Investigating the potential of human stem cells to repair the degenerating auditory nerve after deafness

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/567117

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

One in four Australians is predicted to experience some form of hearing loss by 2050. Hearing loss is irreversible and the chief clinical treatment available for severe to profound hearing loss is a cochlear implant. However, cochlear implant efficacy is limited by the degeneration of the auditory nerve following hearing loss. Using stem cells, this project will develop techniques to restore function to the auditory nerve through replacement of the specialised cells that comprise it.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $310,787.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Deafness | Embryonic stem cells | Neuronal differentiation | Neuronal regeneration | Transplantation

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