Monash Endometriosis research receives support from Spanish media fundraiser
L-R: Thomas Tapmeier, Caroline Gargett, Harriet Fitzgerald, Shanti Gurung
Endometriosis research in the Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, which is undertaken in collaboration with the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, has received a funding of AUD 97,000.00 from Fundació La Marató de CAT3, a Spanish television programme. The project named 'Discovering the molecular and phenotypic complexity of endometriosis through new models and integrating -omics' is a collaboration with A/Prof Dr Mireia Martin Satue of the Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, with Dr Núria Eritja Sanchez, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida - Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida), and with Drs Irene Cervelló Alcaraz and Hortensia Ferrero Chafer, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia.
La Marató de 3Cat is an annual telethon broadcast by Televisió de Catalunya and the Fundació La Marató de 3cat to raise funds for scientific research into diseases which are currently incurable. Created in 1996, the Fundació La Marató de 3Cat's mission is to foster and promote scientific research of excellence, as well as to raise social awareness about the diseases dealt with in the programme La Marató de 3Cat, by means of campaigns involving the public and also through publicity and educational events.
Endometriosis is a condition affecting 1 in 7 women world-wide. Symptoms include severe pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility and miscarriages. Increasing our understanding of endometrial function in health and disease is vital to the development of new and better treatments for intractable conditions like endometriosis and also of fundamental interest to questions related to human fertility.
The Australian research team based at The Ritchie Centre of Monash's Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology:
- Dr Thomas Tapmeier, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University: New diagnostic methods and treatment options for endometriosis.
- Dr Harriet Fitzgerald, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University and Hudson Institute of Medical Research: Biological foundations of endometrial function.
- Dr Shanti Gurung, Hudson Institute of Medical Research: Novel peptide and extracellular vesicle signalling pathways.
- Professor Caroline Gargett, Hudson Institute of Medical Research: Biology of endometrial stem and progenitor cells.
"It is fantastic that through a TV programme featuring the health problem we are addressing, our ambitious collaboration has won the support of the funders and, by extension, the general public in Spain”, said Dr Tapmeier, a Senior Research Fellow and Head of Uterine Biology and Gynaecological Diseases in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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