How genetic and environmental risk factors interactively impact on animal models for schizophrenia [ 2009 - 2012 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Tim Karl (Principal investigator)

Brief description The proposed research will clarify to what degree a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia alters the response to environmental risk factors (e.g. social stress and drugs of abuse) or interacts with them. Further, it will provide more sophisticated animal models for schizophrenia as well as better tools to validate these models. These studies may offer novel genetic and molecular clues to help explain the interactive nature of the impact genetic and environmental factors have on schizophrenia.

Funding Amount $AUD 387,489.51

Funding Scheme Career Development Fellowships

Notes RD Wright Biomedical CDF