Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE

Amount

$383,958.00

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

Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells represent a lymphocyte population that has evolved to recognize glycolipid antigens presented by CD1d. Upon recognition of glycolipids, iNKT cells respond within hours, reminiscent of innate rather than adaptive functions. Th