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Sanfilippo syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes fatal brain damage. It is a type of childhood dementia and most patients never reach adulthood. But there is hope. Researchers around the world are working hard to find effective treatments.
Sanfilippo is considered a rare disease: 1 in 70,000 children are born with the inherited condition. The exact prevalence is not known, but it is estimated that there are between 75 and 100 children living with Sanfilippo in Australia.
Sanfilippo is a metabolic disorder which means there is a problem with one of the chemical reactions that naturally occurs in the body. It is caused by a lack of an enzyme that normally breaks down and recycles a large, complex sugar molecule called 'heparan sulphate'.
The disease has four subtypes (A, B, C and D). Each subtype corresponds to a lack of a different enzyme, each one responsible for a different step of breaking down heparan sulphate.
Sanfilippo is also sometimes referred to as a lysosomal storage disease or LSD, because the heparan sulphate is stored in a part of the cell called the lysosome. It also belongs to a group of diseases called Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) all of which involve the abnormal accumulation of complex sugars (called mucopolysaccharides or glycosaminoglycans 'GAGs'). Another name for Sanfilippo is Mucopolysaccharidoses type III or MPS III. See https://www.sanfilippo.org.au/ for more information.
This top up supports HDR candidates studying Sanfilippo.
Apply for this scholarship when you apply for a higher degree by research program at UQ. This scholarship is open until filled.
Before submitting an application you should:
When you apply, make sure that in addition to the base scholarship application you note that you wish to be considered for the Sanfilippo top up scholarship as well.
Scholarship value : $5,000 per annum for 3 years. This scholarship is open until filled.
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