Helminth secreted proteins – from anthelmintic vaccines to therapies for autoimmunity

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1020114

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Human helminths (worms) cause chronic disease in developing countries, yet their disappearance from developed countries has been accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of autoimmune and allergic diseases. My resesarch focuses on the proteins these worms secrete and their use in (1) the development of anthelmintic vaccines, and (2) the development of novel anti-inflammatory molecules to treat autoimmunity, particularly diseases affecting the gut.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Research Fellowships

Funding Amount: $739,893.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

autoimmune disease | helminth infection | immune response | liver cancer | protein secretion | vaccine development

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