The Department of Microbiology and Immunology has had a high success rate in this year's Otago School of Medical Sciences Dean's Bequest funding round. Congratulations to Dr Jo Kirman, Xochitl Morgan, Dr Matloob Husain, Associate Professor Alex McLellan, Dr Robin Simmonds and Dr Raymond Staals who were all successful in their applications.
Dr Jo Kirman
$15,000
The contribution of innate lymphoid cells to the efficacy of BCG vaccination.
Dr Xochitl Morgan
$15,000
Why do only some IBD patients stay in long-term remission? Characterising the role of gut microbial communities in a longitudinal cohort of paediatric patients with Crohn's Disease.
Dr Matloob Husain
$10,000
Influenza A virus strategies to antagonize antiviral host factor histone deacetylase 6.
Associate Professor Alex McLellan
$10,000
Improving T cell therapy by targeting the low pH of solid tumours.
Dr Robin Simmonds
$10,000
Investigation of the role of agalactacin A in the pathogenicity of group B Streptococci.
Dr Raymond Staals
$10,000
What is guiding Type IV CRISPS-Cas complexes?
