Immunity in the Elderly (R01) Clinical Trial Optional

Funding Opportunity RFA-AI-17-037 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The goal of this reissued Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to expand understanding of age-related changes that occur in immune function during the aging process that influence responses to pathogens and/or vaccines, as well as oral and craniofacial health. Human studies are required, and inclusion of relevant animal studies is permitted for mechanistic understanding. This FOA solicits applications that will determine the mechanisms required for induction and maintenance of protective immunity in the elderly in response to infections and/or vaccinations, including the effects of chronic inflammation on those responses, and applications that will assess changes in immune processes in dental, oral and craniofacial tissues in the elderly.
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - Category: Research Source Type: funding