News from NIAID-Supported Institutions

Here’s your periodic update on News from NIAID-Supported Institutions. The following links will take you to the institution’s press release:

Penn Vet Research Identifies Compounds That Control Hemorrhagic Viruses 
May 1, 2014—University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

New Experimental Vaccine Produces Immune Response Against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) 
April 30, 2014—University of Maryland School of Medicine

Live Virus Implicates Camels in MERS Outbreak 
April 29, 2014—Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Low Cholesterol in Immune Cells Tied to Slow Progression of HIV 
April 29, 2014—University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

 

Team Finds New Point of Attack on HIV for Vaccine Development 
April 28, 2014—The Scripps Research Institute

 

Discovery Could Lead to Prevention and Treatment of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome 
April 28, 2014—Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

 

Rutgers Gets up to $26 Million Grant to Lead Development of New Antibiotics 
April 25, 2014—Rutgers
 

Use of Frozen Material for Fecal Transplant Successful in Treating C. difficile Infection  
April 24, 2014—Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Using New Single-Cell Technologies, Researchers Create Comprehensive Map of Human B Cell Development  
April 24, 2014—Columbia University

 

Re-Emergence of Ebola Focuses Need for Global Surveillance Strategies  
April 17, 2014—EcoHealth Alliance

 

Novel Stapled Peptide Nanoparticle Combination Prevents RSV Infection, Study Finds 
April, 17, 2014—University of South Florida

 

Multitarget TB Drug Could Treat Other Diseases, Evade Resistance 
April, 17, 2014—University of Illinois

 

Deadly Human Pathogen Cryptococcus Fully Sequenced 
April 17, 2014—Duke University