Exploration of the role of microbes in gastrointestinal diseases

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1078541

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This fellowship will investigate diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of children. The research program will undertake a range of is a highly innovative projects including; development of an effective rotavirus vaccine to be administered to newborns; genetic characterisation of rotavirus strains able to escape vaccine protection; and how alterations in the human gut microbiome (bacteria and viruses) influence the development/relapse of CrohnÍs disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Research Fellowships

Funding Amount: $687,974.00

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

Crohn's disease | disease aetiology | gastrointestinal infections | microbiology | rotavirus

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