Unified framework of intestinal motility [ 2012 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers Dr Andrew Pullan; Prof Marcello Costa; Dr Paul William Cleary; Dr Nick John Spencer; Prof Simon Jonathan Hilary Brookes; Dr John William Arkwright; Dr Gregory O'Grady; Dr Philip Gordon Dinning

Brief description The project aims to establish how a few fundamental mechanisms determine the large repertoire of intestinal motor patterns responsible for moving nutrients along the digestive tract. The project will combine experimental and theoretical data, with biomechanical and electrophysiological models to create a new understanding of this essential function of the body.

Funding Amount $310,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects