Developing novel peptide-based therapeutics and technologies to mitigate fibrosis [ 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2024 ]

Research Grant

Brief description Fibrosis (tissue scarring) is an unmet medical problem that adversely affects both human health and medical devices. It causes organ (e.g. heart, kidney) failure leading to death. Fibrotic encapsulation causes medical device (e.g. surgical mesh) failure. Our team has discovered a peptide, B7-33, that mitigates fibrosis in the short-term. Our IDEAS grant aims to develop long-acting B7-33 therapies and, to employ long-acting B7-33 mimetics in anti-fibrotic compositions for surgical meshes.

Funding Amount $1,161,383

Funding Scheme Ideas Grants

Chief Investigator A/Pr Mohammed Hossain

Notes Ideas Grants