Primary Recipient

ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Amount

$52,735.00

Award Date

6/04/2009

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

The dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum [Hc] is the most prevalent cause of fungal respiratory infections. Hc infects approximately 500,000 individuals in the USA each year. Infection usually results in a mild, often asymptomatic res