Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0985215

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0985215

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Engineered Polymer Nanoparticles: A Potent Weapon Against Cancer. Cervical cancer is the commonest cause of cancer death in women under the age of 50 worldwide, the 8th most common cancer among women in Australia, and is the leading cause of cancer death in Aboriginal women. While a vaccine is available to prevent HPV-mediated disease, it would not impact upon death rates for at least 25 years. The systemic delivery of RNAi offers to best opportunity to solve this problem. The delivery devices will be designed with precision and function to meet the delivery needs in vivo. These polymer structures will be suitable for use in drug and gene delivery providing Australian products with advanced features and capabilities, significantly improving product performance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $400,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Synthesis Of Macromolecules | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Cellular Immunology | Polymerisation Mechanisms

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Immune system and allergy | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) |

Other Keywords

Cellular Immunology | Immune system and allergy | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) | Polymerisation Mechanisms | Synthesis Of Macromolecules

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