Bcl-2 proteins and the regulation of the megakaryocyte lineage.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/575535

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Platelets are tiny cells that circulate in the blood. They are essential for blood clotting. Too few platelets leads to uncontrolled bleeding. Platelets are produced in the bone marrow by cells called 'megakaryocytes'. Cancer chemotherapy often causes dangerous decreases in platelet count - this is thought to be because it kills megakaryocytes. We will pinpoint the molecules responsible for megakaryocyte life and death. This has the potential to make the side effects of chemotherapy less severe.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $416,240.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Apoptosis | Cancer chemotherapeutic agents | Cancer chemotherapy | Essential thrombocythaemia | Haematopoiesis | Platelets | Thrombocytopaenia

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