Structural Biology of Alzheimer's Disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1021935

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

It is estimated that one quarter of people over the age of 65 suffer from some form of memory impairment, mostly in the form of AlzheimerÍs disease. The enormous economic and social costs of the disease and an aging population make it a major health problem. This work will lead to atomic structures of proteins centrally involved in the disease, thus increasing our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the disease and form the basis for the design of drugs to combat it.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $554,808.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Characterisation of Biological Macromolecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alzheimer disease | amyloid precursor protein | crystallography | nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy | protein structure | receptor dimerisation

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