Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1053924]Researchers: Dr Greta Weiss (Principal investigator)
Brief description Parasites causing malaria live inside red blood cells. Some human proteins act in a chain reaction to destroy infected cells. Although these proteins recognise parasite-infected cells and the chain reaction starts, the infected cells are not destroyed due to parasite proteins which inhibit the human proteins. A vaccine could induce antibodies which block the parasite proteins inhibiting the human proteins so the immune system can function normally and kill infected cells, thus stopping malaria.
Funding Amount $AUD 315,293.99
Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships
Notes Peter Doherty Biomedical ECF
- nhmrc : 1053924
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1053924
