Developmental Functions Of A Novel Zinc-finger Protein
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$666,812.00
Summary
Diseases of the respiratory track and the immune system represent major public health burdens, from the common cold and lung cancer, to increased risk of infections and auto-immune diseases. We have identified a new gene that is essential for lung development, and required for normal development of antibody-producing immune cells. Here we want to define the mechanism by which this gene functions, in order to better understand how lungs and immune cells develop.
Viral Reservoirs:Role Of Naive T-cells In The Pathogeneisis Of T-cell Decline And Longterm Persistence Of HIV Infection.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$85,716.00
Summary
Despite dramatic advances in treatment for HIV infection, HIV cannot be cured. The main reason why cure is not possible is because HIV can persist in long lived cells and these infected cells are not recognised by the immune system. This project will examine the role of a particular type of infection fighting cell, the naive T-cell, in long term persistence of HIV. The project will determine how naive T-cells are infected with HIV and what happens to these cells following HIV treatment.