Wonderful to see Dr Emma Scotter appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for outstanding services to motor neuron disease (MND) research as part of yesterday’s King's Birthday Honours. She's the inspirational head of the Motor Neuron Disease Lab at the Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland. We're in awe of the ongoing work done by Emma and her team, who are passionate about making a difference for Kiwis with MND. Congratulations, Emma!