Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE INC

Amount

$54,000.00

Award Date

7/20/2009

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

Cryptosporidiosis is an opportunistic infection caused by Cryptosporidium parvum or C. hominis in humans. We propose to study the role of key antigen presenting cells and dendritic cells in stimulating anti-parasite immunity in cryptosporidiosis.