Role of NK Receptors in susceptibility and resistance to human malaria

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/516735

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Malaria kills 2 million children every year. However, many eventually become resistant to the disease. What causes some kids to die, and how others become resistant, is unknown. We believe that genes for Natural Killer molecules in the immune system can protect people against malaria, but can also over-react in the wrong way and make things worse. We plan to investigate the role of Natural Killer genes in causing disease and also protecting in young children in Papua New Guinea against malaria.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $546,588.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other biomedical and clinical sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Anaemia | Cerebral malaria | Immunity | Immunogenetics | Malaria | Natural Killer

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