Using gene delivery tools to understand and treat skeletal muscle-related disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1046782

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

As a muscle biologist, I study the mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle size, so that we can develop therapies for muscle wasting. What sets my research apart is my combination of expertise in muscle biology, and the use of recombinant viral vectors for altering the expression of specific genes exclusively in skeletal muscles. Our approaches enable us to study the inner workings of muscles in ways others cannot, and develop promising new therapies for treating muscle diseases.

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)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cachexia | frailty | gene regulation | gene therapy | muscle disease | muscle growth factors | muscle physiology | sarcopenia | signalling pathways | therapeutic manipulation

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