The role of cannabis in an Nrg1 animal model of genetic vulnerability to schizophrenia

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/493301

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The link between psychosis and cannabis use has been discussed for decades. As the majority of users do not develop schizophrenia, it seems that other risk factors are necessary to trigger psychosis. Adolescence may be a time of particular vulnerability to the effects of cannabis use. We aim to use an animal model for schizophrenia to clarify cannabis' impact on the development of schizophrenia when interacting with the risk factors genetic vulnerability and age of onset of cannabis use.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $455,323.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical infection agents (incl. prions)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adolescent health and well-being | animal model | behaviour | behavioural problems | cannabis | drug abuse | genetic predisposition | knockout mice | neural development | schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

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