This 5-year grant will support studies to understand how biomaterial vaccine carriers impact the organization and function of lymph nodes - the tissues that control immune response. The award will also support expansion of the Jewell lab's STEM outreach initiatives with Wheaton High School.
Thanks to the National Science Foundation and the Biomedical Engineering Program Office for supporting our research and education efforts!!!
Read the full press release here:
http://www.bioe.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=8061