Award
NIH Reporter #1R56EY037686-01
Bacterial Cloaking Devices in Intraocular Infections
Recipient
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Award Amount
$715,000.00
Ceiling
$715,000.00
Awarded
August 25, 2025
Identifier
1R56EY037686-01
Research project funded by the National Eye Institute to study bacterial capsule-mediated cloaking in eye infections, aiming to develop therapies to prevent blindness.
Description
This NIH grant project focuses on bacterial virulence factors, specifically capsules, to prevent or treat intraocular infections and prevent blindness. It involves studying capsule gene expression, mutant virulence, and immune interactions, with the goal of improving clinical outcomes through targeted therapies.