Response of the body to microbes, and development of autoimmunity [ 2014 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Katryn Stacey (Principal investigator)

Brief description Inflammation, characterised by swelling, heat, pain and redness, is a normal response to injury and infection. Many human diseases such as gout, athersclerosis, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease involve some inflammation, mediated through a common pathway termed the inflammasome. This project will investigate the proteins involved in this pathway and how they interact in their normal role of combatting infections, as well as a possible defect in this pathway in autoimmune patients.

Funding Amount $601,420.00

Funding Scheme Research Fellowships

Notes Research Fellowship