Award
NIH Reporter #1F31AI197725-01
Defining MARCO as an Innate Checkpoint
Recipient
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Award Amount
$38,153.00
Ceiling
$38,153.00
Awarded
May 15, 2026
Identifier
1F31AI197725-01
The project investigates how MARCO regulates LPS detection and inflammatory cell death, including how interferons affect MARCO expression and whether MARCO deficiency increases susceptibility to sepsis.
Description
Research fellowship project studying the role and regulation of MARCO, a proposed LPS decoy receptor, and its effects on immune surveillance, inflammasome activation, and sepsis.