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Creating the perfect laboratory macula model
MDFA funded researcher, Dr Anai Gonzalez Cordero is creating an organoid – essentially a mini organ in a dish – with a macular structure.
Gene therapy and macular degeneration
Thanks to an MDFA Research Grant, A/Prof Matthew Simunovic is now working on what he describes as “the biological equivalent of the bionic retina”.
Investigating blood supply and AMD
Associate Professor Chi Luu is being funded by MDFA to investigate the relationships between blood supply to the retina, photoreceptor health and AMD phenotypes.
Quality of life and AMD
With an MDFA research grant Dr Sheela Kumaran is investigating the independence, emotional wellbeing, and all-round quality of life of people living with AMD.
Investigating macular oedema
This exciting research project, being funded by our Research Grants Program, is looking at the potential to use existing drugs to treat macular oedema.
Understanding AMD at a cellular level
Dr Zhang has been awarded $45,000 under the new Grant Family Fund for early career macular disease researchers.
MDFA awards $1 million to eight exciting research projects
MDFA has awarded more than $1 million in research funding to eight promising projects, in the search for a cure for macular diseases.
New gene therapy for AMD
MDFA funded researcher, Dr Yvette Wooff is investigating cell particles called extracellular vesicles (EV), which could help develop novel gene therapies for dry AMD.
10 years of MDFA Research Grants
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of MDFA’s Research Grants Program, this free publication introduces you to the talented researchers your donations have funded since 2011.