Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150100998]
Researchers:
Breadmore, Michael
(Chief Investigator)
,
Dr Anna King
(Chief Investigator)
,
Guijt, Rosanna
(Chief Investigator)
,
Rosanne Guijt
(Chief Investigator)
,
Tracey Dickson
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Microfluidic technology to help understand physical damage to brain cells. Understanding the organisation, structure and mechanisms of the human brain and nervous system remains one of the biggest challenges of science. This project aims to develop a new cell culture platform to form defined molecular networks of brain cells and to monitor changes throughout the network in response to a small localised injury within the network. This innovative platform will be used to help understand changes within cells in response to physical damage to networks of brain cells. This is one of the major causes of death and disability in developed nations, and is identified as a risk factor for a range of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and motor neuron disease.
Funding Amount $415,500
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP150100998
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150100998
