Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879769

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0879769

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Novel Hybrid Inorganic Nanoparticles for Effective siRNA Delivery to Neurons. This project will lead to a more efficient and reliable drug delivery system to treat Huntington's disease. The insights and technology gained from this project will be directly applicable for many human diseases, both within and outside the central nervous system. This project will make a major contribution to the ARC's goal of maintaining good health and promises to significantly reduce the financial and psychological burdens to patients' family and community. This project will encourage inter-disciplinary approaches to research and train highly skilled researchers both in neuroscience and nanobiotechnology to advance Australia's industrial competitiveness.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 30-06-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $1,330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Gene Therapy | Medical Biotechnology | Nanotechnology | Colloid And Surface Chemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Clay products | Nervous system and disorders | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |

Other Keywords

Clay products | Colloid And Surface Chemistry | Gene Therapy | Medical Biotechnology | Nanotechnology | Nervous system and disorders | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines)

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