Clearing chronic infectious diseases – enhancing host immune effector function

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1017465

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Chronic infections produced by pathogens such as HIV, overwhelm our immune system leading to an exhausted state where cells responsible for the clearance of invading microorganisms are unable to respond effectively. We have recently identified a highly promising therapeutic target that enhances immune effector function. We seek to understand the underlying mechanism, and to explore the therapeutic potential of this approach for the treatment of a broad range of pathogens, including those responsible for chronic disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $92,314.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

chronic infection | hepatitis B infection | hepatitis C virus | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | immune modulation | therapeutic target

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