Formyl peptide receptor biased agonists as novel cardioprotective agents against myocardial infarction. [ 2018 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Mrs Elizabeth Vecchio (Principal investigator)

Brief description Heart attack and its resulting heart failure are the leading causes of death in Australia. Examining a promising new target (formyl peptide receptors), I will use my knowledge of drug action at the single cell level to identify new drugs that act via a unique biased mechanism. These will be tested in pre-clinical animal models of heart attack to uncover critical new potential therapies that will protect the heart post heart attack and prevent the development heart failure.

Funding Amount $318,768.00

Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships

Notes Peter Doherty Biomedical ECF