Award
NIH Reporter #5R01EY032073-05
Staphylococcus Biology in Ocular Infections
Recipient
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Award Amount
$362,500.00
Ceiling
$362,500.00
Awarded
August 04, 2025
Identifier
5R01EY032073-05
NIH grant awarded to study the mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus in ocular infections to develop therapeutic targets to prevent vision loss.
Description
This project investigates the pathogenic mechanisms by which Staphylococcus aureus initiates ocular infections, aiming to identify targets for prevention and treatment. It focuses on pathogenic mechanisms, adhesins, toxins, immune pathways, and early events in keratitis and endophthalmitis using mutants and infection models.