ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT0992111

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT0992111

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

T cell recognition and control of virus: the balance between T cell receptor diversity and degeneracy. T cells provide an important line of defence in the immune system's resistance against infectious diseases. However, changes to the T cell population during prolonged infection, and with age, can compromise the immune system's ability to fight effectively viral infections. The proposed research will greatly improve our understanding of the recognition and control of viral infections by T cells. The insights gained from this research will enable us to exploit key features of T cell responses to improve the outcome of viral infections in elderly individuals and to develop better vaccines for protection against a range of infectious diseases that affect the Australian population, including HIV and Hepatitis C.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-10-2009

End Date: 18-10-2013

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $686,400.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Immunology | Immunogenetics | Cellular Immunology | Biological Mathematics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Immune system and allergy | Infectious diseases | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |

Other Keywords

Biological Mathematics | Cellular Immunology | Immune system and allergy | Immunogenetics | Immunology | Infectious diseases | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines)

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