Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE

Amount

$167,810.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

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

Dendritic cells (DC) are innate immune system cells that are critical in the host response to viral infection. DC are actively recruited to inflamed lymphoid and mucosal tissues where they produce inflammatory and antiviral cytokines and stimulate antigen