Strategies to enhance recruitment of hematopoietic stem cells and their differentiation to retinal pigment epithelium

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/512063

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of adult blindness in the western world. As the Australian population ages, many more people will suffer from this disease. This project aims to use adult stem cells, called hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) to repair injured vessels in the eye. This approach optimises healthy repair of the retina by facilitating differentiation of HSC into retinal pigment epithelium, the cells whose malfunction is the underlying initiator of the disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2009

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $29,627.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Opthalmology And Vision Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Angiogenesis | Ischaemia | Neovascularization | Retina | Stem Cell therapy

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