Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Amount

$149,500.00

Award Date

5/21/2009

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

Mast cell involvement in most allergic events typically occurs due to IgE-mediated activation of such cells. However, recent progress reveals that mast cells play important roles in innate as well as acquired immunity. Complement activation also occurs du