University of Queensland Professor Shyuan Ngo has received a massive boost in her research into a cure for Motor Neurone Disease.

The Professor at the forefront of developing an MND cure has been granted $1.30 million across two projects, thanks to FightMND and 'The Big Freeze' fundraising.

Professor Ngo told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "There's still a lot we don't know and that's why it's been so hard to find a cure."