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2 Headlines Kia ora! What a busy first couple of months we’ve had at the Neurological Foundation! A number of the team and I were joined by supporters to take part in the Auckland Round the Bays fun run. It was great fun to personally be amongst the 34,000 plus people supporting good causes including the Neurological Foundation. We also had a blast getting out into the regions during Brain Awareness Month in March and meeting with all our supporters. If you are in Dunedin, I hope you were able to get to our Brain Day to hear some of our funded scientists and clinicians, and walk through the giant inflatable brain! Unfortunately the current situation with the COVID-19 coronavirus meant that we were forced to postpone the remainder of our Brain Awareness Month events as well as our upcoming planned activity. We have had to change our ways of working, which means that we are currently moving a lot more of our content online. During this time of isolation, I hope that this issue of Headlines provides some stimulus and entertainment to keep your brain actively engaged. In this edition of Headlines, you’ll see a slightly new format and new columns we’re introducing for future editions. We wanted to concentrate more on our donors in this issue by introducing a story about one of our regular givers; Rosie Bellamy-Lusty. Rosie shares with you why she has decided to give to the Neurological Foundation and has been for the past 12 years. If you would like us to share your story, we would love to hear from you! Please get in touch. We also have a research update from one of our esteemed stroke rehabilitation specialists, Professor Cathy Stinear. Some of you may remember Cathy as our Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee. She has since stepped down just last year, to concentrate on her ground-breaking work into stroke rehabilitation. She remains engaged with the Foundation as one of our Council members, helping us to ensure we invest in the best scientific research each year. There is also an update fromDr Robert Munn, one of our recipients of the Neurological FoundationWrightson Fellowship in 2014. He has recently had a paper published in Nature Neuroscience about the research the Neurological Foundation had funded for his work done at Standford University with Associate Professor Lisa Giocomo. It is only through your continued generosity that we're able to fund such innovative and successful scientists and clinicians like Professor Cathy Stinear and Dr Robert Munn. We are incredibly grateful for your support and we'd love to hear from you. So please don't hesitate to get in touch. Mā te wā Rich Easton, CEO Contact us Neurological Foundation, PO Box 110022 Auckland Hospital, Auckland 1148 Phone: 09 309 7749 Free call: 0508 BRAINS (0508 272 467) Email: info@neurological.org.nz Website: neurological.org.nz If you are moving, please let us know your new address so that you don’t miss the next issue of Headlines. Donor Relations Contacts Upper North Island Donor Relations Specialist Theresa Liebenberg theresa.liebenberg@neurological.org.nz 027 233 0710 Lower North Island Donor Relations Specialist Margie Carter margie.carter@neurological.org.nz 021 042 8114 South Island Donor Relations Specialist Kellie Bain kellie.bain@neurological.org.nz 027 478 8536 Contents Message from our Chief Executive Headlines is printed on paper from responsible sources. Latest updates Personalising stroke rehabilitation with Professor Cathy Stinear From Otago to Ireland: The journey of a Phillip Wrightson Fellow Share your story: Rosie Bellamy- Lusty The brain in real time: Dr Juliette Cheyne Meet a researcher: Dr Jack Flanagan Our first year at Round the Bays International updates of neurological research 2 4–5 6–7 8–9 10–11 12–13 14–15 16–19