Assessment Strategies, Treatments And Risk Factors In Neuropathy And Neuromuscular Disease
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$437,034.00
Summary
Neuropathy and neuromuscular disorders provide a major public health challenge. My research efforts are targeted at improving strategies to assess neuropathy and neuromuscular disease, measuring the impact of disease and translating these approaches into clinical trials and clinical practice. The project will identify the best assessment strategies for early detection of nerve damage, determine the impact of nerve disorders in Australia and determine how best to address these disorders.
Understanding The Side Effects Of HAART In HIV Patients
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$387,489.00
Summary
Combination therapy has dramatically improved the life expectancy of people living with HIV. However, the long term side effects of these medications can be significant. Not everyone treated with the same drugs suffers similar side effects. This project seeks to unravel factors that lead a given individual to experience particular side effects. Understanding why medication side effects occur will be critical in finding safer ways to treat HIV.
Preserving Ovarian Function During Chemotherapy And Old Age
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$425,048.00
Summary
Chemotherapy treatment and the natural ageing process leads to ovarian failure and infertility. For young cancer survivors, chemotherapy induced infertility is devastating, and like aged women, leads to hormonal changes that lead to osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, and neurodegeneration. Here, a new class of molecules will be tested for their ability to prevent and reverse infertility folllowing chemotherapy treatment, and in old age. These findings will improve the healthy lifespan of women.