Career Development Grants
Career Development Grants are awarded to investigators to pursue 2-year projects. The purpose of the Mentored Basic Scientist Career Development Award is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on basic scientific research. This mechanism provides support for two years of supervised study and research for professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, scientific investigators focusing on basic research in the broad area of biodefense or emerging infectious diseases.
The Career Development Project currently underway is described in the section below.
Host Cell Reprogramming by Ehrlichial Nuclear Toxins
Intracellular bacterial pathogens, including some select agents and emerging pathogens, are known to modify host cells to allow for survival and propagation. Host cell phenotypic changes commonly result in dysregulation of function that leads to disease. Bacterial toxins interfere with a number of host physiological processes.