New scholarship research into Friedreich Ataxia, heart and eye dysfunction

CERA student receives prestigious Gustav Nossal Scholarship for his research into Friedreich Ataxia .
CERA (Centre for Eye Research Australia).09 April, 2013

Duncan is a PhD student in CERA's Neuroregeneration Research Unit, he uses stem cells generated in the laboratory from FRDA patients' own skin, to grow certain types of cells found in the heart and eye. These cells will be used to better understand the pathology of FRDA, to conduct basic research on the disease and to test new drugs, prior to conducting clinical trials.