DEVELOPMENT OF FOLDING IN THE FETAL CEREBRAL CORTEX – IDENTIFYING FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS AND THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISRUPTION IN NORMAL AND ABNORMAL PREGNANCY

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1061291

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

During pregnancy, the surface of the fetal brain gradually develops the ridges, valleys, and folds that are the characteristic feature of our highly developed brain. However, this process can be disturbed if birth occurs prematurely, the unborn baby suffers oxygen starvation in the uterus, or the mother consumes alcohol. In this project we are determining how cell migration results in the development of brain surface folding, and how hypoxia and maternal alcohol consumption affect these important processes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $607,742.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Foetal Development and Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

abnormal development | alcohol related brain damage | brain development | cell migration | chemotaxis | cortex | fetus | hypoxia-ischaemia-reperfusion injury | pregnancy complications

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