Hillyer Lab News
The Hillyer Lab receives NIH grant to study mosquito larval immunology
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The Hillyer Lab was awarded an NIH R21 exploratory grant to begin to study larval immunology in mosquitoes, and the effect of larval infection on life history traits. The grant number is 1R21 AI119596-01, and the title of the grant is “Effect of mosquito larval infection on adult life history traits”. The duration of the grant is two years.
•Title: Effect of mosquito larval infection on adult life history traits.
•Funding Organization: NSF: NIAID: Vector Biology.
•Award Number: 1R21AI119596-01.
•Start Date: July 1, 2015
•Principal Investigator: Julián F. Hillyer
According to the website of the National Institutes of Health, “NIH is the nation’s medical research agency—supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into health.”
