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South Australian
(SA) Brain Bank
Brain disorders constitute a major public health and economic problem. The study of brain tissues from deceased patients using current and evolving technologies has great potential to unlock our understanding of how these diseases occur and may lead to improvements in diagnosis, treatment or the development of preventative strategies.
The SA Brain Bank was established in 1986, by members of the Flinders’ Centre for Neuroscience in collaboration with members of the Centre for Neurological Diseases at the IMVS, to support research into diseases of the nervous system. With funding from the NHMRC, the SA Brain Bank joined with the other states to establish the Australian Brain Bank Network in 1993. The South Australian Brain Bank has successfully established:
- a Tissue Donor Program for people to consent to donate their neurological tissues to the Brain Bank after their death
- links with internationally recognized research groups utilizing human brain and spinal cord tissues
- a resource available to facilitate higher degree studies
- links with clinical specialists, pathologists, allied health professionals, patient support groups and educational forums to facilitate greater understanding of disease processes
- an invaluable resource of tissues representing more than 20 neurological and psychiatric disorders, including extremely rare pathologies.
In 2011, the SA Brain Bank had 16 brain donations and provided tissues to five research projects. More than 20 research groups from Australia (Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane, Gold Coast) and overseas (Germany, USA) have made use of SA Brain Bank tissues. It also recently established a new facility, the SA Neurological Tumour Bank, to facilitate research into brain tumours. Funding for the South Australian Brain Bank is provided by grants from the National Health & Medical Research Council, the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation and public donations.
For the Donor Consent Form or the answers to frequently
asked questions, please see the SA
Brain Bank Brochure
Contact Details for all Brain Bank enquiries:
Ms Robyn Flook
Coordinator, SA Brain Bank
Centre for Neuroscience & Dept of Human Physiology
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide SA 5001
Tel: (08) 8204 4107
Fax: (08) 8204 5768
Email: robyn.flook@flinders.edu.au
SA Brain Bank Mobile: 0431 500 880
Executive Directors:
Prof Peter Blumbergs
Head of Neuropathology
Centre for Neurological Diseases, IMVS/SA Pathology
Frome Road,
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel: (08) 8222 3679
Fax: (08) 8333 3392
Email: peter.blumbergs@health.sa.gov.au
Dr Mark Slee
Clinical Academic Neurologist
Centre for Neuroscience & Dept of Neurology
Flinders Medical Centre,
Bedford Park SA 5042
Tel: (08) 8204 4187
Fax: (08) 8204 6932
Email: mark.slee@flinders.edu.au
Scientific Advisory Committee
Prof Peter Blumbergs
Ms Robyn Flook
Dr Wei Ping Gai
Mr Jim Manavis
Mr Stephen Nygaard
Assoc Prof John Power
Dr Mark Slee
Assoc Prof James Temlett
Dr Robert Wilcox
Affiliations
Media Appearances
Robyn Flook - The Investigator (FMC Foundation Newsletter), Researchers banking on a new brain tumour resource, Autumn/Winter Edition 2011
SA Brain Bank Newsletters
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December
2011, Issue 10
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- Science Alive 2011
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- Biological Rhythms
.....- Serendipity
.....- Puzzle Time!
.....- What's News?
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June
2011, Issue 9
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- National Science Week
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- The Emotional Brain (Part 2)
.....- Reader's Corner
.....- Serendipity
.....- Puzzle Time!
.....- What's News?
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November
2010, Issue 8
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- Science Alive 2010
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- The Emotional Brain
.....- Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- Puzzle Time!
.....- What's News?
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June
2010, Issue 7
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- ISBER 2010
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- Living with Dementia
.....- Helpful Hints
.....- Some Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- Puzzle Time!
.....- What's News?
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November
2009, Issue 6
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- Science Alive 2009
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- Where are your memories?
.....- Remembrance Day
.....- Some Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- What's News?
.....- Puzzle Time!
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May 2009, Issue 5
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- Your Brain at Work
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- SA Brain Tumour Bank
.....- A Reader's Story
.....- Some Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- What's News?
.....- Puzzle Time!
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November 2008, Issue
4
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- Public Forum on Dementia
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- Science Alive! 2008
.....- Some Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- What's News?
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May 2008, Issue
3
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- Multiple Sclerosis Brain
Bank
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- Being an Organ Donor
.....- A Reader's Story
.....- Some Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- What's News?
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November 2007,
Issue 2
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- Science Alive 2007
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Just For Fun
.....- ISBER, Singapore
.....- IBRO, Melbourne
.....- Some Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- What's News?
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..........May
2007, Issue 1
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Special Interest Articles:
.....- 21 Years of Brain Banking
in SA 1986-2007
.....- Facts & Figures
.....- Public Forum 2006
.....- Some Current Research
.....- Serendipity
.....- What's News?
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