Award
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 5R01AI173778-04
Tegument Envelope Protein Interactions in CMV Envelopment
Recipient
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Award Amount
$481,131.00
Ceiling
$481,131.00
Awarded
January 07, 2026
Identifier
5R01AI173778-04
Research project funded by NIAID to study protein interactions in HCMV envelopment, targeting new therapeutic and vaccine strategies.
Description
This project aims to define interactions between virion glycoprotein complexes and membrane-associated outer tegument proteins involved in virus envelopment to aid in vaccine and antiviral drug development for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV).