Federation Fellowships - Grant ID: FF0348603

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FF0348603

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cellular Plasticity in the Brain: discovering molecular mechanisms controlling the production of neurons during brain development, function, ageing and disease. The program aims to understand the mechanisms regulating Brain Plasticity - this recently discovered property of the brain to respond to environmental stimuli, both physiological and pathological, by producing new functional neurons. Specifically, the program will discover how the brain's stem cells are stimulated to produce new neurons. This understanding will significantly expand our knowledge of how the brain develops, and how functions, like memory, are modulated by neuronal replacement. Discoveries will underpin the development of, in association with Australia's biotechnology sector, a new generation of therapeutics, which treat neurological diseases, like Stroke, by stimulating the production of functional neurons.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-08-2003

End Date: 20-08-2008

Funding Scheme: Federation Fellowships

Funding Amount: $1,450,370.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Cell Development (Incl. Cell Division And Apoptosis) | Neurosciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Mental health | Nervous system and disorders | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Cell Development (Incl. Cell Division And Apoptosis) | Central Nervous System | Learning, Memory, Cognition And Language | Mental health | Nervous system and disorders | Neurosciences

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