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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0556630
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Using metallothioneins as a model for understanding cellular and biochemical interactions between neurons and astrocytes within the brain. This research will reveal some of the changes that occur in the relationship between neurons and astrocytes as a consequence injury, aging or disease to the human brain. In national terms, it will contribute to the concerted effort by Australian scientists to understand how and why neurons die following brain injury or in neurodegenerative diseases. These are significant community issues in both economical and social terms. Furthermore, this research contributes directly to the Designated National Research Priorities by identifying some of the earliest cellular processes associated with aging or disease of the brain, and will provide clues to promoting healthy aging.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2005
End Date: 05-2009
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $290,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Central Nervous System | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cell Neurochemistry
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Nervous system and disorders | Health related to ageing | Biological sciences |
