Is Kainate Receptor Dysfunction at the Core of Multiple Sclerosis Neuropathology? [ 2018 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Kimberley Pitman (Principal investigator)

Brief description Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a devastating disease. The current treatments for MS are not able to prevent the death of cells in the brain and are not able to prevent disability in MS patients. I have identified a family of genes that I predict are responsible for cell death in MS. I will determine what these genes do in the brain. My aim is to identify a target for new treatments to prevent cell death in MS.

Funding Amount $318,768.00

Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships

Notes Peter Doherty Biomedical ECF