Preventing Blindness: Blocking TGF¤-induced EMT and Cataract Development

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1024799

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cataract, the loss of transparency of the eye lens, is a major cause of blindness. We have identified molecules in the lens important for maintenance of its transparency and plan to characterise their effectiveness in preventing cataract formation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $343,824.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Signal Transduction

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

ageing population | antagonists | blindness | cataracts of the lens | fibrosis | lens | signal transduction | transgenic animals | vision loss

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