Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0772899

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0772899

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Neurological cell replacement therapies: improving outcomes by matching developmental profiles of transplanted cells with the damaged brain area. Stem cell transplantation offers a way to replace nerve cells lost due to acute CNS injury or chronic degenerative conditions such as Parkinson's Disease. However, to date, results have been disappointing because of poor differentiation, survival and integration of stem cells confounded by ethical issues associated with the use of embryos as the source of stem cells. The experiments conducted in this study will provide strategies to improve the efficacy of stem cell transplantation into the damaged CNS as well as developing the use of autologous bone marrow stem cells for repair. Outcomes will be improved transplant methodologies and expertise for the bio-technology industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 25-06-2007

End Date: 12-06-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $253,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Central Nervous System | Neurogenetics | Neurobiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Nervous system and disorders |

Other Keywords

Central Nervous System | Nervous system and disorders | Neurobiology | Neurogenetics | Zoology

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