Postgraduate Research Scholarship on genetic forms of Parkinson's disease

A unique opportunity is available for an outstanding PhD scholar to conduct research as part of a project named 'An in vivo approach to elucidate the pathobiology of PD-associated genes using human diseased neurons.' This research must focus on either pure neuronal transplants or neuronal-astrocyte transplants. The scholarship is funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and provides a total stipend allowance of $83,613 over a period of three years to a PhD student, subject to satisfactory academic performance. The scholarship recipient must be a domestic student conducting full-time PhD research within the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. The research aims to elucidate the pathobiology of Parkinson's disease-associated genes using human diseased neurons through innovative transplantation approaches.