Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Amount

$415,250.00

Award Date

8/14/2009

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

Peripheral induction of antigen-specific Foxp3+CD4 T cells, or regulatory T cells (Tregs), is a potential pathway to treat autoimmune diseases. It is also represents an undesirable outcome of the immune response, which limits recovery from chronic infecti