Apical membrane proteins as targets for a schistosomiasis vaccine

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/613668

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Schsitosomiasis is a chronic neglected tropical disease for which there is currently no vaccine. A vaccine is sorely needed to control this parasite. This proposal seeks to identify molecules from the outer surface of the parasite which are recognised by the immune system of people from Brazil who are resistant to schistosomiasis. Molecules identified in this manner will be tested as vaccines in an animal model of schistosomiasis, and ranked based on their performances to enter human trials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $480,459.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

chronic infection | granuloma | heaptosplenomegaly | immune response | protein microarray | schistosoma | schistosomiasis | tegument | vaccination | vaccine development

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