Interactions Between Excretory-secretory Proteins Of The Carcinogenic Liver Fluke And Host Cells
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$489,122.00
Summary
Throughout East Asia, there is a strikingly high prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA - cancer of the bile ducts) in regions where the human liver fluke is endemic. How the parasite casues cancer is multi-factorial, but one suspected mechanism is via the secretion of parasite proteins that enter bile duct cells and cause them to proliferate. We aim to understand this process and ultimately develop new control strategies to reduce the prevalence or the infection and CCA.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120100069
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
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