Membrane Interaction of Small Molecules Capable of Improving Batten’s Disease Cell Phenotypes

Project Member(s): Cranfield, C., Deplazes, E.

Funding or Partner Organisation: THE AUSTRALIAN CHAPTER OF THE BATTEN DISEASE SUPPORT & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (Australia and New Zealand Batten Disease Research Grant Program 2020)
THE AUSTRALIAN CHAPTER OF THE BATTEN DISEASE SUPPORT & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (Australia and New Zealand Batten Disease Research Grant Program 2020)

Start year: 2021

Summary: The overall aim of our study is to uncover which property of biological membranes needs to be modified in order to observe a beneficial effect for sufferers of Batten’s disease. This will provide essential knowledge for the future design of improved treatments.

FOR Codes: Health, Human Pharmaceutical Products, Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences, Human Biophysics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Medical Biochemistry: Lipids, Medical biochemistry - lipids , Human biophysics , EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE

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