Research Fellowship [ 2014 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Julie Bernhardt (Principal investigator)

Brief description Stroke affects 1 in 6 Australians and often leads to lifelong disability. This Fellowship will support A/Prof Bernhardt to: 1) complete the world first, international clinical trial of very early rehabilitation for people with stroke (AVERT), which has the potential to reduce the global disability burden of this disease; 2) in a new acute exercise laboratory, complete studies that help refine existing early exercise interventions and 3) test new models of rehabilitation care that take advantage of advanced e-health capability.

Funding Amount $601,420.00

Funding Scheme Research Fellowships

Notes Research Fellowship