Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987152

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987152

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Assessing gene function in the developing brain using zebrafish as a model system. As the average life expectancy in western countries rises there is an increasing incidence of mental health problems. Therapeutic approaches to both Alzhemier's and Parkinson's disease, as well as to brain injury following stroke, rely on a thorough understanding of how the brain develops. This is consistent with the everyday principle that if you want to fix something that is broken, then you need to understand how it is put together in the first place. This project seeks to understand how the normal brain is wired together in the embryo and, in doing so it will expose novel targets for therapy in the aged.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $310,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Cell Development (Incl. Cell Division And Apoptosis) | Neurobiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Mental health | Nervous system and disorders | Health related to ageing |

Other Keywords

Cell Development (Incl. Cell Division And Apoptosis) | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Health related to ageing | Mental health | Nervous system and disorders | Neurobiology | Zoology

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