Investigating the function of natural killer cells during immunological responses following human lung transplantation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1017751

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The immune system is critical in controlling common viral infections in healthy individuals. When transplanting foreign solid organs into patients with end-stage lung disease the immune systemÍs activity is decreased via the immunosuppressive drugs to enable graft acceptance. In some patients the immune response can detect similarities between previously encountered viruses and the foreign organ, leading to life-threatening health problems through either rejection episodes and/or graft loss.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $71,766.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Transplantation Immunology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

immune response | immunology | innate immunity | natural killer cells | organ transplantation | transplant rejection | transplantation | viral infection

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