I am a practicing neurologist with a clinical interest in movement disorders and dementia with an international reputation in neurosciences in the fields of neural stem cells, transgenic animal models of movement disorders and epilepsy. In line with my cl
Combined Novel Tumour-targeted Molecular And Traditional Chemotherapy For Treating Androgen Refractory Prostate Cancer
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$551,398.00
Summary
Consistent with Cancer Australia and PCFA priorities, in preclinical studies we will evaluate triple therapy for advanced prostate cancer.The three treatments to be tested together are adenoviruses, gene therapy and docetaxel, each of which has therapeutic potential individually. The combination should increase therapeutic effiacy and decrease the doses required, thus reducing side effects and increasing quality of life. Results obtained should enable translation to a clinical trial.
Blood Group Antigen Recognition By Group A Streptococcus Mediates Host Colonisation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$470,821.00
Summary
Group A streptococcus (GAS) is responsible for approximately 700 million cases of localised infection and 600,000 cases of invasive infection globally each year. Certain bacteria have been shown to recognise sugars (known as glycans) on host cells. This project will look at how GAS use sugars at the surface of host cells to initiate disease, and determine if differences in the types of sugars present on host cells alter the ability of GAS to initiate infection.