Hyperactive mobile DNA in schizophrenia [ 2018 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Geoffrey Faulkner (Principal investigator) ,  Prof Ernst Wolvetang

Brief description Schizophrenia affects 1 in 100 people, and yet its causes remain largely unclear. To improve understanding, treatment and management of the disease, the team performing this research will evaluate whether mobile DNA elements found in our genome are activated by stress and thereby alter how brain cells work in individuals affected by schizophrenia. They will also test whether mobile DNA can be blocked by drugs, perhaps revealing new strategies to treat the disease.

Funding Amount $725,585.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant