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NK cell homeostasis and tolerance. Keeping killers in check.

Description 
The immune system is one of the most dynamic in our bodies. The mechanisms that maintain immune homeostasis must contend with the constant churn of cell proliferation and death across a myriad of lineages at many different locations. These mechanisms must also cope with challenges such as responses to a variety of pathogens, drugs or cancer, and reimpose the status quo following clearance or adapt to chronic conditions by adjusting homeostatic set‐points to limit tissue damage.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
NK cell; Homeostasis; Immunity;
School 
Biomedicine Discovery Institute (School of Biomedical Sciences) » Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Available options 
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Time commitment 
Full-time
Part-time
Top-up scholarship funding available 
No
Physical location 
15 Innovation Walk

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