OPAL immunotherapy for AIDS [ 2005 - 2006 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Stephen Kent (Principal investigator) ,  Prof Ian Ramshaw

Brief description Chronic infections and cancers are major causes of global disease burden. Harnessing the immune system to combat these diseases has proven difficult and cumbersome to date. We invented a new technology to boost the ability of the immune system to fight chronic infections such as AIDS and Hepatitis C. This involves using someone�s own blood treated with sets of short proteins. We term this therapy Overlapping Peptide Pulsed Autologous CelLs (OPAL). This shows great promise in robust animal models. We now propose to refine this technique in animals in preparation for human clinical trials.

Funding Amount $AUD 471,000.00

Funding Scheme NHMRC Development Grants

Notes Development Grant