Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT180100565]Researchers: Mark Hutchinson (Future Fellowship)
Brief description Measuring pain in livestock: mechanisms, objective biomarkers and treatments. This project aims to create an objective blood test to measure pain in livestock, and to create a new drug treatment for persistent pain by targeting the immunology of the brain and spinal cord. This project expects to generate new knowledge of the involvement of the neuro-immune system in the creation and maintenance of persistent pain and how this can be quantified through the innovative use of peripheral blood tests. Expected outcomes of this project include a blood test capable of quantifying the extent of current pain experience, and a cumulative life measure of pain an animal has experienced. This should provide significant benefits to the Australian livestock industry by improving best practice.
Funding Amount $998,125
Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships
- ARC : FT180100565
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT180100565
