Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100525

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE170100525

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mucus control: Applying concepts from bacteriophage-mucus interactions. This project aims to examine how mucus-adherent bacteriophage interact with bacteria in mucus as a mechanism to manipulate microbiomes. Bacterial infections at mucosal surfaces in animals are a serious global health threat. Traditionally antibiotics have been used to curb mucosal infections, but antibiotic resistance means new therapies are urgently needed. Bacteriophage – viruses that infect bacteria – can kill bacteria and might provide a layer of antimicrobial immunity in animal mucus. The anticipated outcomes are resolving how bacteriophage control bacteria within mucus, and applying concepts to bioengineer mucosal microbiomes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $372,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Agents | Virology | Medical Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins | Microbiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Infectious Diseases | Expanding Knowledge in Technology

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Infectious Agents | Infectious Diseases | Medical Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins | Microbiology | Virology

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