Griffith shines a light on immune diseases
Griffith University is turning purple and blue to raise awareness of chronic immune and nervous system diseases.
13 May 2014
Every night this week, the Griffith Health Centre at the university's Gold Coast campus will be lit up to mark International Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases Day.
The National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) at the Griffith Health Centre is a world-leader in research into these types of diseases.
NCNED director Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik is Australia's foremost expert on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
She says it is important to bring public attention to diseases such as CFS.
"Typically the illness hasn't been well-recognised... it's highlighting that the illness does have potential pathology," she said.
"Therefore the patients feel basically they're getting recognised for a legitimate illness."
Professor Marshall-Gradisnik says the glowing display lighting up the centre is a sight to be seen.
"It's absolutely beautiful actually... it's very lovely," she said.
"It's soothing actually for the pace of life and research that we do."
The Griffith Health Centre will be lit up every night from May 11 to 17.
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