Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Amount

$385,000.00

Award Date

5/06/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Allergic diseases, such as asthma, are promoted by abnormal differentiation of T helper type 2 (Th2) cells. A recently described T cell subset (termed Th17 cells) has been found to promote inflammation and autoimmune disease, in large part due to their se