Investigating the therapeutic potential of a helminth-derived peptide as a novel treatment for MS

Project Member(s): Donnelly, S.

Funding or Partner Organisation: National Multiple Sclerosis Society - U.S.A (The National MS Society USA - Research Grants)

Start year: 2011

Publications:

Lund, ME, Greer, J, Dixit, A, Alvarado, R, McCauley-Winter, P, To, J, Tanaka, A, Hutchinson, AT, Robinson, MW, Simpson, AM, O’Brien, BA, Dalton, JP & Donnelly, S 2016, 'A parasite-derived 68-mer peptide ameliorates autoimmune disease in murine models of Type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis', Scientific Reports, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-11.
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FOR Codes: Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences, Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies, Expanding knowledge in the biomedical and clinical sciences, Expanding knowledge in the health sciences

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.