The ABC recently spent time with MDA founder and ambassador, Boris M Struk, and his family documenting his achievements since setting up Australia’s first muscular dystrophy support organisation over 30 years ago. It is with great pride that we share with you this powerful story, now available on ABC iView and which starts at the [...]
Life Membership bestowed on Boris M Struk Pitcher Partners recently hosted a function to honour Boris M Struk’s illustrious contribution to muscular dystrophy as founder and recently retired inaugural Executive Director of Muscular Dystrophy Australia. Prof Andrew Kornberg with Boris M Struk Bill Schlink, President of Committee Management, MDA, spoke of Boris’ commitment at the retirement [...]
End of an Era After 33 years at the helm, Boris M Struk, Executive Director and builder of Muscular Dystrophy Australia (MDA), has announced his retirement. Here are some highlights of Boris’ journey with MDA. In 1984 Boris was told by a neurologist that his youngest son, Ryan, had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, one of the [...]
MDA Supporting More Research Dr Tamar Sztal is a research fellow in the School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, primarily working on modelling muscle disease in zebrafish by investigating the role of inflammation and taurine treatment on muscle wasting in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Dr Sztal and her team have developed methods to quantify both muscle [...]
So is this the barrel for the Harley No 66 Draw? asked MDA ED, Boris M Struk And the winner is: Dan of Yarraman QLD with Ticket No 1840
Rotary International Radio Interview MDA Executive Director, Boris M Struk, made a guest appearance on Rotary Radio 96.5 FM and spent the hour with Bernadette Schwerdt talking Muscular Dystrophy, Rotary and a host of other subjects. With a vast audience, the radio medium provided a fantastic opportunity to communicate to the public the challenges that [...]
AHA Supports MDA Michael Robertson, AHA (Vic) Councillor, Boris M Struk MDA ED, David Canny, AHA (Vic) President and Mark Robertson, AHA (Vic) Vice-President The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) recently supported MDA with a magnificent donation of $10,000 organised by long-time supporter Michael Robertson. We look forward to a long relationship with the AHA - [...]
Dr Chantal Coles & Boris M Struk The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and the Muscular Dystrophy Australia (MDA) are delighted to establish the inaugural MDA Research Fellowship, to be awarded to Dr Chantal Coles for 2019. Chantal began her research career in the primary industries, completing a PhD focusing on muscle and fat in [...]
