Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0877800

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0877800

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Macromolecular Self-Assembly of Amyloid Fibrils. The misfolding of proteins is a key issue in public health. Common diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease are associated with protein misfolding, and have a major impact on society. The use of proteins as therapeutic drugs is now common ( e.g. as vaccines, for immune disorders) but they can be rendered ineffective or harmful by protein misfolding. Through this project, we will enhance the fundamental understanding of the processes of protein assembly in solution, at solid surfaces, and under shear.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $428,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Colloid And Surface Chemistry | Characterisation Of Macromolecules | Physical Chemistry Of Macromolecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Human pharmaceutical products | Chemical sciences | Scientific instrumentation |

Other Keywords

Characterisation Of Macromolecules | Chemical sciences | Colloid And Surface Chemistry | Human pharmaceutical products | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Physical Chemistry Of Macromolecules | Scientific instrumentation

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