Properties and functions of reactive astrocytes and their role in neurological disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1052961

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

I am a developmental neuroscientist interested in the way alterations to normal brain development affect neuronal function later in life. I intend to investigate this by studying astrocytes – the cells that support and nourish brain nerve cells. In some diseases these astrocytes become stressed and instead of aiding the brain, set about destroying it. A better understanding of their action during development and disease may enable improved interventions for the treatment of many brain disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $344,652.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

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Other Keywords

astrocytes | brain development | brain disorders | glia-neuron relationship | glial cells | neurobiology | neurodevelopment | neurodevelopmental disorders | neuronal injury

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