How are axons guided to their targets in the developing nervous system?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1107986

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Many neurodevelopmental disorders are probably the result of wiring defects. In this project we will use new technologies to study how growing nerve fibres are steered to their targets during development, and use this data to create new mathematical models which can predict which way nerve fibres should grow in different situations. This will advance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying both normal and abnormal brain development.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $329,644.00

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

axon growth | axon guidance | chemotaxis | computer simulation | neural development

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