Primary Recipient

THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

Amount

$18,387.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen presenting cells (APCs) due to the ability to stimulate nai've T cells with antigen. DCs are also a promising new source of vaccine development. Endocytosis and migration are two key processes in the ability of DCs