About Captain Courageous
Captain Courageous is a charity raising funds to assist with research into the cause, and hopefully potential cure, for children suffering from Bone Marrow Failure Diseases.
In partnership with Hanson Institute, we are setting up a 3-4 year Research project into the causes of this debilitating disease; to do this we need to raise AU$1,000,000.
The Research Project
The Hanson Institute collaborating with the Department of Haematology, WCH and with the Captain Courageous fund support, will investigate the nature of the deficiency in blood cell production in bone marrow failure, focusing on why critical blood-producing cells that reside in bone marrow are unable to make the large numbers of blood cells required for a healthy blood and immune system.
They will also use recombinant DNA technology to search for genes and proteins that can restore the blood producing capacity of disease cells, thus providing new clues into how blood cell production is controlled and possibly opening up new avenues for therapy.
Your donation will make a difference.
Captain Courageous was founded in 2010 by the Bond Family. Jeff and Jessica Bond’s youngest son, Angus, was born in April 2008 and at only eight weeks was diagnosed with Diamond Black-Fan Anemia (DBA), one of the rarest Bone Marrow Failure Diseases. There are only a few hundred people in the world with this disease - all have bone marrow that does not produce red blood cells.
There is no known cure and Angus relies on regular blood transfusions every 3-4 weeks to survive.
Hanson Institute
Hanson Institute is South Australia’s premier medical research Institute and has earned international recognition as one of the top five medical research facilities in Australia.
It is the central facility and focus for health and medical research for SA Pathology and Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Hanson Institute has earned international recognition and acclaim for its quality of research and results achieved. It attracts internationally recognised scientific leaders for collaborative and major project relationships.
It has five main centers of research and excellence:
- Hanson Institute Centre for Cancer Research
- Hanson Institute Centre for Bone and Joint Research
- Hanson Institute Centre for Clinical Research
- Hanson Institute Centre for Neurological Diseases
- Hanson Institute Centre for Biomedical Research
International and local partnerships keep Hanson Institute at the cutting edge of scientific excellence and effectiveness.
Many people are alive today thanks to breakthrough research and therapies developed at Hanson Institute.
Hanson Institute is committed to:
- Understand the cause and effect of medical trauma and disease in humans
- Discover and develop cures and treatments
- Apply knowledge to save lives, alleviate suffering and improve the health and quality of life for every person, in an environment of world-class facilities and scientific excellence
Clinical research is a core function of Hanson Institute. It provides the foundation for translating discoveries made on the laboratory bench into improvements in patient care.
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