Role of primary cilia and PCP proteins in lens development: implications for lens regeneration after cataract surgery

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1003356

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cataract extraction is the most common surgical procedure conducted in our hospitals today. Unfortunately, a complication of surgery is the development of a secondary cataract. This is caused by residual lens epithelial cells undergoing a wound healing response that leads to severe scarring and loss of vision. This project will identify the factors that are needed to maintain lens epithelial cells in a normal state so that they can act as stem cells that can be induced to regenerate a new lens that can transmit and focus light as normal.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $413,742.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cell Development, Proliferation and Death

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

age-related | cataracts of the lens | cell development | cell polarity | cytoskeleton | eye disease | signalling pathways | tissue regeneration | vision loss

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