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Project Number: | IK2BX003518-01A1 |
| Title: | Functional Immunoimaging in the GI Tract |
| Principal Investigator: | Jonathan Skupsky |
| Location: | Long Beach, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 47 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2017 - September 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $348,191 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,690,670 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: There are limited effective treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases in the GI tract like Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The treatments that are available can have toxic side-effects and part of the barrier to developing better alternatives is that mucosal immunity remains incompletely understood. During disease, there is a breakdown in the body's natural tolerance mechanisms and that allows inflammation to progress unopposed. There is a growing body of evidence that supports a role for... |