PROTEIN FROM SV40 RECOMBINANTS
Filed on 1981-10-06
BIO 2007 Innovation Corridor “Best Poster” Award
The poster presented by Anna Z. Amar, Technology Development Associate, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH – for a Novel Protein for Development of a Chlamydial Vaccine – was awarded “Best Poster” at the BIO 2007 Convention.
Reactive mast cells are the culprit in allergic diseases and have also been implicated in other diseases ranging from autoimmune disorders to cancer to atherosclerosis. These immune sentinel cells normally defend against parasites and bacteria, but sometimes they overreact to harmless intruders, such as pollens or plant oils, releasing granules loaded with inflammation-inciting molecules, such as histamine, as well as various proteases and cytokines that cause allergic and inflammatory reactions.