Immune cell interactions and cell signalling pathways important for rotavirus infection

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/509006

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Rotaviruses are the main cause of severe diarrhoea in Australian children, through infection of the gut cells that absorb food. This project aims to understand the effects of rotaviruses on the functioning and survival of these cells at the molecular level. It will similarly determine the effects of rotavirus infection on the immune cells. These studies will increase understanding of how rotaviruses cause disease, and assist in the development of drugs or improved vaccines against rotavirus.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $343,812.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Applied immunology (incl. antibody engineering xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cell signalling | gastrointestinal infections | rotavirus infection | signalling pathways | viral diseases | virus entry and replication | virus infection | virus receptors

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