Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140103233

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140103233

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Visualising neuron-glia interactions in the injured central nervous system. The adult brain and spinal cord recovery poorly from injury. Attempts to overcome this problem include methods to promote the intrinsic regenerative capacity of injured neurons, and modulating the inhibitory extracellular environment to become permissive to regeneration. The goal of this project is to investigate an endogenous regenerative mechanism in the injured brain. This project will use the latest, cutting-edge microscopy techniques to visualise whether the endogenous astrocyte protein metallothionein can promote regeneration in the injured nervous system of living zebrafish. The successful outcomes of this project will provide significant insight into understanding how the brain responds to injury.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-2014

End Date: 12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $383,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cell Neurochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous System and Disorders |

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