Electrophysiological properties of neurosensory progenitors derived from human embryonic stem cells

Karina Needham; Tomoko Hyakumura; Niliksha Gunewardene; Mirella Dottori; Bryony A Nayagam

Journal article

Electrophysiological properties of neurosensory progenitors derived from human embryonic stem cells

Karina Needham, Tomoko Hyakumura, Niliksha Gunewardene, Mirella Dottori, Bryony A Nayagam

Stem Cell Research | ELSEVIER | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2013.10.011

University of Melbourne Researchers

Mirella Dottori Author Biomedical Engineering

Bryony Nayagam Author Audiology and Speech Pathology

Karina Needham Author Otolaryngology

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

The authors thank Dr Clare L. Parish and Jessie Leung for technical laboratory support, and Marc L. Brady and John R. Brady for engineering support. This work has been supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Project Grant 1023372 and Fellowship 567117), The University of Melbourne, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and Friedreich Ataxia Research Association. The funding bodies had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.