Neuropathogenesis of varicella zoster virus infection

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570998

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a herpesvirus which causes chicken pox and shingles. Shingles affects many elderly people and a major complication is prolonged severe pain or post-herpetic neuralgia, often needing follow-up medical care for months to years. Despite its impact on the community, little is known about how this virus functions and causes disease. We aim to improve our understanding of how VZV infects nerve cells to provide new information for the development of new treatments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $511,294.00

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

Chickenpox (varicella) | Neurotropism of varicella zoster virus | Shingles (herpes zoster) | Shingles pain (post herpetic neuralgia) | Varicella zoster virus | Viral gene functions

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