Identification of novel gonococcal virulence factors and vaccine antigens based on their expression during host cell contact and their role in association, invasion and survival in cervical epithelia

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1028326

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea is a significant health problem worldwide. Control of gonorrhoea depends on the development of a vaccine due to the continuing increase of antibiotic resistance and the staggering outcomes of infection, including infertility and increased transmission of HIV. My research aims to discover new vaccine targets by identifying gonococcal proteins that are required for interaction with human cervical cells.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $371,922.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Neisseria gonorrhoeae | antibody | gene regulation | host/pathogen interaction | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | microarray analysis | microbial pathogenesis | vaccine candidate molecules | virulence factors

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