Australian Research Council Research Network for Parasitology - Seed Funding

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (Other funds for ARC projects)
Australian Research Council (ARC Special Research Initiatives Seed Funding for Research Networks for projects starting 2003)

Start year: 2003

Summary: Parasites are a major cause of death and suffering in humans and animals throughout the world. The ARC Research Network for Parasitology aims to bring together Australia's finest researchers and establish a world class environment and web of facilities that attracts and retains the most talented young investigators and places Australia in a strong position to deal with current and future parasitological threats. The Network will focus and enhance Australia's fundamental, strategic and applied parasitology research capabilities to : (1) develop new approaches to vaccination; (2) identify novel drug targets; and (3) ensure the sustainability of wildlife and ecosystem health.

Keywords: Parasitology, Disease control, Diagnosis and surveillance, Biosecurity, Biodiversity, Ecosystem health,

FOR Codes: Parasitology, Medical Parasitology, Sociobiology and Behavioural Ecology, Biological sciences, Infectious diseases, Prevention-biologicals (e.g. vaccines), Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Biological Preventatives (e.g. Vaccines), Behavioural Ecology, Medical parasitology , Clinical health, Veterinary pharmaceutical products

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.