Primary Recipient

BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VIRGINIA MASON

Amount

$64,969.00

Award Date

12/28/2009

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

Induction of regulatory T cells requires T cell stimulation via the T cell receptor. Impairment in signaling via the TCR could lead to a diminished ability to induce T regulatory cells. Identifying whether defects in the generation of Tregs is present in