Targeting apoptotic pathways for the treatment of schistosomiasis [ 2012 - 2015 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Erinna Lee (Principal investigator)

Brief description Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasites known as schistosomes. As the current use of a single drug could lead to resistance, there is an urgency for new drugs. I discovered a novel cell death machinery in schistosomes and I now aim to unravel how this cell death pathway works and to identify the players required for parasite survival. The next step will then be to develop molecules that neutralize the activity of these pro-survival molecules hence leading to parasite death.

Funding Amount $AUD 408,388.01

Funding Scheme Career Development Fellowships

Notes RD Wright Biomedical CDF