Name of Fellow


Bang Bui

Institution


Funder


ARC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Dynamic Ocular Imaging: New tools to study Neurodegenerative Disease

Source of funding information


ARC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 489,002

Start date of award


01/01/13

Total duration of award in years


4.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Neurodegenerative disease in general

Keywords


Research Abstract


Neurovascular uncoupling occurs when blood supply and energy production is no longer responsive to the metabolic of nervous tissue. Neurovascular uncoupling is thought to be a key mechanism in the development of debilitating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and glaucoma. This project will be the first study to develop, validate and employ a comprehensive suite to simultaneously image blood flow, oxygen saturation, metabolic activity and retinal function to understand neurovascular uncoupling in aging and age-related neurodegeneration.

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