Grant
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$1,518,208
Department of Health and Human Services
Award ID
R61MH144575
Action Date
2026-04-01
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
Illinois
Period of Performance
2026-04-01 → 2028-03-31
Funding Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Description
HUMAN-MOUSE CHIMERA MODEL OF NEUROHIV - ABSTRACT THE DYNAMICS OF HIV INFECTION IN THE BRAIN IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. INFECTED CELLS THAT TRANSPORT HIV ACROSS THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER AND INTO THE BRAIN CAUSES INFLAMMATION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO RESIDENT BRAIN CELLS. THIS MANIFESTS AS A GROUP OF SYMPTOMS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS HIV ASSOCIATED NEUROCOGNITIVE DEFICITS (HAND). TODAY, IN THE POST ART ERA, HAND CONSISTS OF MILD TO MODERATE SYMPTOMS. THIS RESEARCH IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT USES AN IN
Recipient
Name
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
State
IL
UEI
C155UU2TXCP3