Anaphylaxis: Pathophysiology, acute management, diagnosis and immunotherapy.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/513901

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death. This award will support research projects that aim to improve both the emergency care of this condition and subsequent immunotherapy (desensitisation) for people who experience anaphylaxis to insect sting. It will also support research to better understand anaphylaxis to antivenoms, which is a major problem worldwide, and to thus improve the treatment of snake, scorpion and spider envenoming.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $380,558.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Anaesthesiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

allergy | anaphylaxis | immunotherapy | toxinology

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