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Good day,

On Monday I was notified by my HOD that the the anti-GFAP and anti-actin antibodies would be purchased by my department. I had requested this as I would be using them in my up-coming course on Neurodegeneration and Regeneration. This request was previously rejected at the time as this course would only start in the next financial year. My fantastic HOD had gone to the dean to try get the money for the antibodies and finally got the go-ahead late last week. What this meant was that a large chunk of my fundraising goal was suddenly fulfilled. Experiment.com was kind enough to reset my goal down to the cost of the chemical reagents and then extend the goal for the other antibodies I am after. We are already $445 past the goal and this will enable me to purchase the antibody to alpha-synuclein. As you will have read in previous lab notes, we know there is a change in expression of alpha-synuclein with age in my fish.

Obtaining the funds to purchase the SMI311 and anti-tau antibodies would enable us to take the research much further. The more proteins we can profile the more we can learn about aging in these fish as well as determine which supplements are most likely to preserve brain function.

Thank you for your support this far!

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