Primary Recipient

ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Amount

$830,000.00

Award Date

5/06/2009

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 purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of aspects of host immunity that govern antibody immunity to pneumococcal disease, in particular serotype three (ST3) (pneumococcal) pneumonia. There is an urgent need for better vaccines and