Sir Macfarlane Burnet Fellowship

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

This Fellowship will provide support for the Marshall Centre which is providing research and research training in the fields of bacteriology, epidemiology and vaccinology. It has significant regional collaborative links. Molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori, the stomach bacteria which causes ulcers and for which Warren and Marshall won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Development of animal models to study the immune response so that the new bacterium can be used as a vaccine delivery agent.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Research Fellowships

Funding Amount: $1,241,713.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Infectious Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

gastroenterology (G.I.) diseases | infectious diseases (especially tropical) | vaccine immunology