Self-assembled hydrogels as a model for neurodegeneration

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1106751

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which currently affects over 340,000 Australians. Often, symptoms of AD are not apparent until the disease is well advanced, limiting chances of successful treatment. In this project, hydrogels made from biocompatible peptides will be used to grow neural cell culture models to study the development of the disease in its early stages. This will help to develop new diagnostic tools for the early detection of AD.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $594,644.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nanobiotechnology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alzheimer disease | cell culture | dementia | mechanical properties | neurodegeneration

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