Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0453692

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0453692

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding the role of a newly recognised retrovirus in the induction of cancer and immunosuppressive disease in koalas. Leukaemia, lymphoma and opportunistic infections are major causes of mortality in both captive and wild koala populations. It is our hypothesis that a recently discovered retrovirus is responsible for these disease syndromes. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this project will determine viral parameters that correlate with the disease status of koalas and lead to improvements in diagnosis and management of disease in koala populations. The planned research will also provide some insight into cross-species transmission of retroviruses.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 17-07-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $130,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Virology | Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Microbiology | Virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Diagnostics |

Other Keywords

Diagnostics | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Microbiology | Virology

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