Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0214178

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0214178

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of an ultrasensitive assay for human prion proteins. The aim of this work is to enable the detection of prion proteins in human blood and other tissues. The assay system to be developed will detect much lower levels of these disease-causing proteins than is possible at present; it will be more rapid and will measure prion protein levels more accurately than existing assays. The outcome of the work is expected to facilitate the production and certification of prion-free blood and blood products. Prions cause Bovine Spongiform Encaphalopathy and Creutzfeld Jacob Disease and attempts to control of these diseases would be greatly abetted by an optimal test for the disease-causing agent.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-02-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $217,252.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Diagnostic Applications | Analytical Chemistry | Analytical Biochemistry | Immunological And Bioassay Methods

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Infectious diseases | Diagnostics | Diagnostics |

Other Keywords

Analytical Biochemistry | Analytical Chemistry | Diagnostic Applications | Diagnostics | Immunological And Bioassay Methods | Infectious diseases

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