Primary Recipient

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$775,500.00

Award Date

5/21/2009

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

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an extremely successful pathogen, able to persist lifelong as a latent infection within B lymphocytes with little overt disease. However, a breakdown in immune surveillance, e.g., as a consequence of AIDS, remains a significant