Primary Recipient

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Amount

$33,323.00

Award Date

3/17/2010

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 (DCs) are potent antigen presenting cells (APCs) due to the ability to stimulate nai've T cells with antigen. DCs are also a promising new source of vaccine development. Endocytosis and migration are two key processes in the ability of DCs