Osteochondroreticular stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis: the right cells for the job. [ 2016 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Daniel Worthley (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Siddhartha Mukherjee ,  Francis Lee ,  Prof Stan Gronthos

Brief description 'Wear and tear' arthritis of the knee, hip and back joints is known as osteoarthritis. This causes significant health burden and costs in our community, particularly in older Australians. Osteoarthritis begins with the loss of joint cartilage. We believe that a new type of stem cells (OCR stem cells) offer the greatest promise to generate and thus therapeutically replace joint cartilage. Our studies test this hypothesis and develop preclinical translation of our discoveries in mice into humans.

Funding Amount $561,956.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant