Combating the reemergence of tuberculosis with new vaccine strategies

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1140709

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Tuberculosis is a major global public health problem with significant morbidity and mortality. This project aims to generate new, highly efficacious vaccination regimens against tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis, which is the most difficult manifestation of the disease to control. The outcomes of this project have the potential to save millions of lives worldwide and to decrease socioeconomic burden of tuberculosis, particularly in the context of HIV co-infection.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $431,000.00

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

T cells | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | innate immunity | tuberculosis | vaccines

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