Tracing iron from neurodevelopment to neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1122981

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Excessive brain iron can cause neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). This project will examine a link between early-life iron exposure and brain iron accumulation, focusing on the biochemical pathways through which iron causes death of brain cells in PD. Using the latest analytical technology, this CDF will study how iron can contribute to cell death, examine how this knowledge can improve clinical tools used to measure PD risk, and develop new therapies to address this risk.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $425,048.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Parkinson disease | biomarkers | imaging | iron | iron chelators

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