YOUR IMPACT COULD BE LIFE-CHANGING!
Your participation in The May 50K will accelerate research into prevention, better treatments and ultimately cures for multiple sclerosis (MS). Here’s how your support changes lives:
$36
Grows MS cells in a lab to undertake research into the cause and treatment of MS.
$64
Covers the hourly rate of a dedicated research assistant.
$511
Funds a PhD student MS researcher for one week.
$1,524
Covers the costs of deep-freezing tissue samples in liquid nitrogen for a year.
$2,044
Funds multiple MRI scans for research participants.
$5,104
Covers the cost of sequencing an entire family to determine the genes that influence MS.
$10,454
Pays for one fluorescence microscope so researchers can examine specimens at a cellular level.
$25,000
Funds one incubator grant to gather preliminary data for new innovative ideas in MS research.
$55,000
Funds six months of an emerging scientist's salary.
EVERY DOLLAR YOU RAISE WILL
HELP STOP MS IN ITS TRACKS.
1 in 3 Australians will be directly impacted by multiple sclerosis
Since 2000, the treatment options for MS have increased from only 1 to 14 available treatments today, and that’s all thanks to research. Our researchers are certain that with more funding, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ we can stop and reverse MS, it’s a matter of ‘when’. Research not only gives hope but confidence. Confidence that there will be a future where MS no longer has an impact on people's lives like it does today.
FAST FACTS ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)
Over 33,300 Australians have MS and 3 out 4 of those are women.
MS is most commonly diagnosed between 20-40 years old.
2.8 million people worldwide are living with MS.
Every 5 minutes, someone somewhere in the world is diagnosed with MS.
With sufficient funding, our researchers are 10 years away from stopping MS.
A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IN HELPING US STOP MS IN ITS TRACKS!
