The role of a novel cytokine of the innate immune response in viral infection

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1011175

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sexually transmitted infections represent a critical global health and socioeconomic problem with over 1 billion new cases per annum. I propose a world-first description of a new protein that has a protective role against herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection of female reproductive tract. This unique protein, called interferon epsilon, was discovered in our laboratory. This project will facilitate development of new therapeutic approaches of benefit in HSV-2 infection.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $344,407.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Innate Immunity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) | infection | inflammation | innate immunity | interferon (IFN) | reproductive immunology | virus pathogenesis

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