Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1108751]Researchers: Prof Peter Wark (Principal investigator) , A/Pr Jay Horvat , Prof Roger Smith
Brief description Pregnant women are known to be highly susceptible to certain viral infections, especially influenza, which results in severe illness and even death. The reason for this transitory susceptibility are unknown. We have found that a protein, Syncytin, has the ability to impair maternal immune responses to influenza We now will determine how it does this and discover potential interventions to reverse these effects.
Funding Amount $609,862.00
Funding Scheme Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- nhmrc : GNT1108751
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1108751