# NIH Reporter #1F31AI203058-01

Identifying drivers of bacterial persistence and relapse inside macrophages through host-pathogen transcriptomics

**Recipient:** Harvard Medical School, Biology

**Award Amount:** $36,458.00
**Ceiling:** $36,458.00

**Awarded:** July 29, 2026

**Identifier:** 1F31AI203058-01

The project uses Host-Pathogen-MERFISH to study gene expression in Salmonella and host macrophages, seeking factors that affect bacterial persistence, antibiotic survival, and relapse.

### Description

Research project using host-pathogen transcriptomics to identify bacterial and host factors that drive Salmonella persistence and relapse inside macrophages.

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