Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0990147

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0990147

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of an anti-Chlamydia vaccine for the koala. The koala is one of Australia's main icons and a major drawcard for tourists. However, it suffers from debilitating disease due to the bacterium Chlamydia, which can lead to severe conjunctivitis, eventual blindness in both sexes, and the females develop untreatable cysts and can become infertile. This project will develop a Chlamydia vaccine to be administered to healthy and diseased koalas in zoos, sanctuaries, koala care centres, relocation programs and eventually perhaps even wild populations. The vaccine findings may also be transferable to other animals and may also even assist the development of a human Chlamydia vaccine.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2009

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $290,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Immunology | Microbiology | Infectious Agents

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Infectious diseases | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |

Other Keywords

Immunology | Infectious Agents | Infectious diseases | Microbiology | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines)

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