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Funded Project Details - FY2021




Project Number:

I01BX001444-05A1
Title: Vaccinating at Mucosal Surfaces with Nanoparticle Conjugated Antigen and Adjuvant
Principal Investigator:

Sebastian Joyce

Location: Nashville, TN
Congressional District Code: 5
Research Service: Biomedical Laboratory R&D
Project Period: April 2018 - March 2022
FY 2021 Funding Amount: $156,800
Total Award Amount
(all years):		 $892,406
Abstract: View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER
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Excerpt:

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has increased among the Veterans in recent years because the global burden of TB is enormous. This burden has escalated with the emergence of multidrug-resistant and extremely drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains and because current vaccines do not elicit long-lasting protective immunity against TB especially in adults. Hence, the development of new generations of vaccines that will confer durable protection against TB will significantly impr...


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