Elucidating the mechanism of IL-2 cytokine/antibody mediated transplantation tolerance [ 2013 - 2016 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Kylie Webster (Principal investigator)

Brief description Organ transplantation is a life-saving treatment for end-stage organ failure. However, patients must take immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection, a lifetime of which increases the risk of infection and cancer. An alternative to drugs is to manipulate the immune system from within. We discovered a way to boost the immune ‘regulators’ so that they stifle the graft-destroying response. We are optimising this approach with the aim of transplanting organs without long-term immunosuppression.

Funding Amount $AUD 624,429.36

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes New Investigator Grant