Primary Recipient

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

Amount

$378,708.00

Award Date

9/12/2009

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

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.p.), an important human pathogen causing pneumonia, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Its early mortality rate still remains the highest when compared to the pre-antibiotic era. Pneumolysin (PLY), a key cyt