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Project Number: | I01BX005413-01 |
Title: | Lung Innate COVID-19 Defense Specific to Veterans Risk Characteristics |
Principal Investigator: | Todd A. Wyatt |
Location: | Omaha, NE |
Congressional District Code: | 2 |
Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
Project Period: | January 2021 - December 2022 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $129,850 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$336,100 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: COVID-19 is now a global pandemic requiring a rapid and concerted response from the scientific and medical community. Based upon recent epidemiology derived only months earlier from the earliest affected countries, the pathogenesis of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and clinical outcomes from COVID-19 are far worse in individuals with certain pre-existing conditions and those of advanced age. It is essential to the health of Veterans to fully define which at-risk conditions particularly impact them and the... |