Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879503

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0879503

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Neuron-microglia signalling mechanisms. This research concerns determining the fundamental mechanisms by which one of the principal non-neuronal cells in the brain , the microglial cell, interacts with neurons to change their properties. The correct functioning of neural networks is necessary for our normal behaviour. Such networks can be disrupted and indeed destroyed by the release of inflammatory molecules from microglial cells. In this work the way in which anti-inflammatory molecules are released from the microglia will be elucidated, thus providing insight into how to prevent the destructive actions of the inflammatory molecules on the nervous system.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Cellular Nervous System | Neurobiology | Animal Physiology—Cell

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Mental health | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) |

Other Keywords

Animal Physiology—Cell | Cellular Nervous System | Mental health | Neurobiology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Zoology

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