QBI Steps for Dementia Research 2024
A group of trekkers is walking this October/November in the Blue Mountains to raise funds to support the fight against dementia.
In 2024, The primary goal is to raise $30,000 to fund the current Alastair Rushworth Scholar, Montana Samantzis, to discover treatments to help solve this devastating disease.
QBI Steps for Dementia Research 2024
Supporting the Alastair Rushworth PhD Alzheimer’s Endowment Fund
When: 31 October - 4 November
Where: Blue Mountains
About QBI Steps for Dementia Research
There is currently no treatment or cure for dementia, which is the second leading cause of death in Australia and the most prevalent cause of death for Australian women. Dementia affects almost one in 10 people over the age of 65 and research at QBI is providing a pathway to potential treatments to millions worldwide.
In 2017, Janice Rushworth established the Alastair Rushworth PhD Scholarship Fund in 2017 in memory of her husband, Alastair Rushworth, who sadly passed away from early-onset Alzheimer's Disease in 2016.
Funds raised through the QBI Steps for Dementia Research will support a PhD student conducting critical dementia research at the Queensland Brain Institute.