INSIDE THE SKIN: UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT HOST RESPONSES IN SCABIES [ 2012 - 2015 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Kate Mounsey (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Shelley Walton ,  Dr Deborah Holt ,  Prof Bart Currie ,  Prof James Mccarthy

Brief description Scabies is an underlying cause of poor health in indigenous communities worldwide. Crusted scabies is a poorly understood, life-threatening form of the disease compromising the success of community control strategies. This research compares the immune response in the skin of scabies patients, and in a world-first animal model of human scabies. This will reveal specific immune defects predisposing to disease, ultimately resulting in improved skin health for disadvantaged communities

Funding Amount $AUD 499,095.03

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant