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DrGrant Parnell

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Multiple sclerosis, genetic risk loci, interaction between genetic and environmental risk factors for autoimmune disease, Epstein-Barr virus, vitamin D

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Is EBV linked to genetic risk and clinical parameters of progression in MS?
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Parnell G
  • GRANT
    Applying OCCAMS molecular razor to study the role of EBV in MS pathogenesis
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Bruestle A,
    • Desborough J,
    • John N,
    • Goodnow CC,
    • Tscharke D
  • GRANT
    A phase III, multicentre, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of SpironolacTOne and famciclovir in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: the STOP-MS trial
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Targeting EBV factors to inhibit expansion of EBV infected B cells as a proof of concept therapeutic strategy in MS
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia1 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Defining how vitamin D promotes tolerogenic dendritic cells to enable its use in combined therapy
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Parnell G,
    • Booth D
  • GRANT
    Defining how vitamin D promotes tolerogenic dendritic cells to enable its use in combined therapy
    Trish Multiple Sclerosis Research Foundation1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Parnell G,
    • Booth D
  • GRANT
    Targeting Epstein Barr Virus transcription factor EBNA2 to control MS
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    How the EBV transcription factor EBNA2 regulates MS risk
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Tony Basten Fellowship - Grant Parnell
    Sydney Medical School1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Parnell G
  • GRANT
    How Does Vitamin D protect From Autoimmunity?
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia3 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Parnell G
  • GRANT
    Is the MS risk critical period mediated by the effects of Vitamin D on DNA methylation
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Parnell G,
    • Booth D,
    • Ong L
  • GRANT
    MS Research Australia - JDRF Australia Macquarie Group Foundation Joint Fellowship
    Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia1 Jan 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Parnell G
  • GRANT
    The Effects of Exogenous Lactate on LPS Stimulated Human Monocytes and Lymphocytes - Comprehensive Functional and Genomic Approach
    Nepean Medical Research Foundation1 Jan 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nalos M,
    • Parnell G