Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Amount

$77,250.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

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

Our research focuses on innate immunity in a model organism, the fruit fly Drosophila. By analyzing immune defenses across species representing diverse habitats, we hope to build a predictive model for innate immune gene expression. Such a model would all