Award
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 5F32AI183804-02
Impact of obesity on antiviral NK cell function and immune crosstalk with respiratory epithelial cells during influenza virus infection
Recipient
Not specified
Award Amount
$78,040.00
Ceiling
$78,040.00
Awarded
August 25, 2025
Identifier
5F32AI183804-02
Research project funded by NIH to study how obesity affects NK cell function and immune interactions during influenza infection, including therapeutic evaluation of metformin.
Description
The project focuses on investigating the impact of obesity on natural killer (NK) cell function during influenza A virus infection. The research aims to uncover mechanisms disrupting NK cell-epithelial cell crosstalk and evaluate therapeutic effects of metformin.