Funding Opportunity: NIAD and NIA released Immunity in the Elderly (R01) RFA-AI-12-038, Deadline: F
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute on Aging (NIA) have released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled Immunity in the Elderly (R01) RFA-AI-12-038. Interested applicants can submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by January 18, 2013. The deadline to submit an application is February 20, 2013.
For more information on the FOA please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-12-038.html.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute on Aging (NIA) have released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled Immunity in the Elderly (R01) RFA-AI-12-038. Interested applicants can submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by January 18, 2013. The deadline to submit an application is February 20, 2013.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of Aging (NIA) invite applications from eligible organizations to define mechanisms for induction, development, and maintenance of protective immunity in the elderly in response to infections with or vaccinations against NIAID Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/emerging/Pages/list.aspx). This FOA builds on a previous initiative, "Rejuvenating the Aged Immune System" (RFA-AI-08-012), which focused on elucidating the mechanisms of thymic involution and defining approaches to reverse its effects in aged animals. The goal of the new FOA is to develop a better understanding of the immunological changes that occur during the aging process and contribute to impaired immune responses to infections or vaccines. The information gained from these studies may be used in the long-term to improve immune status and reduce the burden of infection-related morbidity and mortality in the elderly. This FOA will include a focus on human studies, to gain insights into immune changes in elderly individuals. Thus, at least one aim of the project must focus fully on human studies; appropriately justified animal work may be included in additional aims to conduct mechanistic studies that are not feasible in humans.
For more information on the FOA please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-12-038.html.
