The role of micro-RNAs in human cardiomyocyte specification

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Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1006304

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The heart is the first organ to form and is vital for the survival of the developing embryo. We are seeking to improve our knowledge of the process of heart formation. Understanding how primitive cells become cardiac cells may pave the way for production of “tailor made” cardiac cells for treatment of a weakened heart. It may also give insights to the causes of congenital heart defects (such as “hole in the heart” babies), which are the most common type of birth defects.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $345,534.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

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Other Keywords

cardiomyocytes | cardiomyopathy | congenital heart disease | developmental biology | embryonic stem cells | microrna | stem cell therapy | zebrafish

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