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.
Clinical Studies Of Novel Antiviral Therapies In Advanced Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$64,631.00
Summary
There is an urgent need to develop therapies for treating and preventing Hepatitis B antiviral resistance, particularly in patients with advanced liver disease. Investigator-initiated clinical studies will be performed to examine a) the most effective therapy for preventing antiviral resistance and Hepatitis B recurrence following liver transplantation and b) the effect of a novel Hepatitis B antiviral, tenofovir, on multi-resistant chronic Hepetatis B infection.