Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0559210

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0559210

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

CD4 T cell programming by neonatal and early-life infection. T lymphocytes (T cells) are white blood cells that play a critical role in protecting the body from infection. Before T cells can function they need to be programmed so that they can specifically respond to an infectious agent (a type of bacteria or virus). Inappropriate programming can lead to disease. Whether T cells respond to an infectious agent or foreign substance in a protective or destructive manner may critically depend on the age that an individual first encounters the infection. Our project will identify critical periods in life that direct T cell programming to subsequent protective or destructive responses, providing new insights into the developing immune system that may be exploited to treat disease or develop vaccines.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 23-01-2005

End Date: 11-04-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Immunology | Cellular Immunology | Infectious Agents

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Immune system and allergy | Infectious diseases |

Other Keywords

Cellular Immunology | Immune system and allergy | Immunology | Infectious Agents | Infectious diseases

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