Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

Amount

$510,622.00

Award Date

9/16/2009

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

Carbohydrates can be used as vaccines if they are covalently conjugated to a carrier protein. However, some carbohydrate antigens remain poor immunogens even when coupled to a protein. To overcome this weakness, chemical alteration of the native carbohydr