Controlling life and death of dendritic cell subsets for immunomodulation [ 2013 - 2015 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Andrew Lew (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Ingela Vikstrom

Brief description Dendritic cells are pivotal in orchestrating immune responses; for example, they can turn immune cells into assassins to kill virus infections. Their function is so diverse that different dendritic cells do different jobs. There are many genes that control life and death of cells but those that are important for each specialised dendritic cell have not been comprehensively studied. Drugs that affect the proteins made by such genes selectively may be a new way of controlling immune responses.

Funding Amount $AUD 639,577.20

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant