Application of adult stem cells to bioengineered corneal epithelium and endothelium autografts

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1017521

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Damage to the cornea causes vision loss. Transplants can restore sight but carry risk of rejection and therefore require anti-rejection therapy, which has side effects. Bioengineered corneal components could replace transplants. Our goals are: 1) Growth of corneal endothelium and epithelium from adult stem cells to reduce the amount of tissue so the patient's own cells could be used. 2) Develop scaffolds that are suitable for implantation or other methods to deliver cells.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $92,314.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Regenerative Medicine (incl. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adult stem cells | age-related | cell culture | cornea replacement | corneal graft rejection | corneal remodelling | corneal transplantation | corneal wound healing | tissue engineering | vision loss

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