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Project Number: | IK6BX005235-01 |
| Title: | BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award Application |
| Principal Investigator: | Stephen Tomlinson |
| Location: | Charleston, SC |
| Congressional District Code: | 6 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2020 - March 2025 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $141,445 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$716,929 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The complement system is a collection of proteins that constitute a central component of the immune system involved in both innate and adaptive immunity. One function of the complement system is host-defense and the destruction of pathogens, but under certain conditions complement is aberrantly activated, resulting in the destructive force of the complement system being redirected toward self-tissue. This pathological activation of complement is, and will continue to be, my primary research focu... |