Name of Fellow


Dr Justin Yerbury

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Protein homeostasis, protein aggregation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 283,799

Start date of award


01/01/15

Total duration of award in years


4.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Motor neurone diseases

Keywords


protein aggregation | homeostasis | protein folding | protein degradation | cell biology

Research Abstract


There is a desperate need for biomarkers and therapeutics for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Mutations in a growing list of genes are implicated as a cause of MND, although the way these cause MND remains a mystery. I aim to build a uniquely positioned research team that approaches this problem from a protein centric view and incorporating strategic collaborative efforts to the understanding of the pathogenesis of MND; the longterm goal of which is translation to biomarkers and therapeutics.

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