Initial interactions of herpes simplex virus with innate immune cells in human skin

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1050909

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 cause widespread and occasionally serious diseases including genital herpes, neonatal death and encephalitis. Current vaccine candidates are at best partially effective. This grant will examine the way that the virus enters, initially spreads within the skin and interacts with immune cells to help determine which cells should be stimulated by vaccines.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $522,589.00

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) | T cells | Toll-like receptors | dendritic cell | natural killer cells | skin

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