Cracking the MND code

A Grey Matter by Queensland Brain Institute

Oct 19, 202533:25Science & Medicine

In this episode, Dr Margreet Ridder — whose project was ranked the top FightMND-funded study in 2024 — reflects on her journey to becoming a researcher at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) with her group leader, Profe...

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