NHMRC Research Fellowship 2007 - Heath

Grant number: 461202 | Funding period: 2008 - 2011

Completed

Abstract

I am an cellular immunologist determining the mechanisms by which immunity to foreign organisms is generated, how tolerance to self tissues is maintained, and how the immune system iscriminates between foreign organisms and self.

Related publications (1)

Aire regulates the transfer of antigen from mTECs to dendritic cells for induction of thymic tolerance

FX Hubert, SA Kinkel, GM Davey, B Phipson, SN Mueller, A Liston, AI Proietto, PZF Cannon, S Forehan, GK Smyth, L Wu, CC Goodnow, FR Carbone, HS Scott, WR Heath

2011-09-01

To investigate the role of Aire in thymic selection, we examined the cellular requirements for generation of ovalbumin (OVA)-speci..

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