Improving outcomes for Indigenous children with bronchiectasis through understanding its pathobiology

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1113302

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Bronchiectasis (BE) is an illness of the lungs that can lead to poor lung function, and reduced life expectancy. Children with bronchiectasis have persistent wet cough and an increased susceptibility for chest infections. The burden of BE in Australian Indigenous children is one of the highest in the world. The purpose of this fellowship is to identify key features responsible for the development of BE, to target in future management strategies aimed at preventing BE in Indigenous children

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $314,644.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cell-mediated immunity | indigenous health | infectious diseases | paediatric | respiratory infection

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