Award
NIH Reporter #5R37AI051334-22
Extracellular Matrix Adhesins of Treponema pallidum
Recipient
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Award Amount
$316,014.00
Ceiling
$316,014.00
Awarded
December 03, 2025
Identifier
5R37AI051334-22
This award funds research on the bacterium Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis, aiming to understand its mechanisms of infection and immune evasion to develop prevention strategies.
Description
Research project to understand the pathogenic mechanisms of Treponema pallidum, focusing on host cell signaling pathways, bacterial proteins involved in immune evasion, and in vivo roles of specific proteins to develop strategies for disease prevention of syphilis.