$14.5 million grant awarded to continue anthrax studies

(Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation) The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a five-year, $14.5 million grant to continue its research on anthrax and the bacteria's effects on humans. Studies will focus on three areas: parts of the anthrax bacteria that cause inflammation and human pathology of the disease, the anthrax vaccine that is administered to US military personnel, and testing human components that contribute to inflammation accompanying bacterial infections.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news