New projection neurons are added to the brain throughout life – identifying their source and function.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1030939

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Scientists aim to use our body’s own stem cells to make new nerve cells for brain repair. There are two major types of nerve cell: long range and short range; and until now we did not know how to make new long range nerves. I recently discovered that a special type of brain stem cell, the OPC, makes new long range nerves throughout life. We are building on this discovery by trying to understand the signals that control this process in order to direct OPCs towards nerve regeneration.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $505,991.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cortex | neurogenesis | olfaction | oligodendrocytes | progenitor cells | transgenic mouse

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