Defining the role of zinc at the host-pneumococcal interface

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1122582

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the world’s foremost bacterial pathogen. In Australia, bacterial infections are responsible for more than 9000 deaths every year, and the economic burden associated with treating diseases arising from pneumococcal infections is more than $1 billion annually. This proposal aims to define the role of the transition metal zinc in innate immune resistance to bacterial infection. This knowledge will reveal new targets for next generation antimicrobial therapeutics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $870,925.00

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

Streptococcus pneumoniae | infectious diseases | metals | zinc | zinc deficiency

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