it is my hope that Queensland has now set the scene for the rest of the country.”