Tropical Infectious Diseases - Pathogenisis and Vaccine Research [ 2004 - 2008 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof David Kemp (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Christian Engwerda ,  Prof Istvan Toth ,  Prof Kadaba Sriprakash ,  Prof Michael Good
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Brief description The diseases on which three themes of the work proposed centre, malaria, streptococcal diseases and scabies are infectious diseases largely affecting indigenous people in various parts of the world on a massive scale, for which there are no vaccines. The aim of the work is to develop vaccines or other biological prevention measures against each of these diseases and the problems that need to be solved are similar. The team includes senior experts on thebiology of infectious diseases with long histories of collaboration as well as younger members with impressive credentials that are new to the collaboration. The fourth theme of the work proposed is concerned with inventive new ways of making such vaccines by novelchemical methods. It has already been the subject of published collaborative work onstreptococcal disease and is equally applicable to the other themes.

Funding Amount $AUD 7,311,988.96

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