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Grants Round 2025 Open
Australian Vision Research Grants, offering individual grants of up to $65,000 Australian Vision Research (AVR) is pleased to announce the opening of its Grants Round for 2025-2026, offering individual grants of up to $65,000 to support innovative ophthalmic research...
CEO Attends Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference in Adelaide
About the Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference The Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference is one of Australia’s premier events for promoting medical research. The conference gathers global leaders in finance, medicine, research, and philanthropy, creating a unique platform...
Amyloid and Tau targeting to protect Retinal Ganglion Cell and Optic Nerve in glaucoma
Chief Investigator: A/Prof Vivek GuptaCo-investigators: Prof Stuart Graham, A/Prof Mehdi Mirzaei AimThe aim of this study was to determine whether amyloid accumulation and Tauhyperphosphorylation are causes of neurodegenerative pathology in glaucoma. Weaimed to...
Targeting Nrf2-MAFF pathway in Müller cells to treat macular degeneration
Chief Investigator: Dr Ling ZhuCo-investigators: Prof Mark Gillies, Dr Ting Zhang AimThis project was about understanding how a specific protein, MAFF, helps retina cope with harmful conditions and whether boosting this protein could prevent macular degeneration....
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