Molecular genetics of gonadal development

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/102579

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Defects in sexual development in the human embryo result in some of the most common forms of birth defects, which have profound physiological and psychosexual ramifications for the afflicted individuals. A fuller understanding of the causes of these defects may lead to improved counseling and perhaps also therapeutic possibilities. This project is aimed at finding and studying the genes that control whether an embryo develops as a male or a female, and the genes that are responsible for proper development of the gonads, organs that control an individual's sexual development. It is thought that a genetic chain of events is important for gonadal development, and we aim to find the missing links of that chain and to work out how they fit together.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2000

End Date: 01-01-2002

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $253,887.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Expression cloning | Gonadal development | Gonadal dysgenesis | Hermaphroditism | Organogenesis | Sex determination | Sex reversal | Sex-determining genes

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