Award
NIH Reporter #5R01AI186276-02
Exogenous fatty acid utilization by Staphylococcus aureus
Recipient
University of Kansas Medical Center
Award Amount
$597,710.00
Ceiling
$597,710.00
Awarded
July 27, 2026
Identifier
5R01AI186276-02
This award funds research at the University of Kansas Medical Center to study how Staphylococcus aureus utilizes exogenous fatty acids, aiming to uncover mechanisms of fatty acid incorporation and degradation, and their impact on gene expression, potentially leading to new infection treatments.
Description
Research on fatty acid pathways in S. aureus focusing on the FakAB system and fatty acid degradation pathways to understand bacterial physiology and develop therapeutic tools.