Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1010395]Researchers: Prof Christopher Parish (Principal investigator) , Dr Benjamin Quah , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description To survive an infection the immune system must rapidly expand the number of immune cells that have pathogen-specific receptors that recognise, and therefore specifically combat, the infection. This normally occurs through proliferation of the immune cells. We have found that in addition to proliferation, the number of cells with these receptors can be increased by a process of receptor transfer between cells. This grant aims to further advance our understanding of this novel phenomenon.
Funding Amount $AUD 540,356.57
Funding Scheme Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- nhmrc : 1010395
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1010395
