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IRT Research Foundation
Launched in May 2009, the IRT Research Foundation aligns with IRT's mission, to create communities where seniors achieve their optimum quality of life.
The IRT Research Foundation aims to raise funds for and progress projects, which assist in a greater understanding of the ageing process and the care and wellbeing of seniors.
Steered by Mr Linton Lewis, the IRT Research Foundation is managed by a committee which consists of board representatives, external business representatives with expertise specific to the IRT Research Foundation and IRT staff.
Since its establishment, the IRT Research Foundation has worked towards supporting its first three research projects through $120,000 of grant funding.
The committee short-listed five projects, before finally selecting three successful grant recipients in March 2010. The successful grants were awarded to University of Wollongong researchers from the Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute (IHMRI):
- Dr Justin Yerbury and Dr Heath Ecroyd will research: molecular chaperones as agents of the ageing process with the ultimate goal of developing therapeutic drugs to combat ageing and age-related disorders and disease.
- Dr Francesca Fernandez Enright and her team will research: prevention and early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using gene expression profiling in a case-control population in the Illawarra.
- Professor Sandra Jones and her team will conduct a project to consider: different approaches to encourage healthy behaviours in lifestyle communities that improve an individual's wellbeing and lifestyle.
Along with important financial assistance, IRT further supports research projects with their promotion and in some cases volunteer participation of IRT residents.
Get Involved
Through your support we can ensure that more people are able to maintain their mind and mobility for longer.
You can choose where you would like your donation to go simply by completing our online form and selecting the 'IRT Research Foundation' option. Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible.
If you would like more information on donations and bequests it is available on our Get Involved page.
IRT Research Foundation: a division of the IRT Group.
