Understanding pathogenicity and immunity in an encephalitic mouse model of Hendra virus infection [ 2012 - 2016 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr John Stambas (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Deborah Middleton ,  Prof Carola Vinuesa ,  Prof Linfa Wang ,  Prof Paul Hertzog

Brief description Our understanding of Hendra virus infection and immunity is extremely limited and has been hampered by a lack of appropriate animal models of disease and reagents. This Project will employ a newly-established mouse model to study encephalitis, the most life-threatening manifestation of this infection. We will use unique, state-of-the-art infrastructure and a plethora of mouse-specific reagents to investigate the mechanisms involved in regulating the host response to infection.

Funding Amount $AUD 572,342.21

Funding Scheme Targeted Calls

Notes Urgent Research - Hendra Virus