Primary Recipient

TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Amount

$847,754.00

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

Over the last 25 years, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), has resulted in millions of death worldwide. Because HIV transmission occurs predominantly across mucosal surfaces, the ideal vaccine