Primary Recipient

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

Amount

$293,496.00

Award Date

7/15/2009

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

Bacterial pneumonia continues to be a leading cause of death and warrants improved treatment strategies. Recruitment of neutrophils into the lungs is one of the most important defense mechanisms in the initial host defense against bacterial infection. How