Gene-Environment Interactions in Brain Disorders

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1045643

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

My research is focused on understanding the aetiology of brain disorders. I am interested in the interaction of genetic and environmental factors in the development of these disorders. In particular, I will evaluate the validity of rodent models for schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease and investigate the therapeutic potential of the endocannabinoid system for both disorders and whether environmental enrichment (e.g. physical exercise) can have beneficial effects in these models.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $459,270.00

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

Alzheimer disease | animal model | behaviour | brain disorders | cannabis | environmental influences | gene-environment interaction | motor neuron disease (MND) | neuroscience | schizophrenia

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