Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP150101025

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP150101025

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Treating Equine Laminitis. This project aims to explore the causes of equine laminitis, and to work with a newly-established Australian biopharma company to develop the world's first anti-laminitis medication. Equine laminitis is a painful, crippling disease of the foot, often necessitating euthanasia, and is the second-most common cause of death in domestic horses. In 2007, a landmark study identified insulin toxicity as a primary cause of laminitis, and subsequent research has identified over-stimulation of the IGF-1 receptor as the most likely mechanism. This project aims to prove that mechanism and to develop an effective treatment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-03-2016

End Date: 02-09-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $347,496.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Veterinary Sciences | Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary Pharmacology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Animal Welfare | Horses |

Other Keywords

Animal Welfare | Horses | Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary Pharmacology | Veterinary Sciences

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