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The systems biology of iron homeostasis and the immune response to Aspergillus

Description: This project is designed to better understand the biology and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus, the causative agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA), the host immune response, and the role of iron in the interaction between fungus and host. It impacts our ability to identify novel therapeutic treatments for this understudied disease.

Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Funding type: research

Funder scheme: R21

Start date: 2012-06-01

End date: 2014-05-31

Investigator: REINHARD LAUBENBACHER (lead)

Institutions: Virginia Tech, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV

Topic: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Funded outputs count: 2