Testing the Prion Hypothesis in Parkinson’s Disease using a Novel In Vivo Model of α-synuclein Transmission

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1145348

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a debilitating neurological disease with no cure. Recently it has been discovered that the disease can spread through the brain. We have developed the worlds first animal model to study exactly how the disease propagates inside of neurons during this spread. We will use the model to answer key questions about this critical stage of disease spread, knowledge that is essential for the development of successful therapies to prevent disease progression.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $622,555.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

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Other Keywords

Parkinson disease | alpha-synuclein | dopamine | neural transplantation | neurodegeneration

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