There is currently no treatment or cure for dementia, which is the second leading cause of death in Australia and the most prevalent cause of death for Australian women. Dementia affects almost one in 10 people over the age of 65 and research at QBI is providing a pathway to potential treatments to millions worldwide.

Janice Rushworth, along with a group of trekkers, is walking the Flinders Ranges in South Australia in 2023 to raise funds to support the fight against dementia.

In 2017, Janice established the Alastair Rushworth PhD Scholarship Fund in memory of her husband, Alastair Rushworth, who sadly passed away from early-onset Alzheimer's Disease in 2016.

Funds raised through the trek will support a PhD student conducting critical dementia research at the Queensland Brain Institute.

In 2023, the primary goal is to raise $40,000 to support the Alastair Rushworth Scholar and help grow this fund to support PhD student who will work towards discovering treatments to help solve this devastating disease.