Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1013810]Researchers: Dr Darius Lane (Principal investigator)
Brief description Vitamin C (ascorbate)-deficiency leads to anaemia and other symptoms of scurvy. Iron supplementation cannot alone correct this anaemia, with ascorbate being crucial. Almost all iron in plasma is bound to transferrin, and I have recent data showing that ascorbate stimulates transferrin-iron uptake. This research will identify how this stimulation occurs. This work has important biomedical implications for understanding iron uptake and anaemia, which affects 500 million people globally.
Funding Amount $AUD 302,123.07
Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships
Notes Peter Doherty Biomedical ECF
- nhmrc : 1013810
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1013810
