Examining the specific vulnerability of dopaminergic cells to bioenergetic defects using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells as a model of Parkinson’s disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1039473

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The project will develop new cell models of Parkinson's disease utilising the recently discovered technique of inducing pluripotent stem cells from adult skin cells and differentiating them into the type of neurons that are affected in Parkinson's disease. The novel method will allow further insights to be gained into the molecular pathways involved in the disease and facilitate a search for means to rescue these cells from neurodegenerative processes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $112,366.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Parkinson disease | cell metabolism | mitochondrial function | neurodegeneration | neurogenetics | neuronal differentiation | stem cell biology

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