Dr
Lesley Cheng SimProfile page
Associate Professor
Biochemistry & Chemistry
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Developing diagnostic biomarkers and blood-based tests for neurodegenerative diseases and other conditions
• The role of extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative diseases
• Capturing and characterising subpopulations of extracellular vesicles in biological fluids which can be applied to various types of samples
• Understanding the content and uptake of extracellular vesicles in the brain that could be applied to improve therapeutic delivery to the brain
• Understanding how extracellular vesicles can cross the blood brain barrier to the periphery
• The role of extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative diseases
• Capturing and characterising subpopulations of extracellular vesicles in biological fluids which can be applied to various types of samples
• Understanding the content and uptake of extracellular vesicles in the brain that could be applied to improve therapeutic delivery to the brain
• Understanding how extracellular vesicles can cross the blood brain barrier to the periphery
FUNDED RESEARCH
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- GRANTCustomised exosomes – the future of regenerative medicineCooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P)16 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCHOptimising the Workflow for miRNA Biomarker Analysis using Izon ColumnsIzon Science Ltd1 Oct 2022 - 31 May 2023
- GRANTProfiling serum derived exosome-associated miRNA as a diagnostic tool for prion diseaseCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Support Group-Memorial Award 2019 (in memory of Adrian1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
- GRANTDetecting brain specific exosomal miRNA for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's diseaseDementia Collaborative Research Centre - Assessment and Better Care1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2017