Primary Recipient

SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE

Amount

$949,500.00

Award Date

8/13/2009

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

This project will explore the activation of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVI to induce immunity to HIV-1 and prevent or ameliorate infection. Small molecules capable of activating HERV expression will be identified, and their ability to stimulate immu