Funded projects

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  Professor Bronwen Connor

  University of Auckland

  Project grant - $299,956 - Funding Round: 2026 A

  Purification of directly reprogrammed human induced striatal precursors using microfluidic cell sorting to enhance cell replacement therapy for Huntington’s disease

  This project aims to develop a new treatment for Huntington’s disease by creating healthy brain cells from a person’s own skin cells and making them suitable for cell replacement therapy. An animal model of Huntington’s will be used to test how well the cells survive and if they can repair damaged areas of the brain. This could bring a life-changing treatment closer to reality for people living with this disease.

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  Professor Bronwen Connor

  University of Auckland

  Travel grant - $4,500 - Funding Round: 2026 A

  International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting