Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/253684]Researchers: Prof Anthony Cunningham (Principal investigator) , Prof Cheryl Jones
Brief description Herpes Simplex virus causes genital herpes, brain infections, eye infections and if passed by a mother to her infant during delivery can cause a highly damaging and sometimes lethal disease in the newborn. The virus has developed a number of strategies to overcome our immune system. The aim of this grant is to define some of these strategies in human tissue and in mice and in order to reverse them we are also defining the viral proteins which stimulate the critical immune cells . In addition we wish to understand the reasons why newborn babies have severe herpes disease compared to adults . What we learn from our experiments will assist us in developing a more effective vaccine against herpes and find new ways to treat this virus in the very young.
Funding Amount $AUD 315,000.00
Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- nhmrc : 253684
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/253684
