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Grant Award View - GA205211
Optogenetic restoration of high-sensitivity vision with ChRmine, a novel...
GA ID:
GA205211
Agency:
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Approval Date:
3-Nov-2021
Publish Date:
13-Dec-2021
Category:
Medical Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2022 to 1-Jan-2025
Value (AUD):
$634,081.60
(GST inclusive where applicable)
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
NHMRC 20/21 1.1 Health and Medical Research
Grant Program:
Ideas Grants
Grant Activity:
Optogenetic restoration of high-sensitivity vision with ChRmine, a novel Type I opsin
Purpose:
Inherited retinal disease (IRD) is the commonest cause of blindness in people of working age. Sight loss in IRD is due to the loss of light-sensitive cells inside the eye called the rods and cones. However, the light-insensitive nerve cells in the eye, which normally relay information from the rods and cones to the brain, persist. This project aims to introduce a new, highly light-sensitive protein called ChRmine into these cells to make them light-sensitive, thereby restoring vision.
GO ID:
GO Title:
2021 Ideas Grants
Internal Reference ID:
2021/GNT2011471
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
Yes
Confidentiality Reason(s) - Contract:
Privacy Act 1988
Intellectual property
Intellectual property
Confidentiality - Outputs:
Yes
Confidentiality Reason(s) - Outputs:
Intellectual property
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
University of Sydney
Recipient ABN:
15 211 513 464
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
Camperdown
Town/City:
Camperdown
Postcode:
2050
State/Territory:
NSW
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
ACT, NSW
Postcode:
Multiple
Country:
AUSTRALIA