University of Ottawa

$25,000.00 CAD

≈ 4 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
March 15, 2019 – March 31, 2020
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2018-2019-Q4-00044

Published purpose

Accumulation of toxic forms of alpha-synuclein plays a central role in the development of Parkinson's disease. We aim to harness the ability of cells' own nanovesicles to cross the blood-brain barrier, silence alpha-synuclein and protect nerve cells, paving the way for novel therapeutics for silencing key toxic genes in other neurodegenerative diseases

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