Impact of pneumococcal vaccination and environmental factors on pneumococcal carriage and disease.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1087957

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Pneumonia is the leading killer of children <5y of age worldwide, and the pneumococcal bacterium is a common cause. Pneumococci are carried in the noses of healthy children. In this project we will determine 1) whether carriage can be used to monitor the impact of vaccination in resource-poor settings, 2) the effect of new vaccines on ear disease and transmission using infant mouse models and 3) if exposure to smoke effects the ability of pneumococci to cause disease and altered gene expression.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $455,872.00

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

DNA microarray | Streptococcus pneumoniae | bacterial pathogen | pneumococcal vaccination | serotypes

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