Investigations into the biology and functionality of the human T cell receptor

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/613664

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

T lymphocytes play a pivotal role in the immune system by recognising virus-infected tissue and tumour cells through the use of specific cell surface receptors called T cell receptors (TCR). This project will study why partcular TCRs are used by the immune system, and will also examine the specificity of T cell recognition by determine the range of molecules an individual T cell can recognise. The work will aid in the development of new intelligent vaccines for cancer and infectious disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $424,262.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Immunology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

T cell immunity | T cell receptor | T lymphocyte responses | antigen presentation | cytotoxic T cells | infectious disease | understanding virus-host interactions

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