Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$139,300.00

Award Date

6/21/2010

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

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common infectious diseases in humans. Local immune responses, especially the mucosal immunoglobulins (Igs), provide the first line of defense against primary mucosal infections. IgG is a dominant Ig