Name of Fellow


Prof Philip Beart

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Research Fellowship

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 560,668

Start date of award


01/01/12

Total duration of award in years


5.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Motor neurone diseases

Keywords


central nervous system (cns) | neuronal degeneration | astrocytes | neuron-glia interactions | excitotoxicity

Research Abstract


My research focuses on understanding pathobiological mechanisms in acute and chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as stroke and Parkinson’s disease which have large burdens on the community through health care costs and on families because of the lack of effective treatments. An improved understanding of how brain cells die and of how the most abundant brain cell, the astrocyte, can be engineered to be a resource for regenerative medicine offer promise for improved clinical management.

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