Understanding immunity to influenza viruses in the Indigenous population

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1091516

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Hospitalization rates and mortality from influenza are greatly increased in the Indigenous Australian population. As current vaccines are highly strain-specific, there is an urgent need for a one-shot universal vaccine that protects this vulnerable group against seasonal and pandemic influenza. Immunity provided by T cells is long-lasting, cross-protective and can prevent severe disease. Our findings will inform the design of effective T cell-based influenza vaccines for Indigenous populations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $340,512.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Immunology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

T cells | epitopes | indigenous Australians | influenza virus | vaccine

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