Project description
The fruit fly can help cure human deafness
Age-related hearing loss affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Approximately one-third of people above 65 years of age suffer from disabling and chronic hearing loss. The EU-funded Clockstop project is helping to find a treatment. Building on previous data on the interrelation between the auditory and circadian system, the project devised a model of Age-related Hearing Loss (ARHL) in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The aim of this experimental paradigm will be to develop new treatments to cure or prevent human deafness.
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
ERC-POC-LS - ERC Proof of Concept Lump Sum Pilot
Host institution
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Net EU contribution
€ 150 000,00
Address
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London
United Kingdom
WC1E 6BT London
United Kingdom
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Region
London Inner London — West Camden and City of London
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
No data
Beneficiaries (1)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 150 000,00
Address
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London
WC1E 6BT London
See on map
Region
London Inner London — West Camden and City of London
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
No data