The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, Minister for Sport and The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM, MP, Minister for Aged Care, Minister for Indigenous Health, yesterday announced $40 million for dementia research projects which will improve the lives of Australians fighting dementia.  The announcement was made at the Curtin University Medical School and  CHIRI is delighted to advise that Dr Ryusuke Takechi (School of Public Health) was awarded a prestigious NHMRC Dementia Leadership Award, totalling $719,000.  The award supports a research line of enquiry recognised in 2014 by NHMRC via the Marshall and Warren Award for most innovative and potentially transformative research project grant.  Through the Dementia Leadership Fellowship award, Dr Takechi is leading collaborative studies exploring cerebral capillary integrity in diabetes and risk for dementia.

Please congratulate Ryu on his award.