Targeting acute and chronic toxoplasmosis [ 2017 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Malcolm McConville (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Christopher Tonkin ,  Prof Vernon Carruthers

Brief description One third of the world's population is infected with the protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause life-threatening infections. This proposal will utilize new analytical technologies to understand how these parasites are able to survive in a wide variety of different host cells, how they manage to persist within brain and muscle tissue for the life of the patient and how infection may be linked to mental health disorders, such as schizopohrenia.

Funding Amount $531,114.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant